sustainable development goals

Castel Malawi has expanded its environmental and community investment programme by providing modern beekeeping equipment to communities surrounding the Lunyangwa catchment in Mzuzu, Northern Malawi, as part of a broader…

French agro-industrial group SOMDIA is investing CFA100 billion ($173.8 million) over five years in Côte d’Ivoire as the company expands its agricultural footprint beyond sugar production into maize processing and…

Africa’s critical mineral resources could become a foundation for industrial transformation if countries move beyond exporting raw materials and develop domestic processing, manufacturing and energy systems, according to U.S. Treasury…

Kenya is preparing to introduce one of Africa’s most comprehensive corporate governance reforms after the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) approved a draft Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Code that would…

Governments and development partners have announced new financial commitments of $900 million to expand clean cooking access across Africa, as the continent faces one of the world’s largest energy access…

Nigeria’s federal government and the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) are preparing to establish a $500 million agribusiness investment fund aimed at accelerating large-scale commercial agriculture across the Niger Delta,…

The Bank of Cape Verde (BCV) has launched a public consultation on the country’s first sustainability taxonomy, establishing a new framework designed to guide investment towards environmentally sustainable activities in…

Madagascar has validated its National Energy Efficiency Strategy and Action Plan (NEESAP) and new Energy Performance in Buildings (EPB) Guidelines, becoming the first country among the European Union-supported Continental Energy…

Africa’s transition to renewable energy is entering a new phase in which the continent’s greatest challenge is no longer deploying clean energy technologies but strengthening the institutions, regulatory systems and…

Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) has signed an exploration and production-sharing agreement with Qatar-based UCC Holding for Block 47 in the Ghadamès Basin, marking another major Gulf investment entry into…