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African Commission must end ‘prolonged silence’ on Egypt’s deepening rights crisis

Human rights organisations are calling on the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights to take firm action against Egypt, warning that years of repression, shrinking civic space and non-compliance with African Charter obligations can no longer go unaddressed.

Draft COP30 deal drops effort for fossil fuel transition agreement

COP30 summit President Brazil released a draft text for a proposed deal for this year’s United Nations’ climate summit early on Friday, dropping a proposal to develop a global plan to shift away from fossil fuels that had been included in an earlier version

Africa pays ‘unacceptable’ premium to trade within the continent

The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has warned that African countries are paying an “unacceptable” 20% premium to trade with each other compared to trading with nations outside the continent.