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Nigerian TikTok star Charity Ekezie uses hilarious skits to dispel ignorance about Africa

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Africa Tech Festival 2024 saw some pushback against the traditional beliefs around affordable connectivity.

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Energy summit to kick off in Kampala this February

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Key trends and women's advancement in energy at 4th annual conference

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DRC revises mining code to make most of battery-driven cobalt boom

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Unauthorised gold mining in Cameroon reaps deathly toll

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Fuel shortage in oil-rich Angola tests new president

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Nigerian former minister of petroleum resources, Dan Etete. Photo: Sweet Crude Report

Eni and Shell to stand trial in Italy over Nigeria kickback scandal

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Photo: Better Diamond Initiative

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Own space on the biggest multi-industry B2B news site in Africa?

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Off-grid power goes mainstream for financing

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Cairo, Moscow sign contract for Egypt's first nuclear plant

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Kapichila hydro power station. Photo: Afriem

Drought behind worsening power outages in Malawi

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Changing the renewable landscape in West Africa

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Vera Songwe, European Union Economic Commission for Africa’s executive secretary

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Vedanta invests $200m more in Namibian mining operations

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New Energy Leadership Centre to address energy shortages in Africa

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Environmental rehabilitation liability of BCL deters buyers

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Solar project helps resolve power outages in Malawi hospitals

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BizFin Focus 2018 - Attract more interest

BizFin Focus 2018 - Attract more interest

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Energy summit to kick off in Kampala this February

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24 Jan 2018

Key trends and women's advancement in energy at 4th annual conference

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Unauthorised gold mining in Cameroon reaps deathly toll

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Fuel shortage in oil-rich Angola tests new president

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Nigerian former minister of petroleum resources, Dan Etete. Photo: Sweet Crude Report

Eni and Shell to stand trial in Italy over Nigeria kickback scandal

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Isabel dos Santos

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Photo: Better Diamond Initiative

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Own space on the biggest multi-industry B2B news site in Africa?

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Drones are disrupting the power & utilities industries

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China's green planning for the world starts with infrastructure

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