Nigeria's Insurance Sector Strengthening Program has set a 2031 target to raise insurance penetration from 0.5% to 10% of GDP. The five-year initiative aims to reach more than 55 million beneficiaries and connect 250,000 MSMEs to affordable cover.
Every dollar invested in joint climate and clean-air measures could generate about $15 in economic benefits, a UN assessment finds. The returns include lower health costs, greater productivity, avoided damage and the value of healthier lives.
Russian oil volumes carried by US-sanctioned vessels have risen in recent months, weakening an earlier collapse in activity. Brookings researchers say American designations once cut average monthly volumes by more than 80%, but enforcement credibility is fading.
South Africa's communications regulator plans inquiries into over-the-top services and persistently high telecom prices. The scrutiny covers platforms such as Netflix and WhatsApp alongside mobile operators, four years after spectrum allocation was expected to lower network costs.
Brent crude futures crossed $100 a barrel in September as attacks and disrupted shipping intensified fears of Middle East supply disruptions. The move followed a September 7 analysis that described Brent as one shipping shock away from triple digits, while WTI remained further behind.
Africa’s startup market raised $1.36 billion in the first half of 2026, but fewer young companies reached the funding ladder. The number of startups raising at least $100,000 fell to 190, while first cheques have more than halved since 2021.
Enza Capital has mapped Y Combinator’s Fall 2026 startup requests against the realities of African markets. It concludes that founders must design around uneven connectivity, scarce data, language diversity and fragmented payments.
Namibia and Eswatini have launched digital registration platforms to make rooftop solar installations more visible to utilities. The move follows evidence that about 75% of Africa’s solar growth from 2023 to 2025 happened off-grid.
Uganda’s Cabinet has approved the National Identification Number as the default tax identifier for individual citizens. The reform links identity and revenue records after years of separate systems that produced outdated and inconsistent data.
Kenya’s High Court has blocked enforcement of an 18% cap on commissions charged by ride-hailing platforms. It also rejected a three-year data retention rule as disproportionate surveillance and ordered a fresh regulatory process.
African governments are revising electricity rules as private generation, wheeling and decentralised power reshape utility markets. South Africa accounted for half of six policy developments tracked in August, including a revised electricity pricing policy.
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has commended Sahara Group’s partnership with the country and its national refining company, SAR. The endorsement comes as Senegal seeks reliable energy supplies amid difficult global market conditions.
Morocco's recent football results reflect long-term investment in young players, academies and infrastructure rather than tournament luck. A Brookings conversation with Ambassador Youssef Amrani argues that the same strategy can create jobs and diplomatic connections.
Nigeria's insurance debate is moving from capital and premium growth to a harder question: will more people choose cover and trust it when they claim?
Canada's insurance market shows that digital distribution does not remove the need for human advice, professional standards and effective regulation.
Nigeria's insurance gap leaves households and small businesses carrying losses that a simple, affordable policy could absorb.
Methane rules can promise deep emissions cuts, but the result depends on what happens around valves, tanks, pipes and flares during each inspection.
The value of Nigerian ATM transactions surged by 208.5% to ₦89.8 trillion in 2025, making ATMs the fastest-growing payment channel by value. The jump occurred alongside higher withdrawal fees and a rapidly expanding digital payments market.
Africa became the region with the world's largest undernourished population in 2025. An estimated 309.2 million people faced hunger, compared with 291.8 million in Asia.
Nigeria's electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply sector contracted by 11.6% in the first half of 2026, falling from N800.2 billion to N707.1 billion in real GDP. Its small 0.7% average share of output understates its influence.
Nigeria's economy expanded by 4.16% in the first half of 2026; however, the strongest momentum came from relatively small sectors. Arts and entertainment led with 11.5% growth.
Europe is losing nearly one million workers from its labour force each year while skilled refugees remain underemployed. A position paper from European Business Summits, UNHCR and Ingka Group argues that labour market integration is both an economic strategy and a protection imperative.
Nigeria is becoming more credible to aircraft lessors just as new taxes make transactions more expensive. The 2026 Chambers Aviation Finance and Leasing guide records stronger Cape Town Convention compliance, clearer aircraft recovery procedures and plans for a national leasing company.
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 Insurance Sector Strengthening Program (ISSP) is a five-year initiative fully endorsed by NAICOM and being developed with the Commission’s team to expand insurance access, strengthen professional capacity and bring women, young people and MSMEs into Nigeria’s risk-protection system
Africa's ESG storytelling crisis isn't a lack of ambition; it's a lack of trained hands to tell the continent's own sustainability story on its own terms.
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.
