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France Pledges 8bn Euros For Renewable Energy In Africa

France is promising eight billion euros over the next five years for investment in renewable energy in Africa and to increase Africans’ access to electricity. … Continue reading France Pledges 8bn Euros For Renewable Energy In Africa


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Francois Hollande Pledges 8bn Euros For Renewable Energy In AfricaFrance is promising eight billion euros over the next five years for investment in renewable energy in Africa and to increase Africans’ access to electricity.

The pledge was made on Tuesday by President Francois Hollande at a meeting with 12 African leaders.

The meeting focused on the threats from climate change, including coastal erosion, advancing deserts and rivers that are drying up.

The meeting was part of larger talks outside Paris this week and next aimed at strengthening international accord to fight global warming.

Save Lake Chad

Earlier on Monday, Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, called on world leaders to forge a united front to save Lake Chad’s ecosystem from further depletion caused by the adverse effects of climate change.

The Nigerian President made the request at the Leaders Event of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, commonly referred to as COP 21, in Paris.

President Buhari said climate change had continued to pose a threat to Nigeria’s security and development.

He said: “At the sub-regional level, we are saddled with the challenge of the drying up of the Lake Chad Basin, which is resulting in the total wipe out of livelihoods of many communities surrounding this trans-boundary natural resource.

“Regrettably, the world is leaving behind millions of people who depend on the Lake for their survival.

“The Government of Nigeria welcomes the Lake Chad Development and Climate Resilience Plan, and the Lake Chad Basin Commission and international partners for designing this climate-based Plan,” he told the gathering.