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

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Fiyinfolu Okedare is director at Forvis Mazars in Nigeria

Big benefits of investing in Africa's upstream sector

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Tanzania, Uganda sign gas pipeline deal

27 Aug 2018

Namibia launches two solar energy plants

Namibia launches two solar energy plants

24 Aug 2018

President João Lourenço. Photo: Angop

Angolan investment honeymoon looks to be over

23 Aug 2018

Karel Cornelissen, CEO, Energy Partners

Smaller grids may be better to power Africa

Karel Cornelissen 23 Aug 2018

Mozambique may sign new gas agreements in September

22 Aug 2018

Fred Kabanda, chief oil sector regulatory officer, African Natural Resources Centre, African Development Bank, Cote d’Ivoire

Building Africa's energy capacity

20 Aug 2018

The United Nations Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo conducts a patrol in the Ituri Province. UN Photo/Michael Ali.

The dark side of green energy

15 Aug 2018

DRC needs mining-related skills development

DRC needs mining-related skills development

14 Aug 2018

Flickr/Tom Albinson

Oil discoveries in Turkana six years ago haven't delivered benefits for women

Kennedy Mkutu 2 Aug 2018

What kind of beast will the African utility of the future be?

What kind of beast will the African utility of the future be?

31 Jul 2018

Aluminothermic plant

ACF launches aluminothermic plant

30 Jul 2018

Photo: International Energy Agency

US Gas Roadmap to light up Africa

Njiraini Muchira 27 Jul 2018

Cryptocurrency to power solar projects

Cryptocurrency to power solar projects

19 Jul 2018

Maximising profitability of biogas plants

Maximising profitability of biogas plants

Idan Chiyanzu 16 Jul 2018

Zanzibar's renewable energy plan to address climate change

Zanzibar's renewable energy plan to address climate change

Issa Yussuf 6 Jul 2018

Kumba's investment in drone technology is paying off

Kumba's investment in drone technology is paying off

4 Jul 2018

New, in-depth African renewable energy report launched

New, in-depth African renewable energy report launched

25 Jun 2018

Building Africa's future on renewable energy

Building Africa's future on renewable energy

22 Jun 2018

Tanzania's tough mining laws paying off

Tanzania's tough mining laws paying off

Beatrice Materu 14 Jun 2018

Photo: Anglo American

CSI: One of SA mining's valuable exports

Paul Pereira 13 Jun 2018

Mike Teke, CEO, Seriti Resources. Photo: Wynand van der Merwe

Policy certainty is key to mining investment

Danette Breitenbach 12 Jun 2018

Khi Solar One near Upington. Photo: Wikicommons

How sub-Saharan Africa can harness its big electricity opportunities

Mercè Labordena 11 Jun 2018

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi Russian President Vladimir Putin. Egypt seems likely to be the next African country with nuclear energy. EPA

Why nuclear power for African countries doesn't make sense

Hartmut Winkler 7 Jun 2018

Why foreign investment is no easy fix for Africa's energy needs

Why foreign investment is no easy fix for Africa's energy needs

Philipp Trotter and Sabah Abdullah 4 Jun 2018

Why foreign investment is no easy fix for Africa's energy needs

Why foreign investment is no easy fix for Africa's energy needs

Philipp Trotter and Sabah Abdullah 31 May 2018

How Tanzania plans to generate 7MW for Mafia Island

How Tanzania plans to generate 7MW for Mafia Island

Alawi Masare 29 May 2018

#MFGIndaba: Africa's opportunity to unlock industrial growth potential

#MFGIndaba: Africa's opportunity to unlock industrial growth potential

Lauren Hartzenberg 28 May 2018

Can renewables supply 100% of our energy?

Can renewables supply 100% of our energy?

25 May 2018

Tanzanian government issues 5,108 mining licences... with a warning

Tanzanian government issues 5,108 mining licences... with a warning

Nelly Mtema 23 May 2018

Creating business communities for African unity

Creating business communities for African unity

Bizcommunity.com 21 May 2018

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Photo: Premium Times

Tanzania, Uganda sign gas pipeline deal

27 Aug 2018

Namibia launches two solar energy plants

Namibia launches two solar energy plants

24 Aug 2018

President João Lourenço. Photo: Angop

Angolan investment honeymoon looks to be over

23 Aug 2018

Karel Cornelissen, CEO, Energy Partners

Smaller grids may be better to power Africa

Karel Cornelissen 23 Aug 2018

Mozambique may sign new gas agreements in September

22 Aug 2018

Fred Kabanda, chief oil sector regulatory officer, African Natural Resources Centre, African Development Bank, Cote d’Ivoire

Building Africa's energy capacity

20 Aug 2018

The United Nations Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo conducts a patrol in the Ituri Province. UN Photo/Michael Ali.

