Africa

São Tomé and Príncipe has secured a $24.5 million grant from the African Development Bank Group to modernise its electricity system, expand renewable energy capacity and reduce dependence on imported…

A renewed debate over environmental governance and the rule of law has emerged in Ghana after a legal practitioner called for the introduction of a “shoot-and-kill” law against illegal miners,…

Airtel Africa has reported significant progress in expanding digital connectivity, financial inclusion and education access across sub-Saharan Africa, according to its Sustainability Report 2026, highlighting how telecommunications infrastructure is increasingly becoming a foundation for…

Serengeti Balloon Safaris has launched a structured internship and apprenticeship programme in Tanzania aimed at addressing persistent skills shortages within the tourism sector, underscoring growing private-sector efforts to strengthen workforce…

Tanzania’s uranium sector is taking a step towards deeper local participation after Mantra Tanzania Limited recruited and deployed a new cohort of locally trained equipment operators at the Mkuju River Project in Namtumbo District,…

Ecobank Ghana has been appointed to coordinate a $200 million financing package for the second phase expansion of Sentuo Oil, Ghana’s first privately developed refinery, in a move that underscores…

Mauritius has launched the HEI-Blue Bootcamp, a regional innovation programme aimed at advancing sustainable blue economy solutions through higher education partnerships, entrepreneurship and cross-border collaboration, as governments and institutions across…

By Afia Agyapomaa Ofosu Repairing nets under sun  On a sunny wednesday at jamestown fishing harbour in ghana’s capital, accra, the temperature stood at 31 degrees celsius. Under a bleached sky, fishermen continued their labour along the shore. Their chests glistened with sweat beneath low…

Heirs Energies has launched the Agbada Green Corridor Initiative, a tree-planting programme designed to enhance environmental sustainability, support biodiversity conservation and improve climate resilience in communities located along the Agbada…

Ecobank has launched a US$450 million Nature Bond on the London Stock Exchange, creating one of Africa’s most significant market-based financing instruments dedicated to sustainable agriculture, water systems and biodiversity…