Côte d’Ivoire is turning to satellite technology and artificial intelligence to strengthen environmental monitoring, improve agricultural traceability and build the data infrastructure needed to support carbon markets and climate finance…
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Kenya secures ksh590 million EU support as carbon market framework moves towards article 6 implementation
AfricaAfrican BusinessesCarbon MarketsCarbon offsetingClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionEnvironmental ResponsibilityGeneralGlobal Policy & AfricaGreen Investment & InfrastructureOpinionpollutionPollution & WasteSustainabilitySustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGurban sustainability by Francis Mwangi 189 views 6 minutes readKenya is set to receive KSh590 million in European Union climate funding to strengthen the systems used to monitor, report and verify carbon-market activities and national climate action, as the…
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Azura power enters South Africa with Enpower trading deal as electricity market liberalization accelerates
AfricaAfrican BusinessesCarbon offsetingcircular economyClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyGeneralGlobal Policy & AfricaGreen Investment & InfrastructureOil & GasPolicy & RegulationpollutionPollution & WasteSocial ResponsibilitySociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitySustainability partnershipsSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGurban sustainability by Francis Mwangi 138 views 6 minutes readAzura Power has entered South Africa’s electricity market through the acquisition of a significant majority stake in Enpower Trading, giving the pan-African power producer a foothold in a market where…
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Malawi strengthens disaster preparedness as early warning moves towards early action ahead of 2026/27 EL Niño
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAgricultureBiodiversity & Naturecircular economyClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityGlobal Policy & AfricaGreen Investment & InfrastructureindustryMarkets & FinanceMultilateral InstitutionsOpinionRegionsSDGs & National Development PlansSocial ResponsibilitySociety & DevelopmentSouthern AfricaSustainabilitySustainability reportingSustainable developmenturban sustainability by Francis Mwangi 165 views 6 minutes readMalawi is strengthening its capacity to turn climate warnings into faster action as it prepares for the 2026/27 rainfall season, with the European Union and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)…
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Spiro Appoints Ram Ramanathan as Group CFO as African electric mobility enters a new scale-Up phase
AfricaAfrican BusinessesCarbon MarketsCarbon offsetingcircular economyClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & ExtractivesEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyEnvironmental ResponsibilityGreen Investment & InfrastructureJust TransitionpolicypollutionPollution & WasteRenewable energySocial ResponsibilitySociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitySustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGtransporturban sustainability by External Source 162 views 5 minutes readSpiro has appointed Ram Ramanathan as Group Chief Financial Officer as the African electric mobility company moves into a more capital-intensive phase of expansion, following major equity and debt financing…
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Ecomondo 2026 puts Africa Europe circular economy cooperation on the investment agenda
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAgricultureBiodiversity & Naturecircular economyClimate & EnvironmentClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy Access & InnovationEnvironmental ResponsibilityeventsGreen Investment & InfrastructurepolicyPolicy & GovernanceSDGs & National Development PlansSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGurban sustainability by Giacomo Tortora 134 views 7 minutes readEurope’s circular economy transition is increasingly being shaped by questions that extend beyond the continent’s borders, from access to critical raw materials and resilient water systems to sustainable agriculture, industrial…
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Angola’s Ondjila Green project puts electric mobility at the centre of transport and energy reform
AfricaAfrican BusinessesCarbon MarketsCarbon offsetingClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & ExtractivesEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnvironmental ResponsibilityGeneralGlobal Policy & AfricaGreen Investment & InfrastructureJust TransitionpolicyPollution & WasteRegionsRenewable energySDGs & National Development PlansSociety & DevelopmentSouthern AfricaSustainabilitySustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingSustainable developmenturban sustainability by Kathleen Beams 277 views 7 minutes readAngola has taken another step towards electrifying its transport system after OPAIA Motors, the Ministry of Transport and the Fundo Soberano de Angola signed a memorandum of understanding to establish…
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Permagardens take root after three dry years in coastal Kenya’s Mbuguni region
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAgricultureCarbon Marketscircular economyClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityGreen Investment & InfrastructurepolicyPolicy & GovernanceSDGs & National Development PlansSocial ResponsibilitySociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitySustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGurban sustainabilityWater & Food Systems by Afia Agyapomaa 106 views 3 minutes readBy Afia Agyapomaa Ofosu Three and a half years: that is how long the sky over Mbuguni, Kenya stayed stubbornly empty. In this remote village in Matuga, Kwale County, no rain fell. Crops died in…
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High Seas Treaty reaches 100 parties as Africa gains greater stake in Global ocean governance
AfricaAfrican BusinessesBiodiversity & Natureblue economycircular economyClimate & Environmentcorporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityGeneralGreen Investment & InfrastructureMarkets & FinanceMultilateral InstitutionspolicyPollution & WasteSDGs & National Development PlansSustainabilitySustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGurban sustainabilityWater & Food Systems by Valerie Baecque 274 views 6 minutes readThe international agreement governing biodiversity beyond national waters has passed a significant implementation milestone, reaching 100 parties as Germany, Papua New Guinea, Zimbabwe, Canada, Australia and Brunei Darussalam deposited their…
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Farm mechanization in Africa: six brushcutter mistakes that can reduce productivity and increase safety risks
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAgriculturecircular economyClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityGeneralGreen Investment & InfrastructureInternational NewsPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationSociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitySustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGurban sustainabilityWater & Food Systems by Thuli Mhlongo 159 views 7 minutes readAs African farmers face rising pressure to improve productivity while managing labour constraints and expanding cultivated land, the efficiency and safe use of small agricultural machinery is becoming increasingly important.…
