Global tea markets are entering a second consecutive year of declining prices, raising fresh concerns for African exporters and millions of smallholder farmers who depend on tea as a critical…
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Sierra Leone Receives First US Deportation Flight as Trump Immigration Crackdown Expands into Africa
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchBusinessCarbon MarketsCarbon offsetingClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyGlobal Policy & AfricaInternational NewsNews & AnalysisOil & GasPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationSociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitySustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingSustainable developmenttransportWest Africa by External Source 966 views 4 minutes readSierra Leone on Wednesday received its first group of deportees from the United States under an agreement tied to President Donald Trump’s expanding immigration enforcement agenda, marking the latest extension…
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South Africa Elephant Welfare Court Case Puts Animal Rights and Conservation Governance Under Scrutiny
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchBusinessClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate Science (Africa-focused)Economic ResponsibilityEducationEnvironmental ResponsibilityHealthLaws, Standards & FrameworksOpinionPolicy & GovernanceSocial ResponsibilitySouthern AfricaSustainabilitySustainability reportingVoices & Perspectives by External Source 1.1K views 4 minutes readA South African court is this week hearing a closely watched case over the welfare of three elephants housed at Johannesburg Zoo, in a legal challenge that could reshape how…
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Kenya has made history by hosting the first-ever Global REDD+ Summit in Nairobi, bringing together 59 REDD+ countries, four donor nations and 14 international organisations in a major global effort…
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Thousands of people gathered in Hargeisa on Monday as Somaliland marked its Independence Day with renewed calls for international recognition, months after Israel became the first country to formally recognize…
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UN Expands Nairobi Headquarters as Guterres Pushes for Greater African Influence in Global Governance
African BusinessesAfricaBusinessClimate & EnvironmentClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEast AfricaEconomic ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyGlobal Policy & AfricaGreen Investment & InfrastructureinnovationMarkets & FinancePolicy & GovernanceSDGs & National Development PlansSociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitySustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGVoices & Perspectives by External Source 895 views 5 minutes readUnited 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,…
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Pakistan has expanded its national response to Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) through a multi-sector surveillance and laboratory strengthening programme supported by the United Kingdom’s Fleming Fund, positioning the country among a…
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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…
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Kenya bets on carbon markets and blended finance to turn climate commitments into investment opportunities
by Lisa MatataKenya is seeking to expand the role of carbon markets and blended finance in its climate strategy, Environment Cabinet Secretary Deborah Barasa told global ministers and negotiators at the Petersberg…
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East African bankers tackle sustainability and climate risk at conference in Mwanza
Africacorporate sustainabilityNews & Analysissustainability events by Solomon Irungu 291 views 2 minutes readFinancial leaders from across East and Southern Africa gathered in Mwanza from July 14 to 18 for the 22nd East African Banking School Conference, with a focus on rethinking the…
