Meta has signed a first-of-its-kind agreement with Overview Energy for early access to up to 1 gigawatt of space solar capacity.
Mauritania has moved closer to launching a green hydrogen auction framework with support from the African Development Bank.
At 61, Maboudou Dosso has more than doubled his income after receiving fertiliser, training and technical support. His rice, maize and soybean output rose sharply in Gouaké, northwest Côte d’Ivoire.
Gabon and the African Development Bank have concluded the 10th Africa Energy Market Place in Libreville, aligning national energy priorities with Mission 300.
Egypt is advancing a $10 billion green ammonia project in Ras Banas, backed by 2 GW of solar and wind power. The facility targets an initial annual output of 400,000 tonnes, with potential to scale to 1 million tonnes.
The EBRD is providing a $65 million construction loan to HAU Energy for a new solar and battery project in Egypt’s Benban.
African governments are being urged to act quickly as fertiliser supply risks grow from disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz.
Nigeria is introducing a green tax surcharge on higher-emission vehicles, targeting cars with an engine capacity of 2,000cc and more from July 1, 2026.
Kenya has built one of Africa’s strongest renewable electricity systems, with nearly 90% of power generation coming from clean sources.
The 2026 Global Report on Food Crises shows hunger is no longer only a humanitarian emergency. It is a governance, climate, conflict and financing stress test.
The Circularity Gap Report 2026 reframes waste as an economic failure, estimating that linear material use destroys €25.4 trillion in avoidable value each year.
A new study of Cameroon’s industrial sector shows that companies are increasingly publishing environmental information, but much of it remains descriptive, positive and difficult to compare.
Generative AI is moving from boardroom theory to economic infrastructure, reshaping productivity, hiring, skills and competitiveness across major markets.
Human capital is not built only in classrooms and clinics. A new World Bank report argues that homes, neighbourhoods and workplaces now need to become central to development policy.
The World Economic Forum’s 2026 Global Lighthouse Network report says leading manufacturers are moving beyond pilot projects to build resilient, AI-enabled operations at scale.
Global uncertainty has become a business operating condition, not a passing shock. A new WEF white paper says companies must turn geopolitical awareness into strategy, investment and execution.
Sustainable, green and climate finance are often used interchangeably, as if they mean the same thing. They do not.
Nigeria’s updated mini-grid regulation is designed to make private electrification faster, clearer and more bankable for communities still outside reliable grid supply.
Clean cooking finance visibility is increasing; however, it remains difficult to track, is unevenly distributed and far below what access-deficient countries need.
Nigeria's proposed Petroleum Industry Act (Amendment) Bill 2025 seeks to transfer the government's representative role in upstream oil contracts from NNPC Limited to the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), making the sector's primary regulator its own commercial counterparty.
A Lagos High Court has ruled that Meta Platforms Inc., operator of Facebook, is jointly liable as a data controller for a false, health-related video posted by a third party, awarding $25,000 to human rights lawyer Femi Falana, SAN.
Nigeria holds N29.43 trillion in pension assets yet channels under 1% into infrastructure, even as the country faces an estimated $878 billion investment gap through 2040.
African and emerging markets are entering a new carbon-market era with Article 6 largely settled; however, it is not yet safely governed.
Africa’s democracy debate is no longer about whether citizens still value democratic rule. It is about why support for democracy remains high while democratic outcomes, in many countries, remain fragile, uneven, or in retreat.
Africa’s critical minerals moment is being framed as a green opportunity; however, raw extraction alone will not deliver green industrialisation. The real debate is whether the continent will supply the transition or shape it.
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.
