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President Ruto Says Supporting Africa’s Climate Goals Serves Global Self-Interest
Addis Ababa, September 8, 2025 (FMC) — Kenyan President William Ruto called on African nations to view climate action not merely as a challenge but as a driver of economic growth and job…
Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Urges International Community to Scale Up Climate Finance
Addis Ababa, September 8, 2025 (FMC) – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud today called on the international community to provide climate finance at an adequate scale and on appropriate…
AUC Chairperson Urges Fair, Significant, and Predictable Climate Finance for Africa
Addis Ababa, September 8, 2025 (FMC) — African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf has called for climate finance that is fair, significant, and predictable to strengthen…
Angola’s President Calls for Reparative Justice and Stronger Africa–Caribbean Partnership
Addis Ababa, September 7, 2025 (FMC) — Angola’s President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço has urged African and Caribbean nations to unite in a new transcontinental alliance aimed at pursuing…
Africa and Caribbean Urged to Build Resilient, Self-Reliant Health Systems
Addis Ababa, September 6, 2025 (FMC) — Africa and the Caribbean must strengthen their capacity to protect the health and well-being of their people by building resilient and self-reliant…
CARICOM Secretary-General Emphasizes Shared Challenges, Cooperation Opportunities with Africa
Addis Ababa, September 6, 2025 (FMC) — Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Carla Barnett, has highlighted that the shared challenges faced by the Caribbean and Africa…
AUC Chairperson declares Africa most impacted by climate change, calls for unified voice and…
Addis Ababa, September 3, 2025 (FMC) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, today delivered a powerful message at the opening of Climate Week, urging…
African Climate Negotiators Press for Finance, Just Transition, and Unified Leadership Ahead of…
Addis Ababa, September 2, 2025 (FMC) — African climate negotiators meeting in Addis Ababa ahead of the Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) have called for urgent action on climate finance, a…
Youth Take the Lead as Africa Food Systems Forum 2025 Opens with Bold Calls for Action
Addis Ababa, September 2, 2025 (FMC) – The Africa Food Systems Forum 2025 opened in Dakar, Senegal, with an emphatic appeal to place youth at the center of agricultural transformation and…
Leadership Transition at African Development Bank: Sidi Ould Tah Assumes Office
Addis Ababa, September 1, 2025 (FMC) – The African Development Bank Group (#AfDB) and the government of Côte d’Ivoire today held the swearing-in ceremony of Dr. Sidi Ould Tah as the…