Africa’s pursuit of energy security and regional economic integration took another step forward on June 29 as Rwanda and Kenya signed a landmark framework agreement that will allow Rwanda to…
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Global Agricultural leaders convene in Nairobi for high-Level Dialogue next event on African Agriculture
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAgricultureClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEducationpolicyPolicy & GovernanceSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainability partnershipsSustainable development by Solomon Irungu 534 views 6 minutes readAfrica’s agricultural future took centre stage in Nairobi this week as policymakers, scientists, agripreneurs, development institutions and farmers convened for DialogueNEXT in Africa, a high-level forum aimed at accelerating agricultural…
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KenGen expands renewable energy pipeline to 5,500MW as sustainability strategy positions Kenya for green industrial growth
AfricaAfrican Businessesblue economyClimate & EnvironmentClimate FinanceDevelopment FinanceEast AfricaEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyLaws, Standards & FrameworksMultilateral InstitutionsPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationRenewable energySDGs & National Development PlansSustainabilitySustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGurban sustainability by Kathambi Muriithi 492 views 5 minutes readKenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has expanded its long-term renewable energy development pipeline to 5,500MW while launching its inaugural Sustainability Report, marking a significant shift in the country’s clean energy…
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Heirs energies launches digital operations centre to advance smart oilfield management and energy security in Nigeria
AfricaAfrican Businessesblue economyCarbon offsetingcorporate sustainabilityEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyEnvironmental ResponsibilityindustryJust TransitionpollutionRenewable energysustainability eventsSustainability reportingSustainable development by Solomon Irungu 635 views 5 minutes readNigeria’s upstream oil and gas sector has taken another step towards digital transformation following the commissioning of an Integrated Operations Monitoring Centre (IOMC) by the Heirs Energies OML 17 Joint…
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Egypt Partners with China’s SANY to build wind turbine factory as local manufacturing drives renewable energy expansion
AfricaAfrican Businessesblue economyCarbon MarketsCarbon offsetingcircular economycorporate sustainabilityEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyOil & GaspolicyPolicy & GovernancePollution & WasteRenewable energySustainabilitysustainability events by Francis Mwangi 818 views 5 minutes readEgypt has signed a strategic agreement with Chinese manufacturer SANY Renewable Energy to establish a wind turbine manufacturing facility that will supply a planned 2-gigawatt (GW) wind power project in…
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South Africa urges ‘Source-to-sea’ ocean conservation as plastic pollution threatens blue economy and climate resilience
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchBiodiversity & Natureblue economyCarbon MarketsClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)Development FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyGreen Investment & InfrastructureLaws, Standards & FrameworksMultilateral InstitutionsPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationPollution & WasteSDGs & National Development PlansSociety & DevelopmentSouthern AfricaSustainabilitySustainability reportingurban sustainabilityWater & Food SystemsYouth by Kathambi Muriithi 1K views 4 minutes readSouth Africa is calling for a fundamental shift in how governments, businesses and communities protect marine ecosystems, arguing that safeguarding the country’s oceans requires tackling pollution and environmental degradation from…
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SIFCA joins UN Global Compact as Côte d’Ivoire’s private sector accelerates ESG and SDGs
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchBusinessClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyGlobal Policy & AfricaGreen Investment & InfrastructureLaws, Standards & FrameworksMultilateral InstitutionsPolicy & RegulationRegionsSDGs & National Development PlansSociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGurban sustainabilityWest Africa by Kathambi Muriithi 803 views 4 minutes readCôte d’Ivoire’s largest agro-industrial companies are increasingly positioning sustainability as a core business strategy, with the SIFCA Group formally joining the United Nations Global Compact as the country seeks to strengthen private…
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Kenya launches digital traceability platform to safeguard $1.56 Billion horticulture export industry
Kenya has launched a national digital traceability platform aimed at strengthening oversight of its horticultural exports, improving compliance with increasingly stringent international food safety regulations and protecting one of the…
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UN Global Compact’s Africa business and human rights forum to examine corporate environmental accountability and community rights across Africa
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchBusinessClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyGlobal Policy & AfricaPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationRegionsSociety & DevelopmentSustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGurban sustainability by Kathambi Muriithi 472 views 4 minutes readAs African economies accelerate industrialisation, mining expansion and energy transition projects, the United Nations Global Compact is set to convene governments, businesses, investors and civil society in Dakar, Senegal, from…
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Eni expands Mozambique LNG ambitions with tender for World’s Largest Floating Gas facility
AfricaAfrican Businessesblue economyCarbon offsetingClimate & Environmentcorporate sustainabilityEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyEnvironmental ResponsibilityindustryinnovationJust TransitionOil & GaspolicyPolicy & GovernanceRenewable energySouthern AfricaSustainabilitySustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingSustainable development by Francis Mwangi 925 views 5 minutes readItalian energy major Eni has launched a competitive tender for what could become the world’s largest floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility, marking another significant step in Mozambique’s emergence as…
