Nature-related financial disclosures are moving closer to becoming a mainstream component of corporate reporting after the International Sustainability Standards Board agreed to incorporate elements of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial…
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South Africa secures Africa’s largest electrolyser deal as Phelan Green advances 800mw green aviation fuel project
AfricaAfrican BusinessesCarbon offsetingClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyEnvironmental ResponsibilityJust TransitionOil & GaspolicyPolicy & GovernanceRenewable energySouthern AfricaSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainability partnershipsSustainable development by Solomon Irungu 627 views 5 minutes readSouth Africa has taken a significant step towards positioning itself as a global supplier of sustainable aviation fuels after Phelan Green Group signed Africa’s largest electrolyser procurement agreement, supporting the…
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OPEC+ set to approve new oil production increase as Africa’s exporters navigate shifting energy markets
AfricaAfrican Businessesblue economyCarbon offsetingcircular economyClimate & EnvironmentEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyEnvironmental ResponsibilityJust TransitionOil & GasSustainabilitySustainability partnershipsSustainable development by Francis Mwangi 399 views 5 minutes readThe OPEC+ is expected to approve another increase in oil production when member countries meet on 5 July, signalling a continued shift towards higher crude supply as global energy markets…
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Madagascar launches digital agriculture platform to boost farm productivity, climate resilience and food security
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAgricultureClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)Conferencescorporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityGreen Investment & InfrastructurePolicy & GovernanceRegionsSocial ResponsibilitySociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitySustainability partnershipsSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGurban sustainability by Francis Mwangi 1.1K views 5 minutes readMadagascar has taken a significant step towards modernising its agricultural sector with the launch of a national digital agriculture platform and a suite of digital services designed to improve farm…
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The Government of Kenya has unveiled a KES 1.1 trillion National Agri-food Systems Investment Plan (NASIP) 2026–2030, setting out an ambitious financing framework designed to modernise agriculture, strengthen food security,…
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TotalEnergies integrates solar power into Mozambique LNG project to lower its carbon footprint
AfricaAfrican Businessesblue economyCarbon offsetingClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyEnvironmental ResponsibilityJust TransitionOil & GasRenewable energy by Francis Mwangi 652 views 6 minutes readFrench energy major TotalEnergies is moving to integrate renewable energy into one of Africa’s largest natural gas developments by constructing a 7.1-megawatt (MW) solar power plant at its Mozambique LNG…
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Ola energy acquires Total energies’ Ethiopia fuel business, becoming largest foreign fuel retailer in a changing African energy market
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy Watchblue economyCarbon offsetingClimate & EnvironmentEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyEnvironmental ResponsibilityJust TransitionOil & GasPolicy & GovernanceSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainability reportingSustainable development by Francis Mwangi 709 views 6 minutes readOLA Energy has signed an agreement to acquire the entire fuel retail and storage business of TotalEnergies in Ethiopia, marking one of the most significant downstream energy transactions in East…
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The policy conversation across Africa is shifting from basic electrification toward interconnection and industrial enablement. More than 600 million people in sub-Saharan Africa still lack access to electricity, but the…
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Nigeria’s Gocycle launches Africa’s first digital e-waste marketplace to advance circular economy and ESG goals
AfricaAfrican BusinessesBiodiversity & Natureblue economyCarbon offsetingClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityPollution & WasteSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainability partnershipsWest Africa by Solomon Irungu 533 views 5 minutes readNigeria-based climate technology company Gocycle has launched the pilot phase of what it describes as Africa’s first digital e-waste marketplace, introducing a technology-driven platform designed to formalise the collection, trading…
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Diamond Trust Bank joins global carbon accounting initiative PCAF to strengthen climate risk disclosure across East Africa
AfricaAfrican Businessesblue economyCarbon MarketsCarbon offsetingClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)Conferencescorporate sustainabilityEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionEnvironmental ResponsibilityEU support AfricaOil & GaspolicyPolicy & Governance by Solomon Irungu 471 views 5 minutes readDiamond Trust Bank (DTB) has joined the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF), becoming one of a growing number of African financial institutions adopting internationally recognised standards to measure and…
