Despite strong public enthusiasm for solar panels, electric vehicles and other clean technologies, most consumers remain stuck at the “interested but unable to adopt” stage due to cost and practical barriers.
Egypt and the European Union (EU) have turned years of energy‑transition diplomacy into concrete deals, signing €124.3 million in green grants at the Egypt Sustainable Energy Outlook 2040 conference in Cairo.
A new GlobeScan survey warns that “greenhushing”, brands going quiet on their sustainability work, is quietly eroding consumer trust worldwide.
Africa is adding workers faster than any region in history, about 12 million young people a year, for just 3 million new formal wage jobs. Without a radical shift in how the continent grows, that math points to mounting frustration rather than shared prosperity.
Egypt will invest $565 million in the 2025 Fiscal Year (FY) to upgrade and expand its national electricity transmission network. The deal alleviates grid stability and renewable energy integration.
Africa’s green hydrogen pipeline is expanding on paper, but contracts remain scarce. Despite multibillion-dollar project announcements across Namibia, Egypt and Mauritania, developers are finding it difficult to secure binding off-take agreements from European and Asian buyers.
Africa installs more solar each year; however, it manufactures almost none of it. New trade and import data reveal a widening gap between the continent’s renewable ambitions and its industrial base. Billions of dollars flow outward annually to purchase modules, inverters and battery components.
Aid is shrinking just as Africa’s investment needs and debt pressures intensify, forcing a hard reset. The new development playbook is less about pleading for concessional flows and more about mobilising domestic resources: taxes, natural capital, diaspora giving, and credibility in global capital markets.
Farmers sit at the fault line of a global methane problem that could make or break both food security and climate goals.
Payment failures, fraud risks, and clunky authentication flows are quietly draining revenue from digital finance just as SME lending and supply chain financing become core to growth strategies.
Green finance has shifted from a niche buzzword to a central organising logic for how capital, climate and development now intersect; however, the research story behind that shift is only just coming into focus.
Ethiopia is seeking to convert its green advantage into export-ready industry; however, stalled pilots, limited private finance and costly certification continue to constrain factories and MSMEs.
The world spends up to $143 billion annually protecting biodiversity, but needs as much as $967 billion to halt ecosystem collapse by 2030.
Global long-term growth is slowing in ways not seen in three decades. A new World Bank analysis warns that without decisive reform, potential global GDP growth could fall to 2.2% annually through 2030, down from 3.5% in the early 2000s.
Cybersecurity, liquidity stress, fraud, and digital disruption now define Africa’s corporate risk landscape, according to the 2026 Africa Risk in Focus report.
Africa’s Blue Tech sector has attracted over $230 million across more than 150 deals; however, scale remains elusive. Fewer than one-third of ventures raise more than $1 million, and only about 3% have raised more than $20 million.
As Gulf sovereign wealth funds and development banks scale up climate finance, a new analysis argues the Middle East could become one of the world’s most consequential backers of clean energy infrastructure, if capital is channelled strategically.
Ghana is moving to tighten methane oversight in its oil and gas sector, partnering with the Clean Air Task Force (CATF) to strengthen regulatory capacity and technical standards.
Ghana’s ESG conversation is shifting from buzzword to balance-sheet risk, with a clear warning: by 2028, non-compliant companies could find themselves locked out of parts of global commerce.
Africa is adding workers faster than any region in history, about 12 million young people a year, for just 3 million new formal wage jobs. Without a radical shift in how the continent grows, that math points to mounting frustration rather than shared prosperity.
Aid is shrinking just as Africa’s investment needs and debt pressures intensify, forcing a hard reset. The new development playbook is less about pleading for concessional flows and more about mobilising domestic resources: taxes, natural capital, diaspora giving, and credibility in global capital markets.
Nigeria’s rivers are carrying more than water. They are carrying fragments of its development model.
ESG in Africa is no longer a voluntary add-on; it now significantly represents the currency enabling capital access, regulatory approval, and market relevance.
Across classrooms from Lagos to London, a quiet shortcut is rewriting how young people learn to think, feel, and belong in an AI-saturated world. Students are embracing chatbots as study buddies, emotional confidants, and ghostwriters, often faster than schools, regulators, and even parents can keep up.
Artificial intelligence will not wait for Africa to be ready. It is already reshaping governance, growth, and power across regions.
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.
