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

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#BizTrends2025 Sponsors announced and categories still open for Curating the Future

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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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Russia's Nornickel resolves dispute with Botswana, gets compensation

Russia's Nornickel resolves dispute with Botswana, gets compensation

Polina Devitt 18 Nov 2021

2021 PwC Africa Energy Review: Will Africa realise a just transition?

2021 PwC Africa Energy Review: Will Africa realise a just transition?

17 Nov 2021

Africa-focused Lekela plans to spend $2bn to double renewables capacity

Africa-focused Lekela plans to spend $2bn to double renewables capacity

Marwa Rashad 15 Nov 2021

Egypt's Sawiris looks to battery metals, awaits nod on gold concessions

Egypt's Sawiris looks to battery metals, awaits nod on gold concessions

Yousef Saba 12 Nov 2021

Ethiopia's mega dam to start producing 700MW electricity next year - official

Ethiopia's mega dam to start producing 700MW electricity next year - official

George Obulutsa 11 Nov 2021

Congo lawmakers tell Barrick to secure mine perimeter after deadly protest

Congo lawmakers tell Barrick to secure mine perimeter after deadly protest

Hereward Holland 11 Nov 2021

Congo Republic seeks Glencore loan deal within a year, says oil minister

Congo Republic seeks Glencore loan deal within a year, says oil minister

Helen Reid 10 Nov 2021

Namibia to licence production near Okavango Delta if Canadian firm finds oil

Namibia to licence production near Okavango Delta if Canadian firm finds oil

Wendell Roelf 10 Nov 2021

Shoprite doubles solar capacity, striding towards renewable energy goals

Shoprite doubles solar capacity, striding towards renewable energy goals

10 Nov 2021

Ghana sees need for energy transition, still sees gas as key - deputy minister

Ghana sees need for energy transition, still sees gas as key - deputy minister

Yousef Saba 9 Nov 2021

Work set to start on Botswana coal mine in 2022 despite pressure

Work set to start on Botswana coal mine in 2022 despite pressure

Brian Benza 8 Nov 2021

Tanzania says negotiations on country's $30bn LNG project have started

Tanzania says negotiations on country's $30bn LNG project have started

8 Nov 2021

Source: ©Newcrest Mining Lisa Ali

AngloGold Ashanti appoints chief people officer

5 Nov 2021

Source: ©Stepan Popov

Pharmaceutical companies collaborate against climate change

5 Nov 2021

We mapped every large solar plant on the planet using satellites and machine learning

We mapped every large solar plant on the planet using satellites and machine learning

Lucas Kruitwagen 2 Nov 2021

#COP26: With funds short, Africans weigh green energy switch and fossil fuel cash

#COP26: With funds short, Africans weigh green energy switch and fossil fuel cash

Kim Harrisberg and Nita Bhalla 2 Nov 2021

More jobs to be gained by energy transition than lost - Irena, ILO

More jobs to be gained by energy transition than lost - Irena, ILO

26 Oct 2021

How to turn confrontation about Africa's biggest hydropower dam to cooperation

How to turn confrontation about Africa's biggest hydropower dam to cooperation

Hisham Eldardiry 26 Oct 2021

Africans call on global community to honour commitment to 'just, inclusive' energy transition

Africans call on global community to honour commitment to 'just, inclusive' energy transition

NJ Ayuk 25 Oct 2021

Exxon reduces production at Chad oilfield following worker protests

Exxon reduces production at Chad oilfield following worker protests

Aaron Ross 21 Oct 2021

Water-poor Egypt eyes quadrupling desalination capacity in five years

Water-poor Egypt eyes quadrupling desalination capacity in five years

Patrick Werr 21 Oct 2021

Cyprus and Egypt sign deal to pursue electricity hookup

Cyprus and Egypt sign deal to pursue electricity hookup

Michele Kambas 18 Oct 2021

Source: ©Olga Yastremska

Namdeb extends life of mine to 2042

15 Oct 2021

Zambia's state power firm Zesco has $3.5bn debt - energy minister

Zambia's state power firm Zesco has $3.5bn debt - energy minister

15 Oct 2021

How socioeconomic conditions shape renewable energy uptake in Zimbabwe

How socioeconomic conditions shape renewable energy uptake in Zimbabwe

Ellen Fungisai Chipango 13 Oct 2021

Africa on the cusp of a new energy paradigm - Kearney paper

Africa on the cusp of a new energy paradigm - Kearney paper

12 Oct 2021

Solar panels on half the world's roofs could meet its entire electricity demand - new research

