Report: East Africa pipeline ‘breaches banking principles’

2 weeks ago

Voluntary carbon market has failed the human rights test

One of the most salient decisions of last month’s climate summit in Baku was to create a new international carbon market, bringing nearly a decade of negotiations to a close. As leaders of two international human rights organisations, SOMO and Human Rights Watch, we’ve overseen in-depth investigations into major carbon projects implicated in human rights abuses, and we’re sounding the …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

African Global Power Dynamics at Crossroads | Africa Amplified 11/01/2024

Bloomberg

00:00 Hello and welcome to Africa, amplified at Bloomberg's monthly show, bringing the continent's biggest stories to the world. I mean, is there anything that could potentially change Google's commitment to the continent, say, the US election? And that's the opportunity I think, geopolitically for Africa right now, is to harness this technology and think about the route for entrepreneurs …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Africa's Lifeline: A Call for Multilateralism in a Fragile World

China Daily

The article emphasizes the importance of a well-functioning multilateral global order for Africa's survival in the face of an existential threat like climate change. It argues that Africa's reliance on a multilateral system makes it vulnerable to manipulation by powerful countries and that reforms of the global financial architecture are crucial to ensure an equitable and sustainable future for the …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Africa's Lifeline: A Call for Multilateralism in a Fragile World

China Daily

The article emphasizes the importance of a well-functioning multilateral global order for Africa's survival in the face of an existential threat like climate change. It argues that Africa's reliance on a multilateral system makes it vulnerable to manipulation by powerful countries and that reforms of the global financial architecture are crucial to ensure an equitable and sustainable future for the …

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5 months ago

DM directs action against those who damage gas pipeline

Hindustan Times

Gautam Budh Nagar district magistrate Manish Kumar Verma issued a warning on Friday to entities engaged in construction work in the district and said that if the IGL gas pipeline is damaged or affected in any manner during such work, then strict legal action and penalties will be imposed on the party or parties responsible. Before any road construction, digging …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Detained Uganda anti-pipeline activist released

Al Jazeera

Environmental Governance Institute says Stephen Kwikiriza in ‘poor condition’ after ‘severe beatings’ in detention. Doctors are conducting various examinations.” EGI is campaigning to stop the construction of the 1,445km East African Crude Oil Pipeline, which is to carry oil from oilfields in western Uganda to a port on Tanzania’s coast. “He was taken into custody for questioning regarding his illegal …

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7 months ago

Climate accountability: Disclose more, put checks before financing mega projects

New Indian Express

The ‘Draft Disclosure Framework on Climate Related Financial Risks’ released by the RBI in February enjoins financial institutions, such as banks, to provide the public detailed information on how they are addressing risks to their investments arising from the climate crisis. Big-ticket investments by FIs in sectors like infrastructure and energy face direct physical risks from environmental changes like rise …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

A Dubai company’s staggering land deals in Africa raise fears about risks to Indigenous livelihoods

The Independent

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Real solutions to climate change in Africa are about people, not profit

Al Jazeera

The continent’s leaders should resist quick fixes and deadly traps offered by the market and bring the people at the centre of the climate action. At this year’s African Union Summit held on 17-18 February in Addis Ababa, African leaders adopted the Nairobi Declaration on Climate Change – a powerful show of unity in the face of a real threat …

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1 year ago

A Crude Mistake?

Al Jazeera

People & Power investigates what major new oil projects in Uganda mean for the country, its people and the environment. In this documentary, People & Power investigates what major new oil projects in Uganda mean for the country, its people and the environment. And what could it mean for a country like Uganda, which is banking on major oil projects …

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1 year, 1 month ago

A TotalEnergies pipeline project in East Africa is disturbing community graves, watchdog says

The Independent

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1 year, 2 months ago

IMF and World Bank pledge Africa focus at first meetings on the continent in 50 years

Associated Press

MARRAKECH, Morocco — In the shadow of a deadly earthquake in Morocco that caused nearly $12 billion in damage, the world’s most powerful economic policymakers said they would focus on Africa as they work to grow and stabilizing the global economy during times of war, inequality and climate change. Though the policies often intend to prevent countries from defaulting, keeping …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Rights watchdog accuses the World Bank of complicity in rights abuses around Tanzanian national park

Associated Press

KAMPALA, Uganda — A rights watchdog is accusing the World Bank of enabling the Tanzanian government’s violent expansion of a national park through financing from the global lender. The World Bank has failed to hold Tanzanian authorities accountable for serious rights violations, including extrajudicial killings and sexual assaults, relating to the expansion of Ruaha National Park in the south of …

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1 year, 3 months ago

The first Africa Climate Summit opens as hard-hit continent of 1.3B demands more say and financing

Associated Press

NAIROBI, Kenya — The first African Climate Summit opened Monday with heads of state and others asserting a stronger voice on a worldwide issue that affects their continent the most even though its 1.3 billion people contribute to global warming the least. There are immense opportunities as well,” Ruto said of the climate crisis, speaking of multibillion-dollar economic possibilities, new …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Africa Climate Summit: A Controversial New Project Seeks to Produce ‘Green’ Oil

The Independent

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1 year, 4 months ago

Uganda’s leader slams World Bank for holding up new loans after his country enacted an anti-gay law

