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Are Country-To-Country Deals The Future Of Climate Finance?
Forbes
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This aerial view shows a degraded area of the Amazon rainforest, near the Koatinemo indigenous land, ... More in Para state, Brazil, on June 12, 2025. (Photo by Carlos FABAL / AFP) (Photo by CARLOS FABAL/AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty Images...
Nigeria, Gabon Move to Deepen Diplomatic, Economic Relations
This Day
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June 28, 2025
Deji Elumoye in Abuja President Bola Tinubu yesterday played host to his Gabonese counterpart, President Brice Oligui Nguema, at the State House in Abuja, as the two leaders held talks aimed at strengthening diplomatic relations and deepening...
Egypt Delivers Medical Aid to Gabonese Ministry of Health in Support of Bilateral Health Cooperation
Sada Elbalad
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June 27, 2025
Sat 28 Jun 2025 | 01:26 AM In a renewed gesture of African solidarity and health diplomacy, Egypt’s Ambassador to Gabon, Reham Hussein Ammar, officially handed over a consignment of Egyptian medical aid to Gabon’s Minister of Health, as part of...
Tinubu Meets Gabonese President Nguema
Arise News
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June 27, 2025
President Bola Tinubu on Friday played host to his Gabonese counterpart, President Brice Oligui Nguema at the State House in Abuja, as the two leaders held talks aimed at strengthening diplomatic relations and deepening economic cooperation...
Nigeria, Gabon Strengthen Bilateral Ties As Tinubu, Nguema Meet At Aso Villa
The Will
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June 27, 2025
June 27, (THEWILL) – President Bola Tinubu has met with his Gabonese counterpart, Brice Oligui Nguema, at the State House in Abuja. The strategic meeting, held behind closed doors, focused on strengthening diplomatic relations and economic...
A new Protocol for the UNTOC? A guidance note for the 1st meeting of the new Intergovernmental Expert Group on crimes that affect the environment
Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime
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June 27, 2025
In October 2024, Brazil, France and Peru tabled a resolution at the 12th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) for a new intergovernmental process to take stock of how the...
Can the cruise industry navigate a sustainable future?
Geographical
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June 25, 2025
Small ship cruise lines such as Swan Hellenic are taking the lead on sustainability. Image: Swan Hellenic Over the years, there has been a notable trend in the cruise industry towards building ever-bigger boats. Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas...
A Nation On The Brink: Climate Injustice And The Future Of Pakistan
Friday Times
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June 24, 2025
Pakistan is no stranger to environmental disaster. Ranked among the top ten most climate-vulnerable countries, its exposure to escalating climate threats has turned into a persistent economic and humanitarian emergency—and a stark example of...
Gabon: Libreville ends decade-long water crisis with new station
ESI Africa
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June 20, 2025
A new drinking water pumping station in Libreville, the capital city of Gabon, has ended a decade long struggle to ensure a stable and clean supply for tens of thousands of people. This past week, Gabonese President Brice Oligui Nguema and...
New $15 million initiative launched to catalyse sustainable investment in the Congo Basin
Ethical Marketing News
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June 21, 2025
A new initiative in one of the world’s most vital ecosystems – the Congo Basin – aims to unlock nature-positive, climate-resilient business opportunities for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises across critical green sectors. The partnership...
President Nguema and AfDB’s Adesina launch major water infrastructure project in Gabon
Smart Water Magazine
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June 19, 2025
Gabonese President Brice Oligui Nguema and African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina on Monday jointly inaugurated a new drinking water pumping station, marking the end of a decade-long water crisis in PK5, a densely populated...
African HE to benefit from UK-funded climate project
University World News
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UNITED KINGDOM-AFRICA African universities are set to benefit from a US$940,000 climate adaptation research project led by the Association of African Universities (AAU) in partnership with the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) and the...
Report exposes safety complaints preceding fatal Perenco explosion in Gabon
Mongabay
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June 19, 2025
On March 20, 2024, six people lost their lives on the Becuna offshore oil platform following an explosion. According to the Environmental Investigation Agency, employees had previously raised concerns about security issues on the platform that...
Gabon improves urban Infrastructure, reduces flood risk in secondary cities
Panapress
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June 13, 2025
13 june 2025 - 10:07:41 MA/AR 437 Views Panafrican News Agency Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The World Bank has approved $150 million for the Gabon Urban Development project (in French: “Projet d’aménagement et de développement des Infrastructures du...
Gabon terminates fishing agreement with EU
Azertag
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June 11, 2025
Baku, June 11, AZERTAC Gabon recently announced its decision to unilaterally terminate the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA) signed with the European Union in 2007, WAM reported. This termination, approved by the Council of...
Study reveals surge in illegal arachnid trade via Facebook in Philippines
Mongabay
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June 30, 2025
New research by wildlife trade watchdog TRAFFIC reveals a thriving online trade in live tarantulas and scorpions in the Philippines, with more than 16,000 arachnids found offered for sale on Facebook in 2020 and 2022. Most traded species are...
Financial Security (FinSec) Series with Philip Takyi (PhD): Debt-for-Climate Swaps: A lifeline or new trap for developing economies?
Business and Financial Times
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June 16, 2025
As developing nations grapple with escalating debt burdens and the intensifying impacts of climate change, policymakers and international financial institutions are increasingly exploring innovative instruments that can address both fiscal and...
Expanding fiscal space for priority investments
The Brookings Institution
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II. Measuring fiscal space Fiscal space is sometimes measured simply as discretionary fiscal spending—the amount of revenue and borrowing capacity that is left over when non-discretionary spending has been subtracted out. Non-discretionary...
Gabon: Eramet’s Response to the Gabonese Government’s Announcement on Crude Manganese Export Ban Starting in 2029
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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June 2, 2025
Eramet takes note of the Gabonese government’s intention to ban crude manganese exports from January 1st, 2029. This move is described as part of the country’s stated ambition to strengthen its industrial base, initiated by H.E. President Brice...
BYD announces brand launch in Gabon to support Africa's green transition
Gasgoo
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June 11, 2025
Shangahai (Gasgoo)- On June 5, 2025, BYD, in partnership with local distributor LOXEA—a subsidiary of CFAO Group—held a brand launch event in Libreville, the capital of Gabon. Photo credit: BYD Gabon, known as an environmental bench in Africa with...