Kenya is positioning itself for stronger export growth following China’s decision to expand duty-free market access for Kenyan products, a move announced during a Kenya–China trade symposium in Nairobi in…
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South Africa expands nurse-led community clinics as FirstRand Foundation scales healthcare access to underserved communities
AfricaAfrican BusinessesBusinessDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyHealthLaws, Standards & FrameworksMultilateral InstitutionsPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationSDGs & National Development PlansSocial ResponsibilitySociety & DevelopmentSouthern AfricaSustainable development by Kathambi Muriithi 660 views 5 minutes readSouth Africa is expanding access to primary healthcare in underserved communities through a nurse-led clinic model supported by the FirstRand Empowerment Foundation and the Cipla Foundation, reflecting a growing shift…
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South Africa’s Gauteng Province recorded 414 Malaria cases and 11 deaths during the first quarter of 2026, health authorities reported, as unusually heavy rainfall and flooding across parts of Southern…
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Madagascar expands veterinary infrastructure to strengthen food safety, disease surveillance and agricultural resilience
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAgricultureClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)Development FinanceEast AfricaEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityLaws, Standards & FrameworksMultilateral InstitutionsPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationSDGs & National Development PlansSociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitySustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGurban sustainabilityWater & Food Systems by Kathambi Muriithi 589 views 4 minutes readMadagascar has launched a new university veterinary clinic in Antananarivo as part of a broader effort to strengthen animal health systems, improve food safety oversight and enhance disease surveillance capacity,…
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Libya partners with US firm Culmen International to strengthen customs capacity and border governance
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)Development FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyLaws, Standards & FrameworksMarkets & FinanceMultilateral InstitutionsNorth AfricaPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationSociety & Developmentsustainability eventsSustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingSustainable development by Kathambi Muriithi 695 views 4 minutes readLibya’s Customs Authority has signed a cooperation agreement with United States-based security and capacity-building firm Culmen International to strengthen customs operations at key border crossings, as the North African country…
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The Project Developer Forum (PD Forum), one of the world’s leading industry bodies representing carbon project developers, has appointed Brazilian carbon market specialist Thiago Viana as Co-Vice Chair, reinforcing its…
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Cameroon develops energy accounts to strengthen energy planning, investment and climate policy
AfricaAfrican BusinessesBusinessClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)Development FinanceEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyFinance & EconomyGlobal Policy & AfricaLaws, Standards & FrameworksMultilateral InstitutionsPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationSDGs & National Development PlansSociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainability partnershipsSustainable developmentVoices & PerspectivesWest Africa by Kathambi Muriithi 554 views 4 minutes readCameroon has begun developing a national system of energy accounts designed to strengthen evidence-based policymaking, improve energy planning and support the country’s long-term economic and environmental objectives, as governments across…
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South Africa secures 25-Year fuel terminal agreements at Island View Hub as energy security and market access debate intensifies
AfricaAfrican Businessesblue economyClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyOil & GaspolicyPolicy & GovernanceRenewable energySustainable development by Francis Mwangi 596 views 4 minutes readSouth Africa’s Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has finalized 11 long-term terminal operator agreements at Island View, the country’s largest fuel storage and distribution hub, securing continued operations at a…
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EBRD and SEforALL launch strategic partnership to scale clean energy investment across Africa and emerging economies
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchBusinessCarbon MarketsCarbon offsetingcircular economyClimate & EnvironmentClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)Development FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityEU support AfricaGlobal Policy & AfricaGreen Investment & InfrastructureLaws, Standards & FrameworksMultilateral InstitutionsPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationRegionsRenewable energySociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESG by Kathambi Muriithi 610 views 4 minutes readThe European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) have signed a new partnership agreement aimed at accelerating clean energy deployment, climate resilience and sustainable…
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Zafiri Secures $176 Million to expand fff-Grid energy access across Africa as financing gap threatens electrification goals
AfricaAfrican BusinessesCarbon offsetingClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & Adaptationcorporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyEnvironmental ResponsibilityJust TransitionOpinionpolicyPolicy & GovernancePollution & WasteRenewable energySustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainable development by Francis Mwangi 659 views 6 minutes readA new investment vehicle focused on decentralized renewable energy has secured $176 million in commitments to accelerate electricity access across sub-Saharan Africa, highlighting growing efforts by development finance institutions, philanthropic…
