Namibia 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 199 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 152 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 152 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 284 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…
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IGAD urges stronger e-waste recycling systems as digital adoption grows across East Africa
AfricaAfrican BusinessesBiodiversity & Natureblue economycircular economyClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilitypolicyPollution & WasteSustainabilitySustainability partnershipsSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGurban sustainabilityWater & Food Systems by Francis Mwangi 234 views 5 minutes readThe Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has called on governments, businesses and consumers across the Horn of Africa and neighbouring countries to strengthen electronic waste collection and recycling systems, warning…
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Burundi signs $1.4 billion Weza power deal to expand electricity access to 8 million people by 2030
AfricaAfrican BusinessesCarbon offsetingClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & ExtractivesEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnvironmental ResponsibilityGreen Investment & InfrastructureindustryPolicy & RegulationpollutionRenewable energySustainabilitySustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGurban sustainabilityWater & Food Systems by Francis Mwangi 1.2K views 6 minutes readBurundi has signed a $1.4 billion, 25-year public-private partnership with Weza Power to expand and operate its electricity distribution network, targeting new or improved access for approximately 8 million people…
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Jinko ESS secures 18 MWH battery storage deal in Mali as Telecom operators seek alternatives to diesel
AfricaAfrican Businessesblue economyCarbon offsetingClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & ExtractivesEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyEnvironmental ResponsibilityGreen Investment & InfrastructurepolicyPolicy & RegulationpollutionRenewable energySociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitySustainability partnershipsSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGurban sustainabilityWater & Food Systems by Francis Mwangi 230 views 5 minutes readChinese energy storage provider Jinko ESS has agreed to supply 34 battery storage systems with a combined capacity of 18 megawatt-hours (MWh) for a telecommunications project in Mali, adding to…
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L’oréal Kenya wins 2026 cleaner production awards after cutting resource use while increasing factory output
AfricaAfrican BusinessesBusinessCarbon MarketsCarbon offsetingClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)Conferencescorporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityGeneralIndustriesindustrypollutionRenewable energySocial ResponsibilitySociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGurban sustainability by Francis Mwangi 159 views 5 minutes readL’Oréal East Africa’s manufacturing plant on Mombasa Road has won the overall 2026 Industry Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production Awards after reducing water consumption, energy use, solid waste and greenhouse…
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IsDB and IFAD target $750 million to expand sustainable agriculture financing across Africa
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAgricultureBusinessClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyGlobal Policy & AfricaGreen Investment & InfrastructureMultilateral InstitutionspolicyPolicy & GovernanceSocial ResponsibilitySociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitySustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGurban sustainabilityWater & Food Systems by Francis Mwangi 438 views 5 minutes readThe Islamic Development Bank and the International Fund for Agricultural Development have agreed to mobilise up to US$750 million in co-financing for sustainable agriculture, rural businesses and climate adaptation, opening…
