Media Monitoring, Thursday 2 November

Masdar's commitment to advancing clean energy in Africa (African Business)

Balancing energy transition with economic development in Africa (FTI Consulting)

ArcelorMittal South Africa explores green hydrogen direct reduced iron production (Solar Quarter)

Namibia and EU launch roadmap for green hydrogen and raw materials (ESI Africa)

EU secures green hydrogen foothold through partnership with Mauritania (ESI Africa)

WASCAL leads green hydrogen research and capacity building in West Africa (My Joy Online)

Standard Bank of South Africa launches $1 billion fund for renewable energy transition (Global Construction Review)

French Development Agency allocates €23 million for sustainable development projects (Afrik21)

Concerns surround Zimbabwe's controversial $1.5 billion carbon credit deal with UAE company (African Arguments)

Doubt cast on the integrity of carbon credits from Kariba mega-project in Zimbabwe (Bloomberg)

Pre-COP meeting in Abu Dhabi addresses critical climate challenges (UN News)

Sultan Al Jaber prepares to lead COP28 amidst controversy over oil industry ties (Philstar) 

Eco Zamba Project: SNPC's plan to reforest 50,000 hectares in Congo basin (Afrik21)

Lafarge Africa introduces first electric vehicle truck to fleet, aiming to accelerate green mobility (Punch NG)