Recognition for Carlos Lopes Work
Member of the G20 Task Force on a Global Mobilization Against Climate Change
Brazilian Government | Feb 2024
One of 100 most influential black personalities of the Lusophone World
Bantumen 100 Powerlist | Dec 2022
Confirmed by the United Nations Economic and Social Council as a member of the prestigious Committee for Development Policy for the period 2022 to 2024.
United Nations Economic and Social Council | Apr 2022
New Chair of the Board and Advisory Council of the African Climate Foundation
African Climate Foundation | Apr 2022
Appointed as > Foundational Fellow of the International Science Council
International Science Council | Mar 2022
Recognised by the African report as one of the 100 most influential Africans
The Africa Report | Oct 2019
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UNCTAD has called for urgent reforms to the global debt architecture to avert a widespread debt crisis among developing countries. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, developing countries’ external sovereign debt – funds borrowed in foreign currency – increased by 15.7% to…
Amid the increasing importance of intra-African trade, 31 countries are expected to start trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement by the end of the year.
Thirty-one countries to start trading under AfCFTA Agreement this year
Amid the increasing importance of intra-African trade, 31 countries are expected to start trading under the African ...
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Most people associate the Netherlands with flowers. Well...they mostly come from elsewhere in Africa, namely Kenya and Ethiopia. Ethiopia has exported there between 2001 and 2022 for $2.2 billion. Netherlands, in turn, re-exports most of it.
The world is changing, so fast. One of the poorest African countries can tell unilaterally the most powerful nation to pack its 1-000 strong military personnel to pack their base and go. They denounce the US questioning their possible agreements w/ others.
Niger revokes military cooperation with US, government says
Niger's government announced on Saturday that it was breaking off "with immediate effect" its military cooperation agreement with the United States.
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Intensifying India-Africa connections...
Fascinating buildings popping up in Africa. Cairo will soon have a new landmark. Probiotic has just won a @worldarchfest award for future projects combining sustainability and innovation in construction.
Cairo reminds us of the other extreme of the continent. Cape Town is awaiting for Fynbos. The first biophilic development in Africa blends purist sustainability principles with iconic architecture and on-trend detailing.
Fascinating new buildings popping up in Africa. In Cairo the Probiotic has won the "Design and more" category of the international
@worldarchfest . It will certainly become a major Cairo landmark, pointing in the direction of sustainable construction, with a panache.
Fantastic move by France. Introducing heavy penalties for second-hand cloths dumped in Africa and Asia. The paradox is that we have African countries refusing to ban a practice that undermines Africa's own textile production.
Africa awaits French bid to ban $1bn second-hand clothes trade
France's attempts to impose an EU-wide ban on the export of used clothes will be watched closely by dozens of ...
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