Associated Press

KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s president on Thursday slammed the World Bank, calling the global lender “insufferable” for holding up new loans after the East African country enacted an anti-gay bill that includes the death penalty in some cases. In a strongly worded statement, President Yoweri Museveni said he was struggling to restrain himself “from exploding with anger.” The World Bank …

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1 year, 4 months ago

World Bank rules out new loans to Uganda because of the country’s anti-gay law

LA Times

The World Bank says it will not consider new loans to Uganda following the country’s enactment of an anti-gay law earlier this year. The World Bank says it will not consider new loans to Uganda after the East African country earlier this year enacted an anti-gay law that rights groups and others have condemned. “No new public financing to Uganda …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Uganda activists file new Paris case over TotalEnergies’ East Africa oil pipeline project

Associated Press

KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan activists brought another legal case Tuesday against French oil giant TotalEnergies, seeking damages over alleged food and land rights violations in the company’s East Africa operations. The civil suit filed in Paris comes four months after the collapse of a similar case brought by activists who wanted to stop TotalEnergies’ pipeline project in Uganda and Tanzania, …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Court dismisses case against TotalEnergies’ Africa projects

Associated Press

PARIS — A French court on Tuesday dismissed a case brought against TotalEnergies by activists contending that the energy company’s major oil projects in east Africa violated the human rights of the region’s inhabitants and posed environmental risks. The six Ugandan and French groups said the company’s oil extraction and pipeline projects completely or partially adversely impacted the lands of …

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1 year, 11 months ago

African activists cast doubt over climate talks' credibility

The Independent

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2 years, 1 month ago

African nations push for funding to adapt to climate change

The Independent

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2 years, 1 month ago

Will COP27 address Africa’s climate challenges?

Al Jazeera

On Wednesday, November 2 at 19:30 GMT: Although Africa has contributed the least to global carbon emissions, the continent remains the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, and African needs for climate finance and adaptation are among the greatest. There are high expectations that this year’s UN climate conference, hosted in Sharm El-Sheikh, will focus on how to …

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2 years, 2 months ago

African nations to finalize aims ahead of UN climate summit

The Independent

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2 years, 2 months ago

Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine objects to oil pipeline

Associated Press

KAMPALA, Uganda — A planned pipeline to export oil from Uganda is likely to entrench the long rule of President Yoweri Museveni, opposition figure Bobi Wine said Tuesday, voicing his opposition to a project that’s increasingly controversial over environmental concerns. Campaigners say the 897-mile heated pipeline — to link oil fields in western Uganda to neighboring Tanzania’s Indian Ocean port …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Uganda reacts angrily to EU resolution slamming oil pipeline

Associated Press

KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s leader warned Friday that his government could “find someone else to work with” as French partner TotalEnergies faced mounting pressure to pull out of a partnership to construct a pipeline opposed by climate activists. The comments by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni followed a resolution by the European Union’s Parliament urging the international community “to exert maximum …

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2 years, 3 months ago

African nations urged to pile on pressure at climate summit

Associated Press

MOMBASA, Kenya — The former Irish President has called on African nations to pile on the pressure on rich, heavily-polluting countries to fulfill their climate pledges to the continent during a visit to Uganda. Mary Robinson, who is also chair of the Elders group of global leaders who advocate for peace and justice, told The Associated Press on Monday that …

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2 years, 3 months ago

As Africa's climate warms, rich countries pledge more funds

The Independent

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2 years, 3 months ago

Five things to know for Africa Climate Week

Al Jazeera

Facing deadly drought, historic floods, and extreme weather events, African politicians, civil society, and business leaders will voice calls for urgent action. The United Nations’ Africa Climate Week begins on Monday in Libreville, Gabon, with more than 1,000 participants expected to tackle the climate emergency as it intensifies throughout the continent. With severe drought, raging floods, and extreme weather bearing …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Ministry releases amnesty scheme for violators of environment norms

Hindustan Times

The union environment ministry has put together an amnesty scheme for infrastructure and industrial projects that have violated environmental clearance norms. The standard operating procedure laid out by the ministry in an office memorandum dated July 7 states that projects that don’t have prior environmental clearance should be closed and appraised afresh. The provisions of the new amnesty scheme are …

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3 years, 7 months ago

‘Unacceptable loopholes’ could undermine UK’s pledge to end overseas fossil fuel funding, campaigners say

The Independent

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3 years, 8 months ago

With key deals, Uganda’s nascent oil sector nears maturity

Associated Press

KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda, Tanzania and French oil company Total signed agreements Sunday on building a heated pipeline to carry crude oil from western Uganda to the Indian Ocean coast. Ugandan authorities and officials from Total, a majority shareholder in Uganda’s oil fields, also signed the agreements that had been long held up by tax disputes, administrative delays, and the …

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4 years, 5 months ago

UN chief: World ‘at the breaking point’ due to inequalities

Associated Press

JOHANNESBURG — Saying “we are at the breaking point,” the U.N. secretary-general made a sweeping call Saturday to end the global inequalities that sparked this year’s massive anti-racism protests and have been further exposed by the coronavirus pandemic. “It is exposing fallacies and falsehoods everywhere: The lie that free markets can deliver health care for all, the fiction that unpaid …

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