business sustainability

French development finance institution Proparco has committed €300 million in financing to support the expansion of AXIAN Group’s digital and energy operations across Africa, in a move that reflects growing…

African parliamentarians have committed to strengthening coordination among legislatures, governments and regional institutions to advance a unified continental position in global climate and methane negotiations, as pressure grows on developing…

A Zimbabwe-founded community mental health initiative has received international recognition after the King Baudouin Foundation awarded the 2025–2026 KBF Africa Prize to Friendship Bench, highlighting growing global interest in low-cost,…

United Nations Secretary General António Guterres has described Nairobi as a central pillar of global multilateralism following the launch of a major expansion of the United Nations Headquarters in Kenya,…

Africa’s efforts to tackle youth unemployment, food insecurity and economic inequality are increasingly converging around one sector: agribusiness. As nearly 12 million young Africans enter the labour market each year while formal job creation remains limited,…

African governments and development financiers are advancing a new financing framework aimed at accelerating climate investment, strengthening green industries and expanding access to finance for small businesses, as the continent…

Global environmental consultancy SLR is expanding its climate intelligence capabilities through the acquisition of climate analytics firms Planetrics and ClimSystems, positioning itself to meet rising demand from corporations, financial institutions and governments seeking more sophisticated…

Nepal’s Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP), working with the World Health Organization (WHO), has expanded national laboratory quality management capacity through a new internal auditor and lead assessor training programme aligned…

Kenya has launched a National Carbon Registry aimed at strengthening transparency, accountability and investor confidence in the country’s growing carbon market, as African economies increasingly position climate-linked natural assets as sources of…

Organizations across the United States and other major economies are reassessing how they manage workplace conflict, diversity and institutional accountability as growing polarization around Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) policies…