South Africa’s Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has finalized 11 long-term terminal operator agreements at Island View, the country’s largest fuel storage and distribution hub, securing continued operations at a…
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Zafiri Secures $176 Million to expand fff-Grid energy access across Africa as financing gap threatens electrification goals
AfricaAfrican BusinessesCarbon offsetingClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & Adaptationcorporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyEnvironmental ResponsibilityJust TransitionOpinionpolicyPolicy & GovernancePollution & WasteRenewable energySustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainable development by Francis Mwangi 787 views 6 minutes readA new investment vehicle focused on decentralized renewable energy has secured $176 million in commitments to accelerate electricity access across sub-Saharan Africa, highlighting growing efforts by development finance institutions, philanthropic…
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GLF Africa 2026 puts rangelands at the centre of climate, food security and development agenda
African BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchCarbon MarketsClimate & EnvironmentClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)Development FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEducationEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyGlobal Policy & AfricaGreen Investment & InfrastructureLaws, Standards & FrameworksMultilateral InstitutionsPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationRegionsSociety & DevelopmentSouthern AfricaSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGurban sustainability by Kathambi Muriithi 965 views 4 minutes readAfrica’s vast rangelands, which sustain millions of livelihoods and underpin significant portions of the continent’s food systems, will take centre stage in Nairobi as policymakers, pastoralist communities, researchers, investors and development institutions convene for…
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Kosmos Energy exits Equatorial Guinea in $127 Million asset sale as African oil portfolio reshaping accelerates
AfricaBusinessClimate & EnvironmentEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyJust TransitionOil & GasPollution & WasteSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESG by Francis Mwangi 885 views 6 minutes readU.S.-based independent oil and gas producer Kosmos Energy has completed the sale of its interests in the Ceiba Field and Okume Complex offshore Equatorial Guinea to Norway-listed Panoro Energy for…
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Madagascar’s government-backed vanilla industry alliance is preparing to spend up to $38 million to purchase 600 tonnes of processed vanilla from exporters in an effort to reduce excess inventories and…
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Spiro secures $420 million to accelerate Africa’s electric mobility transition as battery-swapping market expands
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchCarbon offsetingcircular economyClimate & Environmentcorporate sustainabilityEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyEnvironmental ResponsibilityJust TransitionpolicyPolicy & GovernanceRenewable energySociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitySustainable development by Francis Mwangi 1K views 5 minutes readElectric mobility company Spiro has secured $420 million in financing since October 2025, including a newly announced $55 million equity investment from China’s NewTrails Capital, as the company accelerates expansion…
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African parliamentary leaders gather in South Africa to strengthen political stability and drive sustainable development agenda
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchClimate & EnvironmentClimate FinanceDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityGreen Investment & InfrastructureLaws, Standards & FrameworksMultilateral InstitutionsPolicy & GovernanceRegionsSDGs & National Development PlansSouthern AfricaSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGurban sustainability by Kathambi Muriithi 615 views 5 minutes readPolitical leaders and parliamentary representatives from across Africa convened in Gauteng, South Africa, on 16 June 2026 for the Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC) Africa…
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Africa’s SDGs depend on digital innovation, researcher warns as 2030 deadline nears
AfricaAfrican BusinessesClimate FinanceDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy Access & InnovationGlobal Policy & AfricainnovationLaws, Standards & FrameworksMultilateral InstitutionsOpinion & CommentaryPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationRegionsSDGs & National Development PlansSociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitySustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGVoices & Perspectives by Kathambi Muriithi 798 views 6 minutes readAs African countries confront mounting pressure to meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, development researchers are increasingly arguing that technology, data analytics and artificial intelligence must…
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Senegal opens $10.45 Million textile factory as Turkey investment drives cotton value addition and Industrial growth in West Africa
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAgriculturecircular economyClimate & Environmentcorporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityGreen Investment & InfrastructureIndustriesindustryInternational NewsSustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingSustainable developmenturban sustainabilityWest Africa by Francis Mwangi 1.1K views 5 minutes readSenegal has inaugurated a new $10.45 million textile manufacturing facility in the Diamniadio industrial zone, marking a significant step in the country’s efforts to expand domestic manufacturing capacity, create industrial…
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KCB Bank and Inchcape Kenya launch tractor financing partnership to accelerate agricultural mechanisation and food security
AfricaAfrican Businessescircular economyClimate & EnvironmentClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilitySustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingSustainable development by Francis Mwangi 959 views 5 minutes readKCB Bank Kenya and Inchcape Kenya have entered into a strategic partnership aimed at expanding access to agricultural mechanisation by providing farmers with affordable financing for New Holland tractors and…
