Guinea’s Junta Feels The Heat

From one perspective, the past week has been a success for military rulers in West Africa. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), announced the easing of sanctions on Niger, Mali, and Guinea, backing down from earlier efforts to draw a hard line against unconstitutional transfers of power in the region. While the regional bloc’s decision […]

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Enlit Africa 2023 Proposes To Tackle The Toughest Questions Around Power, And As A Result, Has Attracted Energy Experts From Almost 90 Countries

From 16 to 18 May 2023, Africa’s most influential power, energy and water conference and exhibition, Enlit Africa, will take place at the CTICC in Cape Town. With South Africa’s energy crisis entering its darkest period, the thought that consultants, analysts, developers, and experts from every related sphere of influence will be coming together offers […]

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The Power Of African Entrepreneurs To Transform The Continent

Earlier this year, Africa notched up its first four unicorns – start-ups that have each achieved a $1 billion+ in valuation. The success of these fintech disruptors has seen a wave of optimism sweep across a continent that is increasingly regarding purpose-driven entrepreneurship as its most promising path to sustainable socio-economic development across the continent. […]

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African Power Project Boon?

By Shamilah Grimwood-Norley, Head of Banking and Finance, Bowmans South African businesses who have endured on-off rolling blackouts for the past 12 years are not alone in their power supply woes. Nearly 80% of businesses across Africa suffered up to nine interruptions to their power supply a month between 2006 and 2016, according to the […]

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Hydro, Gas to Power Tanzania

Tanzania is set to begin construction on the 1,200MW-capacity Stiegler’s Gorge Hydro power plant this summer, after overcoming objections from environmentalists about the potential impact to game reserves. The country also announced that the 240MW-capacity, gas-powered Kinyerezi II plant began operating this month. Construction on the hydro power plant, located in the Selous Game Reserve, […]

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Is Nigeria Still Africa’s Oil and Gas Powerhouse?

While known as Africa’s oil and gas powerhouse — consistently a top oil and gas exporter, a longtime member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and a hub of oil and gas innovations and enterprise — Nigeria’s oil and gas-dependent economy took a tumble after the abrupt drop in oil and gas prices. […]

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4 Investment Opportunities in Africa

What are the investment opportunities in Africa? Over the past decades, Africa has explored great depths for its rise in economic growth and investment opportunities. While Africa offers great returns compared to most emerging market economies, it cannot be observed as a solitary performing body. The continent bears 54 distinct economies that are weighed with […]

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