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Opinion & Analysis
Argument and analysis on the choices shaping Africa’s sustainability agenda.
Opinion & Analysis
Beyond Green: Why Sustainability Demands a Multi-Coloured Approach
Environmental results are only part of the story. In her Business Daily column, Ruth Musembi argues that social performance and governance matter as much, and that every sustainability claim needs evidence behind it.
Opinion & Analysis
Judge COP31 by the Money That Arrives, Not the Money Promised
Africa goes to Antalya with a strong case and a long list of unmet pledges. The only credible measure of success is finance that…
Opinion & Analysis
After Hormuz, Energy Security Is the Strongest Climate Argument Africa Has
The 2026 oil shock showed how exposed fuel-importing economies are to a single chokepoint. Domestic renewables are no longer only a climate choice; they…
Opinion & Analysis
CBAM Is Europe’s Climate Policy and Africa’s Industrial Policy Wake-Up Call
Arguing about fairness will not change Brussels’ timetable. Africa’s better response is to turn clean power into a competitive advantage for metals, fertiliser and…
Opinion & Analysis
Clean Cooking Deserves the Political Urgency Electricity Gets
Mission 300 has made electricity access a presidential priority across Africa. Cooking smoke, which the IEA links to hundreds of thousands of premature deaths…
Opinion & Analysis
Carbon Credits Need Community Consent, Not Just Community Cheques
Kenya’s benefit-sharing rule is a strong start. Without informed consent, transparent accounts and a real right to say no, it will not earn the…
Opinion & Analysis
Adaptation Money Works Best When Counties and Communities Control It
Kenya’s FLLoCA programme shows that locally led climate finance can be fast, accountable and popular. African negotiators should make it the model, not the…
