View: Ethiopia’s COP32 Success Offers Opportunity for Africa

View: Ethiopia’s COP32 success offers opportunity for Africa

Alexis’s viewThe biggest news to come out of COP so far — at least from an African perspective — has been the announcement that Ethiopia looks set to host the climate summit in 2027. Choosing Addis Ababa would offer a rare opportunity for an African country to shape the annual gathering in a way that focuses attention on the continent. The last time a sub-Saharan African nation led the conference was back in 2011 when the talks were held in Sout…

IGAD Welcomes Ethiopia’s Selection as Host of COP32 and Reaffirms Support for Africa’s Climate Leadership

November 14, DJIBOUTI, DJibouti: The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) extends its warm congratulations to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia on its selection as the host country for the 32nd Conference of the Parties (COP32) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). IGAD Executive Secretary, H.E. Dr Workneh Gebeyehu, welcomed the announcement as an important continental achievement and a rec…

Ethiopia’s COP32 win signals rising climate leadership and African unity

NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 15 — Ethiopia’s successful bid to host the 32nd United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP32) is a resounding vote of confidence in the country’s growing climate leadership and proven capacity to convene major global events, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Friday. On November 11, the African Group of Negotiators (AGN) at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, unanimously endorsed Ethiopia as Africa’s candidate to host COP32 in 2027, ch…