Ethiopia has inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Africa’s largest hydroelectric project, marking a milestone in the country’s development ambitions but reigniting tensions with downstream neighbours Egypt and Sudan..
Mission 300 is an unprecedented, time-bound push to halve Africa’s electricity deficit within six years. Led by the World Bank Group (WBG) in partnership with the African Development Bank (AfDB).
9 September 2025 – The International Day to Protect Education from Attack is a reminder that the classroom must remain a place of learning, not a battleground. This year’s theme,.
The worldwide architecture guiding national climate action is straightforward in principle but complex in practice. The Paris Agreement sets the temperature limit, well below 2°C and pursuing 1.5°C, and requires.
Climate change is reshaping the global energy landscape, and East Africa is uniquely positioned to lead the charge toward a sustainable future. With vast geothermal reserves, the region holds the.
By Alioune Ciss, CEO, Webb Fontaine Group Africa’s digital trade landscape holds immense promise for driving economic growth. In the first half of 2025, UNCTAD reported that Africa stood out.
Conflict in the twenty-first century looks different from the fragile-state wars of the 1990s. It is more fragmented, more localised and often more gendered: women and girls are disproportionately affected,.
India’s state-owned refining giant, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), has quietly made a strategic adjustment in its global procurement, favouring West African and Middle Eastern crude over U.S. barrels. The move,.
Over the 12 months to June 2025, imports of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels into Africa reached record levels, driven overwhelmingly by Chinese exports. The scale is striking: total panel imports.
The discovery of high-grade gold deposits in Morocco’s Guelmim region has emerged as one of the most significant mining developments in North Africa in recent years. With assay results showing.
