Dangote Cement Plc has unveiled an ambitious sustainability roadmap that combines large-scale industrial expansion with accelerated decarbonisation, announcing plans to reduce its carbon emissions intensity by 20 percent while increasing…
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OPEC+ set to approve new oil production increase as Africa’s exporters navigate shifting energy markets
AfricaAfrican Businessesblue economyCarbon offsetingcircular economyClimate & EnvironmentEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyEnvironmental ResponsibilityJust TransitionOil & GasSustainabilitySustainability partnershipsSustainable development by Francis Mwangi 484 views 5 minutes readThe OPEC+ is expected to approve another increase in oil production when member countries meet on 5 July, signalling a continued shift towards higher crude supply as global energy markets…
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World Bank ends climate finance target, raising questions over future climate investment in Africa
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)ConferencesEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyLaws, Standards & FrameworksMultilateral InstitutionsPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationRegionsSDGs & National Development PlansSustainability reportingurban sustainability by Kathambi Muriithi 794 views 4 minutes readThe World Bank has removed its target of allocating 45 percent of its financing to climate-related projects, a policy shift that is prompting concern among development specialists and environmental organisations…
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Madagascar launches digital agriculture platform to boost farm productivity, climate resilience and food security
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAgricultureClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)Conferencescorporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityGreen Investment & InfrastructurePolicy & GovernanceRegionsSocial ResponsibilitySociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitySustainability partnershipsSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGurban sustainability by Francis Mwangi 1.3K views 5 minutes readMadagascar has taken a significant step towards modernising its agricultural sector with the launch of a national digital agriculture platform and a suite of digital services designed to improve farm…
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Africa urged to embed sustainability as palm oil production expands to meet rising demand
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAgricultureBusinessClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate Science (Africa-focused)ConferencesDevelopment FinanceEast AfricaEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyGlobal Policy & AfricaLaws, Standards & FrameworksMultilateral InstitutionsPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationRegionsSDGs & National Development PlansSociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingSustainable developmenturban sustainabilityVoices & PerspectivesWater & Food SystemsWest Africa by Kathambi Muriithi 493 views 4 minutes readAfrican governments and agribusiness leaders have been urged to place sustainability at the centre of the continent’s expanding palm oil industry as production accelerates to meet growing regional consumption and…
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The Government of Kenya has unveiled a KES 1.1 trillion National Agri-food Systems Investment Plan (NASIP) 2026–2030, setting out an ambitious financing framework designed to modernise agriculture, strengthen food security,…
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TotalEnergies integrates solar power into Mozambique LNG project to lower its carbon footprint
AfricaAfrican Businessesblue economyCarbon offsetingClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyEnvironmental ResponsibilityJust TransitionOil & GasRenewable energy by Francis Mwangi 821 views 6 minutes readFrench energy major TotalEnergies is moving to integrate renewable energy into one of Africa’s largest natural gas developments by constructing a 7.1-megawatt (MW) solar power plant at its Mozambique LNG…
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Ola energy acquires Total energies’ Ethiopia fuel business, becoming largest foreign fuel retailer in a changing African energy market
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy Watchblue economyCarbon offsetingClimate & EnvironmentEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyEnvironmental ResponsibilityJust TransitionOil & GasPolicy & GovernanceSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainability reportingSustainable development by Francis Mwangi 864 views 6 minutes readOLA Energy has signed an agreement to acquire the entire fuel retail and storage business of TotalEnergies in Ethiopia, marking one of the most significant downstream energy transactions in East…
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The policy conversation across Africa is shifting from basic electrification toward interconnection and industrial enablement. More than 600 million people in sub-Saharan Africa still lack access to electricity, but the…
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Nigeria’s Gocycle launches Africa’s first digital e-waste marketplace to advance circular economy and ESG goals
AfricaAfrican BusinessesBiodiversity & Natureblue economyCarbon offsetingClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityPollution & WasteSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainability partnershipsWest Africa by Solomon Irungu 722 views 5 minutes readNigeria-based climate technology company Gocycle has launched the pilot phase of what it describes as Africa’s first digital e-waste marketplace, introducing a technology-driven platform designed to formalise the collection, trading…
