Posts by AfriCatalyst
Embracing green hydrogen to power Africa’s green growth
For a continent that contributes less than four percent of global greenhouse emissions and has made incremental strides towards renewables, the question of reducing carbon emissions may feel a little…
Read MoreCan ‘Africa Club’ be Africa’s magic bullet for reforming the global financial architecture?
The global upheavals triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent conflicts in Eastern Europe and the Middle East have intensified the clamor for a reevaluation of the established global financial…
Read MoreTackling Africa’s debt crisis, a conversation with Aljazeera
As of 2022, more than half of the low-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa were in debt distress according to the IMF, hindering investment in infrastructure, health, climate adaptation and essential…
Read MoreHow Africa can move closer to a greener future in 2024
As 2023 drew to a close, Africa found itself standing at a crucial crossroads in its pursuit of sustainable development. Over the preceding years, African communities, spanning from the vast…
Read MoreHow can Africa mobilize funding for methane action – Our CEO Daouda Sembene speaks to CNBC Africa
Methane emissions across Africa increased at an annual rate of 2 percent on average from 1990 to 2022. Currently, these greenhouse gas emissions constitute 14 percent of total global methane…
Read MoreHow Africa can overcome its methane financing challenge
The last decade has been characterized by a heightened push to reduce carbon emissions globally. In Africa, concerted efforts to combat climate change have automatically been directed to reducing carbon…
Read MorePress Release: AfriCatalyst calls for establishment of an African Methane Abatement Bond framework to finance methane action
Dakar, 19th January – AfriCatalyst, a leading Dakar-based global development advisory group, has urged African leaders to develop a framework for issuing African Methane Abatement Bonds (AMAB). This urgent appeal…
Read MoreAfrican Countries Need A New Economic Model
Many countries across Africa are experiencing an economic malaise. What began as a slump for commodity exporters in 2014 became a more general slowdown with the shocks of the COVID-19…
Read MoreCan ‘debt-for-climate’ swaps be the climate finance game-changer Africa has been waiting for?
In this podcast, Arnold Segawa engages Paolo Zacchia, on strategies, challenges, andopportunities in rolling debt-for-climate-swaps in Africa. https://www.buzzsprout.com/2285032/14139882
Read MoreUN says dubious credit ratings from Big 3 cost Africa $75bn a year
During the margins of the IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings ,Africatalyst, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Brooking Institution held an event centered on a UNDP report that purports to…
Read MoreFinancing methane Action in Africa webinar.
The panel discussion explored the intricacies of advancing methane finance in Africa, addressing the critical need for bolstered funding through inventive strategies, potential public-private partnerships, and robust stakeholder collaboration.
Read MoreWhat should Africa expect from COP28
The most important event on climate change is about to begin. World leaders, heads of multilateral institutions, civil society advocates, top private investors, and representatives from special interest groups are…
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