Nigeria still imports at least 70% of its medicines, despite having over 120 local manufacturers. That dependence matters now because domestic production remains concentrated in lower-value drugs, while policy support has stayed weak and uneven.
Ethiopia is accelerating one of Africa’s boldest transitions to electric mobility, backed by a ban on imports of internal combustion vehicles and a wider transport overhaul.
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.
Africa’s critical minerals moment is being framed as a green opportunity; however, raw extraction alone will not deliver green industrialisation. The real debate is whether the continent will supply the transition or shape it.
Universities are moving sustainability education beyond theory and into real-world operational work.
TotalEnergies and Masdar have agreed to form a $2.2 billion joint venture for onshore renewables in Asia.
New research has put the economic damage linked to US emissions since 1990 at more than $10 trillion.
Green bonds are entering a more demanding phase as investors, regulators, and issuers push harder on credibility, reporting and measurable impact.
Voluntary carbon and biodiversity markets are growing, but not fast enough to close nature-finance gaps.
Green finance is not being held back only by a shortage of money. It is being slowed by weak pipelines, policy friction and projects that still sit outside acceptable risk-return thresholds.
Assurance is moving from a sustainability slogan to a reporting discipline. The IAASB’s November 2025 supplemental guidance to ISSA 5000 provides practitioners with eight model reports showing how sustainability assurance should be written across clean, combined and modified conclusions.
Climate resilience is no longer a peripheral ESG talking point. In its March 2026 factsheet, the IFRS Foundation makes clear that IFRS S2 requires companies to disclose how resilient their strategy and business model are to climate-related risks and opportunities, and to use climate-related scenario analysis to inform that assessment.
A stronger global framework for financing sustainable development has arrived at a difficult time. Debt burdens are heavier, aid is falling, project finance is weakening, and many poorer countries remain priced out of affordable capital.
Africa’s next development contest may not be over commodities alone. It may be over who can build the systems, skills and infrastructure to turn data and frontier technologies into productivity, jobs and industrial depth.
Africa’s economy is forecast to grow at 4.0 per cent in 2026, but the report argues that headline growth alone will not be enough.
Africa’s oil and gas sector is under growing pressure to do two hard things at once: support energy access and economic development while meeting tougher expectations on sustainability, governance and resilience.
Climate promises are everywhere, but their meanings are not equal. From “carbon neutral” to “climate positive”, the labels often rest on very different levels of emissions cuts, offsets and verification.
A new research snapshot argues that just two weeks of war involving Iran, the US and Israel generated more carbon pollution than Iceland emits in a year.
COP30 in Belém has sharpened a global shift from climate pledges to delivery, with new signals on adaptation finance, fossil-fuel transition and the credibility of disclosure.
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.
Africa’s critical minerals moment is being framed as a green opportunity; however, raw extraction alone will not deliver green industrialisation. The real debate is whether the continent will supply the transition or shape it.
The UN-Water and UNESCO report reframes the global water crisis as a failure of governance and equity, rather than merely a resource shortage. Financing gaps, gender inequalities, and weak institutions continue to undermine access.
Indonesia’s Just Transition policy is ambitious, linking decarbonisation with jobs, equity, and growth, but its implementation reveals structural cracks. Governance instability, weak social financing, and fragmented policy execution threaten delivery.
Malawi’s reform moment has arrived under pressure, not prosperity. With inflation near 30%, exports shrinking and reserves critically low, the country faces a narrowing window to restore macroeconomic credibility.
Africa’s energy transition has entered a decisive acceleration phase, enabled by innovative climate finance mechanisms that are reshaping capital flows, infrastructure deployment and economic transformation.
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.
