Libya has taken another significant step toward restoring its position as a major natural gas producer after Italian energy company Eni and the National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced the successful…
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South African student develops biodegradable agricultural mulch from farm waste, wins green youth innovation award
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchAgricultureBiodiversity & Natureblue economyClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEducationEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyGreen Investment & InfrastructureLaws, Standards & FrameworksMultilateral InstitutionsPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationPollution & WasteRenewable energySDGs & National Development PlansSociety & DevelopmentSouthern AfricaSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGurban sustainabilityWater & Food SystemsYouth by Kathambi Muriithi 628 views 4 minutes readA young South African researcher has developed a biodegradable agricultural mulch made from sugarcane bagasse and maize stalks, earning national recognition for an innovation that could reduce plastic pollution, improve…
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Ugandan AI innovator wins Commonwealth Youth Award as climate-smart agriculture offers new hope for Africa’s food security
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchBusinessClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)East AfricaEconomic ResponsibilityGlobal Policy & AfricainnovationLaws, Standards & FrameworksMultilateral InstitutionsOpinionPolicy & GovernanceSociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitySustainability reportingurban sustainabilityVoices & Perspectives by Kathambi Muriithi 746 views 5 minutes readUgandan technology entrepreneur Shifra Ainomugisha has been named the 2026 Commonwealth Young Person of the Year after developing artificial intelligence and solar-powered agricultural technologies designed to reduce post-harvest losses, improve…
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World Bank approves $750 Million budget support for Kenya, backs sustainability-linked financing to strengthen fiscal stability and green growth
AfricaAfrican BusinessesClimate FinanceEast AfricaEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyGlobal Policy & AfricaLaws, Standards & FrameworksMultilateral InstitutionsPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationSDGs & National Development PlansSociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainability reportingSustainable developmenturban sustainability by Kathambi Muriithi 559 views 4 minutes readThe World Bank has approved a US$750 million budget support package for Kenya alongside a sustainability-linked financing facility designed to reduce the country’s dependence on costly domestic borrowing while advancing…
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Africa’s pursuit of energy security and regional economic integration took another step forward on June 29 as Rwanda and Kenya signed a landmark framework agreement that will allow Rwanda to…
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Heirs energies launches digital operations centre to advance smart oilfield management and energy security in Nigeria
AfricaAfrican Businessesblue economyCarbon offsetingcorporate sustainabilityEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyEnvironmental ResponsibilityindustryJust TransitionpollutionRenewable energysustainability eventsSustainability reportingSustainable development by Solomon Irungu 644 views 5 minutes readNigeria’s upstream oil and gas sector has taken another step towards digital transformation following the commissioning of an Integrated Operations Monitoring Centre (IOMC) by the Heirs Energies OML 17 Joint…
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Africa’s critical minerals boom linked to widespread deforestation beyond mine sites, new study warns
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchBiodiversity & NatureClimate & EnvironmentClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)Development FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityGreen Investment & InfrastructureMarkets & FinancePolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationRegionsSocial ResponsibilitySustainability reportingSustainable Finance & ESGVoices & Perspectives by Kathambi Muriithi 721 views 5 minutes readAfrica’s accelerating role in supplying the critical minerals needed for the global energy transition is driving forest loss far beyond the boundaries of mining concessions, according to new research that…
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Egypt Partners with China’s SANY to build wind turbine factory as local manufacturing drives renewable energy expansion
AfricaAfrican Businessesblue economyCarbon MarketsCarbon offsetingcircular economycorporate sustainabilityEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyOil & GaspolicyPolicy & GovernancePollution & WasteRenewable energySustainabilitysustainability events by Francis Mwangi 834 views 5 minutes readEgypt has signed a strategic agreement with Chinese manufacturer SANY Renewable Energy to establish a wind turbine manufacturing facility that will supply a planned 2-gigawatt (GW) wind power project in…
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South Africa urges ‘Source-to-sea’ ocean conservation as plastic pollution threatens blue economy and climate resilience
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchBiodiversity & Natureblue economyCarbon MarketsClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)Development FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyGreen Investment & InfrastructureLaws, Standards & FrameworksMultilateral InstitutionsPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationPollution & WasteSDGs & National Development PlansSociety & DevelopmentSouthern AfricaSustainabilitySustainability reportingurban sustainabilityWater & Food SystemsYouth by Kathambi Muriithi 1K views 4 minutes readSouth Africa is calling for a fundamental shift in how governments, businesses and communities protect marine ecosystems, arguing that safeguarding the country’s oceans requires tackling pollution and environmental degradation from…
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Sasol-Topsoe SAF venture collapse highlights commercial reality facing sustainable aviation fuel and green hydrogen markets
AfricaAfrican Businessesblue economyCarbon MarketsCarbon offsetingcircular economyClimate & Environmentcorporate sustainabilityEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyIndustriesindustryJust TransitionOil & GasRenewable energysustainability eventsSustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingSustainable development by Francis Mwangi 993 views 5 minutes readThe decision by South African energy and chemicals company Sasol and Danish clean energy technology firm Topsoe to dissolve their sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) joint venture, Zaffra, marks another significant…
