Syria’s damaged power system has triggered a rapid, largely self-financed shift to decentralised solar energy. Off-grid capacity reportedly climbed from about 250 megawatts in 2022 to more than two gigawatts in 2025, although incomplete registration makes the estimate uncertain.
Research in two coastal communities in Kerala, India, finds that residents understand climate change through what they see, lose and value locally. Island residents emphasised flooding, sea-level rise and land subsidence, while mainland participants focused more on fish decline and changing sardine sizes.
A University of Cambridge-led review links reading for pleasure with stronger cognition, better mental health, empathy and healthier ageing. Evidence includes benefits among more than 10,000 young people and a lower risk of cognitive impairment among older adults who regularly undertook stimulating activities such as reading.
Kenya’s High Court has nullified the government’s sale of a 15% Safaricom stake to Vodacom and ordered the shares restored to the state. The judges found inadequate public participation, material non-disclosure and failures involving competition, procurement, public finance and national-security assessment.
Nigeria knows how to count buildings, debt, production and investment. It is less practised at counting the forests, wetlands, soils, watersheds and biodiversity that make economic activity possible.
Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei has urged the artificial-intelligence industry to slow frontier development long enough for safety systems to catch up. His warning follows rising concern about autonomous hacking, self-improving models and a competitive race that can punish caution.
Carbon finance is helping African clean-cooking companies reduce appliance prices as nearly one billion people still rely on polluting fuels. The continent secured $900 million in new commitments in June, but carbon revenues generally arrive after stoves are distributed.
Asian energy buyers are examining African oil and LNG projects as disruption around the Strait of Hormuz exposes supply concentration. Uganda's expected first oil, Angolan offshore development and Mozambican LNG offer diversification, but longer routes and complex infrastructure raise costs.
A strengthening super El Niño has already disrupted Peru's anchovy fishery after warmer waters pushed mature fish deeper. Scientists expect wide-ranging extreme weather, although this event may differ from familiar historical patterns.
Companies are adopting the voluntary TNFD framework to identify how ecosystems support operations and where nature loss creates financial exposure. The framework uses 14 recommended disclosures across governance, strategy, risk and impact management, and metrics and targets.
Vodafone Business and Cassava Technologies have announced Egypt's first national AI factory, built around locally hosted Nvidia accelerated computing. A related partnership with Elsewedy Electric will develop Africa Data Centres Egypt, starting at 20 megawatts and targeting 200 megawatts.
Tunisia has approved 309 solar projects totalling 455 megawatts, more than double the capacity initially targeted in its latest authorisation round. In Kenya, KCB is partnering with public universities to finance solar systems that can reduce electricity bills.
At N525 a share, Dangote Petroleum Refinery’s public offer could raise N2.15 trillion and value the company at about N65.22 trillion after the issue. The refinery brings rare scale, stronger 2026 earnings and a credible regional energy-security story.
Cyber attackers increasingly use valid credentials to enter systems, making malicious activity look like ordinary work. That shift exposes the limits of security programmes that monitor devices and identities separately.
US private equity deal value fell 37.5% quarter-on-quarter to $177.3 billion in the second quarter of 2026, reversing the momentum of a record 2025.
Apple generated more than one-quarter of tracked mobile web traffic in seven African countries in August 2026, led by Seychelles at 37.6%. The pattern creates opportunities for targeted digital services, but it is not a sales ranking.
Nigeria had an estimated 51.6 million undernourished people in the 2023 to 2025 period, second only to India's 142.5 million, Intelpoint's review of UN data shows.
The Dangote Refinery can distil crude while its residue fluid catalytic cracking unit is unavailable, but it loses a major route for turning heavy residue into higher-value fuels. That changes output, feedstock choices and margins.
Dangote Refinery's public offer gives Nigerians access to a major industrial asset; however, a 1914 Reader analysis argues that the offer price requires harder scrutiny of recurring earnings, expansion funding and related-party governance.
A new United Nations call to action sets nine methane priorities for fossil fuels, agriculture and waste by 2030. Methane lasts about a decade in the atmosphere but warms far more strongly than carbon dioxide in the near term.
Solar project economics are shaped long before construction crews reach a site. A RatedPower playbook argues that digital modelling can test terrain, equipment, layout and storage choices in minutes rather than weeks.
A UNEP-led assessment says 25 proven climate and clean-air measures could return about $15 in economic benefits for every dollar invested. The package would begin paying through lower health costs and higher productivity within a decade.
A study of 12,228 urban centres in 159 countries finds that the 200 largest dietary emitters account for 45.6% of urban food emissions while representing 39.8% of the studied population.
Nigeria knows how to count buildings, debt, production and investment. It is less practised at counting the forests, wetlands, soils, watersheds and biodiversity that make economic activity possible.
Nigeria’s financial-sector recapitalisation has created a rare abundance of capital across banking, pensions and insurance. However, capital raised is not the same as capital productively deployed.
Africa is advancing on 12 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals; however, only 2 of 46 measurable targets reviewed in the 2025 Africa Sustainable Development Report are on track to meet the 2030 objectives.
By 2050, one in four people globally will be African, and the continent’s working-age population is expected to double.
Most African migrants do not leave the continent. In 2024, 25.1 million lived elsewhere in Africa, compared with 20.7 million outside it; Africa’s newest labour statistics also show a workforce that is young, mobile and concentrated in regional economies.
The Insurance Sector Strengthening Program (ISSP) is a five-year initiative fully endorsed by NAICOM and being developed with the Commission’s team to expand insurance access, strengthen professional capacity and bring women, young people and MSMEs into Nigeria’s risk-protection system
The Future Action Summit (FAS) Thailand 2025, organized by the global youth-led organization Echo Change, is a four-day international summit distinct from the UN's "Summit of the Future" that convened in September 2024. FAS Thailand is specifically designed as a launchpad for youth-led action, driving tangible progress towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
New York City hosts the UNGA High-Level Week and Global Goals Week, bringing together world leaders, civil society, business, academia, and youth with a unified focus on accelerating progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and fostering a more sustainable future.
ICSD 2025 brings together global experts to align research, policy, and practice around key SDGs. Focused on interdisciplinary solutions, with emphasis on education and capacity and building for sustainable progress by 2030.
The largest global climate convening of the year, aligning with UNGA 80 and Global Goals Week to accelerate climate solutions through over 900 events; with an am of shifting climate discourse from problem awareness to practical implementation, emphasising economic opportunity, innovation, and cross-sector collaboration.
A quadrennial global gathering of conservation leaders, policy‑makers, Indigenous Peoples, and innovators, convening to shape the global nature agenda through bold themes, science, equity, and collective action.
A premier annual gathering in Berlin, bringing together global leaders across politics, science, business, and civil society to shape the future of health under the theme “Taking Responsibility for Health in a Fragmenting World.”
A dynamic one-day festival uniting global innovators and leaders in Vienna to showcase and accelerate climate‑tech solutions—from startups to researchers—culminating in the Climate Launchpad 2025 Global Grand Final.
Bringing together Africa’s sustainability ecosystem. This hybrid gathering is tailored for policymakers, investors, corporate leaders, and NGOs, focusing on ESG frameworks, climate finance, and sustainable innovation to drive Africa’s green transition.
Summary and evidence-based insights into corporate, government, and organisational sustainability disclosures across Africa, highlighting achievements, uncovering gaps, and spotlight opportunities for progress.
