Climate action

Mali is negotiating new mechanisms with Russia to secure fertilizer supplies for future farming seasons, as rising geopolitical tensions, export controls and maritime disruptions place growing pressure on global agricultural…

European Union Ambassador to Lesotho, Mette Sunnergren, held talks with Matjato Moteane aimed at deepening cooperation on infrastructure development, governance systems and long-term economic transformation, as Lesotho seeks to strengthen…

As the world marks the International Day for Biological Diversity on May 22, growing concern over biodiversity decline is increasingly shifting from environmental debate into economic and corporate risk management,…

Angola has launched a new Sustainable and Strategic Blue Economy Initiative backed by approximately €30 million in funding from the European Union, marking a strategic push to diversify the country’s…

South Africa became the world’s largest citrus exporter by volume in 2025, overtaking Spain for the first time as strong harvests, expanding orchard capacity and rising international demand boosted the…

African parliamentarians have committed to strengthening coordination among legislatures, governments and regional institutions to advance a unified continental position in global climate and methane negotiations, as pressure grows on developing…

Africa’s efforts to tackle youth unemployment, food insecurity and economic inequality are increasingly converging around one sector: agribusiness. As nearly 12 million young Africans enter the labour market each year while formal job creation remains limited,…

African governments and development financiers are advancing a new financing framework aimed at accelerating climate investment, strengthening green industries and expanding access to finance for small businesses, as the continent…

The European Union is recalibrating key pillars of its climate and sustainability framework as policymakers seek to preserve industrial competitiveness while maintaining long-term decarbonisation targets, in a policy shift that…

African sovereign debt managers are under growing pressure to integrate climate finance into national borrowing strategies as rising debt servicing costs, climate vulnerability and constrained fiscal space increasingly converge into…