McKinsey advisers identify five recurring behaviour patterns that can slow organisational transformation before results deteriorate. They say chief executives have a direct role in aligning incentives, sharing information and increasing participation.
UN special adviser Ahunna Eziakonwa says African countries are increasingly shaping global agendas ahead of the 81st UN General Assembly. She identified governance reform, development finance, climate adaptation and industrialisation as priorities.
US Representative Sara Jacobs has called for engagement with African countries on their own terms in a Brookings conversation. She advocated multilateral reform, long-term development agreements and security assistance tied to governance.
Researchers have built regional fair shares into climate pathway generation and found multiple ways to reach the same global temperature outcome. The model changes the balance between domestic emissions cuts and financial support across world regions.
Agricultural credit in Nigeria reached N11.38 trillion in the first quarter of 2026, up 23% from a year earlier. The increase came as reported credit to oil and gas and manufacturing fell, raising questions about where banks see growth.
Ecological concepts take an average of seven years to enter major United Nations environmental policy, a new study finds. Some ideas were adopted immediately while others took as long as 28 years, and policy outcomes improved at smaller governance scales.
Researchers detected microplastics at all nine sacred freshwater sites sampled in South Africa’s Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal region. Concentrations ranged from five to 48 particles per litre, with the highest level at the intensively used Isinuka spring.
Global fibre production reached a record 132 million tonnes in 2024, mainly polyester, with continued reliance on virgin inputs. Recycled materials grew in volume but were accountable for only 7.6% of output, while textile-to-textile recycling remained below 1%.
Nigeria recorded an N88 billion surplus in nearly N2 trillion of non-oil trade with Africa during the first half of 2026. Energy exports supported the balance, while agricultural imports exceeded exports by about N178 billion, as the quarterly gap increased.
United States visa issuances to Africa fell 37% in 2025, the steepest decline among world regions. Egypt and Nigeria accounted for more than half of Africa’s reduction, while B1/B2 visitor visas drove most of the continental fall.
MTN became Nigeria’s first mobile operator to exceed 100 million active subscriptions in July 2026. Airtel and T2 grew faster in percentage terms, signalling that the market’s expansion is not confined to its largest operator.
Asia’s artificial intelligence boom is adding data centres faster than clean power systems can support them. Local grids, water supplies and climate resilience are coming under pressure as fossil fuels meet much of the new demand.
McKinsey identifies 18 high-growth industries that could generate $29 trillion to $48 trillion in revenue by 2040. They offer insurers new customers and unfamiliar, potentially severe losses.
McKinsey says AI agents can cut time spent on core transformation-office tasks by 35% to 40%, with larger savings in some cases. The promise is faster insight and less manual reporting. Automating coordination also magnifies mistakes when data and systems are linked.
A new IDOS flagship report argues that geopolitical disruption is occurring alongside practical reform in trade, finance and environmental cooperation. It advises governments to build coalitions and institutions that can survive in a divided world.
About a fifth of global oil supply and liquefied natural gas trade normally cross the Strait of Hormuz. The 2026 disruption tested that route, McKinsey Global Institute reports. Reserves, pipelines and trade shifts limited the damage, but the buffers have limits.
MIT researcher Andrew McAfee argues that technological progress can create work and prosperity, even as automation displaces existing jobs. In a McKinsey discussion, he challenges attempts to prescribe some direction of AI before its uses emerge.
China's zero-tariff offer removes a visible barrier for 53 African economies, but it does not create factories, cold chains, standards capacity or buyers. The ACCPA dialogue showed that near-term gains are likely to come from products countries already export.
Childhood poverty is not a temporary hardship that ends when a young person leaves school. New evidence from the United Kingdom shows that prolonged financial insecurity can shape whether young people complete education, secure work or remain excluded from both.
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.
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.
