Heirs 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 394 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 395 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 562 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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Algeria’s US$635 million dairy expansion signals new push for food security and agricultural self-sufficiency
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchClimate & EnvironmentClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)Economic ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyGlobal Policy & AfricaGreen Investment & InfrastructureHealthNorth AfricaPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationSociety & DevelopmentSustainability reportingSustainable development by Kathambi Muriithi 404 views 5 minutes readAlgeria has entered the implementation phase of a landmark dairy development project valued at more than US$635 million, advancing one of Africa’s most ambitious agricultural investments as the country seeks…
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African countries invested $3.83 billion in agricultural research and development (R&D) in 2023, strengthening a two-decade trend of expanding scientific capacity as governments seek to improve food security, raise agricultural…
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South Africa’s migration tensions expose broader economic and governance pressures across the region
AfricaAfrican Policy WatchClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)Development FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyGeneralGreen Investment & InfrastructurePolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationSocial ResponsibilitySouthern AfricaSustainable Finance & ESGtransportVoices & Perspectives by Kathambi Muriithi 372 views 4 minutes readSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa used a nationally televised address on Sunday to urge calm amid rising anti-immigrant tensions, as weeks of protests, violence and calls for mass deportations have…
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World Environment Day 2026: Why Africa’s environmental future has become an economic imperative
AfricaBiodiversity & NatureClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)Development FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEducationEnergy Access & InnovationEnvironmental ResponsibilityGlobal Policy & AfricaGreen Investment & InfrastructureHealthLaws, Standards & FrameworksMultilateral InstitutionsOil & GasPollution & WasteRenewable energySDGs & National Development Planssustainability eventsSustainability reportingSustainable Finance & ESGurban sustainabilityWater & Food SystemsPan-African by Kathambi Muriithi 574 views 5 minutes readAs governments, businesses, financial institutions and communities mark World Environment Day on June 5, environmental sustainability is increasingly being viewed not only as a conservation priority but also as a…
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Somalia Political Crisis Deepens as Gunfire Erupts in Mogadishu Ahead of Anti-Government Protests
AfricaAfrican Policy WatchBreaking NewsClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)Development FinanceEast AfricaEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyGlobal Policy & AfricaHealthLaws, Standards & FrameworksPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationPollution & WasteSustainability reportingSustainable Finance & ESGVoices & Perspectives by Kathambi Muriithi 575 views 4 minutes readHeavy gunfire erupted in Central Mogadishu on Wednesday, prompting residents to flee parts of the Somali capital as tensions escalated between the government and opposition figures over a disputed extension…
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Ethiopia Elections, Ebola Recovery and Governance Challenges Highlight Africa’s Development Crossroads
AfricaAfrican BusinessesCentral AfricaClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)East AfricaEconomic ResponsibilityGlobal Policy & AfricaHealthLaws, Standards & FrameworksMarkets & FinanceMultilateral InstitutionspolicyPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationSocial ResponsibilitySustainability reportingVoices & Perspectives by Kathambi Muriithi 671 views 5 minutes readAs millions of Ethiopians headed to the polls on Monday in parliamentary and regional elections widely expected to reinforce Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s political mandate, a series of developments across…
