Libya has taken another significant step toward restoring its position as a major natural gas producer after Italian energy company Eni and the National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced the successful…
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Kenya’s transition towards greener housing finance received a significant boost as NCBA Bank expanded its home financing portfolio in the Coast region by introducing a solar leasing solution alongside its…
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World Bank approves $750 Million budget support for Kenya, backs sustainability-linked financing to strengthen fiscal stability and green growth
AfricaAfrican BusinessesClimate FinanceEast AfricaEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyGlobal Policy & AfricaLaws, Standards & FrameworksMultilateral InstitutionsPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationSDGs & National Development PlansSociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainability reportingSustainable developmenturban sustainability by Kathambi Muriithi 642 views 4 minutes readThe World Bank has approved a US$750 million budget support package for Kenya alongside a sustainability-linked financing facility designed to reduce the country’s dependence on costly domestic borrowing while advancing…
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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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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 785 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 858 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 1.3K 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 1.2K 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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Sasol-Topsoe SAF venture collapse highlights commercial reality facing sustainable aviation fuel and green hydrogen markets
AfricaAfrican Businessesblue economyCarbon MarketsCarbon offsetingcircular economyClimate & Environmentcorporate sustainabilityEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyIndustriesindustryJust TransitionOil & GasRenewable energysustainability eventsSustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingSustainable development by Francis Mwangi 1.2K views 5 minutes readThe decision by South African energy and chemicals company Sasol and Danish clean energy technology firm Topsoe to dissolve their sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) joint venture, Zaffra, marks another significant…
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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 1.7K 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…
