Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) has joined the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF), becoming one of a growing number of African financial institutions adopting internationally recognised standards to measure and…
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Angola’s fertiliser development company AMUFERT has formally inaugurated a new Board of Directors, marking a significant governance milestone as the country advances one of its most strategically important industrial projects…
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Africa’s e-waste economy holds untapped billions as circular innovation gains momentum
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy Watchblue economyCarbon MarketsCarbon offsetingClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)Economic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyPolicy & RegulationPollution & WasteRegionsSociety & DevelopmentSustainability reportingVoices & PerspectivesWest AfricaYouth by Kathambi Muriithi 600 views 5 minutes readAfrica’s growing stockpile of discarded mobile phones and electronic devices could become one of the continent’s most valuable urban resource reserves, as entrepreneurs, development agencies and technology companies increasingly turn…
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Australia and African universities deepen climate resilience partnership to strengthen higher education systems
AfricaAfrican Businessesblue economyClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)Development FinanceEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyLaws, Standards & FrameworksMultilateral InstitutionsPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationRegionsSociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainability reportingSustainable developmenturban sustainabilityVoices & PerspectivesWest Africa by Kathambi Muriithi 590 views 5 minutes readAustralian and African universities have launched a new international collaboration aimed at strengthening climate resilience across higher education institutions, recognising universities as increasingly important drivers of climate adaptation, innovation and sustainable development.…
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World Bank ends 45% climate finance target, raising questions over future climate funding for Africa
AfricaAfrican BusinessesCarbon MarketsCarbon offsetingClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)ConferencesEast AfricaEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityLaws, Standards & FrameworksPolicy & GovernanceRegionsSDGs & National Development PlansSociety & DevelopmentSouthern AfricaSustainabilitySustainability reportingurban sustainabilityVoices & PerspectivesWest Africa by Kathambi Muriithi 587 views 4 minutes readThe World Bank has removed its target of directing 45 percent of its financing towards climate-related projects, a policy shift that has triggered concern among development experts over the future…
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Amazon invests in South Africa’s Spekboom Restoration Project to remove carbon, create 11,000 jobs and boost Africa’s nature-based economy
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchBusinessCarbon MarketsCarbon offsetingClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyGlobal Policy & AfricaGreen Investment & InfrastructurePolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationPollution & WasteRegionsSocial ResponsibilitySociety & DevelopmentSouthern AfricaSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingSustainable developmenturban sustainabilityWater & Food Systems by Kathambi Muriithi 761 views 5 minutes readAmazon has committed to one of the world’s largest private-sector investments in nature-based carbon removal, backing a landscape restoration programme in South Africa’s Eastern Cape that aims to rehabilitate more…
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The African Development Bank (AfDB), in partnership with UNICEF, has launched a US$54.8 million emergency water and sanitation programme to restore critical water infrastructure and improve sanitation services in Sudan’s…
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Africa’s nature-based economy needs stronger environmental laws to unlock climate finance and green growth, Abu Jinapor says
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchAgricultureblue economyCentral AfricaClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)Economic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityGlobal Policy & AfricaGreen Investment & InfrastructureLaws, Standards & FrameworksRegionsSDGs & National Development PlansSociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitySustainability reportingurban sustainabilityWest AfricaYouth by Kathambi Muriithi 503 views 5 minutes readBefore the article, one clarification is important. This story centres on policy recommendations made during a public lecture rather than the announcement of new legislation. The article therefore attributes proposals…
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Italy commits €80 million to support Ethiopia’s economic reforms, renewable energy and climate resilience
AfricaAfrican BusinessesCarbon offsetingClimate & Environmentcorporate sustainabilityEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyEnvironmental ResponsibilityOil & GaspolicyPolicy & GovernanceRenewable energySustainabilitySustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingSustainable development by Francis Mwangi 651 views 6 minutes readEthiopia has secured €80 million (approximately US$91 million) in financing from Italy to accelerate its economic reform programme, strengthen fiscal stability and expand investments in renewable energy and climate resilience,…
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Zimbabwe is positioning itself at the centre of Southern Africa’s sustainable infrastructure agenda after the Ministry of Energy and Power Development formally endorsed the Southern Africa Eco-Infrastructure Summit (SAEIS) 2026,…
