South Africa and Italy have signed a new memorandum of understanding aimed at expanding agricultural cooperation, strengthening trade relations and accelerating innovation across key segments of the agrifood sector, as…
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Kenya calls for greater climate smart agriculture investment as climate shocks threaten food security
African BusinessesAgriculturecircular economyClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityGreen Investment & InfrastructurepolicyPolicy & GovernanceSustainabilitySustainable Finance & ESG by Francis Mwangi 1.1K views 5 minutes readKenya has renewed its call for increased investment in climate-smart agriculture, warning that escalating climate shocks are placing growing pressure on food production systems across Africa and threatening global food…
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Rwanda Courts Kenya’s Rai Group for major sugar investment to cut rising import dependence
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAgricultureClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)Environmental ResponsibilityindustrypolicyPolicy & GovernanceSocial ResponsibilitySociety & DevelopmentSustainable Finance & ESG by Francis Mwangi 665 views 4 minutes readRwanda is in discussions with Kenya-based industrial conglomerate Rai Group over a major sugar investment that could transform the country’s sugar industry, reduce its growing dependence on imports and strengthen…
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Flagship framework introduces a suite of options to reflect business reality while maintaining scientific rigor at its core. Today, the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has published its Corporate…
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U.S. Meat Exporters Push AGOA Leverage to Open African Markets Amid Rising Demand for Animal Protein
The United States meat industry is urging Washington to use the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) as a negotiating tool to secure greater access for American red meat exports…
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Angola Targets End to Routine Gas Flaring by 2030 as It Balances Oil Production and Climate Goals
AfricaAfrican BusinessesCarbon MarketsCarbon offsetingClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & Adaptationcorporate sustainabilityEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyEnvironmental ResponsibilityJust TransitionOil & GasSustainable Finance & ESG by Francis Mwangi 1.3K views 4 minutes readAngola has pledged to eliminate routine gas flaring across its oil industry by 2030, introducing financial penalties for non-compliant operators as the country intensifies efforts to reduce methane emissions while…
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Ghana’s $200 Million Sentuo Oil Refinery Expansion Signals Shift in West Africa’s Energy Security and Industrialisation Drive
AfricaAfrican BusinessesCarbon offsetingcorporate sustainabilityEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyJust TransitionOil & GasOpinionpolicyPolicy & RegulationPollution & WasteRenewable energySDGs & National Development PlansSustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingUncategorized by Francis Mwangi 1.5K views 4 minutes readEcobank Ghana has been appointed to coordinate a $200 million financing package for the second phase expansion of Sentuo Oil, Ghana’s first privately developed refinery, in a move that underscores…
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Heirs energies launches agbada green corridor initiative to advance environmental sustainability
by Aziza AlbouAfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchAgricultureClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate Financecorporate sustainabilityEconomic ResponsibilityGreen Investment & InfrastructurePolicy & GovernanceSDGs & National Development PlansSocial ResponsibilitySociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainability partnershipsSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESG by Aziza Albou 448 views 4 minutes readHeirs 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 591 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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Across Africa, conversations about nature are still too often framed as a trade-off. Conservation versus growth. Ecosystems versus jobs. Sustainability versus industrialisation. But that framing misses something fundamental. For…
