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Climate Change: Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa secure €1 million

The Government of Flanders this year has committed 1 million euros to the Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF) to support five projects in three African countries – Malawi, Mozambique and South Africa.   According to the African Development Bank, the project will contribute to demonstration of an innovative results-based finance model for adaptation to climate […]

French President Expresses Support for Morocco’s African Policy

French President Emmanuel Macron said that his country supports Morocco’s development efforts in Africa, where the two countries work side-by side to meet challenges relating notably to addressing climate change effects. The French president said in a message, read on his behalf at the opening of the 10th edition of the World Policy Conference (WPC), […]

Three West African coup-hit states ponder ditching French colonial currency

Junta leaders in the coup-hit West African countries have recently made headlines when they pushed for the ditching of the West African franc (CFA), a colonial-era legacy, though the desire to change the currency seems to not be uniform yet among the three juntas. Since the coup in Niger in July last year, fissures within […]