Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has commended Sahara Group’s partnership with the country and its national refining company, SAR. The endorsement comes as Senegal seeks reliable energy supplies amid difficult global market conditions.
Artificial intelligence is making information and analysis more abundant across the economy. Sustainability strategist Kristina Wyatt argues that this shift may increase the value of resilience.
Nigeria’s holding-company trend is meeting a tougher tax and governance reality. A new analysis by Justin C. Chukwudi says the Nigeria Tax Act 2025 changes how owners should assess dividends, disposals and offshore structures.
Recurring US recalls are drawing attention to more severe, drug-resistant foodborne outbreaks. A Revolving Door Project investigation links the risk to concentrated corporate power and weakened regulatory capacity.
A UNEP report says the world is likely to cross 1.5°C within years. Even its most optimistic modelled pathway peaks near 1.8°C before temperatures decline.
Climate & Capital has returned to the climate-finance conversation under publisher Peter McKillop. Its reappearance comes as record investment still falls short of transition needs, especially in emerging markets.
Researchers have identified converging biological networks across five illnesses marked by profound fatigue. The finding could shift care away from treating exhaustion as an unexplained symptom.
Dr Kola Adesina has challenged Nigerian insurers to replace old sales models with products designed around how people actually live and spend. Delivering the keynote address at the ISSP launch, he drew on his early insurance career and later experience in the energy sector.
Nigeria's insurance regulator has placed consumer trust, digital distribution and inclusion at the centre of the industry's next growth phase. Mr Olusegun Ayo Omosehin, Commissioner for Insurance and Chief Executive Officer of NAICOM, gave the welcome address at the ISSP launch.
Nigeria's Senate has pledged continued legislative support for a stronger insurance market as the country pursues institutional reform and inclusive growth. Mr Victor Ihedu delivered the goodwill message on behalf of Senator Tokunbo Abiru, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions.
Canada has backed efforts to strengthen Nigeria's insurance sector, linking effective regulation and market trust to investment and economic resilience. Mrs Funke Beke delivered the message on behalf of the Canadian High Commissioner at the launch of the Insurance Sector Strengthening Programme.
For thirty years, Ayo Onabamiro built businesses by building people first, a philosophy that now powers Aiona, a company carrying corporate branding and clean energy under one roof.
Europe is losing nearly one million workers from its labour force each year while skilled refugees remain underemployed. A position paper from European Business Summits, UNHCR and Ingka Group argues that labour market integration is both an economic strategy and a protection imperative.
Nigeria is becoming more credible to aircraft lessors just as new taxes make transactions more expensive. The 2026 Chambers Aviation Finance and Leasing guide records stronger Cape Town Convention compliance, clearer aircraft recovery procedures and plans for a national leasing company.
Development knowledge once travelled mainly through conference rooms, technical reports and closed policy networks. World Bank Live offers a different model: public events, expert questions and free replays in four languages.
West Africa’s smaller growth companies are frequently too established for grants and too constrained for conventional finance. Tracy Boswell, President of Pangea Global Ventures, calls this the missing middle and frames the capital gap as a question of justice.
Africa’s green transition will be incomplete if women participate only as consumers, employees or ceremonial beneficiaries. Yolanda Mabuto, founder and managing director of Divaine Growth Solutions, argues that women must become architects of the new economy.
Nigeria’s solar market is expanding, but renewable hardware alone will not deliver reliable power to millions of customers. In an interview with Africa’s Green Economy Summit, Ikeja Electric’s Babatunde Osadare argued that modern utilities, smart meters and stronger distribution networks remain essential.
AI agents are no longer confined to answering questions. They can read files, execute commands, modify code and trigger business processes with a user’s privileges.
Methane regulation is becoming a test of whether climate promises can survive contact with oil and gas operations. A new regulatory blueprint argues that countries need immediate equipment rules, verified emissions reporting and enforcement that grows stronger with better data.
Nearly a decade after the Grenfell Tower fire killed 72 people, a new report argues that meaningful corporate accountability remains absent for the company that supplied the cladding identified as the primary cause of rapid fire spread.
Sustainability-related risks and opportunities are increasingly material to corporate performance, affecting costs, access to capital, supply chains, regulation and reputation.
Larry Fink’s 2026 annual letter argues that countries seeking energy, technology and industrial self-reliance will need more long-term capital, and more citizens sharing in the returns.
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
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.
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.
