COP17: UN land summit ends in Mongolia with $1.3bn deal for restoration, drought resilience

The UNCCD COP17 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, ended Friday with new political commitments, financing and initiatives aimed at turning global pledges on land restoration and drought resilience into concrete action.

[Daba Finance] Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and incoming ECOWAS Commission President Birame Diop have set out priorities for the West African bloc as it works on a common currency, security cooperation and trade after the departure of 3 member states. Faye, who became ECOWAS chairman in July, met Diop in