Media Monitoring, Friday 24 November

World Bank greenlights $60 million financing for The Gambia's development and climate resilience (ESI Africa

Germany pledges €550 million for climate and development partnership with Côte d’Ivoire (Ecofin Agency

UAE's impactful financing in Africa: Fueling sustainable development and renewable energy initiatives with over $12 billion (Zawya)

Opinion: African energy transitions should be driven from the ground up (Science.org)

Solar-powered connectivity: Huawei's role in empowering Africa (Afrik21)

Rome, Berlin plan massive hydrogen pipeline to Africa (Euractiv)

IEEFA urges MENA to leverage green hydrogen for green iron and steel, foresees potential export boom (Energy Post)

Mauritania's AMAN Green Hydrogen Initiative: Pioneering industry, powering development (Africa.com)

CAR inaugurates Danzi Solar Plant: Key step in expanding energy access (Afrik21)

Expanding solar innovation: M-KOPA ventures into South Africa's township market (Tech Cabal)

Challenges and opportunities in Africa's electric vehicle market: Financing, infrastructure, and growth (Ventures Africa)

Volkswagen and DHL partner for electric van pilot in South Africa (Clean Technica)

UNICEF report: Climate change puts over half of Nigeria's children at risk (Nature New)

Senegal's fishing communities grapple with overfishing and climate change impact (VOA Africa)

Climate change is an urgent threat to pregnant women and children (All Africa) Africa must address climate change and migration (European Parliament)

UAE company secures vast African land for carbon offset projects amid COP28 controversy (CNN)

Johannesburg Stock Exchange launches carbon market in partnership with Xpansiv (Bitcoin KE)

Voluntary carbon market faces crisis amid skepticism and oversight challenges (African Business)

Exploring carbon capture challenges: Costs, technology, and geographical limitations (Reuters)

Madagascar heatwave: Study attributes unprecedented heat to human-caused global warming (The Guardian)

Oil and gas industry faces 'moment of truth' at UN climate talks (BBC News)

MSF urges urgent action to protect vulnerable communities' health at COP28 (MSF)

Two key issues for South Africa at COP28 climate summit in Dubai (SABC News)

COP28: Communities benefit from carbon credits (The Herald)

Climate change ravages Zimbabwe's wildlife: Drought, habitat loss, and rising human-wildlife conflicts (AP News)