James Wan
Editor at African Arguments
Managing & Climate editor @africaarguments. British Sino-Mauritian. Possible sense of humour, but no more than a sense. “Bloody idiot” — Olusegun Obasanjo.
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1 week ago |
allafrica.com | James Wan
editorialAs I reflect on my near decade as editor of African Arguments, I am filled with a lot of gratitude and a little pride. Somehow, even with an annual readership that peaked at over 3 million unique visitors, it continues to surprise me when I meet a reader of African Arguments. It shouldn't do. For years, we've worked with the brightest lights of African journalism to publish hard-hitting original stories.
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Dec 4, 2024 |
allafrica.com | James Wan
In a time of climate breakdown, corporate capture, and unhealthy diets, can the humble food of Lesotho show us the future? Over the past few years, the notion that all cuisine can be boiled down to four simple elements - salt, fat, acid, and heat - has gained widespread popularity thanks to a bestselling cookbook by chef Samin Nosrat. This philosophy is alluring for its sheer simplicity. Yet it's arguably still a little over-complex when applied to the minimalism of Lesotho's traditional food.
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Nov 25, 2024 |
allafrica.com | James Wan
analysisWith the climate talks on the brink, campaigners and experts call the latest draft a "disgrace" and say "no deal is better than a bad deal". On the final official day of the COP29 climate talks in Azerbaijan, climate experts and civil society figures have responded with dismay at the latest text on climate finance. They have called on negotiators to reject what they refer to as "a slap in the face" and "an insult".
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Nov 22, 2024 |
africanarguments.org | James Wan
On the final official day of the COP29 climate talks in Azerbaijan, climate experts and civil society figures have responded with dismay at the latest text on climate finance. They have called on negotiators to reject what they refer to as “a slap in the face” and “an insult”. The new text on the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) sets a climate finance goal of $250 billion per year by 2035.
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Jul 26, 2024 |
allafrica.com | James Wan
African Arguments spoke to Namibia's Industrialisation and Trade Minister about industrial strategy, unjust trade, and green hydrogen controversies. Namibia exports mostly unprocessed goods - like minerals, beef, and fish - and imports almost all its consumer goods. How is your ministry attempting to change this imbalance? We are now looking at interventions to make sure much of what we process is grown locally, has value-added locally, and is distributed locally.
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