South Africa’s Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has finalized 11 long-term terminal operator agreements at Island View, the country’s largest fuel storage and distribution hub, securing continued operations at a…
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Zafiri Secures $176 Million to expand fff-Grid energy access across Africa as financing gap threatens electrification goals
AfricaAfrican BusinessesCarbon offsetingClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & Adaptationcorporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyEnvironmental ResponsibilityJust TransitionOpinionpolicyPolicy & GovernancePollution & WasteRenewable energySustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainable development by Francis Mwangi 176 views 6 minutes readA new investment vehicle focused on decentralized renewable energy has secured $176 million in commitments to accelerate electricity access across sub-Saharan Africa, highlighting growing efforts by development finance institutions, philanthropic…
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Madagascar’s government-backed vanilla industry alliance is preparing to spend up to $38 million to purchase 600 tonnes of processed vanilla from exporters in an effort to reduce excess inventories and…
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Spiro secures $420 million to accelerate Africa’s electric mobility transition as battery-swapping market expands
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchCarbon offsetingcircular economyClimate & Environmentcorporate sustainabilityEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyEnvironmental ResponsibilityJust TransitionpolicyPolicy & GovernanceRenewable energySociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitySustainable development by Francis Mwangi 212 views 5 minutes readElectric mobility company Spiro has secured $420 million in financing since October 2025, including a newly announced $55 million equity investment from China’s NewTrails Capital, as the company accelerates expansion…
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Senegal opens $10.45 Million textile factory as Turkey investment drives cotton value addition and Industrial growth in West Africa
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAgriculturecircular economyClimate & Environmentcorporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityGreen Investment & InfrastructureIndustriesindustryInternational NewsSustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingSustainable developmenturban sustainabilityWest Africa by Francis Mwangi 295 views 5 minutes readSenegal has inaugurated a new $10.45 million textile manufacturing facility in the Diamniadio industrial zone, marking a significant step in the country’s efforts to expand domestic manufacturing capacity, create industrial…
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KCB Bank and Inchcape Kenya launch tractor financing partnership to accelerate agricultural mechanisation and food security
AfricaAfrican Businessescircular economyClimate & EnvironmentClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilitySustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingSustainable development by Francis Mwangi 189 views 5 minutes readKCB Bank Kenya and Inchcape Kenya have entered into a strategic partnership aimed at expanding access to agricultural mechanisation by providing farmers with affordable financing for New Holland tractors and…
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Stanbic Holdings Plc facilitated KES133 billion (approximately US$1 billion) in trade financing in 2025, significantly exceeding its annual target of KES90 billion and reinforcing its position as a key financial…
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Infinity Power signs EPC deals for 774MW of solar capacity in South Africa as renewable energy investment accelerates
AfricaAfrican BusinessesCarbon offsetingClimate & EnvironmentClimate Financecorporate sustainabilityEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyEnvironmental ResponsibilityGreen Investment & InfrastructureJust TransitionPollution & WasteRenewable energySouthern AfricaSustainabilitySustainable development by Francis Mwangi 242 views 5 minutes readInfinity Power has signed engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) agreements for two utility-scale solar projects in South Africa with a combined capacity of 773.6 megawatts peak (MWp), strengthening the country’s…
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Our ocean, our heritage, our future: why the Mombasa summit could be a turning point for Africa’s blue economy
by Peter KiamaAfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchBiodiversity & Natureblue economyClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityGlobal Policy & AfricapolicyPolicy & Governancesustainability eventsSustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESG by Peter Kiama 177 views 5 minutes readFor many of coastal communities, the ocean remains a source of identity, food, livelihoods, and resilience. This week, that same ocean becomes the focus of global attention as Kenya hosts the 11th Our Ocean Conference (OOC11).…
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More than 100 governments, businesses, development institutions and civil society organizations pledged $6.4 billion through 320 new commitments to advance ocean conservation, sustainable fisheries, climate resilience and blue economy development…
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