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.
South Africa’s power conversation is moving from emergency supply toward the design of a competitive electricity market. Aurora Energy Research and Mulilo identify transmission, batteries, flexibility and patient capital as decisive constraints and opportunities.
Morocco’s football rise reflects long-term investment in youth, education, training facilities and diaspora connections. As the country prepares to co-host the 2030 World Cup, it wants the tournament to strengthen infrastructure, jobs and cross-continental cooperation.
Morocco plans feasibility studies for floating solar projects across 12 major dams after commissioning a 13MW plant. Across Africa, about 1.5GW is under development, yet that pipeline represents less than two per cent of estimated freshwater-reservoir potential.
McKinsey has introduced an eight-part framework drawn from elite athletes, championship teams and coaches. Its central message is that success rests on systems: clear goals, accountable plans, data, adaptable talent and trusted feedback.
Syria’s damaged power system has triggered a rapid, largely self-financed shift to decentralised solar energy. Off-grid capacity reportedly climbed from about 250 megawatts in 2022 to more than two gigawatts in 2025, although incomplete registration makes the estimate uncertain.
Research in two coastal communities in Kerala, India, finds that residents understand climate change through what they see, lose and value locally. Island residents emphasised flooding, sea-level rise and land subsidence, while mainland participants focused more on fish decline and changing sardine sizes.
A University of Cambridge-led review links reading for pleasure with stronger cognition, better mental health, empathy and healthier ageing. Evidence includes benefits among more than 10,000 young people and a lower risk of cognitive impairment among older adults who regularly undertook stimulating activities such as reading.
Kenya’s High Court has nullified the government’s sale of a 15% Safaricom stake to Vodacom and ordered the shares restored to the state. The judges found inadequate public participation, material non-disclosure and failures involving competition, procurement, public finance and national-security assessment.
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.
Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei has urged the artificial-intelligence industry to slow frontier development long enough for safety systems to catch up. His warning follows rising concern about autonomous hacking, self-improving models and a competitive race that can punish caution.
Carbon finance is helping African clean-cooking companies reduce appliance prices as nearly one billion people still rely on polluting fuels. The continent secured $900 million in new commitments in June, but carbon revenues generally arrive after stoves are distributed.
Refinery economics can look like a wall of acronyms, but eight recurring terms connect crude quality, plant capability, fuel performance and daily margins.
Utility-scale solar developers cannot control every permit or grid queue, but they can control how quickly engineering assumptions become comparable designs and finance-ready documents.
Libya’s economy rebounded sharply in 2025 as oil output recovered, but hydrocarbons still dominate exports, revenue and economic activity. The African Development Bank estimates an annual financing gap of $37.2 billion by 2030.
Mauritania’s growth slowed in 2025, but gas production and stronger agriculture, fisheries, construction and services support a brighter outlook through 2027.
A Federal High Court decision has reinforced concurrent oversight by Nigeria’s competition and telecommunications regulators while acknowledging that the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) cannot issue telecoms licences.
A recent Nigerian legal analysis argues that interrogatories have no place in garnishee proceedings because the governing statute already provides a complete process for disputed liability.
Malawi’s economy carries high inflation, debt above 90% of GDP and persistent foreign-exchange shortages after years of weak growth and climate shocks. An estimated $3.59 billion annual financing gap now separates development ambition from available resources.
Nigeria’s reforms improved growth, inflation and reserves in 2025, but household welfare and public investment remain under pressure.
Uganda enters its oil era with strong growth and controlled inflation, but the fiscal room needed to turn expansion into broad development is narrowing.
South Africa has published a Revised Electricity Pricing Policy that would end decades of opaque, Eskom-centred tariff-setting and replace it with cost-reflective pricing across a competitive, unbundled power market.
Botswana's diamond downturn has turned a familiar diversification debate into an immediate financing problem. The economy contracted in 2025 while fiscal and external buffers weakened. The AfDB estimates a $6.2 billion development financing gap.
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.
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 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.
