A Brookings-led working group says ending extreme poverty is financially achievable, even after a decade of stalled global progress.
A Brookings analysis warns that the global economy is being squeezed by major-power rivalry and a vacuum in international leadership.
Nigeria has approved MTN Group’s proposed purchase of the remaining IHS Towers shares, removing a major regulatory obstacle to the $2.2 billion transaction.
Tanzania has inaugurated the 2,115MW Julius Nyerere Hydropower Project, one of East Africa’s largest generating assets.
Three recent banking commitments suggest renewable-energy and green-economy finance is moving closer to ordinary credit business in Nigeria.
Tanga’s water utility has used East Africa’s first subnational green bond to finance water infrastructure and protect its catchment.
The EBRD has disclosed plans to provide up to $192 million in senior debt for Scatec’s 900MW Shadwan wind farm in Egypt.
Solarcentury Africa and Zambia’s Industrial Development Corporation plan a 67MWp solar plant near Chisamba for large industrial users and regional trading.
The African Development Bank and Nordic Development Fund are backing an $11.3 million facility to finance renewable mini-grids in 14 fragile African countries.
Investors are increasingly treating biodiversity, water, forests and ecosystems as economic assets rather than external environmental concerns.
A new commentary on Accra’s professional hierarchy argues that salary and title explain only the first four rungs of success.
Mild cognitive impairment can affect memory and thinking without disrupting a person’s independence in daily life.
Human-elephant conflict across a Southern African transboundary landscape is projected to expand sharply through 2085 as population growth, cropland and built areas press further into elephant ranges.
Infrastructure projects do not fail to be agile simply because teams move slowly. They struggle when procurement, governance, regulation and stakeholder decisions are treated as interruptions rather than part of delivery.
Only 36% of assessable SDG targets are on track or making moderate progress, while 15% have fallen below 2015 baselines.
Liberia's proposed 2026 satellite communications guidelines would place landing rights, space-segment filings and earth-segment services inside one national licensing system.
Land degradation and drought are growing faster than the finance designed to prevent them. A new implementation playbook argues that the problem is no longer a shortage of workable models.
Permanent removals can help Europe reach net zero. However, admitting them into a compliance market could also let emitters delay harder cuts.
Europe's next carbon market reset will decide whether scarcity accelerates real decarbonisation or opens new compliance routes.
IRENA's six power-system case studies show digital tools are increasing solar output, preventing grid failures and unlocking transmission capacity without waiting years for new lines.
The 2026 Energy Progress Report shows a world adding renewables while universal access slips further away: 655 million people lacked electricity in 2024, and 2 billion still depend on polluting cooking fuels.
IRENA says Francophone West Africa must move beyond counting electricity connections and start measuring whether decentralised renewable systems can keep health, water, food and warning services operating during climate stress.
The Basel Committee's current credit-risk principles preserve a 25-year-old framework; however, it sharpens its links to modern governance, expected losses, concentration controls, counterparty risk, stress testing and supervisory reporting.
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
Africa's ESG storytelling crisis isn't a lack of ambition; it's a lack of trained hands to tell the continent's own sustainability story on its own terms.
Denmark and its Nordic peers have built a credible record in African development finance, climate investment, humanitarian support and institution-building. Their next test is not whether more money reaches the continent, but whether African communities shape what that money builds.
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.
