Africa’s growing clean energy sector has received a significant financing boost following a new investment by Oikocredit into Hummingbird One, an innovative financing vehicle designed to support early-stage renewable energy…
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Kenya’s coffee industry is projected to record a strong rebound in the 2026/27 marketing season, driven by rising production, expanding government support programmes, and sustained strength in global Arabica coffee…
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Sierra Leone Receives First US Deportation Flight as Trump Immigration Crackdown Expands into Africa
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchBusinessCarbon MarketsCarbon offsetingClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyGlobal Policy & AfricaInternational NewsNews & AnalysisOil & GasPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationSociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitySustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingSustainable developmenttransportWest Africa by External Source 1.2K views 4 minutes readSierra Leone on Wednesday received its first group of deportees from the United States under an agreement tied to President Donald Trump’s expanding immigration enforcement agenda, marking the latest extension…
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UN General Assembly Backs Landmark ICJ Climate Ruling as Kenya Joins 141 Nations Supporting Global Climate Accountability
AfricaAfrican BusinessesClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityEnvironmental ResponsibilitypolicyPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationSocial ResponsibilitySociety & DevelopmentSustainability partnershipsSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESG by External Source 1K views 3 minutes readThe United Nations General Assembly has adopted a landmark resolution welcoming the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on States’ legal obligations regarding climate change, marking a major…
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ISS-Corporate has launched a new unified sustainability reporting solution aimed at helping companies comply with the rapidly expanding International Sustainability Standards Board disclosure framework as investor and regulatory pressure for…
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DR Congo’s Ebola Outbreak Deepens as Bundibugyo Strain Spreads Across Eastern Provinces
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchBreaking NewsCentral AfricaClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate Science (Africa-focused)East AfricaEconomic ResponsibilityEducationEnvironmental ResponsibilityGeneralGlobal Policy & AfricaHealthLaws, Standards & FrameworksOpinionPolicy & GovernanceSustainabilitySustainability reporting by External Source 1.4K views 4 minutes readThe Democratic Republic of Congo is confronting a rapidly escalating Ebola outbreak that has triggered international concern after health authorities confirmed dozens of infections linked to the rare Bundibugyo strain…
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South Africa Elephant Welfare Court Case Puts Animal Rights and Conservation Governance Under Scrutiny
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchBusinessClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate Science (Africa-focused)Economic ResponsibilityEducationEnvironmental ResponsibilityHealthLaws, Standards & FrameworksOpinionPolicy & GovernanceSocial ResponsibilitySouthern AfricaSustainabilitySustainability reportingVoices & Perspectives by External Source 1.4K views 4 minutes readA South African court is this week hearing a closely watched case over the welfare of three elephants housed at Johannesburg Zoo, in a legal challenge that could reshape how…
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Kenya’s Missing Children Crisis Exposes Growing Risks to Social Sustainability and Human Capital Development
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchBreaking NewsClimate Science (Africa-focused)East AfricaEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityHealthLaws, Standards & FrameworkspolicyPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationSDGs & National Development PlansSocial ResponsibilitySociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitySustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGYouth by Elizabeth Thuo 2.1K views 5 minutes readKenya’s rising number of missing children is emerging as a significant social sustainability challenge, raising concerns over child protection systems, urban vulnerability, and the long-term implications for the country’s human…
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From Child Marriage Escape to State House: Fatima Bio’s Rise Reflects Sierra Leone’s Complex Debate on Gender, Power and Governance
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchClimate & EnvironmentEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityGeneralGlobal Policy & AfricaHealthOpinionpolicyPolicy & GovernanceSustainabilitySustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingVoices & PerspectivesWest AfricaWOMEN by External Source 1.1K views 4 minutes readWhen Fatima Bio speaks about escaping an arranged marriage as a teenager during Sierra Leone’s Civil War, she frames it not only as a personal turning point but as the…
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Rwanda Tightens DR Congo Border Controls as Ebola Outbreak Raises East Africa Health and Trade Risks
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchBreaking NewsCentral AfricaClimate FinanceEast AfricaEconomic ResponsibilityEducationEnvironmental ResponsibilityGlobal Policy & AfricaHealthPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationSustainabilitySustainability reporting by External Source 2.3K views 4 minutes readRwanda has intensified health screenings and tightened cross-border movement with the Democratic Republic of Congo following a rapidly escalating Ebola outbreak linked to the rare Bundibugyo strain, as regional governments…
