The sustainable loan market is undergoing rapid change, with both challenges and opportunities shaping its future. According to Sustainable Loans Insight 2025 by Environmental Finance, nearly $960 billion in sustainable…
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Shareholder value is the ultimate measure of a company’s success. It reflects not only profitability but also the ability to generate long-term returns and resilience in changing markets. Traditionally, this…
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Kenya is preparing to step onto the global stage of sustainable finance with its first sovereign Sustainability-Linked Bond (SLB), a landmark US$500 million issuance scheduled for March 2026. This move,…
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Africa’s resource-rich Copperbelt is about to be connected to the world like never before. Stretching 1,300 kilometers across Angola, Zambia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Lobito Corridor…
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Kenya National Oil Corporation secures Algerian LPG supply in landmark partnership with Sonatrach
by Lisa MatataAfricaBusinessEnergy & TransitionNews & AnalysisSustainabilitySustainability partnerships by Lisa Matata 21 views 3 minutes readAlgeria’s national energy company Sonatrach and the Kenya National Oil Corporation (KNOC) have taken a substantial step toward boosting East-West African energy trade via a Memorandum of Understanding signed at…
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Ethiopia raises climate ambition with launch of NDC 3.0 at Africa Climate Summit 2
by Lisa MatataAfricaClimate & EnvironmentEnvironmental ResponsibilityNews & AnalysisSustainable development by Lisa Matata 21 views 4 minutes readEthiopia used the Second Africa Climate Summit in Addis Ababa to publish its third-generation Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0), framing a ten-year climate plan that runs from 2025 to 2035…
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African banks and DFIs commit $100 billion at ACS2 to power green industrialisation
by Lisa MatataAfricaFinance & EconomyNews & AnalysispolicyRenewable energySustainability by Lisa Matata 19 views 4 minutes readA landmark pledge of $100 billion has been made by African financial institutions to support the continent’s transition toward green industrialization. The announcement was made this afternoon at the Africa…
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Global African Hydrogen Summit commences in Windhoek, Namibia, with focus on accelerating bankable projects
by Lisa MatataAfricaConferencesEnergy & TransitionEnvironmental ResponsibilityInternational NewsSustainability by Lisa Matata 43 views 6 minutes readThe Global African Hydrogen Summit has kicked off today (9 September 2025), bringing together policymakers, financiers, technology developers and industrial leaders in a forum designed to convert Africa’s renewable energy…
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Truecaller deploys AI to redefine caller identification and combat global phone fraud
by Lisa MatataThe scale of global phone fraud continues to rise, with losses exceeding $1 trillion in 2024, according to the Global Anti-Scam Alliance. Against this backdrop, Swedish technology company Truecaller has…
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Sidi Ould Tah sworn in as 9th African Development Bank President, pledges reform and focus on sustainability
by Lisa MatataDr. Sidi Ould Tah of Mauritania was sworn in on Monday as the Bank’s ninth president of the African development bank group, marking a historic transition at one of Africa’s…