Rich nations must do more to help Africa mitigate the devastating impacts of global warming and offer climate justice to the continent.
It’s been a turbulent year of catastrophic climate events across Africa. New analysis from Carbon Brief found that extreme weather in Africa has killed at least 4 000 people and affected a further 19-million since the start of 2022, with drought, famine and floods causing devastation across the continent.
The Africa Business Leaders Coalition , of which Axian Group is a founding member, convened at COP27 on 9 November, and signed a climate statement in which CEOs of the continent’s top companies pledged to uphold several key commitments to galvanize climate action. The ABLC is a UN Global Compact initiative, aiming to bring the perspectives of African business leaders, and their ecosystems, into the global conversation.