Blue Economy
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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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OceanHub Africa Launches Impact Report at Ocean Innovation Africa 2026
OceanHub Africa (OHA) will launch its 5-year Impact Report at Ocean Innovation Africa (OIA) 2026 in Durban on 23 March 2026. This report reflects OceanHub Africa’s first five years of building a more regenerative and inclusive ocean economy in Africa, shaped by local entrepreneurs, stronger ecosystems, and coastal communities that can thrive alongside healthy marine environments. It shares what has been achieved, what has been…
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Africa Positions Regeneration at the Heart of the Global Blue Economy Agenda
Ocean Innovation Africa (OIA), in partnership with eThekwini Municipality as host city, will hold its 2026 summit in Durban, from 23 to 25 March at the International Convention Centre. The Summit is aimed at positioning Africa at the forefront of the global shift from a sustainable to a regenerative blue economy, and brings together policymakers, investors, scientists, entrepreneurs, development finance institutions and…
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