Nigeria’s upstream oil and gas sector has taken another step towards digital transformation following the commissioning of an Integrated Operations Monitoring Centre (IOMC) by the Heirs Energies OML 17 Joint…
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Egypt Partners with China’s SANY to build wind turbine factory as local manufacturing drives renewable energy expansion
AfricaAfrican Businessesblue economyCarbon MarketsCarbon offsetingcircular economycorporate sustainabilityEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyOil & GaspolicyPolicy & GovernancePollution & WasteRenewable energySustainabilitysustainability events by Francis Mwangi 711 views 5 minutes readEgypt has signed a strategic agreement with Chinese manufacturer SANY Renewable Energy to establish a wind turbine manufacturing facility that will supply a planned 2-gigawatt (GW) wind power project in…
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South Africa urges ‘Source-to-sea’ ocean conservation as plastic pollution threatens blue economy and climate resilience
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchBiodiversity & Natureblue economyCarbon MarketsClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)Development FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyGreen Investment & InfrastructureLaws, Standards & FrameworksMultilateral InstitutionsPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationPollution & WasteSDGs & National Development PlansSociety & DevelopmentSouthern AfricaSustainabilitySustainability reportingurban sustainabilityWater & Food SystemsYouth by Kathambi Muriithi 928 views 4 minutes readSouth Africa is calling for a fundamental shift in how governments, businesses and communities protect marine ecosystems, arguing that safeguarding the country’s oceans requires tackling pollution and environmental degradation from…
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Sasol-Topsoe SAF venture collapse highlights commercial reality facing sustainable aviation fuel and green hydrogen markets
AfricaAfrican Businessesblue economyCarbon MarketsCarbon offsetingcircular economyClimate & Environmentcorporate sustainabilityEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyIndustriesindustryJust TransitionOil & GasRenewable energysustainability eventsSustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingSustainable development by Francis Mwangi 909 views 5 minutes readThe decision by South African energy and chemicals company Sasol and Danish clean energy technology firm Topsoe to dissolve their sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) joint venture, Zaffra, marks another significant…
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SIFCA joins UN Global Compact as Côte d’Ivoire’s private sector accelerates ESG and SDGs
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchBusinessClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyGlobal Policy & AfricaGreen Investment & InfrastructureLaws, Standards & FrameworksMultilateral InstitutionsPolicy & RegulationRegionsSDGs & National Development PlansSociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGurban sustainabilityWest Africa by Kathambi Muriithi 648 views 4 minutes readCôte d’Ivoire’s largest agro-industrial companies are increasingly positioning sustainability as a core business strategy, with the SIFCA Group formally joining the United Nations Global Compact as the country seeks to strengthen private…
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Kenya launches digital traceability platform to safeguard $1.56 Billion horticulture export industry
Kenya has launched a national digital traceability platform aimed at strengthening oversight of its horticultural exports, improving compliance with increasingly stringent international food safety regulations and protecting one of the…
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UN Global Compact’s Africa business and human rights forum to examine corporate environmental accountability and community rights across Africa
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchBusinessClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyGlobal Policy & AfricaPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationRegionsSociety & DevelopmentSustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGurban sustainability by Kathambi Muriithi 434 views 4 minutes readAs African economies accelerate industrialisation, mining expansion and energy transition projects, the United Nations Global Compact is set to convene governments, businesses, investors and civil society in Dakar, Senegal, from…
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Eni expands Mozambique LNG ambitions with tender for World’s Largest Floating Gas facility
AfricaAfrican Businessesblue economyCarbon offsetingClimate & Environmentcorporate sustainabilityEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyEnvironmental ResponsibilityindustryinnovationJust TransitionOil & GaspolicyPolicy & GovernanceRenewable energySouthern AfricaSustainabilitySustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingSustainable development by Francis Mwangi 821 views 5 minutes readItalian energy major Eni has launched a competitive tender for what could become the world’s largest floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility, marking another significant step in Mozambique’s emergence as…
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ECOWAS calls for 5% budget allocation to renewable energy as West Africa seeks to strengthen energy security
AfricaAfrican Businessesblue economyCarbon offsetingClimate & EnvironmentEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyPollution & WasteRenewable energySDGs & National Development Planssupply chainsSustainabilitySustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingWater & Food SystemsWest Africa by Francis Mwangi 594 views 6 minutes readThe Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has urged its 12 member states to allocate at least 5% of their national budgets to renewable energy and…
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Nigeria climate innovation: How Fatima Zannah Mustapha is building Africa’s next generation of women-led green entrepreneurs
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchAgricultureBusinessClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)Economic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyGlobal Policy & AfricaGreen Investment & InfrastructureLaws, Standards & FrameworksMarkets & FinancePolicy & RegulationSDGs & National Development PlansSociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGWest Africa by Kathambi Muriithi 594 views 5 minutes readAcross North East Nigeria, climate entrepreneur Fatima Zannah Mustapha is combining technology, climate-smart agriculture and women’s economic empowerment to strengthen community resilience, illustrating how locally driven innovation is becoming an…
