Going for green Ghana is aiming to achieve net zero carbon emission status by 2060, according to its newly released Energy Transition and Investment Plan. Africa Business Communities reports that the plan, launched… Read more
Mobilising money Rwanda has launched the first sustainability-linked bond (SLB) in the East Africa Community. Devised by the Rwanda Development Bank (BRD) with support from the World Bank, the SLB will mature… Read more
Battery pack An estimated 300 000 people in Nigeria will soon have access to solar power. In a joint project, Mobile Power (MOPO) and distributed utility company CrossBoundary Access are setting up… Read more
Wave of innovation An initiative has been launched to support African tech start-ups involved in the Blue Economy. The US$1 million Africa Blue Wave programme aims to recruit 40 ‘high-potential’ innovators from Kenya,… Read more
Tracking sparklers An Angolan diamond miner has turned to space to help keep an eye on its gemstones. National diamond mining company Endiama and the National Space Programme Management Office (GGPEN) have… Read more
