Both systems play a critical and complementary role, but they operate under very different logics of governance, impact, and financing. Understanding how they complement each other is essential to designing effective climate strategies. 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐬 are based on the Polluter Pays principle. They require regulated entities to account for and

Former Prime Minister of Niger (1997–2000), Dr Ibrahim A. Mayaki has been the African Union Special Envoy for Food Systems since 2023. He was previously the CEO of the African Union Development Agency-NEPAD (AUDA NEPAD: 2009–2022) and led the Rural Hub in Dakar (2004–2009).He also served as Minister of African

AU Press Release On September 10, during the Africa Climate Summit 2 in Addis Ababa, a delegation of the Africa Sovereign Carbon Registry Foundation, with the presence of its Secretary General, H.E. Ambassador Ahmed Araita Ali, was received by the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf.

“𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞, 𝐬𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚’𝐬 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.” – H.E. Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti, at the Africa Climate Summit 2. Financial Afrik Article The President underlined a simple truth: Africa contributes little to global emissions but faces the harshest

« The Sovereign Carbon Initiative model is an extraordinary opportunity for Mauritania and for Africa » – H.E. Minister of Environment of Mauritania, Messouda Baham Mohamed Laghdaf, at the Africa Climate Summit 2 During the Summit, the Minister of Environment of Mauritania met with her Djiboutian counterpart, H.E. Mohamed Abdoulkader Moussa Helem,

(𝐇.𝐄. Ahmed Araita Ali & Paul Sebastien) 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐒𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 joins the Africa Climate Summit 2, in Addis-Ababa where African and international leaders are shaping pathways toward climate-resilient futures. On 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟐:𝟎𝟎 𝐭𝐨 𝟑:𝟑𝟎 𝐏𝐌, 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐒𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐇.𝐄. Ahmed Araita

“𝑊𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑏𝑢𝑡𝑒 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦 4% 𝑜𝑓 𝑔𝑙𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑙 𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠, 𝑦𝑒𝑡 𝐴𝑓𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑎 𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑎𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑛𝑡. 𝑊𝑒 𝑑𝑜 𝑛𝑜𝑡 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑢𝑥𝑢𝑟𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒. 𝑊𝑒 𝑚𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑎𝑐𝑡 𝑛𝑜𝑤. 𝐵𝑢𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑐𝑡, 𝑤𝑒 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑠. 𝑇ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑤ℎ𝑦 𝑤𝑒 𝑚𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑝 𝑠𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑖𝑔𝑛, 𝐴𝑓𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑎-𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠.” This is exactly what 𝐒𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 are

The Africa Sovereign Carbon Registry Foundation is proud to welcome Mrs. Corinne Lepage as a Strategic Advisor. Former French Minister of the Environment and Member of the European Parliament (2009‑2014), Mrs. Lepage has dedicated her career to protecting the environment and strengthening environmental responsibility. She played a key role in promoting the

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Morocco has launched the Green Assets Cluster, led by Casablanca Finance City, to position the country as a hub for voluntary carbon markets and climate finance in Africa. 👉 A timely and strategic initiative. The development of carbon markets on the continent requires greater access to finance for project developers,

In 2024, $6.5 billion in U.S. humanitarian aid was delivered to Africa. In total, 5,200 contracts were cancelled, 83% of USAID’s portfolio, leaving millions of beneficiaries without support. 👉 Health, food security, education, infrastructure: entire communities are now left vulnerable. In the face of this gap, Africa can no longer

🌍 La Fondation Africa Sovereign Carbon Registry Foundation rencontre le Premier ministre et le Ministre des Transports de Guinée. 📍 Conakry, le 29 janvier 2025 – Une délégation d’Africa Sovereign Carbon Registry Foundation (ASCR) a été reçue par le Premier Ministre Guinéen, M. Amadou Oury BAH, en présence du Ministre des Transports, M. Ousmane Gaoual Diallo. Cette