In light of escalating environmental challenges and the global push to achieve net-zero goals, the 11th World Green Economy Summit (WGES) continues to serve as a vital platform for decision-makers, investors and experts from around the world. This year’s event comes at a critical time as rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and data centres intersects with the urgent need to reshape the future of energy towards more sustainable and efficient alternatives.

Sessions will explore financial mechanisms driving the green transition, address challenges in scaling up renewable energy and explore avenues for climate finance. Held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, WGES is organised by the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) and the World Green Economy Organization (WGEO).

Each year, the summit addresses key topics related to mobilising global efforts to accelerate the shift towards a green economy, in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals 2030. The 2025 summit, themed ‘Innovating for Impact: Accelerating the Future of the Green Economy’, will run on 1-2 October at Dubai World Trade Centre. 

HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Vice Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, MD&CEO of DEWA and Chairman of WGEO, said: “Global investments in clean technologies, including renewable energy, grids and storage, are projected to exceed USD2.2 trillion in 2025, double the investment in fossil fuels, within a total global investment of USD3.3 trillion. However, developing countries continue to face a significant financing gap, requiring an increase in annual clean energy investments from USD270 billion to approximately USD1.6 trillion by the early 2030s.

This underscores the need for innovative international co-ordination to reduce capital costs and mitigate investment risks. The World Green Economy Summit reflects our commitment to supporting global efforts to achieve the transition to a comprehensive and sustainable green economy, based on innovation and effective partnerships, supporting Dubai's position as a global hub for climate action.”  

WGES 2025 will focus on removing barriers to investment-ready green projects and enhancing risk-sharing mechanisms, such as guarantees from international financial institutions, to attract greater capital flows into sustainable initiatives. AETOSWire

Kenya’s John Wangai and Erick Ooko fought hard to share third place in a strong four-way battle with 3-under par 69 gross each with South Africans Haydn Porteous and Travis Procter after round one.

This is in the ongoing SportsBiz Africa golf championship, the fifth leg of the Sunshine Development Tour-East Africa Swing at the Kigali Golf Resort & Villas in Rwanda on Wednesday.

Wangai, who teed off 10th, opened his round with steady pars before hitting a birdie on the 17th, though he dropped a shot on the 18th. On the back nine, he surged forward with three consecutive birdies on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd holes, adding further birdies on the 6th and 9th, though bogeys on the 7th and 8th kept him just shy of the leaders.

"The day was very good. I started calm and steady, just rolling in pars until hole 17 when I made my first birdie. I dropped a bogey on 18 but brushed it off, knowing I had nine more holes to play. On the back nine, I got going with three straight birdies on the first three holes, and that gave me a real push to finish at 3-under. I’m happy with my start and ready for round two," said Wangai. 

Ooko and Procter each combined consistent birdies with safe play to also finish on 3-under par and remain within touching distance of the leaders.

Porteous, a two-time DP World Tour champion and winner of the 2015 Kenya Open, carded birdies on the 1st, 3rd, and 7th, offset by a single bogey on the 5th. He added another birdie on the 13th and parred his way home to keep himself firmly in contention.

"I drove quite nicely and hit a lot of greens. Unfortunately, the one green I missed ended up being a bogey, but overall, I’m pretty happy with how I played. I probably would have liked to have made more putts, but that’s golf, tomorrow is another opportunity," said Porteous after his round. 

Rwanda’s Celestin Nsanzuwera and Zimbabwe’s Visitor Mapwanya shared the day’s lead with 4-under par 68 gross. Nsanzuwera, playing under the weight of home expectations, produced a composed round of 4-under par 68. He opened with a birdie on the first hole but immediately dropped a shot on the second. By Maarufu Mohamed | The Standard

Wiper Patriotic Front Leader Kalonzo Musyoka. PHOTO/@skmusyoka/X 

Wiper Patriotic Front leader Kalonzo Musyoka has elbowed Interior Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen, accusing him of downplaying the security crisis in Mandera County caused by incursions from Somalia’s Jubaland forces.

In an X post on Thursday, September 4, 2025, Kalonzo accused Murkomen of making reckless and insensitive comments regarding the reported presence of foreign troops on Kenyan soil. 

“Mandera County is under siege. Jubaland forces from Somalia have crossed into Kenyan territory and are terrorising our people, yet the CS for Interior continues to deny their presence,” the statement read.