The dark side of green energy

15 Aug 2018

DRC needs mining-related skills development

DRC needs mining-related skills development

14 Aug 2018

Flickr/Tom Albinson

Oil discoveries in Turkana six years ago haven't delivered benefits for women

Kennedy Mkutu 2 Aug 2018

What kind of beast will the African utility of the future be?

What kind of beast will the African utility of the future be?

31 Jul 2018

Aluminothermic plant

ACF launches aluminothermic plant

30 Jul 2018

Photo: International Energy Agency

US Gas Roadmap to light up Africa

Njiraini Muchira 27 Jul 2018

Cryptocurrency to power solar projects

Cryptocurrency to power solar projects

19 Jul 2018

Maximising profitability of biogas plants

Maximising profitability of biogas plants

Idan Chiyanzu 16 Jul 2018

Zanzibar's renewable energy plan to address climate change

Zanzibar's renewable energy plan to address climate change

Issa Yussuf 6 Jul 2018

Kumba's investment in drone technology is paying off

Kumba's investment in drone technology is paying off

4 Jul 2018

New, in-depth African renewable energy report launched

New, in-depth African renewable energy report launched

25 Jun 2018

Building Africa's future on renewable energy

Building Africa's future on renewable energy

22 Jun 2018

Tanzania's tough mining laws paying off

Tanzania's tough mining laws paying off

Beatrice Materu 14 Jun 2018

Photo: Anglo American

CSI: One of SA mining's valuable exports

Paul Pereira 13 Jun 2018

Mike Teke, CEO, Seriti Resources. Photo: Wynand van der Merwe

Policy certainty is key to mining investment

Danette Breitenbach 12 Jun 2018

Khi Solar One near Upington. Photo: Wikicommons

How sub-Saharan Africa can harness its big electricity opportunities

Mercè Labordena 11 Jun 2018

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi Russian President Vladimir Putin. Egypt seems likely to be the next African country with nuclear energy. EPA

Why nuclear power for African countries doesn't make sense

Hartmut Winkler 7 Jun 2018

Why foreign investment is no easy fix for Africa's energy needs

Why foreign investment is no easy fix for Africa's energy needs

Philipp Trotter and Sabah Abdullah 4 Jun 2018

Why foreign investment is no easy fix for Africa's energy needs

Why foreign investment is no easy fix for Africa's energy needs

Philipp Trotter and Sabah Abdullah 31 May 2018

How Tanzania plans to generate 7MW for Mafia Island

How Tanzania plans to generate 7MW for Mafia Island

Alawi Masare 29 May 2018

#MFGIndaba: Africa's opportunity to unlock industrial growth potential

#MFGIndaba: Africa's opportunity to unlock industrial growth potential

Lauren Hartzenberg 28 May 2018

Can renewables supply 100% of our energy?

Can renewables supply 100% of our energy?

25 May 2018

Tanzanian government issues 5,108 mining licences... with a warning

Tanzanian government issues 5,108 mining licences... with a warning

Nelly Mtema 23 May 2018

Creating business communities for African unity

Creating business communities for African unity

Bizcommunity.com 21 May 2018

Doing good is good for business: Tiekie Barnard explains the benefits of Shared Value

Doing good is good for business: Tiekie Barnard explains the benefits of Shared Value

Shift Social Development 21 May 2018

Finding the connection for power supply in Africa

Finding the connection for power supply in Africa

Andrew Galbraith 14 May 2018

Millions of urban Africans still don't have electricity: here's what can be done

Millions of urban Africans still don't have electricity: here's what can be done

Rebekah Shirley 11 May 2018

Photo by Seth Doyle on Unsplash

How children are lured into mining

Syriacus Buguzi 11 May 2018

African Utility Week Industry Awards finalists announced

African Utility Week Industry Awards finalists announced

8 May 2018

De Beers reports significant increase in diamond production

De Beers reports significant increase in diamond production

Rebecca Campbell 8 May 2018

Tanzania's new mining laws signal sweeping changes

Tanzania's new mining laws signal sweeping changes

Peter Leon 4 May 2018

Inaugural Africa Blue Economy Forum to coincide with World Oceans Day

Inaugural Africa Blue Economy Forum to coincide with World Oceans Day

30 Apr 2018

Pemba in northern Mozambique has seen a surge of new arrivals in step with investments to exploit off-shore gas deposits. Flickr

Why natural resource finds are more than just a curse: the case of Mozambique

Gerhard Toews and Pierre-Louis Vézina 26 Apr 2018

Laúca Hydropower Plant. Photo: Lahmeyer

Laúca sets milestone as Angola's largest hydro project

25 Apr 2018