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Kenya Taps Private Partnerships for $311 Million Grid Upgrade

Kenya has entered a $311 million agreement with Pan-African infrastructure fund Africa50 and India’s PowerGrid Corporation to construct two high-voltage electricity transmission lines and substations. This project represents a significant.

Nigeria’s Gas Flaring Plan: Turning Waste into Power and Investment

For decades, natural gas flaring has been a persistent challenge for oil-producing nations, representing both an environmental hazard and a missed economic opportunity. Globally, the World Bank estimates that over.

Mission 300 Progress Report: 32 Million Africans Connected and Counting

Across the world, access to reliable, affordable electricity is widely regarded as a cornerstone of modern life and economic development. From powering hospitals and schools to enabling digital economies and.

Senegal Bets Big on Africa’s Energy Bank

Senegal’s approval of its financial contribution to the African Energy Bank (AEB) may appear to be a routine administrative action, but in reality it comes at a pivotal moment in.

Namibia’s Swakop Uranium Project Boosts Africa’s Global Uranium Importance

Namibia has a joint venture with Swakop Uranium and NamWater to construct the Erongo Sunam Desalination Plant near Swakopmund, which underscores the strategic convergence of natural resources, infrastructure, and foreign.

Congo’s Cobalt Quotas Shake Global EV Supply Chains

In a move with sweeping global ramifications, the DRC, responsible for more than 70 per cent of the world’s mined cobalt, has overhauled how it exports this critical mineral. In.

ICIEC Backs EUR 132.5 Million Financing to Boost Uzbekistan’s Steel Capacity

The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) is supporting a EUR 132.5 million financing package arranged by Standard Chartered to help complete a major steel.

Africa Needs Grids to Move Power from Renewable Energy Projects to End Users

PRESS RELEASE   Cape Town, South Africa: 8 December 2025 – Africa stands at a defining moment in its energy transition. With some of the world’s richest solar, wind and.

General Christopher Musa: The Man Loved by Nigerians

When President Bola Ahmed Tinubu transmitted the name of General Christopher Gwabi Musa (RTD) to the Nigerian Senate and later administered the oath of office, the country exhaled a long-held.