Media Monitoring, 2 September 2023

Satgana appoints Anil Maguru as partner to back climate-tech startups in Europe, Africa (Tech Crunch)

African climate summit seeks to shift focus to finance from floods, famine (Reuters)

Factbox: What to watch at Africa's first climate summit (Reuters)

Africa Climate Summit: A Controversial New Project Seeks to Produce ‘Green’ Oil (The Independent)

Macron commends Ruto on climate initiatives ahead of Nairobi summit (The Star)

Uber launches electric bikes in Kenya, its first in Africa (Benjamindada.com)

UPL Publishes 2023 Africa Sustainability Impact Report (AgriBusiness Global)

Lafarge Africa restates commitment to environmental sustainability, installs bag filter to curb stack emissions (World Cement)

Gold mining, climate change, and Africa’s transition (Brookings)

New report by the Oakland institute: Africa Climate Summit 2023 Set to Surrender the Continent to Green Colonialism (Oakland Institute)

IRC urges focus on conflict-hit communities at Africa Climate Week (International Rescue Committee)

Sustainable future: Prioritising investment in green skills development for African youth (Business Daily)

How Africa can play a leading role in fighting climate change (African Business)

New report by IMF: Africa's Fragile States Are Greatest Climate Change Casualties (IMF)

Gabon coup highlights risks ahead of summit to attract carbon investment to Africa (Carbon Pulse)

A Darling of the West, He Wore Out His Welcome at Home (New York Times)