sustainability

In a development that signals the growing regional ambition of African energy firms, Nigeria’s indigenous oil company, FIRST Exploration & Petroleum Development Company (FIRST E&P), has sealed a strategic partnership…

Energy, petroleum, and mining stakeholders from across West Africa and beyond will gather in Dakar this December for the fourth edition of the MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power Conference &…

  The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) have approved more than €260 million in financing to support Rwanda’s efforts to expand access to affordable…

Africa’s largest gold producer is taking steps to stabilise its economy by introducing a gold price hedging scheme, aimed at protecting its rising export earnings from global market swings. With…

A new draft standard released by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is set to reshape how sustainability is reported across the global textile and apparel sector—offering African producers, manufacturers, and…

Ministers of environment from all 54 African countries have gathered in Nairobi this week (July 12–18) for the 20th session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN). This…

In a major policy shift with long-term environmental and economic implications, eight African countries—Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, and Nigeria—have adopted the ‘Yaoundé Declaration’,…

At this year’s Google Cloud Summit in London (9th to 10th July 2025), the focus was on how artificial intelligence (AI), infrastructure, and sustainability are shaping core sectors globally. While…

The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) has officially broken ground on its new African headquarters in Nairobi, a milestone that signals a major evolution in global climate governance. The new facility, set to be completed by 2027 at a cost of KSh1.7 billion, marks the launch of a historic dual-headquarters model, shared between Nairobi and Rotterdam, ushering in a new era of co-ownership between the Global South and Global North.

The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has unveiled proposed updates to its industry-specific Sustainability Accounting Standards Board, a move that could significantly shape how African companies disclose sustainability performance. The roll-out, encompassing nine sectors including oil & gas, mining, construction, power, and food & beverage, kicks off an exposure period ending on November 30, 2025.