Research in Kenya and South Africa finds renewable projects can compensate communities without giving them meaningful control or lasting benefits. Jobs, social facilities and delayed dividends may not replace customary land, water access or pastoral livelihoods.
A Nature study finds human-caused warming has modestly increased childhood malaria overall while redistributing risk across sub-Saharan Africa. Cooler highlands in East Africa and parts of southern Africa are becoming more suitable for transmission.
AfCFTA is opening a larger African market just as overseas buyers demand stronger carbon and supply-chain evidence. The EU’s definitive Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism began on January 1, 2026, raising the cost of weak emissions data.
Casablanca has awarded a 33.5-year concession for a $1.5 billion waste-to-energy complex at the Mediouna landfill. The planned 115-megawatt facility could process 1.5 million tonnes of waste yearly and serve nearly one million people.
Ethiopia is developing regulations and institutions for a possible civilian nuclear power programme. Draft rules cover licensing, inspections, safeguards, hazards and emergency response, with international cooperation from US and Russian regulators.
Botswana has validated voluntary investor guidelines on responsible business conduct and decent work. The framework brings labour rights, human rights and local development into investment promotion and aftercare.
EBID has approved $10.04 million for G Farms Limited in The Gambia. The financing will expand poultry, dairy and feed production, with major capacity targets running to 2035. Its food-security impact will depend on affordability, local sourcing, jobs, animal welfare and environmentally responsible growth.
The European Union has committed €40 million over five years to Rwanda’s agricultural transformation. Of the total, €36 million is direct budget support and €4 million will fund technical assistance, capacity building and policy studies.
The African Development Bank Group has approved $255 million in lending and a $10 million grant for participation in Zambia’s Lobito Corridor. The first phase includes about 550 kilometres of new railway and a 105-kilometre road upgrade. Delivery will determine whether the corridor lowers logistics costs, creates durable jobs and broadens value addition of minerals.
Kenya expects two additional submarine fibre-optic cables to land before 2027. The planned systems would expand international capacity and provide alternative routes as the requirements of cloud, AI and data centres grow.
SIM-swap fraud in Kenya rose 327% in 2025, INTERPOL says. More than 123,000 fraudulent SIMs were issued and an estimated $3.8 million, about Sh491.6 million, was drained from mobile wallets.
Nigeria’s weak grid has made solar lighting an infrastructure necessity, rather than a lifestyle accessory. Aiona’s leaders argue that efficient LEDs, climate-adapted batteries and off-grid design can lower costs while improving safety and reliability.
In households without water on the premises, women and girls aged 15 and older are the primary collectors seven out of ten times. Their unpaid journey is one of the highest hidden costs in the global water economy.
Artificial intelligence can strengthen diagnostics, disaster response, agriculture, mobility and communications. But public value will not emerge from algorithms alone.
Late payments, bad debt and supplier concentration are moving from exceptional events into routine corporate experience, according to Marsh’s 2026 UK trade-credit survey.
Climate finance protects roads, power systems and buildings, but often overlooks the people who care for children, older persons and people with disabilities when those systems fail.
Artificial intelligence was linked to 55% of cybercrimes reported in INTERPOL’s 2026. African assessment, as estimated losses more than doubled from $192 million to $484 million.
Africa is making measurable development gains, but not at the pace required for 2030. The continent is progressing too slowly on 12 Sustainable Development Goals and moving backwards on 5.
The question is no longer whether AI can help a hacker. A UK government evaluation has shown frontier agents that take sustained, unauthorised actions against real people and organisations under deliberately permissive test conditions.
Nigeria is tightening oversight of its transmission network while moving electricity regulation closer to the states. New NERC audit rules, a directory for state regulators and a federal-state coordination committee are reshaping how the sector is governed.
Africa's solar expansion is solving an urgent electricity challenge, but IRENA warns that today's panels are also tomorrow's material stream. Sub-Saharan Africa already has an estimated 10,000 - 12,000 tonnes of end-of-life off-grid solar products.
Africa’s renewable-energy transition is increasingly confronting its next constraint: the networks required to move clean electricity from projects to people. At least $4.5 billion of tracked African energy commitments in the first half of 2026 targeted grid infrastructure.
IRENA's 2026 cost review shows African utility-scale solar PV costs falling to $837/kW and $52/MWh, while new onshore wind averaged $59/MWh and a 43% capacity factor. The technology story is increasingly favourable.
Nigeria’s weak grid has made solar lighting an infrastructure necessity, rather than a lifestyle accessory. Aiona’s leaders argue that efficient LEDs, climate-adapted batteries and off-grid design can lower costs while improving safety and reliability.
Corporate sustainability reporting is expanding, including across the OECD’s combined Middle East and Africa region. However, the deeper numbers show why Africa should resist confusing disclosure with performance: assurance remains uneven, human rights due diligence is thin, and energy-sector Scope 3 reporting is particularly weak.
Africa’s energy transition is often framed as a financing challenge. While capital remains essential, it cannot compensate for weak governance, poor stakeholder engagement or businesses that fail to earn public trust. ESG is no longer a corporate buzzword; it is becoming a strategic advantage for African energy companies seeking to attract investment and deliver sustainable growth.
Deloitte's Bridging the Climate Finance Gap report (January 2026) flags a critical figure: $472 billion, the maximum annual sum Article 6-enabled, harmonised carbon markets could deliver by 2035.
The WEF's June 2026 report identifies five tailwinds and five headwinds shaping the Regenerative Blue Economy. For Africa, the message is urgent: today's choices could unlock trillion-dollar regenerative industries, or entrench decline for ecosystems supporting hundreds of millions.
Over 600 million Africans live in cities facing rising temperatures, rapid urbanisation, and strained electricity grids. Growing demand for cooling is driving a surge in individual air conditioners, worsening peak-load stress, urban heat islands, and household energy costs.
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.
