Category: ESG Africa
In a move that reshapes how natural capital is financed, Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) has structured Africa’s first nature-linked, outcomes-based bond, tying investor returns directly to ecological restoration outcomes in...
A once-neglected urban scrap site is now a functioning hub of economic activity, where waste is being converted into income, safer jobs, and a more structured recycling ecosystem. Backed by...
The African Development Bank Group has approved $5.65 million in funding to pilot a new climate finance mechanism designed to unlock investment in some of Africa’s most challenging energy markets....
Greenpeace Africa has filed an amicus curiae brief before the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, asking the court to formally recognise climate destruction as a violation of human...
The Green Climate Fund has approved $960.3 million in new financing for climate projects across developing economies, marking a significant expansion of its global portfolio beyond $20 billion. The latest...
The European Investment Bank has pledged more than €1 billion ($1.1 billion) to expand renewable energy infrastructure across Sub-Saharan Africa, strengthening international financing behind Mission 300, a global initiative aimed...
Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has mandated carbon disclosure and offsetting requirements for non-bank financial institutions, marking a significant shift in how environmental risk is integrated into financial oversight. Decision...
• Zambia and Zimbabwe will each contribute $220M to shore up the bankability of the $4.2B Batoka Gorge hydropower project• The 2,400 MW plant would provide 1,200 MW to each...
• British International Investment launches its first dedicated energy transition finance facility, providing $150 million to FirstRand.• Funding targets hard-to-abate sectors across Africa through RMB and FNB, offering transition loans...
• €15.5bn secured for Africa’s renewable energy expansion, led by the EU and South Africa• Commitments include 26.8 GW of new renewable capacity and electricity access for 17.5 million households•...
• The two countries signed an MoU to develop an Article 6.2-aligned carbon credit implementation agreement that will allow Singapore’s carbon-taxed emitters to offset up to 5 percent of their...
Kinshasa / Singapore / Belém, November 2025 The Ministry of Environment, Sustainable Development and the New Climate Economy of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in collaboration with the Ministry...
Malawi Debuts World’s First AI-Enabled Paris Agreement Integrated Platform at COP30 The First-of-Its-Kind Environmental Treasury Puts Artificial Intelligence at the Center of this Year’s Climate Talks Belém, Brazil/India/Singapore, 15 November...
Sayari Earth has entered a research partnership with Stellenbosch University’s School for Climate Studies to investigate how mobile biochar production can simultaneously restore ecosystems, capture carbon, and open new economic...
Octopus Energy Generation has launched a $60 million fund—its first dedicated to Africa—to drive transformative investment in clean energy infrastructure across Sub-Saharan Africa. Unveiled at the Africa Energy Forum in...
Africa is positioning itself as a frontrunner in global carbon markets, with the launch of the Africa Carbon Support Facility (ACSF) at the African Development Bank Group’s high-level dialogue on...
The Bank of Mauritius has entered a strategic partnership under the SUNREF – Cap sur la Finance Durable programme to strengthen its sustainable finance framework. Backed by the Agence Française...
At the World Economic Forum’s Africa House, Daniel Barankin, CEO of capital markets platform 6ix, made a compelling case for transitioning Africa’s financial foundation from debt to equity. Drawing from...
At the 2025 World Economic Forum in Davos, South African tycoon Dr. Iqbal Survé, founder of Sekunjalo Group, unveiled a $2 billion AI chip design startup poised to compete with...
Verra has officially registered the Tond Tenga project in Burkina Faso, the first initiative to use a Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) methodology approved under the Integrity Council for the Voluntary...
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