Month: November 2023

COP28: Who are the big name attendees?

Mr Mohammed

BY MARISHA SINGH NOVEMBER 30, 2023 Representatives of 197 countries who are ‘parties’ to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will participate at COP28 The United Nations’ Conference of Parties ’28’ (COP28) has begun in Dubai, UAE. The conference, starting on November 30 until December 12, will see heads of states, governments and representatives attend the event. From CEOs to presidents, from investors to monarchs, celebrities to climate activists and advocates, spiritual leaders to indigenous leaders, are among the 97,000 delegates who have registered to be in attendance…

COP28 UAE kicks off, as global climate action takes centre stage

Mr Mohammed

BY GULF BUSINESS NOVEMBER 30, 2023 Leaders must deliver in Dubai – the message is clear, said UN Climate Change executive secretary Simon Stiell on the eve of COP28 The United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28 opens today, with a strong call to speed up collective climate action. The conference takes place in the hottest year ever recorded in human history COP28 will run from November 30 to December 12 at Expo City Dubai, offers a global platform to agree on climate commitments and curb the worst impacts of climate change,…

Global Milestone: CIBAFI Announces, in conjunction with COP28, Adoption of Islamic Sustainability Roadmap in Collaboration with IFSB and AAOIFI

Mr Mohammed

30th November 2023, Abu Dhabi, UAE | The General Council for Islamic Banks and Financial Institutions (CIBAFI), the global body of Islamic finance, is delighted to announce the adoption of a comprehensive roadmap for Islamic Sustainability. This roadmap was developed in collaboration with the Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) and the Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI), with coordination from the Central Bank of the UAE. The adoption ceremony took place at the headquarters of Central Bank of the UAE. In alignment with COP28, this roadmap underscores CIBAFI’s commitment, alongside other key infrastructure organizations, to enhance…

Natural Gas Is Key to a Just African Energy Transition (By NJ Ayuk)

Mr Mohammed

SANDTON, South Africa, November 29, 2023/ — By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber (www.EnergyChamber.org). It would be an understatement to say Tanzania’s Songo Songo gas field has been good for the country and its citizens. Since 2004, the project’s output has been put to work to benefit the Tanzanian economy, its domestic energy supply, energy costs, employment numbers, and the environment. With wells and a processing plant on Songo Songo Island, the public/private effort puts domestic needs first, using output to fuel the Ubungo gas-to-power operation as well as…

About African Continental Sustainable Built Environment Industry Summit-ACEACFMS 2023

Mr Mohammed

ACCRA, Ghana, November 29, 2023/- As the day for the largest international Summit for the building, construction and real estate industry maiden event in Ghana, the African Continental Sustainable Built Environment Industry Summit (ACEACFMS 2023), draws closer, confirmations are coming in from both in-person and virtual participants within Ghana, Africa, Canada, Australia & New Zealand among others West African Sub-region Some of the high profile in-person participants from the West African sub-region who have confirmed their participation are, Engr Dr. Modasiru Bola (Principal Partner Prolarank Nigeria Limited currently, the National…

Uganda To Borrow Ksh.23 Billion From China After World Bank Halts Funding

Mr Mohammed

Uganda is preparing to borrow $150 million (Ksh.23 billion) from China’s Export-Import Bank (Exim) to help expand its internet infrastructure, the finance ministry said on Monday.The move underscores the East African country’s increasing reliance for credit on Chinese lenders after the World Bank halted all new lending to Uganda earlier this year in protest at a new anti-homosexuality law. A junior finance minister and the minister for information asked lawmakers on Monday to authorise the debt, the finance ministry wrote on X, the social media platform. The money, the ministry…

United States (U.S.) and African Development Bank Collaborate to Accelerate Africa’s Digital Transformation

Mr Mohammed

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, November 28, 2023/ — The U.S. Commercial Service and the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) have announced a new strategic collaboration in a move to drive digital transformation across Africa. Unveiled on the sidelines of the Africa Tech Festival held in Cape Town, South Africa, this collaboration paves the way for a series of dialogues on how U.S. digital innovation can support development goals across Africa. The discussions will focus on key themes such as embracing new technologies, improving internet access, enhancing skills, and creating a regulatory environment conducive…

About Promoting a Just Circular and Blue Economy Transition in Africa

Mr Mohammed

Mohammed A. Abu The Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of South Africa based Sustainable Seas Trust(SST), Janine Osborne has declared that, her organization’s work will focus on strengthening existing multi-lateral partnerships (specifically with the Abidjan and Nairobi conventions, and WIOMSA) to promote a just transition for Africa to a circular and blue economy through supporting its African partners’ response to the incipient global plastics treaty. “While securing multiple funding sources beyond this generous grant remains a priority, SST is truly grateful to the Norwegian government for their continued partnership and support of…

Islamic Development Bank Institute Joins Forces with Nigerian Exchange Limited to Boost Islamic Capital Markets in Nigeria

Mr Mohammed

LAGOS, Nigeria, November 28, 2023/ — The Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDB Institute) (https://IsDBInstitute.org) joined forces with the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) to deliver an influential Islamic capital markets capacity-building workshop in Lagos, Nigeria. Organized under the theme “Economic Growth and Business Development Opportunities through the Islamic Capital Markets”, the workshop aimed to contribute to deepening the Nigerian capital markets through the listings and issuances of Islamic financial instruments. The workshop was held on 21 November 2023 and attracted 90 participants from across the Nigerian economic and financial sector. These…

Honouring African Women’s Rights Advocacy Excellence

Mr Mohammed

Story: Mohammed A. Abu Chief Superintendent, Dr. Sarah Aba Afari, has been awarded  in South Africa by the country’s women organization,the Leading Women of Africa(LIWA) in the category, “Women’s Rights Advocate” during their, “LIWA Future is Female Male Champions Award” ceremony as part of the Africa Partnership for Growth(APG) Symposium and Exhibition event,that was held ,from 16th-18th November, in Johannesburg,South Africa. Your favorite, the Eco-Enviro News Africa caught up with her for her special message to Ghana, Africa’s girls with particular reference to female students and women in general. The…