African Arguments

15/11/2024

Global leaders should keep in mind that the benefits of climate financing far outweigh the costs of implementing them, writes former Malawian president Joyce Banda.

Leaders at COP29 should keep in mind that the benefits of a meaningful NCQG on climate finance far outweigh the costs.

14/11/2024

Half of all Multilateral Development Banks’ climate finance goes to Europe. Just 4% is grants. We don’t just need more but better climate finance.

Half of all MDB climate finance goes to Europe. Just 4% is grants. We don't just need more but better climate finance.

14/11/2024

A coalition of African oil-producers is set to launch a $5bn oil bank. This is not just environmentally but economically misguided.

A coalition of African oil-producers is set to launch the $5bn Africa Energy Bank. Doubling down on fossil fuels is misguided.

12/11/2024

With the Global South hoping COP29 can bring progress on the $215-387 bn per year needed for adaptation, we spoke to the head of the Adaptation Fund.

With negotiators hoping COP29 can bring progress on the $215-387 billion per year needed for adaptation, we spoke to the Adaptation Fund head

11/11/2024

As begins, new analysis finds that the average cost of capital for power projects in is triple that of other parts of the world.

Setting a meaningful *target* is only half the battle.

New analysis ahead of COP29 finds that the average cost of capital for power projects in Africa is triple that of other parts of the world.

07/11/2024

Nuclear energy is low carbon, high intensity and consistent, but also expensive, hazardous, and perhaps simply unnecessary.

Nuclear energy is low carbon, high intensity and consistent, but also expensive, hazardous, and perhaps simply unnecessary for Africa.

06/11/2024

With at least 40,000 coerced into mining coltan, and several global tech brands directly implicated in funding conflict, pressure needs to bear on stopping the war as an imperative for the children to go to school.

05/11/2024

A months-long investigation into the Kingfisher oil project in Uganda finds disastrous consequences for the environment and human rights.

31/10/2024

72 years after the Declaration of Emergency in Kenya triggered one of the bloodiest anti-colonial wars in history, little has changed for survivors.

72 years after the Declaration of Emergency in Kenya triggered one of the bloodiest anti-colonial wars, little has changed in Nairobi.

30/10/2024

Ten years after officials seized $50 million worth of illegally harvested rosewood from Madagascar, the logs sit in limbo in a Singapore port.

Ten years after officials seized $50 million worth of illegally harvested rosewood from Madagascar, the logs sit in limbo in Singapore.

28/10/2024

Korede Azeez is one of Nigeria’s most prolific breakout filmmakers. Her journey sheds light on the broader landscape of women in Nigeria’s expanding film industry

Nigerian filmmaker, Korede Azeez, is one of the country’s most prolific breakthrough filmmakers. Her journey sheds light on the broader landscape of women in Nigeria’s film industry.

28/10/2024

As Egypt is certified malaria-free, the parasite is developing resistance to treatments, costing the continent $127 billion in lost GDP by 2030, 600,000 lives a year and, potentially, the return of the old misery.

As Egypt is certified malaria-free, the parasite is developing resistance to artemisinin treatments, costing the continent $127 billion in lost GDP by 2030, 600,000 lives a year and the return of the old misery.

28/10/2024

What would the manifesto for a more inclusive world look like if it were drafted by people with disabilities? It was, a few weeks ago at a UN Summit. But is it enough?

28/10/2024

Disputes over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam intersect with conflicts sparked by Ethiopia’s Red Sea ambitions.

28/10/2024

While still rudimentary – voice-cloning models can’t yet relay convincing Sudanese dialects – the use of Deepfakes is now routinely used on Sudan’s violent, if bloodless, alternative battlefield: social media.

While still rudimentary - voice-cloning models can't yet relay convincing Sudanese dialects - the use of Deepfakes is now routinely used on Sudan's extremely violent, if bloodless, alternative battlefield: social media.

28/10/2024

Targets for adapting to climate change are meaningless without the means to act. It’s time for a clear adaptation finance goal.

Targets for adapting to climate change are meaningless without the means to act. COP29 is the time for a clear adaptation finance goal.

22/10/2024

Our undercover investigation highlights how easily corruption and unclear borders continue to undermine the charcoal ban in Uganda.

21/10/2024

There are two approaches to protecting biodiversity. One is colonial, abusive and ineffective, but hugely profitable for certain actors. We will likely see this one promoted at COP16 in Cali.

There are two approaches to protecting biodiversity; the one promoted at COP16 is colonial, abusive and ineffective, but profitable for some.