Can the continent shift from resource dependency to industrial power? A new book explores a bold roadmap for reclaiming economic sovereignty

With the advent of coalition politics at local and national level, policies are needed that help to maintain stability

ESG performance presents an opportunity for involving communities in the decision-making process and reducing costs that might emerge down the line from litigation and fines

Africa is again becoming the stage for the proxy wars of foreign powers

Chief executives have begun to recognise the importance of sustainability, but we urgently need climate science-aligned policies that provide a new framework for business

Although South Africa no longer practices ‘fortress conservation’, the shift to to protecting resources for people is criticised for incorporating nature in a neoliberal…

Europe would have been a marginal player in world history without the continent’s natural resources and centuries of cheap African labour

We must act now to secure the world’s oceans as a common good — and prevent catastrophic repercussions, argues Halemariam Desalegn

Biodiversity loss and global warming are closely linked, according to the 44-page Summary for Policy Makers

Across countries, we find that FDI inflows driven by new projects in new industries increased by 58% in the two years following a giant discovery

Despite the country’s emerging debt debacle, its gas reserves are cooking.

We’ve used up a year’s supply of natural resources in under eight months, going into ecological debt.

Rather than limiting population, reducing the consumption of natural resources would have a better chance of achieving effective sustainability gains.

State intervention in natural resources looking likely.

India has spread a mix of aid, education and technology transfers through Africa, hoping it will pay out in the scramble for natural resources.

BHP Billiton chair Don Argus said the group’s decision to drop its plans to pursue rival Rio Tinto is "disappointing after many months of hard work".

Africa’s rich abundance of life seems inexhaustible, but growing pressure on animals and plants could lead to greater poverty and more wars.

”Earth Overshoot Day” on Tuesday is meant to draw attention to estimates that people are gobbling up more in resources than the planet can replenish.

Native bush could be a weapon against climate change, making South Africa a player in the international carbon credits market.

Many African countries are rapidly running down their natural resources as growing populations push the continent towards its ecological limits, conservation organisation WWF…