Angola has pledged to eliminate routine gas flaring across its oil industry by 2030, introducing financial penalties for non-compliant operators as the country intensifies efforts to reduce methane emissions while…
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Airtel Africa expands digital inclusion and financial access across 14 African markets
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy Watchcorporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy Access & InnovationFinance & EconomyLaws, Standards & FrameworksMultilateral InstitutionsPolicy & GovernanceSociety & DevelopmentSustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGurban sustainabilityVoices & PerspectivesPan-African by Kathambi Muriithi 607 views 4 minutes readAirtel Africa has reported significant progress in expanding digital connectivity, financial inclusion and education access across sub-Saharan Africa, according to its Sustainability Report 2026, highlighting how telecommunications infrastructure is increasingly becoming a foundation for…
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Ghana’s $200 Million Sentuo Oil Refinery Expansion Signals Shift in West Africa’s Energy Security and Industrialisation Drive
AfricaAfrican BusinessesCarbon offsetingcorporate sustainabilityEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyJust TransitionOil & GasOpinionpolicyPolicy & RegulationPollution & WasteRenewable energySDGs & National Development PlansSustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingUncategorized by Francis Mwangi 1.5K views 4 minutes readEcobank Ghana has been appointed to coordinate a $200 million financing package for the second phase expansion of Sentuo Oil, Ghana’s first privately developed refinery, in a move that underscores…
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Mauritius launches HEI-Blue bootcamp to accelerate blue economy innovation and youth entrepreneurship in the Indian Ocean
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchBiodiversity & Natureblue economyBusinessCarbon MarketsClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceDevelopment FinanceEast AfricaEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityEU support AfricaGreen Investment & InfrastructureMarkets & FinanceMultilateral InstitutionsOpinionPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationRegionsSDGs & National Development PlansSociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingSustainable developmentVoices & PerspectivesYouth by Kathambi Muriithi 1.5K views 4 minutes readMauritius has launched the HEI-Blue Bootcamp, a regional innovation programme aimed at advancing sustainable blue economy solutions through higher education partnerships, entrepreneurship and cross-border collaboration, as governments and institutions across…
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Under a blazing sun and a warming sea, Ghana’s fisherfolk struggle to adapt Or The silent rise of marine heatwaves in Ghana’s waters
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchAgricultureblue economyClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityPolicy & GovernanceSocial ResponsibilitySociety & Developmentsustainability eventsSustainability partnershipsSustainable Finance & ESGWater & Food SystemsWest Africa by Afia Agyapomaa 787 views 10 minutes readBy Afia Agyapomaa Ofosu Repairing nets under sun On a sunny wednesday at jamestown fishing harbour in ghana’s capital, accra, the temperature stood at 31 degrees celsius. Under a bleached sky, fishermen continued their labour along the shore. Their chests glistened with sweat beneath low…
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Heirs energies launches agbada green corridor initiative to advance environmental sustainability
by Aziza AlbouAfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchAgricultureClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate Financecorporate sustainabilityEconomic ResponsibilityGreen Investment & InfrastructurePolicy & GovernanceSDGs & National Development PlansSocial ResponsibilitySociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainability partnershipsSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESG by Aziza Albou 453 views 4 minutes readHeirs Energies has launched the Agbada Green Corridor Initiative, a tree-planting programme designed to enhance environmental sustainability, support biodiversity conservation and improve climate resilience in communities located along the Agbada…
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CMAS 2026 programme launched as Africa’s carbon markets move from readiness to delivery
AfricaAfrican BusinessesCarbon MarketsCarbon offsetingClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityNews & AnalysisOpinionPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationSustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingSustainable development by Francis Mwangi 595 views 3 minutes readAfrica is emerging as an exciting destination to develop carbon market projects with improved policy certainty and more and more projects becoming investment-ready. As global carbon markets transition from rule-setting…
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Across Africa, conversations about nature are still too often framed as a trade-off. Conservation versus growth. Ecosystems versus jobs. Sustainability versus industrialisation. But that framing misses something fundamental. For…
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Libya advances fishing vessel manufacturing plans to strengthen blue economy and economic diversification
AfricaAfrican Policy WatchBiodiversity & Natureblue economyCarbon MarketsClimate & EnvironmentClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)Economic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityGreen Investment & InfrastructureNorth AfricaPolicy & GovernanceSDGs & National Development PlansSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingSustainable developmenttransportWater & Food Systems by Kathambi Muriithi 785 views 5 minutes readLibya is advancing plans to establish a domestic fishing vessel and trawler manufacturing industry through a proposed partnership between the Libyan Export Development Authority (LEDA) and the Libyan Iron and…
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Ecomondo 2026, one of Europe’s leading events dedicated to the green, blue and circular economy, is set to place international cooperation, resource efficiency and industrial sustainability at the centre of…
