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CLIMATE
Africa Forward Summit Seals Blue Economy and Green Industry Deals
The inaugural Africa Forward Summit closed yesterday with a package of financing agreements anchored in a new Nairobi Declaration, positioning the continent’s ocean economy and industrial base as central pillars of the global green transition. The deals, framed as co-investment rather than development assistance, span offshore renewable energy, blue carbon restoration, grid modernisation, and green hydrogen derivatives. The summit’s headline…
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NEWS
GreenShift Magazine Officially Launches, Amplifying Africa’s Sustainability Story
TechTrends Media has officially unveiled GreenShift Magazine (Download copy), a new sustainability-focused publication aimed at spotlighting Africa’s transition toward a greener, more resilient future. The launch marks a significant milestone for the digital media house, expanding its growing ecosystem that already includes platforms like TechTrends, EcoNews and The GreenShift Podcast. With the magazine, TechTrends Media is doubling down on its…
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ENERGY
Crown Paints Commits to Renewable Energy for a Greener Future
Crown Paints Plc yesterday joined the global community in commemorating World Earth Day 2026 under the theme “Our Power, Our Planet,” reaffirming its commitment to sustainable practices and the transition towards renewable energy. Over the years, the paint manufacturer has continued to entrench environmentally responsible practices across its operations, underscoring the important role businesses play in tackling climate change and…
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NEWS
The GreenShift Podcast | Who is Funding Africa’s Green Transition and Who Benefits?
Ambition alone won’t solve climate change. It takes capital, and across Africa, that capital is finally moving in meaningful ways. In Kenya, programmes like FLLoCA are redirecting climate funding away from top-down institutions and toward the counties and communities that experience climate disruption most directly. The Upper Tana-Nairobi Water Fund goes further, turning conservation into an economic engine: over 260,000…
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Koelel Forces Academy Wins Inaugural KCB Green Debate
Koelel Forces Academy from Gilgil has emerged victorious in the inaugural KCB WRC Green Debate, capping off a series of sustainability initiatives hosted alongside the 2026 Safari Rally Kenya. The school triumphed in a fiercely contested final that brought together 32 schools from the Nairobi and Nakuru regions. The debate series, part of KCB’s broader sustainability agenda, provided students with…
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LATEST
Green Climate Fund Picks Nairobi to Host Africa Regional Office for East and Southern Africa
Nairobi will host the Green Climate Fund‘s (GCF) Regional Office for East and Southern Africa, following a decision by the GCF Board at its 44th meeting held in Songdo, South Korea, from 25 to 28 March 2026. The selection positions Kenya’s capital as a key node in the global climate finance architecture, bringing the world’s largest dedicated climate fund physically…
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KCB Bank Kenya Secures $96.9 Million Green Climate Fund Approval to Finance MSMEs and Farmers
KCB Bank Kenya has received approval for a $96.9 million (KShs. 12.5 billion) financing facility from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to expand access to climate-smart technologies for micro, small and medium enterprises and smallholder farmers across Kenya. The blended finance package, combining concessional lending, a guarantee, and a grant, will be deployed under the Climate Smart Technology programme. It…
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GREEN FINANCE
NCBA Plants 1.3 Million Trees, Mobilizes KES 9.5 Billion in Green Financing
NCBA Group PLC has mobilized KES 9.5 billion in green and sustainable financing, planted more than 1.3 million trees, and empowered 70,536 women and youth through skills and mentorship programs. The bank disclosed this on Thursday alongside its full-year 2025 financial results. The figures mark some of the most concrete progress yet under the lender’s “Change The Story” sustainability strategy,…
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African Green Banks Initiative: How the AfDB Is Building a $1.5 Billion Climate Finance Machine
For decades, Africa has faced a cruel paradox: the continent least responsible for global carbon emissions faces some of the most severe consequences of climate change, yet receives a fraction of the global finance needed to respond. A pan-continental initiative from the African Development Bank (AfDB) is now trying to permanently fix that equation. The African Green Banks Initiative (AGBI),…
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NEWS
I&M Bank and Sweden’s Sida Seal $30 Million Green Finance Deal
I&M Bank has secured a USD 30 million green lending facility backed by a guarantee from Sweden’s International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), in what the bank is calling a significant step in expanding climate-aligned financing across Kenya. The partnership, formalised at a signing ceremony in Nairobi on Wednesday, is structured around a USD 15 million guarantee from Sida, with a…
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