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  By Charles Ogallo  Nairobi is gearing up for this year's Africa Climate Summit set to held from 4 - 8th September, 2023.  The Summit will provide a platform for policymakers and other stakeholders in the green energy mix to discuss and provide region- focussed contributions which would help inform the global stocktake on energy systems and industry, land Ocean, food and water among many other energy related issues in the continent.  It will further serve as a platform to inform, frame and influence commitments, pledges and outcomes ultimately leading to the development of Nairobi declaration, according to Soipan Tuya, the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Climate Change Kenya.  The Summit will also run parallel with the Africa Climate Week to provide a platform for policymakers, practitioners, businesses and civil society to exchange on climate solutions, barriers to overcome and opportunities realized in different regions, leading to the first global stocktake concluding at

By Charles Ogallo This year's Green Energy Africa Summit returns to Cape Town, South Africa from 10 – 11 October 2023. The high-level gathering advocates for policy reforms and the harmonisation of Africa's natural resources.  It's outcome will help pave way for a just energy transition to ensure Africa remains competitive and attractive to global finance. Under the theme, “Unlocking Africa’s Sustainable Energy Potential”, the Green Energy Africa Summit, will provide unrivalled opportunities through an active two-day programme for stakeholders across the energy value chain to collaborate, offer solutions and build partnerships to help unlock Africa's true socioeconomic potential.  The Summit will come few weeks after the  Climate Change Summit set for Nairobi, Kenya early September and aims to address the increasing exposure to climate change and it's associated costs both globally, Africa in particular, according to host country's President William Ruto "C