Emmanuel Aziebor, Senior Director Africa at CLASP Electricity is reaching more people in Africa than ever before. Governments and utilities are investing heavily, and new connections are reaching communities long excluded from power systems. But improving access alone has not delivered the economic gains many hoped for. Utilities are running
Uganda’s presidential election on January 15 has left the country suspended between two stark realities. In one, President Yoweri Museveni has secured a commanding seventh term and projects continuity after nearly four decades in power. In the other, opposition leader Bobi Wine says the result is a manufactured victory, achieved
Nigeria has announced a $2 billion National Climate Change Fund, signaling a renewed push to accelerate clean energy development and climate resilient infrastructure in Africa’s most populous country. The initiative was unveiled by President Bola Tinubu during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, positioning Nigeria as a more assertive player in global
Egypt mobilizes €688 million through the Global Green Bond Initiative as the Ministry of Environment advances financing for the country’s National Climate Change Strategy 2050, according to a 2025 report reviewed by Minister of Local Development and Acting Minister of Environment Dr. Manal Awad. The financing, mobilized in the Ministry’s
Tanzania has secured approval from the Global Environment Facility for a US$6 million initiative aimed at safeguarding some of the country’s most critical coastal and marine ecosystems, advancing a national effort to link climate resilience, biodiversity protection, and inclusive blue economy growth. The project targets the Tanga–Pemba Seascape, a stretch
Abuja, November 2025 — The weekend launch of Nigeria’s Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) unfolded not as a ceremonial policy announcement, but as a recalibration of how the country intends to protect its ecosystems in the decade ahead. In a hall filled with government officials, private-sector leaders, development partners and UNDP
As negotiations intensified inside COP30’s vast plenary halls in Belém, the future map of global climate diplomacy came sharply into focus. Ethiopia clinched the hosting rights for COP32 in 2027, marking the continent’s next major climate summit and elevating Addis Ababa as an emerging diplomatic hub. But the decision that
Our strategy is evolving. When we started Conserve Safari, our focus was on performance — high-yield real estate, risk-adjusted returns, and generating alpha. Numbers are still important — they’re what make operations financially sustainable, but there’s more to it. I believe that conservation and community impact are not separate from
KAMPALA — Uganda has become the first African country to receive a results-based payment from the Green Climate Fund (GCF), securing US$31 million for verified emission reductions achieved through sustainable forestry and land management. The landmark approval recognizes measurable success under the “Uganda REDD-plus Results-Based Payment for Emission Reductions (2016–2017)”
RABAT — Morocco has set a target to phase out coal-fired power generation by 2040, contingent on the availability of international climate finance to help fund its transition, the government announced this week. The plan marks a significant step for an emerging economy that remains heavily reliant on coal but
