The decision by South African energy and chemicals company Sasol and Danish clean energy technology firm Topsoe to dissolve their sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) joint venture, Zaffra, marks another significant…
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Kenya launches digital traceability platform to safeguard $1.56 Billion horticulture export industry
Kenya has launched a national digital traceability platform aimed at strengthening oversight of its horticultural exports, improving compliance with increasingly stringent international food safety regulations and protecting one of the…
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ECOWAS calls for 5% budget allocation to renewable energy as West Africa seeks to strengthen energy security
AfricaAfrican Businessesblue economyCarbon offsetingClimate & EnvironmentEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyPollution & WasteRenewable energySDGs & National Development Planssupply chainsSustainabilitySustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingWater & Food SystemsWest Africa by Francis Mwangi 786 views 6 minutes readThe Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has urged its 12 member states to allocate at least 5% of their national budgets to renewable energy and…
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Africa climate journalism fellowship opens applications for reporters covering adaptation, energy and sustainable development
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)Development FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationFinance & EconomyMarkets & FinancePolicy & GovernanceRegionsSociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGurban sustainabilityWest Africa by Kathambi Muriithi 722 views 3 minutes readAfrica’s growing role in global climate reporting is set to receive a significant boost following the launch of a new journalism fellowship targeting reporters from Ghana and Nigeria, reflecting increasing…
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Nigeria climate innovation: How Fatima Zannah Mustapha is building Africa’s next generation of women-led green entrepreneurs
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchAgricultureBusinessClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)Economic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyGlobal Policy & AfricaGreen Investment & InfrastructureLaws, Standards & FrameworksMarkets & FinancePolicy & RegulationSDGs & National Development PlansSociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGWest Africa by Kathambi Muriithi 808 views 5 minutes readAcross North East Nigeria, climate entrepreneur Fatima Zannah Mustapha is combining technology, climate-smart agriculture and women’s economic empowerment to strengthen community resilience, illustrating how locally driven innovation is becoming an…
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Safaricom Great Arba Minch run turns athletics into a platform for climate action and sustainable tourism in Ethiopia
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAgricultureClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate Science (Africa-focused)Conferencescorporate sustainabilityEconomic ResponsibilityGreen Investment & InfrastructurepolicyPolicy & Governancesustainability eventsSustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESG by Solomon Irungu 796 views 5 minutes readThousands of runners who filled the streets of Arba Minch in southern Ethiopia on Sunday were participating in far more than a road race. The third edition of the Safaricom…
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SADC advances liberalised air transport and climate-resilient infrastructure to accelerate regional integration
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)ConferencesDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityinnovationLaws, Standards & FrameworksMarkets & FinanceMultilateral InstitutionsPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationRegionsSDGs & National Development PlansSociety & DevelopmentSouthern Africasustainability eventsSustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingSustainable developmentTechnologytransporturban sustainabilityVoices & Perspectives by Kathambi Muriithi 784 views 5 minutes readThe Southern African Development Community (SADC) has intensified efforts to modernise regional transport systems by advancing liberalised air transport, climate-resilient infrastructure and digital innovation, as ministers and policymakers meeting in…
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UN calls on AI companies to disclose data centre environmental impact as Africa faces rising water and energy pressures
AfricaAfrican BusinessesBusinessClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)Development FinanceEast AfricaEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy Access & InnovationEnvironmental ResponsibilityGlobal Policy & AfricaLaws, Standards & FrameworksMultilateral InstitutionsNorth AfricaOpinionPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationRegionsRenewable energySouthern Africasustainability eventsSustainability reportingurban sustainabilityVoices & PerspectivesWater & Food Systems by Kathambi Muriithi 855 views 4 minutes readAccompanying the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure, the United Nations has launched a global transparency initiative urging AI companies to publicly disclose the environmental footprint of their data centres,…
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South Africa’s Gauteng Province recorded 414 Malaria cases and 11 deaths during the first quarter of 2026, health authorities reported, as unusually heavy rainfall and flooding across parts of Southern…
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Madagascar expands veterinary infrastructure to strengthen food safety, disease surveillance and agricultural resilience
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAgricultureClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)Development FinanceEast AfricaEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityLaws, Standards & FrameworksMultilateral InstitutionsPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationSDGs & National Development PlansSociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitySustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGurban sustainabilityWater & Food Systems by Kathambi Muriithi 695 views 4 minutes readMadagascar has launched a new university veterinary clinic in Antananarivo as part of a broader effort to strengthen animal health systems, improve food safety oversight and enhance disease surveillance capacity,…
