Accompanying 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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Opaia Group announces strategic expansion plans for Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of Congo
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAgriculturecircular economyClimate & Environmentcorporate sustainabilityEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionindustryInternational NewsJust TransitionMiningpolicyPolicy & Governancesustainability eventsSustainability partnerships by Solomon Irungu 891 views 5 minutes readAngolan conglomerate Opaia Group has unveiled plans to expand its operations into Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), signalling a broader strategy to position itself as one…
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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 1.4K 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…
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Sub-Saharan Africa now accounts for 86% of the world’s electricity access deficit, a sharp increase from 49% in 2010, underscoring the scale of the continent’s energy challenge despite decades of…
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Nestlé and Daystar power expand Industrial solar footprint in West Africa as captive energy market gains momentum
AfricaAfrican Businessesblue economyCarbon offsetingClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyRenewable energySustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainable development by Francis Mwangi 862 views 5 minutes readABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire Renewable energy developer Daystar Power has completed and commissioned nearly 7 megawatts (MW) of solar capacity across four Nestlé manufacturing facilities in Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Senegal,…
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Kenya’s Northern Rangelands carbon project ruling deepens scrutiny of carbon markets and indigenous land rights
by Lisa MatataOn January 31 2025, the Isiolo Environmental and land court ruled that the Northern Rangelands Carbon Project (NRCP), a Kenyan carbon project partially illegal. The judgment affirmed that two of its biggest conservancies- land managed by a group…
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KOKO Networks is a climate-technology company that supplied clean cooking fuel to low-income households. Founded in 2014; launched commercially in 2019, the company operated in regional and up-country areas including, Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu and Nakuru in Kenya. The company ceased operations…
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Madagascar expands veterinary infrastructure to strengthen food safety, disease surveillance and agricultural resilience
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAgricultureClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)Development FinanceEast AfricaEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityLaws, Standards & FrameworksMultilateral InstitutionsPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationSDGs & National Development PlansSociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitySustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGurban sustainabilityWater & Food Systems by Kathambi Muriithi 970 views 4 minutes readMadagascar has launched a new university veterinary clinic in Antananarivo as part of a broader effort to strengthen animal health systems, improve food safety oversight and enhance disease surveillance capacity,…
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The Project Developer Forum (PD Forum), one of the world’s leading industry bodies representing carbon project developers, has appointed Brazilian carbon market specialist Thiago Viana as Co-Vice Chair, reinforcing its…
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Cameroon develops energy accounts to strengthen energy planning, investment and climate policy
AfricaAfrican BusinessesBusinessClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)Development FinanceEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyFinance & EconomyGlobal Policy & AfricaLaws, Standards & FrameworksMultilateral InstitutionsPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationSDGs & National Development PlansSociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainability partnershipsSustainable developmentVoices & PerspectivesWest Africa by Kathambi Muriithi 707 views 4 minutes readCameroon has begun developing a national system of energy accounts designed to strengthen evidence-based policymaking, improve energy planning and support the country’s long-term economic and environmental objectives, as governments across…
