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COMMENT: COP17 desertification summit delivered mixed results but important momentum
Nature Conservancy’s director of biodiversity and infrastructure policy releases closing statement after Ulaanbaatar conference.
Saudi Arabia's new Nato-style pact with Turkey and Pakistan is tested within 48 hours
The “Mecca Joint Defence Agreement” treats an armed attack on any of the three Sunni-majority states as an attack on all three, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said, and is “technically the same” as Nato's...
Sudanese paramilitary massing for El Obeid assault targeting key civilian infrastructure, Yale study warns
A Yale Humanitarian Research Lab report says the RSF are targeting fuel, electricity and civilian infrastructure, raising fears of a prolonged siege and worsening humanitarian crisis.
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World Bank backs Eastern Africa power grid integration with $1.6bn programme
The World Bank Group has approved a $1.6bn financing package for the RETRADE-EA, a 10-year initiative aimed at expanding cross-border electricity trade in east Africa and strengthening regional grid integration.
Illicit gold networks fuelling conflict, organised crime across Africa and global south, GI-TOC warns
Illicit gold has become a critical source of financing for organised crime, armed groups and sanctioned regimes across Africa, a Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime report finds.