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In Nairobi this week, Kenya reaffirmed its commitment to transform agriculture from a subsistence livelihood into a competitive, innovation-driven enterprise capable of powering economic growth. The 5th National Agribusiness Summit, held under the theme “From Promise to Action: Advancing Agribusiness Through Dialogue and Innovation.” The Summit brought together more than…

The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) have launched a new joint tool that could simplify one of the most persistent challenges in sustainability reporting; navigating overlapping frameworks. The new GRI–CDP Mapping Tool, announced on October 21, 2025, enables organizations to align data requirements for climate…

A group of major global corporations has launched Carbon Measures, a new coalition designed to build a more reliable, transparent, and verifiable global carbon accounting framework. Announced in New York on October 20, the initiative brings together leading players across energy, finance, and manufacturing to develop market-based systems that accurately…

The Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol, the world’s most widely used framework for corporate emissions reporting, has released for consultation a draft update to its guidance on Scope 2 emissions, the category covering greenhouse gases from purchased electricity, steam, heat, and cooling. The proposed update, open for public input until December…

For the first time in more than half a century, Botswana is turning a political page and, with it, the script of its economy. The Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) government, led by Advocate Duma Gideon Boko, has taken office pledging to write a new chapter for a nation long…

The Financial Times and the World Bank Group recently opened the second Africa Sustainable Futures Awards, a continent-wide competition designed to surface commercially viable projects that deliver jobs, resilient infrastructure and measurable environmental outcomes. Running alongside the FT’s Africa Summit in London, the programme will judge initiatives launched since 2015…

A new analysis by the Project Developer Forum (PD Forum) has raised serious questions about the long-term viability of climate projects in developing economies under the emerging Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM). Conducted in collaboration with the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA), the study examines how PACM’s stringent baseline rules,…

The European Commission has announced a delay in the rollout of its sustainability reporting standards for non-European companies under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), effectively pushing the compliance window for global firms, including African multinationals with operations or listings in the EU, several years further out. The decision, communicated…

East Africa’s ports are entering a new era of competition and cooperation, as Kenya, Tanzania, and Djibouti accelerate investments to secure their share of regional and global trade. The contest, centered around infrastructure, efficiency, and connectivity, will determine who controls the flow of goods between Africa’s interior markets and the…

The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) and the Alliance of African Multilateral Financial Institutions (AAMFI) recently held two days of high-level talks in Sandton, South Africa, to agree on a new framework for funding Africa’s infrastructure needs through domestic resources. The meeting, which ran from October 7 to 8, brought…