Africa: Environment

South Africa's fashion waste challenge presents a significant opportunity to accelerate circularity in the local textile value chain.

South Africa's extended producer responsibility framework covers paper, packaging, batteries and electronics, but textiles remain unregulated despite contributing over 70,000 tonnes of waste to landfills annually.

In October 2025, Lagos State authorities sealed multiple supermarkets for violating single-use plastic bans, marking a decisive shift from policy guidance to enforceable legal action. What does this enforcement wave mean for FMCG businesses navigating Nigeria's evolving environmental compliance landscape?

South Africa's artisanal and small-scale mining sector is undergoing significant transformation through progressive policy and legislative reforms aimed at formalisation and legitimisation. How do recent developments, including the 2022 ASM Policy and the 2025 Draft Mineral Resources Development Bill, seek to balance broader participation in mining with environmental safeguards while distinguishing lawful small-scale operations from illegal mining activities?

Nigeria is going solar at speed. The country imported solar panels worth N242.68 billion in the first half of 2025 alone and added some 803 megawatts of new capacity over the year

South Africa's environmental approval process has achieved remarkable efficiency, authorizing 4,861 MW of electricity generation capacity in just 100 days.

This collection examines South Africa's evolving regulatory landscape across direct marketing compliance, government contract remedies, and textile waste regulation, while exploring constitutional interpretation in Ghana...

The measure of a company's success is beyond the traditional balance sheet to include its broader impact on the world. This shift is defined by Environmental, Social, and Governance (‘ESG') principles...

Whenever there is a maritime pollution, public attention focuses on environmental damage. For shipowners, however, the immediate concern is legal and financial exposure.

Nigeria is going solar at speed. The country imported solar panels worth N242.68 billion in the first half of 2025 alone and added some 803 megawatts of new capacity over the year

Research shows that most organisations capture only a fraction of their environmental footprint, with 75-90% of emissions often sitting within value chains that remain unmeasured. This analysis examines the structural blind spots, data limitations, and governance gaps that cause systematic underestimation of environmental impact, and explores what stronger environmental governance frameworks should look like.

Climate litigation is evolving from an environmental concern into a material business risk. This article examines the landmark Greenpeace v. TotalEnergies decision and its implications for Nigeria's oil and gas industry, analyzing how existing Nigerian legal and regulatory frameworks may expose companies to regulatory scrutiny, litigation, and reputational risk where climate-related claims are not supported by operational realities.