sustainable development goals

Spiro has appointed Ram Ramanathan as Group Chief Financial Officer as the African electric mobility company moves into a more capital-intensive phase of expansion, following major equity and debt financing…

Europe’s circular economy transition is increasingly being shaped by questions that extend beyond the continent’s borders, from access to critical raw materials and resilient water systems to sustainable agriculture, industrial…

By Afia Agyapomaa Ofosu Three and a half years: that is how long the sky over Mbuguni, Kenya stayed stubbornly empty.  In this remote village in Matuga, Kwale County, no rain fell. Crops died in…

The international agreement governing biodiversity beyond national waters has passed a significant implementation milestone, reaching 100 parties as Germany, Papua New Guinea, Zimbabwe, Canada, Australia and Brunei Darussalam deposited their…

As African farmers face rising pressure to improve productivity while managing labour constraints and expanding cultivated land, the efficiency and safe use of small agricultural machinery is becoming increasingly important.…

A quiet soil health crisis is unfolding beneath Kenyan farms, from Bungoma to Uasin Gishu, with consequences for food security, fertiliser efficiency and sustainable land use. Despite public investment through…

The Insurance Development Forum has appointed ZEP-RE Managing Director and Group CEO Hope Murera as Deputy Chair of its Steering Committee, placing an experienced African insurance executive at the centre…

Zambia’s electricity sector is attracting a fresh wave of private capital after global energy and commodities group Mercuria signed a $250 million financing agreement with Africa-focused energy investor Exergy to…

MTN Business is supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana to strengthen their digital capabilities, improve business operations and expand their access to online markets, as technology becomes increasingly…

South African energy and chemicals company Sasol is set to provide its Fischer-Tropsch technology to SkyNRG’s Project Wigeon sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) facility in Washington State, extending a technology partnership…