Bangui’s Solar Leap: Power Supply Up 60 Percent
02/09/2026For a country where reliable electricity has long been the exception rather than the rule, a single power plant on the outskirts of Bangui is now doing something remarkable: changing.
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Sustainability
Powering Rural Nigeria: A New $4M Push for Solar Mini-Grids
02/09/2026In the villages scattered across Jigawa and Bauchi states, evening has long meant the same thing: the sun goes down, and so does almost everything else. Shops close early. Children.
Diaspora
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Innovation
DIASPORA & INNOVATION: Africa’s Silicon Valley Bridge
01/09/2026For years, Africa’s relationship with its diaspora in the United States has been framed almost entirely around remittances, money sent home to support families and everyday consumption. That picture, while.
Finance
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SDGs
FINANCE & SMEs: $332M Boost for SA’s Small Businesses
01/09/2026The African Development Bank has invested $332 million, roughly R5.4 billion, in a social bond issued by Standard Bank Group, in a transaction designed to widen access to financing for.
Africa Development
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Infrastructure
Domestic Capital: Mobilising Africa’s Wealth for Infrastructure Growth
01/09/2026Africa’s infrastructure challenge is often presented as a story of what the continent lacks: insufficient financing, limited infrastructure and dependence on foreign capital. Africa possesses considerable financial resources of its.
Afripreneur
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Industrialisation
Millions Entering the Workforce: Africa’s Agricultural Sector Must Deliver Now
01/09/2026Africa is changing fast. The population is growing at about 2.5% a year, and by 2050 the continent could be home to 2.5 billion people. Much of that growth is.
Energy Leadership
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Infrastructure & Investment
Namibia’s Energy Opportunity: Fresh Investment Signals Confidence in Its Resource Potential
31/08/2026Namibia is strengthening its position as one of Africa’s emerging energy destinations as fresh exploration commitments signal continued international interest in the country’s resource potential. The latest development adds momentum.
Energy Leadership
Finance
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South Africa’s Power Turnaround: Eskom’s Return to Stability and Profitability
31/08/2026South Africa’s electricity sector is showing signs of a significant turnaround, with Eskom recording its first annual profit in eight years and a dramatic reduction in the country’s long-running power.
Climate Change
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Sustainability
Africa’s Climate Health: Negotiating Survival at Global Summits
31/08/2026Africa is increasingly recognising that climate change is far more than an environmental challenge. It is a direct and growing threat to public health, food security and the resilience of.
African Union
Energy Transition Africa
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Africa’s Dual Advantage: Critical Minerals and Green Energy Potential
31/08/2026Africa possesses a remarkable combination of resources that could place it at the centre of the global clean-energy transition: vast deposits of critical minerals and some of the world’s strongest.