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Senegal to launch 1,000 hybrid taxis to modernize urban transport and cut emissions

Senegal will introduce 1,000 hybrid taxis under a new financing agreement between the Land Transport Development Fund (FDTT) and the Bank for Trade and Industry (BCI SN), in a move aimed at modernizing the country’s informal transport sector and upgrading urban mobility in Dakar and surrounding regions. The first 100 vehicles are scheduled to arrive in February 2026,...
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Inside G20 Declaration: Landmark commitments on Africa’s energy, debt, and climate agenda

Global leaders meeting in Johannesburg for the first-ever G20 Summit held on African soil adopted their final declaration on the opening day of deliberations, breaking from the long-standing tradition of concluding negotiations at the end of the summit. The declaration, endorsed on November 22, sets out commitments on energy access, debt sustainability, climate action and industrialization, signaling a coordinated shift by the world’s largest economies toward deeper engagement with Africa’s development priorities. The early adoption was confirmed by South African Presidential Spokesperson Vincent Magwenya, who explained that negotiators had completed...

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Senegal to launch 1,000 hybrid taxis to modernize urban transport and cut emissions

Senegal will introduce 1,000 hybrid taxis under a new financing agreement between the Land Transport Development Fund (FDTT) and the Bank for Trade and Industry (BCI SN), in a move aimed...

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The cognitive forces quietly undermining sustainable choices

The disconnect between what people say about the environment and what they actually do has become one of the most stubborn contradictions in sustainability research. Polling shows widespread concern about climate change and a willingness to support greener products,...

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