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Africa Climate Change Conference Calls for Innovative Financing

August 31, 2024
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By Edson Baraukwa | Africa Guardian The 12th Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-XII) has commenced in Abidjan, gathering a broad coalition of stakeholders to address the pressing climate challenges facing the continent. Held alongside the special meeting of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) in preparation for COP 29 in Baku, CCDA-XII aims…

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Africa’s Copperbelt and the Atlantic: The Crucial Role of Financing for the Lobito Corridor

August 24, 2024
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By Edson Baraukwa | Africa Guardian The success of the Lobito Corridor project hinges on securing adequate financing. This ambitious plan involves constructing a 1,850-km (1,150-mile) railway that will connect the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to the Atlantic Ocean through Angola’s Port of Lobito, with a 500-km extension linking Zambia to the main route. Announced in September 2023,…

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