Monrovia, Nov 28, 2025 (AFP) - The case of Africa's 'vanishing' carbon deals

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2025-11-28

When Liberia's government signed an agreement with a little-known Dubai company run by a royal sheikh in 2023, the "carbon credit" deal promised to protect vast tracts of forests and offset big polluters' emissions. It was one of a flurry of deals UAE-based Blue Carbon signed that year covering millions of hectares of forests across Africa -- with one in Zimbabwe covering a fifth of the country's landmass. They were promoted as a win-win. Africa......

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Damascus, Nov 28, 2025 (AFP) - Ten killed by Israeli forces in southern Syria: state TV

2025-11-28 09:00:46

Jerusalem, Nov 28, 2025 (AFP) - Israel army says six soldiers wounded in southern Syria operation

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Tunis, Nov 28, 2025 (AFP) - Tunisia calls EU parliament rights resolution 'blatant interference'

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Guernica, Spain, Nov 28, 2025 (AFP) - German president visits Spanish town bombed by Nazis

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Washington, Nov 28, 2025 (AFP) - Trump says to suspend 'third world' migration after troop killed

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Bissau, Nov 28, 2025 (AFP) - President leaves Guinea-Bissau as general named leader after coup

2025-11-28 08:02:14

Papiri, Nigeria, Nov 28, 2025 (AFP) - Parents of abducted Nigeria students plead for rescue

2025-11-28 07:30:07

Aw Dheegle, Somalia, Nov 28, 2025 (AFP) - In Somalia, a shaky front line barely holds back the 'dogs of war'

2025-11-28 07:30:07

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