A delegation of 13 Russian companies will begin a business mission in Cape Town on 13 October 2026, seeking commercial partnerships with businesses in South Africa and other African countries…
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Carbon markets Africa summit 2026 brings investors and governments to Kigali as Africa seeks greater market influence
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchCarbon MarketsCarbon offsetingCentral AfricaClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)Conferencescorporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEast AfricaEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityeventsGeneralGlobal Policy & AfricapolicyPolicy & GovernanceRegionsResourcesSocial ResponsibilitySociety & DevelopmentSouthern AfricaSustainabilitySustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingSustainable developmenturban sustainabilityWest Africa bySolomon Irungu 46 views 7 minutes readThe Carbon Markets Africa Summit (CMAS) 2026 will bring together participants from 24 African countries and 45 countries globally in Kigali, Rwanda, from 13 to 15 October, as governments, investors,…
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CSIA and Global Advisory Alliance join forces to strengthen governance across markets
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAgricultureBusinessClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionEnvironmental ResponsibilityGlobal Policy & AfricaGreen Investment & InfrastructurepolicyRegionsRenewable energySocial ResponsibilitySouthern AfricaSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGurban sustainability byKarel Krticka 83 views 6 minutes readCorporate governance is being tested by a risk environment in which geopolitical uncertainty, technological change, sustainability pressures and regulatory complexity increasingly intersect at board level. Against this backdrop, the Corporate…
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Gabon launches Proxigab platform to connect SMES with finance, investors and local supply chains
AfricaAfrican BusinessesBusinessClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilitySDGs & National Development PlansSocial ResponsibilitySustainabilitySustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGurban sustainability byFrancis Mwangi 99 views 5 minutes readGabon has launched a digital platform designed to connect small and medium-sized enterprises with banks, investors and business-support organisations, as the government seeks to improve access to finance and strengthen…
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Côte d’Ivoire turns to AI and satellite data to strengthen forest monitoring and climate finance
AfricaAfrican Businessesblue economyClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityGlobal Policy & AfricaGreen Investment & InfrastructurepollutionPollution & WasteSustainabilitySustainability partnershipsSustainable developmenturban sustainability byFrancis Mwangi 158 views 6 minutes readCôte d’Ivoire is turning to satellite technology and artificial intelligence to strengthen environmental monitoring, improve agricultural traceability and build the data infrastructure needed to support carbon markets and climate finance…
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Unilever invests ksh70 million in Nairobi solar project as factory targets lower energy costs and emissions
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchCarbon MarketsCarbon offsetingClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEast AfricaEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyEnvironmental ResponsibilityGeneralGreen Investment & InfrastructureindustryJust TransitionpolicyPolicy & RegulationpollutionPollution & WasteRenewable energysupply chainsSustainabilitySustainability reportingSustainable developmenturban sustainability byFrancis Mwangi 164 views 5 minutes readUnilever has invested KSh70 million in an 800kW solar power system at its Nairobi manufacturing plant, linking the company’s decarbonisation programme with a projected KSh30 million reduction in annual energy…
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Africa’s crypto growth raises cybersecurity stakes as Binance pushes user protection and digital literacy
AfricaAfrican Businessescorporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEducationFinance & EconomyGeneralinnovationOpinionSDGs & National Development PlansSocial ResponsibilitySociety & Developmentsupply chainsSustainabilitySustainable developmenturban sustainability byExternal Source 107 views 5 minutes readAs cryptocurrency adoption expands across Africa, the security of digital assets is increasingly becoming a consumer protection and financial governance issue, with exchanges and regulators facing pressure to strengthen safeguards…
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Kenya secures ksh590 million EU support as carbon market framework moves towards article 6 implementation
AfricaAfrican BusinessesCarbon MarketsCarbon offsetingClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionEnvironmental ResponsibilityGeneralGlobal Policy & AfricaGreen Investment & InfrastructureOpinionpollutionPollution & WasteSustainabilitySustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGurban sustainability byFrancis Mwangi 126 views 6 minutes readKenya is set to receive KSh590 million in European Union climate funding to strengthen the systems used to monitor, report and verify carbon-market activities and national climate action, as the…
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Azura power enters South Africa with Enpower trading deal as electricity market liberalization accelerates
AfricaAfrican BusinessesCarbon offsetingcircular economyClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyGeneralGlobal Policy & AfricaGreen Investment & InfrastructureOil & GasPolicy & RegulationpollutionPollution & WasteSocial ResponsibilitySociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitySustainability partnershipsSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGurban sustainability byFrancis Mwangi 87 views 6 minutes readAzura Power has entered South Africa’s electricity market through the acquisition of a significant majority stake in Enpower Trading, giving the pan-African power producer a foothold in a market where…
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Malawi strengthens disaster preparedness as early warning moves towards early action ahead of 2026/27 EL Niño
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAgricultureBiodiversity & Naturecircular economyClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityGlobal Policy & AfricaGreen Investment & InfrastructureindustryMarkets & FinanceMultilateral InstitutionsOpinionRegionsSDGs & National Development PlansSocial ResponsibilitySociety & DevelopmentSouthern AfricaSustainabilitySustainability reportingSustainable developmenturban sustainability byFrancis Mwangi 124 views 6 minutes readMalawi is strengthening its capacity to turn climate warnings into faster action as it prepares for the 2026/27 rainfall season, with the European Union and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)…
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