AfriSAFE 2026 has received more than 13,000 individual and corporate nominations. A Ghana training initiative targets at least 1,000 people as part of a broader ambition to equip over 10,000 people across selected African countries with lifesaving skills.
Wellcome urges the UK to recognise pregnancy consistently in heat-health policy and adapt maternity services to rising temperatures. Its 2026 report draws on evidence linking heat exposure with adverse maternal and newborn outcomes.
South Africa’s Competition Commission has set out how it will assess potentially anti-competitive conduct in repair, service and maintenance aftermarkets. The October 2026 guidelines address access to parts, tools, software and repair information outside applicable warranty protection.
Wellcome calls for clearer responsibilities across global institutions tackling antimicrobial resistance. Its governance report argues that evidence, political leadership and national implementation need stronger connections.
Ireland has announced €1.28 billion for energy, climate and environmental programmes in Budget 2027. The package combines support for cleaner energy with measures to reduce household and business costs.
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have received the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for work underpinning optogenetics. The technique uses light to control selected nerve cells, opening new ways to investigate brain function.
Amazon fires are destroying the forest’s carbon uptake through ozone pollution, alongside the carbon released by burning trees. A new study identifies an overlooked climate cost that persists in surviving vegetation.
MTN Ghana has secured $202 million of additional spectrum, while Telecel Ghana targets a December 2026 launch of its 5G service.
Two African governments committed $909 million to energy in September, almost half of the $1.92 billion tracked that month.
New research from the University of Cape Town finds that currency risk is becoming Africa's central power finance problem.
Asharami Ghana has commissioned a 6,000-metric-tonne LPG storage facility at the Tema Oil Jetty, expanding Ghana’s national LPG storage capacity by about 10%.
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to three scientists for optogenetics, a technique that controls brain neurons with light.
A September 2026 Transport & Environment report finds that the gap between electric and petrol car residual values narrows when prices, subsidies and taxes are considered.
Vaccination can prevent drug-resistant infections and may reduce antibiotic use, but the relationship is more complex than a simple fall in disease automatically producing less prescribing.
McKinsey’s August 2026 AI survey finds widespread adoption and strong reported gains for individual workers. Enterprise financial impact is less broadly reported, while operating costs constrain use at some organisations.
The World Economic Forum and McKinsey Health Institute argue that the AI transition needs investment in brain health and human capabilities.
McKinsey’s 2026 dairy survey finds companies under margin pressure while many expect revenue growth.
A peer-reviewed study presents the Climate Connectivity Hub and its underlying taxonomy as tools for connecting dispersed climate knowledge.
A Wellcome-supported synthesis of five regional dialogues calls for a global health system shaped more strongly by countries and regional institutions.
Odiri Oginni’s seven habits of portfolio managers place judgement and behaviour alongside technical analysis.
Bokku’s expansion offers a case study in bringing formal grocery retail closer to Nigerian households.
Nigeria’s financial inclusion debate is moving beyond the number of people with accounts.
Forestry’s carbon debate often centres on standing trees. New long-term evidence from British Columbia shows that the forest floor beneath them can be just as consequential.
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.
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.
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.
