There are calls for tripling of renewables at COP28. Amos Wemanya sees this as a tremendous opportunity and potential for the African continent. However, the countries need support and the focus must be on a just transition, he demands.
By Redaktion Table
The least developed countries resort to a new, more flexible negotiating strategy at COP. Depending on their own interests, they join forces with the classic developed countries – or remain firmly rooted in the G77. This way, they counter past attempts by large countries to dominate them and do everything in their power to keep the 1.5-degree limit within reach.
By Goswami Urmi
Kenya's President William Ruto inaugurated his country's first smartphone factory last week. The joint venture with a Chinese company is intended to create jobs and make digital access easier for Kenyans.
By Arne Schütte
At a Tanzanian school for aspiring political leaders, Chinese lecturers extol the virtues of a government that is above the law. The curriculum shows: Beijing is actively exporting its authoritarian governance model to other countries.
By Marcel Grzanna
How can the global financial system be made climate-friendly? From Oct. 9–15, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund will also be discussing this question at their annual meeting in Marrakesh. The situation in Africa is particularly urgent. Four proposals to help the continent.
By Redaktion Table
The Europeans have been on the defensive in West Africa not only since the coup in Niger. Brussels is watching closely as Moscow settles the legacy of Yevgeny Prigozhin. What will happen to the Russian influence that until recently his Wagner private militia secured – in Syria, Libya and the Sahel?
By Lucia Weiß
