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South Africa’s Nuclear Ambitions: The Path to Realisation

South Africa has unveiled a transformative R2.23 trillion (US$120–130 billion) energy blueprint, signalling a decisive pivot away from coal towards nuclear and gas. The revised Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) projects.

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Inside World Bank’s $2 Billion Package to Uganda: Where the Money Will Go

Uganda is set to receive over US$2 billion in fresh concessional financing from the World Bank Group over the next three years, signalling the restoration of full financial support after.

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Ghana’s Financial Renaissance: How GoldBod is Rebuilding the Nation’s Economic Nerve

When Ghana’s foreign exchange reserves nosedived in 2022, few imagined that the turnaround would come this fast. Yet by 2025, Ghana has done more than just recover, it has rewritten.

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IMF Sounds Alarm, But Africa Must Lead Its Own Fiscal Path

When the International Monetary Fund (IMF) sounded its latest alarm, it was not over global trade tensions or inflation in the developed world; it was over Africa’s own balance sheets..

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World Bank Raises Africa’s 2025 Growth Forecast to 3.8%

The World Bank has raised its growth forecast for Sub-Saharan Africa in 2025 to 3.8 per cent, up from 3.5 per cent in April, signalling cautious optimism across a region.

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Bits, Bytes & Regulation: Mapping Africa’s Tech Policy Landscape in 2025

In 2025, regulation sits at the intersection of accelerating technology and fragile public trust. Globally, nations have moved beyond debating whether to regulate digital platforms, artificial intelligence, data flows and.

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Inside Zimbabwe’s $455 Million Power Plant Revamp

Zimbabwe has agreed a $455 million, 15-year concession deal with the Africa-focused unit of India’s Jindal Steel for the refurbishment of a 920 megawatt coal-fired power plant, the energy minister.

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Mission 300: Africa’s Roadmap to Power 300 Million Lives by 2030

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).

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Sidi Ould Tah Assumes Office as Ninth AfDB President

Dr Sidi Ould Tah of Mauritania has officially assumed office as the ninth President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), succeeding Nigeria’s Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina after a decade.

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SDG 7 in Focus: Why Millions Still Live in the Dark

When world leaders adopted the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in 2015, Goal 7 stood out as a powerful pledge: to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy.

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