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International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming.
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April 21, 2020
Nigeria
Presidential Gatekeeper and Confidant, Abba Kyari, Dies From COVID-19
On April 18, President Muhammadu Buhari announced that his chief of staff, Abba Kyari, died from COVID-19 on the previous day. This is a tragedy for Nigeria and for the administration of President Bu…
May 1, 2017
Palestinian Territories
Palestinian President Abbas’ Washington Challenge
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas faces one of the greatest negotiating challenges of his political career on Wednesday when he meets President Trump at the White House: He must convince many skept…
March 13, 2014
Middle East and North Africa
Abbas and the "Right of Return" Will Defeat John Kerry
When the Kerry negotiations fail to achieve an Israeli-Palestinian peace, many observers in Europe and even some in the United States will attribute the disappointment to Israel and especially to “Is…
November 18, 2015
Middle East and North Africa
Abbas Admits He Said No to Israel’s Peace Offer
The question of what happened in the late 2008 Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations between Prime Minister Olmert and President Abbas has been controversial since those talks took place. But now w…
January 9, 2019
Middle East and North Africa
Abbas Celebrates 14th Anniversary of His Four-Year Term
On January 9, 2005—exactly 14 years ago today—Mahmoud Abbas was elected president of the Palestinian Authority. For a four-year term. Today Abbas begins serving the fifteenth year of his four-year…