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This week's Spotlight on Africa dives into Cop29’s critical discussions on climate change – focusing on food systems, green energy funding and who should pay for climate disasters. With talks underway in Baku, Azerbaijan, negotiators and experts are grappling with solutions to the growing crisis.

COP29 in Baku addresses UN climate negotiations reform, challenges with fossil fuel influence, and major greenhouse gas emitters in cities like Shanghai.

Fossil fuel-linked lobbyists outnumber delegations of almost every country at climate talks in Baku, analysis finds

Host Azerbaijan tried to bring down the diplomatic temperature in Baku on Thursday after a French minister cancelled her trip to the UN climate talks and Argentina withdrew its delegation.

Right-wing president ordered delegation to leave Cop29 just hours after he spoke with with Donald Trump

French Environment Minister Agnes Pannier-Runacher will stay away from the Cop29 global climate change conference in Baku after "unacceptable" attacks by Azerbaijan's President, Ilham Aliyev.

For the third straight year, efforts to fight climate change haven’t lowered projections for how hot the world is likely to get

Analysis: To fill the vaccum of climate leadership at Cop29, the UK needs to take on one of the thorniest issues in UN negotiations

Representatives of the world’s governments are gathered in Baku, Azerbaijan, to negotiate international climate policy at the Cop29 summit. Of the more than 30,000 participants, thousands will be representatives of companies or business associations – so-called “corporate lobbyists”.