A palm tree is moved to a new location for replanting around Meskel square. The global effort to battle man-made climate change has gained steam over the last few years. African countries have shifted gears in trying to unlock climate financing from the global north. With debt-to-GDP ratios averaging around 62pc continent-wide, many countries are utilizing the climate narrative to get debt structuring. This was one of the appeals of the Prime Minister of Ethiopia when he addressed the AU summit a month ago.