Johannesburg is preparing to host the inaugural Carbon Markets Africa Summit from 21 to 23 October, a gathering that is expected to bring together the continent’s entire carbon markets value…
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Zanzibar’s Pemba Island confronts a 230-tonne a day waste problem offering a blueprint Africa can use
Africacircular economyEnvironmental ResponsibilityNews & AnalysisSustainability by Solomon Irungu 17 views 6 minutes readA new assessment of Pemba Island, in the Zanzibar Archipelago, has put hard numbers to a long-felt reality: the island generates more than 230 tonnes of waste every day, much…
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The Global South Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) Coalition has called on the European Union to formally integrate international carbon removal into its climate legislation, arguing that the EU cannot meet…
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South Africa’s infrastructure market gained a new women-led, majority black-owned investor today as African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM), through its IDEAS Fund, and Motseng Investment Holdings launched Motseng Ideas Infrastructure…
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Ethiopia issues AfCFTA tariff rules but excludes Coffee and key services off tariff-free list
African BusinessesAgricultureEconomic ResponsibilityNews & AnalysispolicySustainability by Solomon Irungu 26 views 3 minutes readAfter years of hesitation, Ethiopia has finally taken a decisive step toward joining the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Nearly six years after ratifying the agreement, and four years…
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Africa50 mobilises global partners to tackle Africa’s infrastructure gap with $118m first close
AfricaEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyNews & AnalysisSustainability partnerships by Solomon Irungu 45 views 4 minutes readAfrica50 has taken a decisive step in the continent’s green infrastructure push, securing $118 million in first-close financing for its Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa – Project Development Fund…
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Diageo, one of the world’s largest beverage companies, has announced significant revisions to its environmental targets, five years after unveiling its Spirit of Progress action plan. The update, contained in…
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A coalition of twenty-three U.S. state attorneys general has issued a formal warning to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), arguing that its newly launched Financial Institutions Net-Zero (FINZ) Standard…
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Global financial technology and data provider Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has announced a major expansion of its climate risk platform, adding physical and transition risk data for more than five million…
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Ethiopia clears final hurdles to begin trading under Africa Free Continental Free Trade Area
African BusinessesEconomic ResponsibilityNews & AnalysisSustainable development by Solomon Irungu 9 views 4 minutes readEthiopia has completed the last procedural steps to join the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) as a fully operational trading partner, setting the stage for duty-free and reduced-tariff exports…