The curious case of Kenya and climate

Who would have thought at last year’s COP in Egypt that an East African nation with little more than 50 million people would emerge as the continent’s green powerhouse? 

How did the continent score at COP in individual categories?

How much of this has been achieved at COP28? What wins did African negotiators achieve?

Heli view: Africa has at last engaged in the battle of ideas

Africa’s COP28 glass is half full

That’s good news. The problem is – it’s the top half that’s filled. Pledges made in Dubai won’t be transformative unless underpinned by new actions. See what that means for Africa’s renewable energy, climate finance, biodiversity and more…

A summary of how Africa has fared at COP so far (as of Dec 14)

These are new announcements made in the second week of COP28.

Media Monitoring, Thursday 14 December

UK commits £7.4 million to aid Somalia’s climate resilience through AfDB's Disaster Risk Financing Programme

Deals and announcements from Nairobi Climate Network members during COP

Media Monitoring, Wednesday 13 December

BURN Sells Africa’s First Cook-Stove Carbon Credit Futures, COP28: African countries put their foot down on GGA on final day

Media Monitoring, Tuesday 12 December

Rwanda secures $250 million from AfDB to bolster water and sanitation access while ITOCHU Corporation and Hive Hydrogen South Africa partner for green ammonia production

Media Monitoring, Monday 11 December

A record 282 million people are undernourished in Africa due to climate change, FAO reports, Kenya positions itself as Africa's climate champion

Media Monitoring, Friday 8 December

Green Climate Fund allocates USD 100 million to tackle food loss in African nations at COP28 while Loss and Damage Fund falls far short of needed funds at COP28

Q&A: Climate leaders with answers

Frannie Leautier is the CEO of SouthBridge Investments and a former Vice-President at the World Bank.