Africa

  The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) have approved more than €260 million in financing to support Rwanda’s efforts to expand access to affordable…

Angola is repositioning its oil sector strategy with a renewed push into onshore and shallow water exploration, signaling a major pivot in one of Africa’s most mature hydrocarbon markets. This…

Africa’s largest gold producer is taking steps to stabilise its economy by introducing a gold price hedging scheme, aimed at protecting its rising export earnings from global market swings. With…

Mozambique has taken a decisive step toward regional energy leadership with the announcement of a major oil refinery project in partnership with Nigerian energy firm Aiteo. The project, formalized at…

A new investment vehicle, Growth Investment Partners Zambia (GIP Zambia), has been officially launched to channel long-term, local currency finance into Zambian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The initiative, backed…

A new draft standard released by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is set to reshape how sustainability is reported across the global textile and apparel sector—offering African producers, manufacturers, and…

African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM) has sold its stakes in three renewable energy projects in South Africa in a deal valued at over R750 million. The transaction marks one of…

As carbon markets expand across Africa, the risks of land dispossession and marginalization grow for communities reliant on customary land tenure. Ensuring local communities and Indigenous Peoples are included and…

Ministers of environment from all 54 African countries have gathered in Nairobi this week (July 12–18) for the 20th session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN). This…

Ghana and South Korea have reaffirmed their shared commitment to addressing climate change through a structured partnership focused on policy coordination, technical cooperation, and sustainable development. This renewed engagement followed…