Kenya has renewed its call for increased investment in climate-smart agriculture, warning that escalating climate shocks are placing growing pressure on food production systems across Africa and threatening global food…
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Flagship framework introduces a suite of options to reflect business reality while maintaining scientific rigor at its core. Today, the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has published its Corporate…
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Tanzania’s Mkuju River project expands local workforce development as uranium sector advances
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)Development FinanceEast AfricaEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy Access & InnovationEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyMarkets & FinancePolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationPollution & WasteSustainabilitySustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGVoices & Perspectives by Kathambi Muriithi 250 views 4 minutes readTanzania’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 218 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 218 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 236 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 192 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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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 207 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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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 225 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…
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Rwanda agritech innovation challenge advances 12 startups as digital agriculture gains momentum across Africa
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchAgricultureBiodiversity & NatureClimate & EnvironmentClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)Development FinanceEast AfricaEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityGreen Investment & InfrastructureLaws, Standards & FrameworksMultilateral InstitutionsPolicy & GovernanceSocial Responsibilitysustainability eventsSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGTechnologyWater & Food Systems by Kathambi Muriithi 269 views 4 minutes readRwanda has selected 12 youth-led agritech enterprises to advance to the bootcamp stage of the AYuTe Africa Challenge Rwanda 2026, highlighting the country’s growing commitment to technology-driven agricultural transformation and…
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