Zambia has launched a US$1.6 billion expansion of United Capital Fertilizer’s industrial complex in Chilanga, Lusaka Province, in a project expected to increase domestic production of ammonia, urea and ammonium…
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Global carbon capture projects surpass 100 as transport and storage networks reshape industrial decarbonisation
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchCarbon MarketsCarbon offsetingcircular economyClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy Access & InnovationEnvironmental ResponsibilityGlobal Policy & AfricapollutionPollution & WasteSocial ResponsibilitySociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitySustainability partnershipsSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGtransporturban sustainability by Solomon Irungu 113 views 7 minutes readThe number of commercial carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects operating worldwide has reached 113, as governments and industry expand the transport infrastructure, storage hubs and financing frameworks needed to…
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Africa’s fisheries trade targets us$100 million growth and 242,000 jobs, with women’s safety in focus
AfricaAfrican BusinessesBiodiversity & Natureblue economyBusinesscircular economyClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityGeneralGreen Investment & InfrastructurepolicyRegionsResourcesSocial ResponsibilitySociety & DevelopmentSouthern AfricaSustainabilitySustainability partnershipsSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGurban sustainabilityWater & Food SystemsWOMENYouth by Solomon Irungu 129 views 6 minutes readTradeMark Africa, the Mastercard Foundation and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat are targeting at least US$100 million in additional trade in fish and fish products and more…
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Fuchs South Africa earns net zero carbon level 2 certification, highlighting the role of green buildings in industrial decarbonisation
AfricaAfrican BusinessesBusinessCarbon MarketsCarbon offsetingClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy PolicyEnvironmental ResponsibilityGreen Investment & InfrastructurepolicyRegionsSocial ResponsibilitySociety & DevelopmentSouthern AfricaSustainabilitySustainability partnershipsSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGurban sustainability by Solomon Irungu 114 views 6 minutes readFUCHS LUBRICANTS SOUTH AFRICA has achieved Net Zero Carbon Level 2 certification from the Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA) for its headquarters in Isando, Gauteng, marking a further step…
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Econet Infraco cuts diesel costs by 30% using ai as Zimbabwe’s telecom sector seeks energy efficiency
AfricaAfrican Businessesblue economyCarbon MarketsCarbon offsetingClimate Action & Adaptationcorporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionEnergy PolicyEnvironmental ResponsibilityGlobal Policy & AfricaOil & GasOpinionPolicy & GovernancepollutionPollution & WasteRenewable energySocial ResponsibilitySustainabilitySustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGurban sustainability by Francis Mwangi 133 views 6 minutes readEconet InfraCo, the tower infrastructure subsidiary of Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, says it has reduced diesel costs by 30% through an artificial intelligence (AI) platform designed to optimise generator use, highlighting…
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Namibia awards 20 mw Naruchas solar project as electricity imports account for 65% of supply
AfricaAfrican BusinessesBusinessCarbon MarketsCarbon offsetingClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnvironmental ResponsibilityGreen Investment & InfrastructureJust TransitionPollution & WasteRenewable energy by Francis Mwangi 266 views 5 minutes readNamibia has awarded the 20-megawatt (MW) Naruchas solar power project to a consortium led by Canadian renewable energy developer JCM Power, advancing plans to expand domestic electricity generation and reduce…
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Equity bank Uganda allocates ksh1.21 billion in green loans as climate finance expands
AfricaAfrican BusinessesBusinessClimate & EnvironmentClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityGeneralGlobal Policy & AfricaPolicy & GovernancepollutionSDGs & National Development PlansSocial ResponsibilitySociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitySustainability reportingSustainable developmenturban sustainability by Francis Mwangi 158 views 6 minutes readEquity Bank Uganda has allocated approximately KSh1.21 billion in green loans to support climate-related investments, as the lender expands financing for renewable energy, clean-energy technologies and climate-smart agriculture amid growing…
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Stanbic foundation and GIZ graduate 351 entrepreneurs to advance Kenya’s green economy
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchBusinesscircular economyClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEast AfricaEconomic ResponsibilityEducationEnvironmental ResponsibilityGreen Investment & InfrastructureinnovationOpinion & CommentarypolicyPolicy & RegulationRegionsSocial ResponsibilitySociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitySustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGurban sustainability by Francis Mwangi 140 views 5 minutes readStanbic Kenya Foundation and the German development agency Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) have graduated 351 entrepreneurs under the Women Employment for the Green Transformation (WE4D) programme, expanding efforts…
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Nigeria launches capital market masterplan 2.0 to mobilise investment for $1 trillion economy
AfricaAfrican BusinessesBusinesscircular economyClimate Action & AdaptationClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyGeneralGlobal Policy & AfricaGreen Investment & InfrastructureMultilateral InstitutionsOpinionpolicySocial ResponsibilitySustainabilitySustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGurban sustainability by Solomon Irungu 135 views 7 minutes readNigeria has launched a ten-year capital market reform roadmap and a national savings plan aimed at mobilising domestic and international investment, expanding access to long-term financing and supporting its ambition…
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Blu EV surpasses 2 million battery swaps as Egypt’s electric motorcycle market scales
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAgricultureCarbon offsetingcircular economyClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyEnvironmental ResponsibilityGreen Investment & InfrastructureOpinionpolicypollutionPollution & WasteRenewable energySocial ResponsibilitySociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitySustainability reportingSustainable developmenttransporturban sustainability by Francis Mwangi 251 views 6 minutes readEgyptian e-mobility company Blu EV has surpassed two million successful battery swaps across its network in Egypt and Morocco, highlighting the growing role of battery-swapping infrastructure in efforts to electrify…
