Monthly Archives: October, 2016

More investment required for urban resilience

Natural disasters – such as Hurricane Matthew – and climate change are having devastating effects on cities and the four billion people who live...

WHO report indicates rising TB deaths

The newly released global tuberculosis (TB) report from World Health Organisation (WHO) is reporting the grim reality that more people are dying of TB...

Gore, Clinton link Hurricane Matthew to climate change

Campaigning with former vice president and climate champion Al Gore in Miami on Tuesday, Hillary Clinton didn’t hold back about drawing a connection between a changing...

$90 trillion needed by 2030 for sustainable infrastructure

A new report from the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate has called on governments and finance institutions to scale up and shift investment for...

Bamsey, Australian diplomat, emerges new GCF chief

The Board of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) has selected Howard Bamsey, an experienced Australian climate diplomat, as the Executive Director of the Fund’s...

How maiden CMA will convene, by UNFCCC

On 5 October 2016, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, announced that, on that day, the conditions for the entry into force...

Environment Minister to serve on AU committee

President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated the Minister of Environment, Amina Mohammed, to serve in the African Union (AU) Reform Steering Committee. The committee, headed by...

Nigeria develops standards for ODS disposal

Environmentalists have said that, in the cause of controlling use of Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) in Nigeria, some gaps were identified in the provisions...

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Dangote launches plan to sell 10% refinery stake via Pan-African IPO

The Dangote Group is moving forward with plans to sell a 10 per cent stake in its $20 billion,...
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Climate justice: Activists protest as Brazilian Petrobras posts $22bn in profit

During Petrobras's Annual General Meeting this Thursday, April 16, 2026, a group of civil society organisations protested outside the...

ECOWAS Bank, Guinea forge strategic partnership to accelerate economic transformation

The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) and the Republic of Guinea have formalised a Memorandum of Understanding...

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Dangote launches plan to sell 10% refinery stake via Pan-African IPO

The Dangote Group is moving forward with plans to...

Climate justice: Activists protest as Brazilian Petrobras posts $22bn in profit

During Petrobras's Annual General Meeting this Thursday, April 16,...