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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…