The World Bank has removed its target of directing 45 percent of its financing towards climate-related projects, a policy shift that has triggered concern among development experts over the future…
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Amazon invests in South Africa’s Spekboom Restoration Project to remove carbon, create 11,000 jobs and boost Africa’s nature-based economy
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchBusinessCarbon MarketsCarbon offsetingClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyGlobal Policy & AfricaGreen Investment & InfrastructurePolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationPollution & WasteRegionsSocial ResponsibilitySociety & DevelopmentSouthern AfricaSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingSustainable developmenturban sustainabilityWater & Food Systems by Kathambi Muriithi 181 views 5 minutes readAmazon has committed to one of the world’s largest private-sector investments in nature-based carbon removal, backing a landscape restoration programme in South Africa’s Eastern Cape that aims to rehabilitate more…
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World Bank approves $750 Million budget support for Kenya, backs sustainability-linked financing to strengthen fiscal stability and green growth
AfricaAfrican BusinessesClimate FinanceEast AfricaEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyGlobal Policy & AfricaLaws, Standards & FrameworksMultilateral InstitutionsPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationSDGs & National Development PlansSociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainability reportingSustainable developmenturban sustainability by Kathambi Muriithi 244 views 4 minutes readThe World Bank has approved a US$750 million budget support package for Kenya alongside a sustainability-linked financing facility designed to reduce the country’s dependence on costly domestic borrowing while advancing…
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Ghana water supply disruptions expose growing risks from energy instability and climate pressures in urban infrastructure
AfricaAfrican BusinessesBusinessClimate & EnvironmentClimate FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy Access & InnovationEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyLaws, Standards & FrameworksMultilateral InstitutionsRegionsSDGs & National Development PlansSustainability reportingtransportWater & Food SystemsWest Africa by Kathambi Muriithi 385 views 4 minutes readResidents across Eastern Accra and parts of the Tema Metropolitan area are facing recurring water shortages after operational disruptions at Ghana Water Ltd’s (GWL) Kpong Water Treatment Plant reduced production…
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Mission 300 connects 50 million Africans to electricity as energy access push accelerates across the continent
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchCentral AfricaClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)Development FinanceEast AfricaEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyGlobal Policy & AfricaLaws, Standards & FrameworksMultilateral InstitutionsPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationRegionsSDGs & National Development PlansSociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGurban sustainabilityVoices & PerspectivesWest Africa by Kathambi Muriithi 558 views 5 minutes readMore than 50 million people across 40 African countries have gained access to electricity under Mission 300, a continent-wide energy initiative led by the World Bank Group and the African…
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Airtel Africa expands digital inclusion and financial access across 14 African markets
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy Watchcorporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy Access & InnovationFinance & EconomyLaws, Standards & FrameworksMultilateral InstitutionsPolicy & GovernanceSociety & DevelopmentSustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGurban sustainabilityVoices & PerspectivesPan-African by Kathambi Muriithi 503 views 4 minutes readAirtel Africa has reported significant progress in expanding digital connectivity, financial inclusion and education access across sub-Saharan Africa, according to its Sustainability Report 2026, highlighting how telecommunications infrastructure is increasingly becoming a foundation for…
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Nepal’s Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP), working with the World Health Organization (WHO), has expanded national laboratory quality management capacity through a new internal auditor and lead assessor training programme aligned…
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Pakistan has expanded its national response to Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) through a multi-sector surveillance and laboratory strengthening programme supported by the United Kingdom’s Fleming Fund, positioning the country among a…
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Kenya co-leads global coalition to unlock carbon markets and supercharge climate finance for developing nations
Carbon offsetingInternational NewsNews & AnalysispolicySustainability by Solomon Irungu 321 views 5 minutes readAs carbon markets face mounting scrutiny, a new international coalition spearheaded by Kenya, the UK, and Singapore aims to restore integrity and trust, offering African economies a path to climate finance without the burden of debt.
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Kenya’s nuclear power ambition meets community resistance and ecological risk
by Carlton OlooAfricaEnergy & TransitionNews & AnalysisRenewable energySocial Responsibility by Carlton Oloo 754 views 4 minutes readUyombo, a small coastal village in Kenya, Kilifi County, has recently sparked unrest due to uncertainty in talks of a nuclear power plant coming to the area. While the government…
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