Getting the Nile Hydro Dam over the Finish Line
Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan say they have reached a preliminary agreement aimed at clearing the way for the filling and operation of Ethiopia’s $5 billion dam project on the Nile River. The project, called the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, is around 70% complete and promises to provide much-needed electricity for Ethiopia’s 105 million people. Egypt, […]
Djibouti Port: A Fair Compensation In Accordance With International Law Is The Only Possible Outcome
DORALEH CONTAINER TERMINAL (DCT) A fair compensation in accordance with international law is the only possible outcome On 14 January 2020, DP World announced in a press release that, on 10 January 2020, a sole arbitrator appointed by the London Court of International Arbitration issued a new arbitral award in DP World’s dispute with the Republic of […]
Women’s Program Engagement Launches To Promote Unprecedented Female Entrepreneurship In The Continent
Africa Trade and Investment Global Summit to Collaborate with Global Sustainable Partnerships in the launch Africa Trade and Investment Global Summit (ATIGS) recently announced its collaboration with Global Sustainable Partnerships to spearhead the inaugural Women’s Program Engagement Council (WPEC), a global initiative designed to help African women entrepreneurs expand into new markets and promote and […]
2 Billion Mosquito Nets Delivered Worldwide Since 2004
Global malaria community scale up and distribution of insecticide-treated mosquito nets helped save and protect millions from malaria The RBM Partnership to End Malaria is leading the global malaria community in celebrating the milestone of 2 billion insecticide-treated mosquito nets (ITNs) delivered worldwide since 2004. The development and scale up of these nets are responsible for 68% […]
Opportunities In West Africa’s Oil And Gas Industry
Production of crude oil in West African countries is increasing, and according to economic forecasts, the trend is set to continue until at least 2024. The need for more power, along with the accelerated advance of infrastructures across the continent, has been the propellor for the government’s efforts to explore and produce more each year—and […]
Sudan and South Sudan: Tale of Two Countries
While landing in Khartoum, it is hard to ignore the new high rises and unexpected façade of a real estate boom. Surely it must be a façade because this is Khartoum. For those who have traveled between Frankfurt and Addis Ababa, the two-hour stop to refuel in Khartoum simply seems odd. Sudan simply does not […]
Telecom Towers: From Kenya to the Rest of Africa
Africans still pay far more for telecommunications than western countries as a proportion of their overall income. In Kenya, the darling of African telecom expansion, where many incomes still fall below the World Bank’s poverty baseline of $2.50 per day, it is no different. “Currently poverty stands at 40-42%, which is far cry from the […]
