At least three members of Cameroon armed forces fell on the battleground in Kumbo, the fief of Ambazonia fighters in the North West region.
Nupoh, Meka, and Njikam were ambushed by their opponents. They are said to have gone for a casual meeting when they were surrounded by the men fighting for the independence of the two Anglophone regions of Cameroon.
Source: Cameroon News Agency
Ethiopia is committed to further strengthen its exiting ties with Venezuela in the pursuit of shared prosperity and well-being, Europe and American Affairs Director General at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Zenebe Kebede said.
The Director General made the remark at the launching of a photography exhibition organized by the Embassy of Venezuela in Addis Ababa to commemorate life of the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez as part of Venezuelan National Day.
He said during the ceremony that the proper utilization of the existing potentials in the context of South-South Cooperation will further strengthen our bilateral relations and cooperation in different fields.
Zenebe further stated that Ethiopia values the longstanding friendship and cooperation with Venezuela pointing out that the bonds between the two countries are strong and deeply rooted.
He expressed the continued commitment of the government of Ethiopia to further strengthen the existing relations and cooperation between the two countries.
Noting that the world is at a critical time to cope with rapidly changing and complex challenges, requiring all to come together, the Director General pointed out Ethiopia and Venezuela can contribute a lot towards addressing these challenges, particularly in the global peace and security issues, including the UN peace keeping operations.
“We believe in the powers of diplomacy and collaboration, and we are committed to strengthen these ties even further, in the pursuit of shared prosperity and well-being.”
Venezuelan Ambassador to Ethiopia, Modesto Ruiz Espinoza said Chávez has significantly improved Venezuela’s relationship with Africa, adding that when he took power Venezuela only had five African embassies but when he died they reached 18.
According to the ambassador, the Venezuelan Government has reaffirmed in recent years its commitment to further developing relations with Ethiopia, and the two countries are working together to build a more multipolar world.
"Our two countries share a common history of struggle for independence and social justice. (And) we are committed to working together to build a more just and equitable world."
The photo exhibition underscores the warm ties between Venezuela and Ethiopia that have shared diplomatic relations for over many years.
The two nations aim to continue strengthening cultural, political, and economic bonds.
The exhibition, that depicts Chávez's role spear heading the development in Venezuela, will remain open until September 17th at the Venezuelan embassy.
Source: Ethiopian News Agency
Africa must swiftly harness its rich mineral and natural resources to drive a clean energy revolution and accelerate sustainable development amidst the current climate crisis, the Acting Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Antonio Pedro, has urged.
“Africa is a solutions powerhouse for saving the climate, Antonio Pedro, said at the opening of the 11th Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA) in Nairobi, Kenya, ahead of the inaugural Africa Climate Summit to take place from 4-6 September themed: Driving Green Growth & Climate Finance Solutions for Africa and the World.
Pedro pointed out that Africa has abundant renewable energy resources, including 40 percent of the world’s solar irradiation potential, making it a great location for advancing green hydrogen.
Africa is also rich in cobalt, manganese, platinum, lithium, and copper – critical minerals for producing batteries and other green transition products.
The drive toward achieving net-zero emissions is expected to trigger a 40-fold increase in lithium demand and a 25-fold increase in cobalt demand.
Furthermore, Africa is home to rich natural capital, such as the Congo Basin which contains some of the largest tropical rainforests in the world.
Pedro said that using nature-based sequestration alone, African countries could provide up to 30 percent of the world’s sequestration needs. A key challenge, however, was in “effectively and sustainably harnessing Africa’s abundant resources for the benefit of its people.”
“To mobilize the necessary funding, a paradigm shift is necessary,” said Pedro, emphasizing that Africa’s renewable and non-renewable resources were assets for mobilizing climate finance and investment.
“The ecological services provided by Africa to the world need to be monetised through carbon markets and other innovative instruments including debt-for-climate swaps,” he added.
Studies show that African countries could mobilize up to 82 billion USD annually by participating in well-functioning carbon markets. Besides, more income could be generated from value chains around non-renewable resources such as critical minerals crucial for battery production.
“Our renewable and non-renewable resources must be harnessed to secure the continent’s human, energy, food, mineral, environmental and climate security, meeting basic needs and fostering sustainable structural transformation,” Pedro urged.
For her part, Soipan Tuya, Kenya Minister of Environment and Forestry noted that Africa’s sustainable development hinged on the successful adaptation and mitigation of climate change impacts because the continent’s growth depends heavily on climate sensitive sectors and natural resources.
She stressed, in her opening remarks that Africa was capable of overcoming climate change challenges and turning them into development opportunities through innovation, clean technologies and a paradigm shift that unlocks Africa’s huge natural resource and human potential.
“Harnessing these rich enormous resources, however, requires mobilization of financial resources from both domestic and international sources to enable Africa tackle climate change and facilitate the option for clean and low carbon development pathways,” she said.
Africa is bearing the brunt of climate change more, despite contributing the least to it.
Increased droughts, intensive tropical cyclones, high temperatures and extensive floods have affected lives and livelihoods across Africa, limiting the continent’s ability to achieve sustainable development.
The African Group of Negotiators on Climate Change estimates that Africa will require between 65 and 86.5 billion USD annually for adaptation alone up to 2030.
Currently, the continent receives a mere 11.4 billion USD in adaptation financing per year.
Source: Ethiopian News Agency
Addis Ababa city has become member of the World Tourism Cities Federation (WTCF).
Deputy Mayor of Addis Ababa, Jantirar Abay has received the certificate of membership from the leaders of the federation in China, Beijing.
WTCF, which was formed by famous tourism cities and tourism-related institutions in the world under the initiative of Beijing, is the world’s first international tourism organization focusing on cities.
WTCF provides services to its members that cover the entire tourism industrial chain.
It aims to facilitate exchanges and cooperation among members, spread the experience of tourism city development, promotes tourism products and resources, and contributes to the development and prosperity of world tourism industry.
World Tourism Cities Federation (WTCF) is an organization formed by tourism related institutions with more than 242 members from around 85 countries across the globe.
Source: Ethiopian News Agency
Africa Climate Summit will be kicked off tomorrow in Nairobi, Kenya under the theme “Driving Green Growth & Climate Finance Solutions for Africa and the World.
The inaugural Africa Climate Summit, which will take place from 4th-6th September 2023, is organized by the African Union Commission in collaboration with the host government, Republic of Kenya.
The summit will be attended by African Heads of State and Government, global leaders, development partners, civil society organizations, researchers, academia and relevant stakeholders, among others.
More than 13,000 delegations from across 130 countries including several heads of states are expected to participate in the summit that is believed to advocate on bringing about new climate finance architecture. The summit also provides an opportunity for leaders to make a united voice in order achieve the desired impact.
According to the African Union Commission, the summit provides an opportunity for an African Leaders Nairobi Declaration on Green Growth and Climate Finance Solutions and for a Call to Action for African Union Member States and supporting partners to champion its delivery.
It seeks to launch a new ambition for Africa and invite partnerships with the rest of the world.
The summit serves as a platform to showcase progress, exchange perspectives, and begin to converge on common priorities for global discussions (including UNGA, G20, World Bank Group (WBG) and IMF Annual Meetings, COP28 and beyond).
It will enable African countries to define detailed plans, shape their associated tools and investments, inform and push for reforms of the international financial architecture.
The summit will help African nations to share innovation, knowledge, experience, and practical approaches to deepen and expand understanding of climate challenges and opportunities, and enable Africa to renew its vision and become more assertive in pursuing a climate and development agenda through a unified approach.
Source: Ethiopian News Agency