Solar panels on half the world's roofs could meet its entire electricity demand - new research

Siddharth Joshi, James Glynn and Shivika Mittal 12 Oct 2021

Resilience the key to unlocking successful independent power projects in Nigeria

Resilience the key to unlocking successful independent power projects in Nigeria

Nicolas Mathon 11 Oct 2021

Equatorial Guinea LNG exports disrupted by incident at Alba facility

Equatorial Guinea LNG exports disrupted by incident at Alba facility

Marwa Rashad and Jessica Jaganathan 11 Oct 2021

Kenya sets up audit team for loss-making power distributor

Kenya sets up audit team for loss-making power distributor

George Obulutsa 8 Oct 2021

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Russia's Nornickel resolves dispute with Botswana, gets compensation

Russia's Nornickel resolves dispute with Botswana, gets compensation

Polina Devitt 18 Nov 2021

2021 PwC Africa Energy Review: Will Africa realise a just transition?

2021 PwC Africa Energy Review: Will Africa realise a just transition?

17 Nov 2021

Africa-focused Lekela plans to spend $2bn to double renewables capacity

Africa-focused Lekela plans to spend $2bn to double renewables capacity

Marwa Rashad 15 Nov 2021

Egypt's Sawiris looks to battery metals, awaits nod on gold concessions

Egypt's Sawiris looks to battery metals, awaits nod on gold concessions

Yousef Saba 12 Nov 2021

Ethiopia's mega dam to start producing 700MW electricity next year - official

Ethiopia's mega dam to start producing 700MW electricity next year - official

George Obulutsa 11 Nov 2021

Congo lawmakers tell Barrick to secure mine perimeter after deadly protest

Congo lawmakers tell Barrick to secure mine perimeter after deadly protest

Hereward Holland 11 Nov 2021

Congo Republic seeks Glencore loan deal within a year, says oil minister

Congo Republic seeks Glencore loan deal within a year, says oil minister

Helen Reid 10 Nov 2021

Namibia to licence production near Okavango Delta if Canadian firm finds oil

Namibia to licence production near Okavango Delta if Canadian firm finds oil

Wendell Roelf 10 Nov 2021

Shoprite doubles solar capacity, striding towards renewable energy goals

Shoprite doubles solar capacity, striding towards renewable energy goals

10 Nov 2021

Ghana sees need for energy transition, still sees gas as key - deputy minister

Ghana sees need for energy transition, still sees gas as key - deputy minister

Yousef Saba 9 Nov 2021

Work set to start on Botswana coal mine in 2022 despite pressure

Work set to start on Botswana coal mine in 2022 despite pressure

Brian Benza 8 Nov 2021

Tanzania says negotiations on country's $30bn LNG project have started

Tanzania says negotiations on country's $30bn LNG project have started

8 Nov 2021

Source: ©Newcrest Mining Lisa Ali

AngloGold Ashanti appoints chief people officer

5 Nov 2021

Source: ©Stepan Popov

Pharmaceutical companies collaborate against climate change

5 Nov 2021

We mapped every large solar plant on the planet using satellites and machine learning

We mapped every large solar plant on the planet using satellites and machine learning

Lucas Kruitwagen 2 Nov 2021

#COP26: With funds short, Africans weigh green energy switch and fossil fuel cash

#COP26: With funds short, Africans weigh green energy switch and fossil fuel cash

