Nigerian Diaspora Drives Electric Vehicle Manufacturing Push
Nigeria's electric vehicle sector is attracting international partnerships and diaspora investment as the continent positions itself for the global energy...
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CrossBoundary Energy Secures $60M for DR Congo Solar Plant
CrossBoundary Energy and Standard Bank South Africa have closed a $60 million subordinated debt facility to fund procurement for a...
Zimbabwe to Ban Lithium Concentrate Exports as Africa Pushes Value-Added Mining
PRETORIA - Zimbabwe plans to prohibit exports of lithium concentrate starting in 2027, escalating the southern African nation's push to...
Nigeria’s Green Energy International Begins Crude Exports From New Terminal
LAGOS – Green Energy International has completed its first crude export from a newly built onshore terminal in the southern...
Malawi Innovator Wins AYuTe Africa Challenge Award for Agri-Tech Prototype
LILONGWE, Malawi – Khumbo Mindiera, founder of MIND ERA Innovations, won the 2025 AYuTe Africa Challenge Malawi in the Idea...
African Development Bank Restores Power to 300,000 in Zimbabwe After Cyclone
HARARE — The African Development Bank has successfully restored electricity access to more than 300,000 people in Zimbabwe's eastern districts...
Nuclear Debate Sparks Renewed Push for Energy Access Across Africa
ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire - The 12th Africa CEO Forum, held May 12–13 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, placed Africa’s energy crisis...
African Energy Leaders Urge Unity, Local Value Creation
PARIS - African energy leaders, global investors and policymakers called for deeper regional collaboration, strategic gas development and inclusive policies...
Ghana’s Energy Sector Remains Country’s Biggest Economic Risk, Finance Minister Says
ACCRA, Ghana – Ghana’s Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has described the energy sector as the biggest economic threat...
Africa’s Energy Transition Must Be on Africa’s Terms
ACCRA, Ghana (BG) - As global powers call on African nations to accelerate energy transition plans, leaders like NJ Ayuk...
Training Expands Poultry Support Network in Zambia
A new round of field training in Zambia is strengthening the frontline workforce supporting small-scale poultry farmers as agricultural programs...
Africa Emerges as the Global Swing Bloc in a Shifting Global Order
Moments of geopolitical conflict often reshape the global economy in ways that extend far beyond the battlefield. Energy markets tighten,...
Mame Khady Diouf: A Rising Force in Peace Negotiations and Mediation
In many high-level peace negotiations across Africa, those most affected by conflict are absent from the room. Women, who often...
At 24, an Ethiopian Woman Preserves a 1,000-Year-Old Manuscript Tradition
She stretches goat skin across wooden frames and scrapes it clean with steel blades, enduring the smell, the flies and...