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Green Shipping Could Mean a Green Africa

ABAKALIKI – In early September, African leaders convened in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the Second Africa Climate Summit, which focused on overcoming the obstacles to climate-resilient development on the continent. In their efforts to devise solutions, drive innovation, and attract financing, these leaders are reshaping global climate action. As part of that process,

Trump’s Beggar-the-Poor Remittance Tax

The Trump administration’s remittance tax is only the latest in a series of punitive US measures aimed at the developing

On Climate Change, Capital Must Follow Africa’s Lead

The resource shortfalls are particularly pronounced when it comes to support for sustainable development and the green transition in emerging

Getting to Greener Steel

This matters, because iron and steel production account for over 10% of annual global greenhouse-gas emissions. Most of these emissions come from

Are US Democrats Really Soft on Crime?

The narrative that Democratic mayors are “soft on crime” crumbles under scrutiny. While 43 of the 50 largest US cities

Trump’s Peacemaker Hype

A recent poll indicates that only 22% of US adults believe that Trump deserves the Nobel Prize – a far cry from

Violence Against Health Workers Must End

Nigeria is not alone. Reports of violence against health-care workers have been on the rise over the last five years in a wide

Government Shutdowns and America’s Broken Democracy

Congress spent this month tying up loose ends, after spending the year reviewing White House budget requests, listening to lobbyists,

North Africa’s Scramble for the Sahel

The Sahel is no longer a chessboard on which the struggles between the West and Russia play out. More importantly,

What a China-EU Climate Deal Could Do for the World

China has committed to achieve peak emissions by 2030 and net-zero by 2060; but this still implies that its cumulative