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African Leaders Unite for Sustainable Finance at Forum

2/22/2025

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In Nairobi, over 300 African leaders united at the Green & Resilient UrbanShift Africa Forum, igniting a call for sustainable finance to bolster urban resilience. They unveiled the Roadmap on Sustainable Finance, urging governments to prioritize green investments. With Africa's urban population expected to soar to 1.5 billion by 2050, the urgency for financial independence and collaboration to tackle climate risks has never been clearer.

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In Nairobi, over 300 African leaders united at the Green & Resilient UrbanShift Africa Forum, igniting a call for sustainable finance to bolster urban resilience. They unveiled the Roadmap on Sustainable Finance, urging governments to prioritize green investments. With Africa's urban population expected to soar to 1.5 billion by 2050, the urgency for financial independence and collaboration to tackle climate risks has never been clearer.