Africa is emerging as an exciting destination to develop carbon market projects with improved policy certainty and more and more projects becoming investment-ready. As global carbon markets transition from rule-setting…
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Across Africa, conversations about nature are still too often framed as a trade-off. Conservation versus growth. Ecosystems versus jobs. Sustainability versus industrialisation. But that framing misses something fundamental. For…
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Lesotho deepens climate resilience efforts through policy reform and environmental education amid growing ecological pressures
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)Economic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyMultilateral InstitutionsPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationSDGs & National Development PlansSociety & DevelopmentSouthern AfricaSustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGVoices & Perspectives by Kathambi Muriithi 524 views 4 minutes readLesotho is strengthening its climate resilience strategy through a combination of environmental policy implementation, governance reforms and sustainability-focused education programmes, as the country confronts mounting ecological challenges ranging from wetland…
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Libya advances fishing vessel manufacturing plans to strengthen blue economy and economic diversification
AfricaAfrican Policy WatchBiodiversity & Natureblue economyCarbon MarketsClimate & EnvironmentClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)Economic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityGreen Investment & InfrastructureNorth AfricaPolicy & GovernanceSDGs & National Development PlansSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingSustainable developmenttransportWater & Food Systems by Kathambi Muriithi 958 views 5 minutes readLibya is advancing plans to establish a domestic fishing vessel and trawler manufacturing industry through a proposed partnership between the Libyan Export Development Authority (LEDA) and the Libyan Iron and…
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Namibia expands community tree-planting initiative to strengthen food security and climate resilience
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)Economic ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyGreen Investment & InfrastructureHealthPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationSouthern AfricaSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGWater & Food Systems by Kathambi Muriithi 690 views 3 minutes readNamibia has advanced its efforts to build climate resilience and strengthen local food systems through a community-based fruit tree distribution programme in the Northern Kavango West Region, where the Governor’s…
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Ecomondo 2026, one of Europe’s leading events dedicated to the green, blue and circular economy, is set to place international cooperation, resource efficiency and industrial sustainability at the centre of…
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Rwanda agritech innovation challenge advances 12 startups as digital agriculture gains momentum across Africa
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchAgricultureBiodiversity & NatureClimate & EnvironmentClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)Development FinanceEast AfricaEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityGreen Investment & InfrastructureLaws, Standards & FrameworksMultilateral InstitutionsPolicy & GovernanceSocial Responsibilitysustainability eventsSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGTechnologyWater & Food Systems by Kathambi Muriithi 1.1K views 4 minutes readRwanda has selected 12 youth-led agritech enterprises to advance to the bootcamp stage of the AYuTe Africa Challenge Rwanda 2026, highlighting the country’s growing commitment to technology-driven agricultural transformation and…
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Algeria’s US$635 million dairy expansion signals new push for food security and agricultural self-sufficiency
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchClimate & EnvironmentClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)Economic ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyGlobal Policy & AfricaGreen Investment & InfrastructureHealthNorth AfricaPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationSociety & DevelopmentSustainability reportingSustainable development by Kathambi Muriithi 745 views 5 minutes readAlgeria has entered the implementation phase of a landmark dairy development project valued at more than US$635 million, advancing one of Africa’s most ambitious agricultural investments as the country seeks…
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MTN Nigeria sets new ESG reporting benchmark as African firms prepare for global sustainability disclosure standards
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchClimate & EnvironmentClimate Financecorporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityGlobal Policy & AfricaLaws, Standards & FrameworksMultilateral InstitutionsPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationSDGs & National Development PlansSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGWest Africa by Kathambi Muriithi 953 views 5 minutes readMTN Nigeria has strengthened its position as one of Africa’s leading corporate sustainability reporters after publishing its 2025 Sustainability Report in compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) S1 and…
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Heirs Energies Limited, Africa’s leading indigenous-owned integrated energy company, has been recognised on the global stage after its landmark US$750 million dual-tranche Senior Secured Reserve-Based Lending (RBL) facility was named…
