The New Financial Pact Summit private sector recommendations called for the mainstreaming of Institutional Investor-Public Partnerships (IIPPs) in its recommendations to mobilize private capital at scale, to close the financing and investment gap in emerging markets and developing countries (EMDCs). IIPPs are innovative infrastructure investment partnerships between a government and an institutional investor or investors, to mobilize private capital at scale and deploy that capital at speed in respect of climate-focused infrastructure investment programmes and projects to deliver a country’s NDC and SDG commitments. The recommendation(s) specifically called for the mainstreaming of the use of Institutional Investor-Public Partnerships (IIPP) Legal…
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Receive free Coal updatesWe’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Coal news every morning. Thermal coal producer Thungela hardly lived up to its Zulu name — to ignite — when it listed in London and Johannesburg about two years ago. Global miner Anglo American spun it out because of its vulnerability to South African political risks. The lossmaking group accordingly did not set the investment world alight. Not much has changed since then. Natural gas prices soared after Russia invaded Ukraine. So did Thungela’s profits from the dirtier substitute coal. South African coal prices roared…
Mitigating the risk of procurement fraud and other irregularities is possible by equipping organisations with the tools necessary to improve transparency, decision-making, and cost-effectiveness in procurement, says Sameer Kumandan, Managing Director at SearchWorks – South Africa’s largest online data aggregation platform. The procurement department serves as a pivotal entity within an organisation, entrusted with the monumental task of procuring goods, services, and works from external suppliers. Its significance lies in ensuring that the company gets the best possible value for money by making informed decisions that positively influence operations and profitability, while navigating a world of commercial complexities and avoiding the pitfalls of…
Download logoU.S. Ambassador to Namibia Randy Berry traveled to Tsumkwe from August 2 to 4 to meet with community leaders, students, conservation actors, and health service providers.During his two-day visit, Ambassador Berry paid a courtesy call to the Mangetti Dune Health Centre, where he met the nurse-in-charge and tuberculosis (TB) field promoter for a walk-through of the facility. The nurse explained the HIV/TB services offered at the site through the support of the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) via the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PEPFAR supports the health center through partnering with the Ministry of…
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Download logoThe 3rd edition of MedCop Climate, jointly organised by the Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima Region and the “Mediterranean House of Climate” foundation, took place on June 22nd and 23rd 2023, in Tangier, Morocco. Held this year under the theme « MedCop, the driving force of climate action at the local and regional levels in the Mediterranean, » this congress aimed to be a space for exchange, and debate, to realign the trajectory of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and accelerating the implementation of the Paris Agreement, based on the conclusions of the first Global Stock take to be held during COP28 in Dubai…
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Until last year, Maureen Pam, a trader, always had to endure trekking to Ganawuri, a district in Plateau’s Riyom area, at the close of Friday market day at Vwang Market in Vom, Jos South. She was always fear-stricken, caused by her previous experiences with armed robbers on the route, who stole the money she made from her sales that day. Due to the unavailability of banks in these rural communities, most traders like Ms Pam had to return with the cash from sold goods to their homes, pending when they could access the closest bank, which is located over 60…
KEY POINTS:President Vladimir Putin passed a law labelling anyone involved in GMO foods a terroristRussia banned GMOs to distinguish itself from the United States categoricallyPutin believes many world leaders copy United States policies regardless of how such policies affect their people and economiesCritics believe African leaders should follow suit to ban GMO foodsGMO foods dependency will lead to higher levels of imperialism and colonialismPresident Vladimir Putin has made daily headlines since 24 February 2022, when he ordered Russian forces to invade Ukraine in an escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014.During the period, critics and political observers alike…
Uganda’s Anti-Corruption division of the High Court finds that the political leaders are criminally liable, and such liability is individual.In a famous ruling delivered at the court premises in Kololo, within the heart of Uganda`s capital Kampala—High Court Judge Lawrence Gidudu on 4th July 2023 found that there is nothing that is unconstitutional or violates the rights of political leaders when criminal charges are slapped onto them.The background of the case before the court is that on 12th January 2023, an internal memo was written by the minister for Karamoja Affairs requesting 12,200 iron sheets for those people in Karamoja…