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Anzana Electric Group (“Anzana”) has raised a $20 million senior secured portfolio debt facility from British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, to accelerate the construction of run-of-river hydropower projects across Africa. Run-of-river hydropower projects in Africa can play an important role in expanding access to electricity. But smaller projects […]
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The 14th edition of Big 5 Construct South Africa will take place across three days at Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg from 9 to 11 June 2026, with the CPD-certified, free-to-attend Big 5 Talks spanning seven themes this year. The programme convenes leading voices from across the construction value chain to address the challenges and […]
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From the Afrikaner refugee expansion to AGOA’s expiration, Washington’s choices this week reveal a narrowing vision for the U.S.-Africa relationship. THIS WEEK IN BRIEF Washington is doubling down on a refugee program built exclusively for white South Africans, even as it moves to restrict travel from Central and East Africa over Ebola. Meanwhile, the African […]
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Uganda has announced the temporary closure of its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo following growing concerns over the spread of Ebola and rising exposure among frontline health workers. This story is written and edited by Global South World The Health Ministry Permanent Secretary, Dr Diana Atwine said the decision was approved by Uganda’s national task force […]
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For decades, Africans have spoken about unity, integration and a shared continental identity. African countries are beginning to make it easier for Africans to move across the continent without visas, expensive applications or unnecessary restrictions. This story is written and edited by Global South World For decades, Africans have spoken about unity, integration and a shared continental […]
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Doing Business in Africa | Weekly Intelligence Briefing for Investors, Executives, and Decision-Makers Senegal’s government collapsed on Friday when President Faye fired Prime Minister Sonko and dissolved the cabinet, fracturing the alliance that brought both men to power in 2024. With a frozen IMF programme, a $13 billion debt load, and a fuel subsidy bill […]
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Africans broadly express support for their right to join any organisation and for the media’s freedom from censorship and its responsibility to report on government mistakes, the latest Afrobarometer (www.Afrobarometer.org) Pan-Africa Profile (https://apo-opa.co/4vjzCDv) shows. Yet their experience of these freedoms is highly uneven and, in many contexts, eroding, increasingly constrained by the very governments that are […]
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Energy solutions provider Zarein Energy will participate as a Gold Sponsor at the 2026 edition of African Energy Week (AEW) 2026, scheduled for October 12–16 in Cape Town. The company’s participation comes as it accelerates development of the Kwale Free Trade Zone gas and petrochemical project in Delta State, Nigeria, targeting large-scale gas processing, captive […]
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Qrent (www.Qrent.co.za), a provider of IT asset management and sustainable refurbished technology solutions, says organisations that continue delaying technology refresh cycles in an effort to protect budgets may be exposing themselves to greater operational and continuity risk. The warning comes as global hardware costs continue to rise amid ongoing supply chain disruption and increased demand […]
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Iyunola Adekanye, Partner at Dentons Nigeria, has been appointed to the Advisory Board of African Mining Week (AMW) 2026 – The Most Influential Mining Conference in Africa. Adekanye’s appointment reinforces AMW’s mission to convene African stakeholders and global investors under one roof for strategic partnerships aimed at unlocking the continent’s $8.5 trillion worth of untapped […]
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UN Women Liberia, in collaboration with implementing partners HOPE Liberia and Youth Crime Watch Liberia (YCWL), convened the Liberia Spotlight Initiative 2.0 Women’s Economic Empowerment Component Inception Meeting in Monrovia last week, bringing together key stakeholders to strengthen collective action toward women’s economic empowerment and the prevention of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV). Liberia continues […]
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The first group of Ghanaian nationals has departed South Africa under a repatriation programme launched amid growing anti-immigration tensions in the country. This story is written and edited by Global South World Around 300 people arrived at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport early Wednesday to board charter flights back to Ghana. Footage showed passengers arriving in buses and immigration vehicles, […]
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