Tanzania’s uranium sector is taking a step towards deeper local participation after Mantra Tanzania Limited recruited and deployed a new cohort of locally trained equipment operators at the Mkuju River Project in Namtumbo District,…
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Ghana’s $200 Million Sentuo Oil Refinery Expansion Signals Shift in West Africa’s Energy Security and Industrialisation Drive
AfricaAfrican BusinessesCarbon offsetingcorporate sustainabilityEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyJust TransitionOil & GasOpinionpolicyPolicy & RegulationPollution & WasteRenewable energySDGs & National Development PlansSustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingUncategorized by Francis Mwangi 1.7K views 4 minutes readEcobank Ghana has been appointed to coordinate a $200 million financing package for the second phase expansion of Sentuo Oil, Ghana’s first privately developed refinery, in a move that underscores…
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Mauritius launches HEI-Blue bootcamp to accelerate blue economy innovation and youth entrepreneurship in the Indian Ocean
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchBiodiversity & Natureblue economyBusinessCarbon MarketsClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceDevelopment FinanceEast AfricaEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityEU support AfricaGreen Investment & InfrastructureMarkets & FinanceMultilateral InstitutionsOpinionPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationRegionsSDGs & National Development PlansSociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingSustainable developmentVoices & PerspectivesYouth by Kathambi Muriithi 1.6K views 4 minutes readMauritius has launched the HEI-Blue Bootcamp, a regional innovation programme aimed at advancing sustainable blue economy solutions through higher education partnerships, entrepreneurship and cross-border collaboration, as governments and institutions across…
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Under a blazing sun and a warming sea, Ghana’s fisherfolk struggle to adapt Or The silent rise of marine heatwaves in Ghana’s waters
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchAgricultureblue economyClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityPolicy & GovernanceSocial ResponsibilitySociety & Developmentsustainability eventsSustainability partnershipsSustainable Finance & ESGWater & Food SystemsWest Africa by Afia Agyapomaa 1.1K views 10 minutes readBy Afia Agyapomaa Ofosu Repairing nets under sun On a sunny wednesday at jamestown fishing harbour in ghana’s capital, accra, the temperature stood at 31 degrees celsius. Under a bleached sky, fishermen continued their labour along the shore. Their chests glistened with sweat beneath low…
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Heirs energies launches agbada green corridor initiative to advance environmental sustainability
by Aziza AlbouAfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchAgricultureClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate Financecorporate sustainabilityEconomic ResponsibilityGreen Investment & InfrastructurePolicy & GovernanceSDGs & National Development PlansSocial ResponsibilitySociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainability partnershipsSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESG by Aziza Albou 551 views 4 minutes readHeirs Energies has launched the Agbada Green Corridor Initiative, a tree-planting programme designed to enhance environmental sustainability, support biodiversity conservation and improve climate resilience in communities located along the Agbada…
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Ecobank launches Africa’s first $450 million nature bond to finance sustainable agriculture, water security and biodiversity protection
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy Watchblue economyClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityInternational NewsLaws, Standards & FrameworksMarkets & FinancePolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationSDGs & National Development PlansSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGPan-African by Kathambi Muriithi 1.4K views 5 minutes readEcobank has launched a US$450 million Nature Bond on the London Stock Exchange, creating one of Africa’s most significant market-based financing instruments dedicated to sustainable agriculture, water systems and biodiversity…
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CMAS 2026 programme launched as Africa’s carbon markets move from readiness to delivery
AfricaAfrican BusinessesCarbon MarketsCarbon offsetingClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityNews & AnalysisOpinionPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationSustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingSustainable development by Francis Mwangi 781 views 3 minutes readAfrica 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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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 1.1K 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 783 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…