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Our 2024 data tells the topsy-turvy story of Africa’s green economy

Our 2024 data tells the topsy-turvy story of Africa’s green economy

29 billion tons of carbon are stored in the peatlands of the Congo Basin, equivalent to three years of global emissions. Is that enough?

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How climate change is upending corporate Africa

How climate change is upending corporate Africa

The green economy is more than cleantech. All sectors on the continent are being disrupted

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A China wave bigger and greener than the last

A China wave bigger and greener than the last

New Chinese (and US) investments focusing on African mobility dwarf what came before

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Africa’s next energy challenge is to enable delayed gratification

Africa’s next energy challenge is to enable delayed gratification

Renewables are growing up. Now for the hard part... storing energy to be consumed later. Hello grid-scale batteries

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How to market green consumer products in Africa

How to market green consumer products in Africa

Clue: Unlike in Norway. Few sustainable businesses understand how to sell on the continent

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Write this on your flag: Pick a green lane and follow it

Write this on your flag: Pick a green lane and follow it

If more African countries specialised in fewer sustainable sectors, the green economy would grow even faster

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Time for African leaders to embrace a radical agenda

Time for African leaders to embrace a radical agenda

COP 29 in Baku, starting on Monday, needs a different climate approach (and hairstyle!) from the continent’s leaders

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That Africa is heating up is a tragitunity

That Africa is heating up is a tragitunity

The biggest climate killer on the continent also happens to hold vast commercial opportunities

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How to decarbonise telecoms in Africa – and why

How to decarbonise telecoms in Africa – and why

The rise of the mobile phone has made telcos major climate actors on the continent

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Fintech is falling for the green economy. About time

Fintech is falling for the green economy. About time

A diverse mix of new financial services is accelerating climate action on the continent

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EViopia is honing a mobility playbook for Africa

EViopia is honing a mobility playbook for Africa

The rest of the continent is watching as Ethiopia tries to turn itself into an EV forerider

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Time to take that big gamble on off-grid solar now?

Time to take that big gamble on off-grid solar now?

After decades of promising trials and steady growth, expectations of a breakthrough are high

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