This Sustainable Stories Africa opinion article adapts “Can the Commonwealth Deliver?” by Michael Sheldrick, co-founder of Global Citizen. The Commonwealth helped rally action against apartheid and mobilise funding to eradicate polio.
The Leiden Declaration calls for transparent use of artificial intelligence in mathematics research. Endorsed by the International Mathematical Union, it asks researchers to disclose tools, credit prior work and take responsibility for results.
Gabon has signed agreements to sell about six million forest carbon credits to SEFE, a German state-owned energy company. The first deliveries are expected by the end of the first quarter of 2027.
Accor sustainability chief Coline Pont says hotel owners and suppliers will determine how the group’s 2030 roadmap works in practice. The company is targeting wider independent certification and measures to manage water and energy use.
Ghana is moving waste from Agbogbloshie, where scrap workers and nearby residents face exposure to smoke and dust. A government operation aims to remove about one million tonnes.
An October NOAA outlook put the chance of strong to very strong El Niño conditions through January – March 2027 above 83%. Two clinicians warn that health and electricity systems run simultaneous pressure risks due to extreme weather
Kenya and Nigeria joined three other governments in endorsing a global rooftop solar declaration at COP31, following Australia’s initial support.
Ethiopia and China have signed a $15 million grant agreement for supplementary work on the Ethio–Djibouti Railway. The support covers locomotive spares, track equipment and technical training.
Tanzania has signed $1.2 billion in commercial financing for the electrified railway between Tabora and Kigoma. An African Development Bank guarantee helped bring nine commercial lenders into the deal.
Shoprite and Investec have agreed in principle to expand the South African retailer’s transactional banking offering, including a proposed debit card.
Brazil’s COP30 Presidency says reforms could raise annual climate finance for developing countries to $1.27 – $1.41 trillion by 2035. The assessment comes as COP31 gets underway in Antalya.
Afreximbank projects Zimbabwe’s real growth at 5% in 2026 and 3.9% in 2027. Gold earnings and agriculture support the outlook, while softer gold prices and fuel costs pose risks.
Global Canopy’s final chapter describes a transition that slows damaging practices while building viable alternatives.
Eastern Africa’s rural adaptation facility combines local bank capital, development finance and technical assistance.
Batteries, medicines and clothing all rely on value chains that can put pressure on land and water. African producers and buyers can change some of that pressure at individual production stages.
shows what an urban wetland project can deliver. Kenya’s Upper Tana business case illustrates a different approach that pays for upstream treatment-plant changes.
Zambia’s green bond tranches show how a utility can raise capital to expand solar generation. The nature question runs from where power is produced to how it reaches the grid.
Nairobi student housing financed through a green bond shows how building standards can help attract capital. The next test is how construction affects land, waterways and material supply chains.
Africa’s food businesses face two pressures at once. More than 307 million people faced hunger in 2024, according to a UN assessment, while degraded land and fisheries can undermine future supplies.
A portfolio can look diversified across sectors while several borrowers depend on one river basin. An investment framework from Global Canopy gives lenders a way to find that concentration.
Two investments in Ghana and East Africa show how capital can enter specific business activities linked to nature. The next question is what evidence can justify the claim.
Africa’s farms, cities and power systems depend on ecosystems that rarely appear in infrastructure or operating budgets.
Gabon’s near-term growth recovery offers breathing space, but not a durable escape from commodity dependence.
This Sustainable Stories Africa opinion article adapts “Can the Commonwealth Deliver?” by Michael Sheldrick, co-founder of Global Citizen. The Commonwealth helped rally action against apartheid and mobilise funding to eradicate polio.
Food lost between farms and markets, or discarded in shops, restaurants and homes, carries a cost far beyond the meal.
Africa’s climate response needs sustained investment in independent local journalism. Communities require reporting that explains risks, tests solutions and follows public promises beyond disasters and diplomatic meetings.
The Sustainable Stories Africa editorial team and board review of Daré Awoyinfa’s paper: one conclusion stands out: Qatar 2022 accelerated national development, but it also deepened reliance on state-led mega-events.
At N525 a share, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery offer opens public ownership in a strategically important African industrial asset. It also asks investors to accept a valuation shaped by unusually strong recent margins, concentrated control and a vast expansion still to be funded.
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.
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.
