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Press 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...
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African Countries Need A New Economic Model

Many countries across Africa are experiencing an economic malaise. What began as a slump for...
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Can ‘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...
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UN 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)...
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Financing methane Action in Africa webinar.

The panel discussion explored the intricacies of advancing methane finance in Africa, addressing the critical...
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What should Africa expect from COP28

The most important event on climate change is about to begin. World leaders, heads of...
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African experts call for new paradigm to unlock methane action financing

As global methane emissions continue to rise, African policymakers, ahead of COP28, are calling for...
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Africa needs a transformative methane strategy at COP28

To accelerate methane action, Africa needs a transformative strategy that will reduce perceptions of risk...
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Attracting private sector finance to spearhead Africa’s development

For years, the private sector has been acclaimed as the critical engine of Africa’s development....
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AGOA’s successes in Africa demand an extension

Since its enactment in 2000, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) has been at...
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Sneak Peek of Building Strategic Partnerships for epidemic preparedness and Response in Africa event

Key highlights of the Health Alliance of African Risk Capacity Group, West African Health Organization...
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Our CEO Daouda Sembene’s contribution during the African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) panel at #ECONFEST2023

Watch our CEO Daouda Sembene's contribution on Africa's Agenda for Global Financial architecture reform during...

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