Europe’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism has entered its definitive phase in 2026. Importers of covered goods must report embedded emissions and buy CBAM certificates.
Morgan Stanley says 92% of individual investors are interested in sustainable investing. However, average portfolio allocations slipped from 33% in 2025 to 31% in 2026.
South Africa’s electricity crisis has taken an unexpected turn: Eskom now says it has surplus power.
Africa’s renewable energy sector attracted about $9.8 billion in funding in April 2026. Hybrid power projects and biofuels are drawing fresh investor attention as energy systems seek flexibility.
The European Commission says its EUDR simplification package will cut annual compliance costs by about 75%.
Ethiopia has more than doubled its installed power capacity in under a decade. The surge, led by hydropower and the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, is reshaping East Africa’s energy map.
Schneider Electric has used EAIF 2026 to promote mini-grids, solar systems and decentralised power for underserved African communities.
Sahara Power Group has called for faster deployment of digital grid technologies to improve Nigeria’s unreliable electricity supply.
Comoros is trying to turn climate vulnerability into an investment plan, using a UNECA and UNCTAD-backed roadmap to strengthen governance, build bankable projects and widen access to external climate finance.
Africa’s food-security crisis is no longer only about harvests, imports or rainfall. It is now a financing story, with hunger rising as public budgets tighten, climate shocks intensify, and food prices outpace household incomes.
Sub-Saharan Africa entered 2026 with its strongest growth in a decade, lower inflation and improving fiscal positions.
Land is feeding the world, but it is also quietly losing strength. FAO’s The State of Food and Agriculture 2025 warns that land degradation is now eroding productivity, food security and ecosystem resilience.
Africa’s debt debate is shifting from how much countries owe to how borrowing is governed, disclosed and used.
Nigeria’s power sector reform is moving into a more technical phase: mini-grid rules, regional loss reporting and sector debt reforms are now central to market stability.
Cabo Verde needs about $842 million for climate mitigation and adaptation between 2024 and 2030, but public finance and traditional aid cannot close the gap.
Africa is still making development gains, but the 2026 Africa Sustainable Development Report warns that current progress is not fast enough to meet the 2030 Agenda.
Global hunger is easing slightly, but Africa is moving in the opposite direction. The 2025 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World warns that food price inflation is keeping healthy diets out of reach.
The world must produce about 50% more food, feed and fibre by 2050, yet the land and water systems that sustain agriculture are already under severe pressure.
Critical minerals are no longer only a mining story. They are becoming a story of security, governance and market access for countries supplying batteries, grids, electric vehicles and digital infrastructure.
Nigeria’s first Nigerian Corporate Sustainability Report and Sustainability Index show a split market: a small circle of ESG‑ready leaders and a long tail of silent reporters.
Nigeria's proposed Petroleum Industry Act (Amendment) Bill 2025 seeks to transfer the government's representative role in upstream oil contracts from NNPC Limited to the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), making the sector's primary regulator its own commercial counterparty.
A Lagos High Court has ruled that Meta Platforms Inc., operator of Facebook, is jointly liable as a data controller for a false, health-related video posted by a third party, awarding $25,000 to human rights lawyer Femi Falana, SAN.
Nigeria holds N29.43 trillion in pension assets yet channels under 1% into infrastructure, even as the country faces an estimated $878 billion investment gap through 2040.
African and emerging markets are entering a new carbon-market era with Article 6 largely settled; however, it is not yet safely governed.
Africa’s democracy debate is no longer about whether citizens still value democratic rule. It is about why support for democracy remains high while democratic outcomes, in many countries, remain fragile, uneven, or in retreat.
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.
