African nations condemn ‘climate injustice’ as Cop27 climate summit draws near – The National

African nations condemn ‘climate injustice’ as Cop27 climate summit draws near – The National

African countries have called for an end to a "climate injustice" saying the continent causes less than four per cent of global CO2 emissions but is among the regions most severely affected by global warming.

Government officials, international organisations, NGOs and the private sector from more than 60 African nations attended Monday's opening of Africa Climate Week in Gabon's capital Libreville, to prepare for the Cop27 UN climate conference in Egypt in November.

Host President Ali Bongo Ondimba told the gathering that the continent had to speak with one voice and offer "concrete" proposals for Cop27.