Africa’s iron ore reserves in southeastern Guinea are at the center of a renewed global contest over strategic minerals, as a new $1.8 billion high-grade project emerges to rival China’s…
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Africa’s Cocoa, Coffee and Timber exports face new EU timeline under EU Deforestation Rules
by Carlton OlooThe European Union has formally adopted revisions to its deforestation regulation, completing the final legislative step that delays the law’s implementation by one year and reshapes how companies will be…
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Senegal launches $191.7m agro-industrial zone to cut food imports and boost local processing
by Carlton OlooSenegal has launched a $191.7 million agro-industrial processing zone aimed at strengthening food sovereignty, creating jobs and reducing the country’s heavy reliance on food imports. The Agropole Centre, unveiled on…
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Google unveils AI playbook to transform Sustainability Reporting, offering lessons for African corporates
by Carlton OlooAfricacorporate sustainabilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityInternational NewsSustainability reporting by Carlton Oloo 13 views 3 minutes readGoogle has taken a bold step in reshaping corporate sustainability practices by releasing an AI-driven playbook designed to streamline environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting. After two years of internal…
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EU Parliament approves omnibus I package, easing Sustainability Reporting and due diligence rules: Implications for African exporters
by Carlton OlooThe European Parliament has approved a sweeping recalibration of the European Union’s sustainability reporting and corporate due diligence framework, voting on December 17 to adopt the Omnibus I package, a…
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IATA reports USD 1.2 billion in frozen Airline revenues across 26 Countries, mostly in Africa and the Middle East
by Carlton OlooGovernments in Africa and the Middle East are holding USD 1.2 billion in airline revenues that carriers are unable to repatriate, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The…
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How Tanzania is using Nature-Based Solutions to secure the future of its Tourism industry
by Carlton OlooOn December 15, 2025, senior executives, conservation scientists, government officials and financiers met in Arusha, northern Tanzania, to examine how a tourism economy built almost entirely on natural assets can…
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Kenya recasts national Tourism strategy to link wildlife conservation, sustainability and business travel
by Carlton OlooKenya set out its latest vision for tourism on December 12, 2025, using the national Jamhuri Day celebrations in Nairobi to announce a strategy that ties wildlife conservation, sustainability and…
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GEF-9 talks put civil society at the centre of Africa’s climate and biodiversity finance debate
by Carlton OlooCivil society leaders, government officials and multilateral partners gathered on December 12, 2025, on the margins of the Global Environment Facility’s 70th Council meeting to confront a central question shaping…
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Seventh UN Environment Assembly concludes in Nairobi, delivering global resolutions on climate, biodiversity, and pollution
by Carlton OlooOn December 12, 2025, the seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) wrapped up at the UNEP headquarters in Nairobi with 186 countries reaching consensus on a series…