Category: Sustainability
As cities grow across Africa, they must plan for water security
Here’s a startling figure: 1.5 billion people will live in African cities by 2050, more than double the number today. African cities — including unpla [...]
SSA slowly recovering from pandemic shock, suggests Fitch
The recovery of sub-Saharan African (SSA) sovereigns from the pandemic shock last year is underway, but it is slowed by the weak state of public finan [...]
In Niger, a rare scene: Covid-19 wards remain empty, agriculture and business benefit from support programmes
Looking over his hectares of rice in Saga, less than ten minutes from central Niamey, Garba Soumana's face is radiant. A gust of wind from the Nig [...]
VIDEO: Pan-African Re/Insurance Journalism Awards 2021
Watch the highlights from this year's Pan-African Re/Insurance Journalism Awards below, and click here to read a full report from the event.
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Compelling business case for action on climate change
Beyond its environmental components, addressing climate change is about economic competitiveness and opportunity.
If we do not adapt our economy to [...]
New agricultural insurance programme launched for Madagascar’s farmers
Madagascar's farmers stand to build stronger climate resilience, increase productivity and more easily access financial services, thanks to a new agri [...]
Broker launches climate framework to support transition to a low-carbon economy
Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has launched Climate Transition Pathways (CTP), an accreditation framework that it said will provide insurance companies an [...]
Africa ahead as insurers sign Nairobi Declaration – the first such declaration across the world
In what is a global first for the insurance industry, 13 insurance-related organisations have signed the newly created Nairobi Declaration, promising [...]
VIDEO: CEOs admit Covid-19 has hit the continent’s insurance markets hard
At the UN PSI's fourth Africa Summit, George Nyakundi, ICEA Lion Life chief executive officer, launched a CEO panel discussion on the impact of Co [...]
VIDEO: CEOs step up to put words into action on Principles of Sustainable Insurance
A number of leading African insurers stood up to commit to taking the UN’s Principles for Sustainable Insurance from words into actions. They pled [...]