Kim Harrisberg and Nita Bhalla 2 Nov 2021

More jobs to be gained by energy transition than lost - Irena, ILO

More jobs to be gained by energy transition than lost - Irena, ILO

26 Oct 2021

How to turn confrontation about Africa's biggest hydropower dam to cooperation

How to turn confrontation about Africa's biggest hydropower dam to cooperation

Hisham Eldardiry 26 Oct 2021

Africans call on global community to honour commitment to 'just, inclusive' energy transition

Africans call on global community to honour commitment to 'just, inclusive' energy transition

NJ Ayuk 25 Oct 2021

Exxon reduces production at Chad oilfield following worker protests

Exxon reduces production at Chad oilfield following worker protests

Aaron Ross 21 Oct 2021

Water-poor Egypt eyes quadrupling desalination capacity in five years

Water-poor Egypt eyes quadrupling desalination capacity in five years

Patrick Werr 21 Oct 2021

Cyprus and Egypt sign deal to pursue electricity hookup

Cyprus and Egypt sign deal to pursue electricity hookup

Michele Kambas 18 Oct 2021

Source: ©Olga Yastremska

Namdeb extends life of mine to 2042

15 Oct 2021

Zambia's state power firm Zesco has $3.5bn debt - energy minister

Zambia's state power firm Zesco has $3.5bn debt - energy minister

15 Oct 2021

How socioeconomic conditions shape renewable energy uptake in Zimbabwe

How socioeconomic conditions shape renewable energy uptake in Zimbabwe

Ellen Fungisai Chipango 13 Oct 2021

Africa on the cusp of a new energy paradigm - Kearney paper

Africa on the cusp of a new energy paradigm - Kearney paper

12 Oct 2021

Solar panels on half the world's roofs could meet its entire electricity demand - new research

Solar panels on half the world's roofs could meet its entire electricity demand - new research

Siddharth Joshi, James Glynn and Shivika Mittal 12 Oct 2021

Resilience the key to unlocking successful independent power projects in Nigeria

Resilience the key to unlocking successful independent power projects in Nigeria

Nicolas Mathon 11 Oct 2021

Equatorial Guinea LNG exports disrupted by incident at Alba facility

Equatorial Guinea LNG exports disrupted by incident at Alba facility

Marwa Rashad and Jessica Jaganathan 11 Oct 2021

Kenya sets up audit team for loss-making power distributor

Kenya sets up audit team for loss-making power distributor

George Obulutsa 8 Oct 2021

Top 10 renewable energy projects in MSBGC region

Top 10 renewable energy projects in MSBGC region

Charné Hundermark 6 Oct 2021

Global Wind Energy Council launches Africa WindPower

Global Wind Energy Council launches Africa WindPower

6 Oct 2021

Zimbabwe okays export of 200,000 tonnes of excess power coal

Zimbabwe okays export of 200,000 tonnes of excess power coal

MacDonald Dzirutwe 5 Oct 2021

Source: ©volkoff

Top 10 gold holding countries

5 Oct 2021

Nairobi's fuel dispensers replace charcoal, kerosene with biofuel

Nairobi's fuel dispensers replace charcoal, kerosene with biofuel

Jackson Njehia 4 Oct 2021

China will no longer build overseas coal power plants - what energy projects will it invest in instead?

China will no longer build overseas coal power plants - what energy projects will it invest in instead?

Yixian Sun 4 Oct 2021

Source: © AngloGold Ashanti’s Obuasi Gold Mine

Obuasi underground ore mining resumes

30 Sep 2021

Kenya cancels power purchase negotiations, replaces energy minister

Kenya cancels power purchase negotiations, replaces energy minister

George Obulutsa 30 Sep 2021

Senegal: Boosting the role of women in the energy sector

Senegal: Boosting the role of women in the energy sector

29 Sep 2021

Uranium: what the explosion in prices means for the nuclear industry

Uranium: what the explosion in prices means for the nuclear industry

Edward Thomas Jones, Danial Hemmings, Simon Middleburgh 27 Sep 2021