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SDG Spotlight – Hassan Bakhit Djamous and the Test of Climate Finance Credibility

SDG News Spotlight: Hassan Bakhit Djamous and the Test of Climate Finance Credibility

février 20, 2026 Aucun commentaire

In N’Djamena, climate policy is measured less in pledges than in resilience. Hassan Bakhit Djamous, who became Chad’s Minister of Environment, Fisheries and Sustainable Development in October 2024, has assumed his portfolio at a moment when environmental governance is inseparable from fiscal stability and national security. Drought, flooding and desertification

GCF’s $100 Million Commitment Tests the Speed of Adaptation Finance in Chad

février 20, 2026 Aucun commentaire

In N’Djamena, climate finance is no longer an abstract pledge debated in distant capitals. It is a question of timing. The Green Climate Fund has committed to mobilise at least $100 million in support of Chad’s climate priorities, subject to board approval, marking an accelerated programme of action for a

Africa Closes a Pivotal Summit With an Eye on a Shifting Global Order

février 17, 2026 Aucun commentaire

Addis Ababa — As the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union concluded this weekend in Addis Ababa, the mood was measured, strategic, and quietly consequential. Africa’s leaders left with a shared understanding that the continent is entering a decisive phase,

A $42 Billion Bet: Tanzania’s Gas Gamble and the Future of East Africa’s Energy

janvier 30, 2026 Aucun commentaire

A long-delayed wager nears the finish line Tanzania is preparing to conclude one of the largest energy investments ever contemplated in sub-Saharan Africa. A proposed $42 billion liquefied natural gas project, stalled for years by regulatory uncertainty and shifting commercial terms, is again moving toward agreement as the government seeks

A Landslide on Paper, a Crisis in Reality: Uganda’s 2026 Presidential Election

janvier 20, 2026 Aucun commentaire

Uganda’s presidential election on January 15 has left the country suspended between two stark realities. In one, President Yoweri Museveni has secured a commanding seventh term and projects continuity after nearly four decades in power. In the other, opposition leader Bobi Wine says the result is a manufactured victory, achieved

Nigeria Places a $2 Billion Bet on Its Clean Energy Transition

janvier 14, 2026 Aucun commentaire

Nigeria has announced a $2 billion National Climate Change Fund, signaling a renewed push to accelerate clean energy development and climate resilient infrastructure in Africa’s most populous country. The initiative was unveiled by President Bola Tinubu during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, positioning Nigeria as a more assertive player in global

Egypt Mobilizes €688 Million for National Climate Change Strategy 2050

Egypt Secures €688M Through Global Green Bond Initiative for Climate Strategy 2050

janvier 2, 2026 Aucun commentaire

Egypt mobilizes €688 million through the Global Green Bond Initiative as the Ministry of Environment advances financing for the country’s National Climate Change Strategy 2050, according to a 2025 report reviewed by Minister of Local Development and Acting Minister of Environment Dr. Manal Awad. The financing, mobilized in the Ministry’s

Tanzania Secures GEF Approval for Coastal Habitats and Blue Economy Project

décembre 19, 2025 Aucun commentaire

Tanzania has secured approval from the Global Environment Facility for a US$6 million initiative aimed at safeguarding some of the country’s most critical coastal and marine ecosystems, advancing a national effort to link climate resilience, biodiversity protection, and inclusive blue economy growth. The project targets the Tanga–Pemba Seascape, a stretch

Nigeria Launches BIOFIN to Unlock Private Investment for Biodiversity

décembre 1, 2025 Aucun commentaire

Abuja, November 2025 — The weekend launch of Nigeria’s Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) unfolded not as a ceremonial policy announcement, but as a recalibration of how the country intends to protect its ecosystems in the decade ahead. In a hall filled with government officials, private-sector leaders, development partners and UNDP

Ethiopia Confirmed for COP32 as Australia–Türkiye Deadlock Leaves COP31 Uncertain

novembre 14, 2025 Aucun commentaire

As negotiations intensified inside COP30’s vast plenary halls in Belém, the future map of global climate diplomacy came sharply into focus. Ethiopia clinched the hosting rights for COP32 in 2027, marking the continent’s next major climate summit and elevating Addis Ababa as an emerging diplomatic hub. But the decision that