Kalonzo also took issue with President William Ruto, faulting him for turning a blind eye to what he described as a foreign occupation.

“Even the President himself has chosen inaction, appearing too weak to defend the sovereignty of our nation,” he wrote.

The Wiper boss pointed to reports that the Governor of Mandera has repeatedly appealed to the national government, including the President, for urgent intervention, efforts he says have been ignored.

“The Governor of Mandera has pleaded with the Commander-in-Chief to act, but instead, it seems Mr. Ruto is deliberately working to destabilise this country,” he said.

He warned that the government’s continued failure to secure Kenya’s borders and protect its citizens amounts to dereliction of duty, further undermining its legitimacy.

“A government that cannot protect its borders or its citizens has no moral right to call itself a government of the people,” the X post noted.

Meanwhile, tensions remain high in Mandera, with residents living in fear amid increased sightings of armed groups near the Kenya-Somalia border, even as CS Murkomen maintains that there are no foreign troops in Mandera.

No Jubaland forces?

Murkomen, on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, dismissed claims that Jubaland forces had shifted their operations into Mandera County.

Speaking to the media, the CS said that for now, the government has not received any verified intelligence pointing to a cross-border security threat.

He, however, assured Kenyans that investigations are ongoing.

Murkomen explained that Mandera, like other border counties, has historically received people fleeing instability from neighbouring countries. In such cases, he said, ordinary citizens can sometimes mistake the movement of civilians for organised forces.

“When there are challenges, there are citizens who feel endangered in their countries and run to Kenya.

“But for now, we cannot confirm whether they were forces of where or who they are.

“It is only through proper security analysis and investigations that you can determine whether they are forces or civilians,” Murkomen said. By Aloys Michael, K24

According to the Concept Paper on the GGI released by China’s Foreign Ministry, the initiative does not seek to overturn the existing international order or create another framework, but rather to make existing institutions more effective, adaptable and capable of responding to global challenges and serving the interests of all countries, particularly developing ones.

The Global Governance Initiative proposed by President Xi Jinping has drawn widespread and strong endorsement from world leaders, who described it as both timely and essential for building a more just and equitable international order.

The Chinese president presented the initiative on Monday at the “Shanghai Cooperation Organization Plus” Meeting in Tianjin. The initiative, focusing on the direction, principles and path for reforming the global governance system and institutions, was proposed as the United Nations marks its 80th founding anniversary this year.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the Global Governance Initiative “is anchored in multilateralism and underscores the importance of safeguarding the international system with the UN at its core and the international order underpinned by international law”.

“We need principled leadership to strengthen multilateralism, uphold the rule of law, and deliver for people — as reflected in the Pact for the Future,” Guterres said at the SCO Plus Meeting.

The Pact for the Future, adopted by world leaders at the UN’s Summit of the Future in September last year, is a landmark declaration pledging concrete actions toward a safer, more peaceful, sustainable and inclusive world.

According to a statement released by the Kremlin, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the meeting on Monday that Russia supports the initiative and “is eager to engage in a substantive discussion of the proposals presented by our Chinese friends”.

“We have given careful consideration to the proposals put forward by President Xi Jinping for establishing a more effective and functional system of global governance. Such efforts are particularly relevant at a time when certain countries continue to pursue dictatorial practices in international affairs,” Putin said.

Effective institutions

According to the Concept Paper on the GGI released by China’s Foreign Ministry, the initiative does not seek to overturn the existing international order or create another framework, but rather to make existing institutions more effective, adaptable and capable of responding to global challenges and serving the interests of all countries, particularly developing ones.

Prime Minister of Nepal KP Sharma Oli also highlighted during the SCO Plus Meeting the need to make the global governance system more effective and efficient by placing the UN at its core.

“In this context, the Global Governance Initiative proposed by China would help strengthen the multilateral system by making it more just, inclusive and equitable for a community with a shared future for humanity,” he said.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim wrote in a social media post that Malaysia fully supports the initiative, which he said is based on “justice, compassion, humanity and cooperation, with multilateralism at its core”.

“Malaysia steadfastly supports the Global Governance Initiative and urges that it be strengthened with greater determination to eliminate any form of imperialism, colonialism and oppression,” he said in the post.

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, who is also first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, wrote in a social media post that his country supports the GGI, as “it will contribute to the reform of the global governance system, in order to ensure the construction of a community with a shared future”. China Daily