Kingsley Ighobor

Kingsley Ighobor

A Public Information Officer with the United Nations

Seraphine Wakana

Effective climate action will help the Gambia’s peace and stability

COP27 Gambia— Seraphine Wakana, UN Resident Coordinator in the Gambia

A participant walks past the Rwanda pavillon at the Sharm El Sheikh International Convention Centre

Climate action: Rwanda is a laboratory of innovative ideas

COP27 Rwanda— Ozonnia Ojielo, UN Resident Coordinator, Rwanda

Landscape of Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar

Protecting Madagascar’s rich biodiversity is an investment in our planet

COP27 Madagascar

—Issa Sanogo, UN Resident Coordinator in Madagascar

TROPICAL RAINFOREST. WESTERN CONGO BASIN, GABON

Why Gabon is a model of environmental conservation

— Savina Ammassari, UN Resident Coordinator, Gabon

Elena Panova

The world expects COP27 to be solutions focused—and it will

— Elena Panova, UN Resident Coordinator, Egypt

The winners of the #YouthAdapt Challenge

20 young African entrepreneurs bag $100,000 each to boost their climate adaptation businesses

COP27 young Africans

Sanda Ojiambo, CEO, UN Global Compact (Center) at COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.

Why top African companies are backing the climate fight

COP27 UN Global Compact

— Sanda Ojiambo, CEO, UN Global Compact

Millions pledged at Africa adaptation acceleration event

UK pledged $230 million, the Netherlands $110 million, AfDB $12.5 billion, Germany to increase contribution to $6 billion by 2025

Young Africans at COP27 say they want action, not words

COP27 Africa youth

‘Our planet is in trouble, and we, the young people, will be the ones to suffer if action is not taken to save it’ – Yoanna Milad, 21, from Egypt