sustainable development goals

A delegation of 13 Russian companies will begin a business mission in Cape Town on 13 October 2026, seeking commercial partnerships with businesses in South Africa and other African countries…

The Carbon Markets Africa Summit (CMAS) 2026 will bring together participants from 24 African countries and 45 countries globally in Kigali, Rwanda, from 13 to 15 October, as governments, investors,…

Corporate governance is being tested by a risk environment in which geopolitical uncertainty, technological change, sustainability pressures and regulatory complexity increasingly intersect at board level. Against this backdrop, the Corporate…

Gabon has launched a digital platform designed to connect small and medium-sized enterprises with banks, investors and business-support organisations, as the government seeks to improve access to finance and strengthen…

Côte d’Ivoire is turning to satellite technology and artificial intelligence to strengthen environmental monitoring, improve agricultural traceability and build the data infrastructure needed to support carbon markets and climate finance…

Unilever has invested KSh70 million in an 800kW solar power system at its Nairobi manufacturing plant, linking the company’s decarbonisation programme with a projected KSh30 million reduction in annual energy…

As cryptocurrency adoption expands across Africa, the security of digital assets is increasingly becoming a consumer protection and financial governance issue, with exchanges and regulators facing pressure to strengthen safeguards…

Kenya is set to receive KSh590 million in European Union climate funding to strengthen the systems used to monitor, report and verify carbon-market activities and national climate action, as the…

Azura Power has entered South Africa’s electricity market through the acquisition of a significant majority stake in Enpower Trading, giving the pan-African power producer a foothold in a market where…

Malawi is strengthening its capacity to turn climate warnings into faster action as it prepares for the 2026/27 rainfall season, with the European Union and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)…