Oaktree’s Howard Marks used a client memo dated 11 November to examine how investors can assess artificial intelligence when future demand, prices and profitability are hard to predict.
The African Development Bank has approved a $503.75 million loan to advance changes to South Africa’s electricity, freight and water sectors.
The African Development Bank has approved an eight-year subordinated loan to Equity Bank Kenya to strengthen the lender’s capital and support more long-term finance for small businesses.
GlobeScan found that 78% of Nigerian respondents expect artificial intelligence to help address environmental problems and climate change over the next five to ten years.
Fossil fuel importers paid an estimated $330 billion more for seaborne fuels in March to August than pre-war futures prices implied, with Africa having a net loss of $300 million.
Alcazar Energy Partners has reached financial close on two Red Sea wind farms with a combined capacity of 500 MW. The company’s investment figure of more than US$1 billion includes a separate privatisation agreement for Gabal El Zeit that is progressing towards its own financial close.
South Africa’s official unemployment rate rose to 33.7% in the third quarter, from 33.6% in the previous quarter. Statistics South Africa counted 101,000 more people employed and 97,000 more unemployed.
Egypt plans to raise installed battery storage from about 500 MWh to 13.85 GWh by 2030, EnterpriseAM Egypt reported, citing a senior government official.
This Sustainable Stories Africa opinion article adapts “Can the Commonwealth Deliver?” by Michael Sheldrick, co-founder of Global Citizen. The Commonwealth helped rally action against apartheid and mobilise funding to eradicate polio.
The Leiden Declaration calls for transparent use of artificial intelligence in mathematics research. Endorsed by the International Mathematical Union, it asks researchers to disclose tools, credit prior work and take responsibility for results.
Gabon has signed agreements to sell about six million forest carbon credits to SEFE, a German state-owned energy company. The first deliveries are expected by the end of the first quarter of 2027.
Accor sustainability chief Coline Pont says hotel owners and suppliers will determine how the group’s 2030 roadmap works in practice. The company is targeting wider independent certification and measures to manage water and energy use.
The Gambia aims to cut net greenhouse gas emissions 7.2% below its 2035 projection through domestic measures. The reduction could reach 31.9% with the full package of domestic and internationally supported measures.
South Africa’s second Paris Agreement pledge puts annual emissions between 320 million and 380 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2035.
Rwanda aims to hold 2035 net emissions 53% below its projection if all domestic and internationally supported measures go ahead. It estimates mitigation and adaptation costs at around $12 billion.
Nigeria plans to cut annual greenhouse gas emissions by 184.9 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent by 2035 against its revised 2018 inventory.
Malawi plans to cut 2035 domestic emissions by about 12% below projected levels. The reduction could reach 48% by implementing both domestic and internationally supported packages.
Namibia expects its climate plan to avoid about 15.6 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent annually by 2035 in its conditional scenario. Forest and fire management account for most of that estimate.
Kenya aims to avoid 75.25 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent against its projected 2035 level. Its plan identifies the share it hopes to deliver domestically and the larger share that needs external support.
Ethiopia plans to cut net greenhouse gas emissions by 70.3% from projected 2035 levels if it secures international support. The country expects its land and forestry sector to provide more than three-quarters of the modelled reduction.
Egypt’s Paris Agreement submission projects its largest quantified emissions cut in electricity. The country also estimates it needs at least $324 billion for mitigation and adaptation through 2035.
Botswana’s new Paris Agreement pledge could hold its 2035 greenhouse gas emissions 31.5% below the projected level with international support.
Financial control failures and under-resourced compliance teams tied as the most cited causes of significant integrity incidents in EY’s 2024 global survey.
This Sustainable Stories Africa opinion article adapts “Can the Commonwealth Deliver?” by Michael Sheldrick, co-founder of Global Citizen. The Commonwealth helped rally action against apartheid and mobilise funding to eradicate polio.
Food lost between farms and markets, or discarded in shops, restaurants and homes, carries a cost far beyond the meal.
Africa’s climate response needs sustained investment in independent local journalism. Communities require reporting that explains risks, tests solutions and follows public promises beyond disasters and diplomatic meetings.
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.
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.
