Grist is a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. When an American oil company discovered a massive natural gas reserve off the ...

(Bloomberg) -- South Africa is considering digging into the nation’s 459 billion rand ($24.6 billion) of foreign reserves to close a funding gap as tax revenue falls short of target, the nation’s ...

Forget Milwaukee and Brooklyn – Lagos and Dar es Salaam are the new brewery hot spots, according to U.S. mutual fund managers as they tap Africa's emerging beer companies in pursuit of long-term ...

Forget remittances. The best new tool for funding Africa may be bonds marketed to African expats. When Nigerian expatriates soaked up the lion’s share of a $300 million international bond issue last ...

The Congo Basin is home to the world’s second largest rainforest, but it is under increasing strain from development, logging, mining, and other pressures. One of the key ways to slow the loss of ...

The high cost of bandwidth in Africa is forcing many sub-Saharan businesses to make risky investments in old satellites, according to industry insiders. Most sub-Saharan businesses purchasing ...

Ghana’s push to attract more African Americans to visit and invest makes sense, but using celebrities to drive the campaign is problematic. Not least, two years of pandemic means residents will ...

When an American oil company discovered a massive natural gas reserve off the coast of Mozambique in early 2010, the country appeared poised for a brighter future. After more than a decade of relying ...