The Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has urged its 12 member states to allocate at least 5% of their national budgets to renewable energy and…
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Africa climate journalism fellowship opens applications for reporters covering adaptation, energy and sustainable development
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)Development FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationFinance & EconomyMarkets & FinancePolicy & GovernanceRegionsSociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGurban sustainabilityWest Africa by Kathambi Muriithi 660 views 3 minutes readAfrica’s growing role in global climate reporting is set to receive a significant boost following the launch of a new journalism fellowship targeting reporters from Ghana and Nigeria, reflecting increasing…
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Nigeria climate innovation: How Fatima Zannah Mustapha is building Africa’s next generation of women-led green entrepreneurs
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchAgricultureBusinessClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)Economic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyGlobal Policy & AfricaGreen Investment & InfrastructureLaws, Standards & FrameworksMarkets & FinancePolicy & RegulationSDGs & National Development PlansSociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGWest Africa by Kathambi Muriithi 693 views 5 minutes readAcross North East Nigeria, climate entrepreneur Fatima Zannah Mustapha is combining technology, climate-smart agriculture and women’s economic empowerment to strengthen community resilience, illustrating how locally driven innovation is becoming an…
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UBA expands ESG and employee wellness programme across 20 African markets
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy Watchblue economyBusinessClimate Financecorporate sustainabilityData & BriefsDevelopment FinanceEast AfricaEconomic ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyGlobal Policy & AfricaInsights & ReportsLaws, Standards & FrameworksMarkets & FinancePolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationRegionsSDGs & National Development PlansSocial ResponsibilitySociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGurban sustainabilityVoices & PerspectivesWest Africa by Kathambi Muriithi 683 views 3 minutes readUnited Bank for Africa (UBA) has expanded its flagship employee wellness and environmental sustainability programme across 20 African countries, reinforcing the growing role of corporate environmental, social and governance (ESG)…
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Safaricom Great Arba Minch run turns athletics into a platform for climate action and sustainable tourism in Ethiopia
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAgricultureClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate Science (Africa-focused)Conferencescorporate sustainabilityEconomic ResponsibilityGreen Investment & InfrastructurepolicyPolicy & Governancesustainability eventsSustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESG by Solomon Irungu 693 views 5 minutes readThousands of runners who filled the streets of Arba Minch in southern Ethiopia on Sunday were participating in far more than a road race. The third edition of the Safaricom…
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Mauritania has secured $195 million in financing from the OPEC Fund for International Development to support climate-resilient infrastructure, strengthen food security and expand social protection programs, as the West African…
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How cocoa farming shaped Yaw Osei Adutwum’s leadership and Ghana’s human capital development agenda
AfricaAfrican Policy WatchBusinessClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityGlobal Policy & AfricaLaws, Standards & FrameworksMultilateral InstitutionsPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationSDGs & National Development PlansSociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitySustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingSustainable developmentVoices & PerspectivesWater & Food SystemsWest Africa by Kathambi Muriithi 662 views 4 minutes readFormer Ghanaian Education Minister and Member of Parliament for Bosomtwe, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has credited his upbringing in cocoa-farming communities with shaping the entrepreneurial mindset and work ethic that…
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The world premiere of Out of Mined, a feature-length documentary examining the environmental and social legacy of mining along South Africa’s West Coast, has brought renewed attention to the growing…
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UN calls on AI companies to disclose data centre environmental impact as Africa faces rising water and energy pressures
AfricaAfrican BusinessesBusinessClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)Development FinanceEast AfricaEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy Access & InnovationEnvironmental ResponsibilityGlobal Policy & AfricaLaws, Standards & FrameworksMultilateral InstitutionsNorth AfricaOpinionPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationRegionsRenewable energySouthern Africasustainability eventsSustainability reportingurban sustainabilityVoices & PerspectivesWater & Food Systems by Kathambi Muriithi 739 views 4 minutes readAccompanying the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure, the United Nations has launched a global transparency initiative urging AI companies to publicly disclose the environmental footprint of their data centres,…
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Africa’s Grid Constraints come into focus as regional markets push toward integration
AfricaAfrican BusinessesCarbon MarketsCarbon offsetingClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate Science (Africa-focused)Energy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyOil & GasRenewable energySustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingSustainable development by Solomon Irungu 632 views 4 minutes readAfrica’s electricity demand is projected to nearly double to 2,291 TWh by 2050, requiring an estimated $30 billion in transmission and grid infrastructure investment to unlock and integrate new generation…
