Morocco has overtaken South Africa for the first time in the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) 2025 Africa Industrialisation Index, marking a symbolic shift in Africa’s industrial landscape as policy execution,…
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Rising xenophobic violence tests African unity as economic pressures deepen regional risks
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchBusinessCarbon Marketscircular economyClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate Science (Africa-focused)Development FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyGlobal Policy & AfricaLaws, Standards & FrameworksMarkets & FinanceMultilateral InstitutionsPolicy & GovernanceRegionsSustainability reportingVoices & PerspectivesPan-African by Kathambi Muriithi 446 views 5 minutes readThe resurgence of xenophobic violence in South Africa is drawing renewed attention from African governments and regional institutions, with Ghana formally requesting intervention from the African Union (AU) as concerns…
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Africa urged to embed sustainability as palm oil production expands to meet rising demand
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAgricultureBusinessClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate Science (Africa-focused)ConferencesDevelopment FinanceEast AfricaEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyGlobal Policy & AfricaLaws, Standards & FrameworksMultilateral InstitutionsPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationRegionsSDGs & National Development PlansSociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingSustainable developmenturban sustainabilityVoices & PerspectivesWater & Food SystemsWest Africa by Kathambi Muriithi 781 views 4 minutes readAfrican governments and agribusiness leaders have been urged to place sustainability at the centre of the continent’s expanding palm oil industry as production accelerates to meet growing regional consumption and…
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African parliamentary leaders gather in South Africa to strengthen political stability and drive sustainable development agenda
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchClimate & EnvironmentClimate FinanceDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityGreen Investment & InfrastructureLaws, Standards & FrameworksMultilateral InstitutionsPolicy & GovernanceRegionsSDGs & National Development PlansSouthern AfricaSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGurban sustainability by Kathambi Muriithi 576 views 5 minutes readPolitical leaders and parliamentary representatives from across Africa convened in Gauteng, South Africa, on 16 June 2026 for the Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC) Africa…
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South Africa’s migration tensions expose broader economic and governance pressures across the region
AfricaAfrican Policy WatchClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)Development FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyGeneralGreen Investment & InfrastructurePolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationSocial ResponsibilitySouthern AfricaSustainable Finance & ESGtransportVoices & Perspectives by Kathambi Muriithi 747 views 4 minutes readSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa used a nationally televised address on Sunday to urge calm amid rising anti-immigrant tensions, as weeks of protests, violence and calls for mass deportations have…
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Benin-Niger Diplomatic Thaw Signals New Chapter for Sahel Trade, Security and Regional Integration
African BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)Development FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyGreen Investment & InfrastructureLaws, Standards & FrameworksMultilateral InstitutionsNews & AnalysisOpinionOpinion & CommentarypolicyPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationSDGs & National Development PlansSustainability reportingSustainable Finance & ESGVoices & PerspectivesWest Africa by Kathambi Muriithi 1.2K views 5 minutes readBenin President Romuald Wadagni’s visits to Niger and Burkina Faso this week mark the strongest indication yet of a diplomatic reset between Coastal West Africa and the military-led Sahel states, with…
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Ghana Evacuates Citizens from South Africa as Rising Xenophobic Tensions Expose Africa’s Migration and Labour Challenges
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchClimate & EnvironmentClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)Economic ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyGlobal Policy & AfricaHealthLaws, Standards & FrameworksMultilateral InstitutionsPolicy & GovernanceSocial ResponsibilitySociety & DevelopmentSouthern AfricaSustainability reportingVoices & PerspectivesWest Africa by Kathambi Muriithi 1.3K views 4 minutes readNearly 300 Ghanaian nationals evacuated from South Africa arrived in Accra on Wednesday under a government-led repatriation programme launched in response to escalating anti-immigrant tensions in Africa’s most industrialised economy, highlighting…
