Eastern Africa recorded 6,227,072 internal displacements across nine countries in 2025, an IGAD–ICPAC assessment says. Conflict caused 76% of movements, while disasters caused 24%; floods accounted for more than two-thirds of disaster displacement.
United Nations member states have endorsed wider use of maps that show continents in more accurate relative sizes. The African-led resolution passed by 164 votes to one, with six abstentions, but does not ban the Mercator projection.
Battery-backed solar mini-grids could provide near-term electricity access to 21 million people in four West African countries, IRENA says. The assessed opportunity covers about 568 MW and 42,700 settlements across Burkina Faso, Mali, Nigeria and Senegal.
China is tightening policy around battery manufacturing after years of rapid capacity growth and intense price competition. Export VAT rebates are being withdrawn while approvals for some new energy-storage cell factories have reportedly been paused pending a capacity review.
Corporate buyers are expected to support 73% of South Africa's anticipated 2.3 GW of new solar and wind capacity in 2026. The forecast marks the first time private power-purchase agreements are set to overtake public procurement as the market's main growth engine.
86% of people across 15 consistently tracked markets now believe today's challenges amount to humanity's biggest crisis. GlobeScan says agreement has risen 11 percentage points since 2012 while disagreement fell from 25% to 14%.
Spain has asked Brussels to make climate resilience a binding and permanently funded pillar of European policy. The proposal arrives after extreme-weather losses reached EUR822 billion since 1980 and an assessment placed annual adaptation needs near EUR70 billion through 2050.
Nature loss is moving from the margins of environmental policy into the core work of financial supervision. Banks, insurers and central banks face growing pressure to identify how damaged ecosystems can weaken borrowers, assets and whole economies.
The world is moving towards a period above the Paris Agreement's 1.5°C temperature goal, UNEP says, making climate overshoot a practical policy risk rather than a distant scenario. How high temperatures peak and how long they remain elevated will shape losses, adaptation limits and recovery costs.
UNEP has published an air-pollution glossary showing how technical language shapes what governments measure, regulate and leave unaddressed. About 43% of countries lack a legal definition of air pollution, while many definitions cover outdoor air alone.
The European Investment Bank has commissioned a two-year feasibility study for Morocco's first offshore wind farm, a project that could become Africa's first if built. The study will test whether strong coastal resources can overcome high costs, demanding infrastructure and difficult marine conditions.
The European Union will invest about $232 million in Greenland during 2026 and 2027 under a new Global Gateway partnership package. Funding will cover renewable energy, connectivity, critical raw materials, housing and local business development.
A study of 12,228 urban centres in 159 countries finds that the 200 largest dietary emitters account for 45.6% of urban food emissions while representing 39.8% of the studied population.
A new IRENA assessment finds that delivering basic Tier 2 electricity by 2030 across Burkina Faso, Mali, Nigeria and Senegal could require 568 MW of mini-grids and about 2.25 GWh of battery storage.
Methane control often turns on ordinary equipment: a valve left open, a degraded gasket, a poorly tuned pressure device or a failed flare.
Renewable additions reached a reported 793 GW in 2025, but the systems needed to absorb that power are struggling to keep pace.
A foreign court victory does not become cash in Nigeria by itself. Registration, jurisdiction, notice and timing determine whether the judgment can be enforced.
Developing countries may need US$310-365 billion a year for climate adaptation by 2035, while international public flows stood at US$26 billion in 2023.
An analysis of 2,197 participants estimated that daily spoken language fell by 338 words for every year between 2005 and 2019.
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.
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.
