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

How our leaders are solving Africa's smartphone struggle #AfricaTechFestival2024Lindsey Schutters

Fiyinfolu Okedare is director at Forvis Mazars in Nigeria

Big benefits of investing in Africa's upstream sector

By Fiyinfolu Okedare 6 Nov 2024

Gwede Mantashe delivered the opening keynote of the Ministerial Symposium at AOW

#AOW2024: Energy ministers kick off oil conference behind closed doors

7 Oct 2024

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State of African Energy: 2023 Outlook report out now

State of African Energy: 2023 Outlook report out now

27 Oct 2022

LHWP Phase 2 Oxbow Hydropower Scheme underway

LHWP Phase 2 Oxbow Hydropower Scheme underway

27 Oct 2022

Côte d'Ivoire starts construction on first biomass power plant

Côte d'Ivoire starts construction on first biomass power plant

Loucoumane Coulibaly 26 Oct 2022

Tharisa begins $391m Zimbabwe platinum mine build

Tharisa begins $391m Zimbabwe platinum mine build

Nelson Banya 24 Oct 2022

Standard Bank commits R300bn to sustainability target

Katja Hamilton 21 Oct 2022

Namibia, EU reach provisional deal on rare earth minerals

Namibia, EU reach provisional deal on rare earth minerals

Nyasha Nyaungwa 21 Oct 2022

Niger to see first exports from new $2.5bn oil pipeline in mid-2023

Niger to see first exports from new $2.5bn oil pipeline in mid-2023

Wendell Roelf 20 Oct 2022

Analysis: Renewables shift lays bare Africa's energy dilemma

Analysis: Renewables shift lays bare Africa's energy dilemma

Bate Felix 20 Oct 2022

Congolese NGOs decry mining in main refuge of 'Africa's unicorn'

Congolese NGOs decry mining in main refuge of 'Africa's unicorn'

Erikas Mwisi Kambale 19 Oct 2022

Hitachi Energy to secure power supply along DRC Inga-Kolwezi HVDC link

Hitachi Energy to secure power supply along DRC Inga-Kolwezi HVDC link

19 Oct 2022

Zambia restricts number of mining licenses per company to 5

Zambia restricts number of mining licenses per company to 5

18 Oct 2022

Source: World Economic Forum.

Are asset owners ready to finance a transition to net zero?

17 Oct 2022

Source: Reuters.

Congo unveils bids from 9 companies for Lake Kivu gas blocks

Stanis Bujakera 14 Oct 2022

An employee inserts lithium-ion cells from old laptop battery packs into a solar lantern at the Quadloop recycling facility in Lagos, Nigeria. Source: Reuters/Temilade Adelaja

Nigerian company turns e-waste into solar-powered lanterns

Angela Ukomadu 13 Oct 2022

SA's Brayfoil Technologies startup wins GEA Summit pitch competition

SA's Brayfoil Technologies startup wins GEA Summit pitch competition

11 Oct 2022

Zimbabwe demands some mining royalties in refined metal

Zimbabwe demands some mining royalties in refined metal

Promit Mukherjee 10 Oct 2022

Source: Supplied. Jabulile Nhlapo.

Putting sustainability at the core of Africa's health

Jabulile Nhlapo 5 Oct 2022

African countries to push for more fossil fuel projects at COP27

African countries to push for more fossil fuel projects at COP27

Wendell Roelf 5 Oct 2022

Source: Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde/File Photo

Nigerian oil firm NNPC buys OVH Energy's downstream assets

MacDonald Dzirutwe 4 Oct 2022

Biz Most Read Award winners September 2022

Biz Most Read Award winners September 2022

Bizcommunity.com 3 Oct 2022

Botswana's Morupule aims to boost coal output by 50% with new mine

Botswana's Morupule aims to boost coal output by 50% with new mine

30 Sep 2022

'Decarbonisation is too expensive' - how to sell climate change action to bean counters

'Decarbonisation is too expensive' - how to sell climate change action to bean counters

Aled Jones 29 Sep 2022

Cape Town car charging startup Zimi Charge gets opportunity to pitch to energy leaders

Cape Town car charging startup Zimi Charge gets opportunity to pitch to energy leaders

28 Sep 2022

Oil giant Shell snaps up African solar provider Daystar Power

Oil giant Shell snaps up African solar provider Daystar Power

Libby George 28 Sep 2022

Nigeria suffers widespread blackouts after electricity grid fails

Nigeria suffers widespread blackouts after electricity grid fails

27 Sep 2022

Starsight Energy, SolarAfrica announce merger

Starsight Energy, SolarAfrica announce merger

26 Sep 2022

Anglo American commits $15m to Global Fund's Seventh Replenishment

Anglo American commits $15m to Global Fund's Seventh Replenishment

22 Sep 2022

Rampant Nigeria oil theft is 'treason', says Gbajabiamila

Rampant Nigeria oil theft is 'treason', says Gbajabiamila

21 Sep 2022

Botswana seeks investors in project to triple strategic oil reserves

Botswana seeks investors in project to triple strategic oil reserves

19 Sep 2022

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Bizcommunity.com 15 Sep 2022

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State of African Energy: 2023 Outlook report out now

State of African Energy: 2023 Outlook report out now

27 Oct 2022

LHWP Phase 2 Oxbow Hydropower Scheme underway

LHWP Phase 2 Oxbow Hydropower Scheme underway

27 Oct 2022

Côte d'Ivoire starts construction on first biomass power plant

Côte d'Ivoire starts construction on first biomass power plant

Loucoumane Coulibaly 26 Oct 2022

Tharisa begins $391m Zimbabwe platinum mine build

Tharisa begins $391m Zimbabwe platinum mine build

Nelson Banya 24 Oct 2022

Standard Bank commits R300bn to sustainability target

Katja Hamilton 21 Oct 2022

Namibia, EU reach provisional deal on rare earth minerals

Namibia, EU reach provisional deal on rare earth minerals

Nyasha Nyaungwa 21 Oct 2022

Niger to see first exports from new $2.5bn oil pipeline in mid-2023

Niger to see first exports from new $2.5bn oil pipeline in mid-2023

Wendell Roelf 20 Oct 2022

Analysis: Renewables shift lays bare Africa's energy dilemma

Analysis: Renewables shift lays bare Africa's energy dilemma

Bate Felix 20 Oct 2022

Congolese NGOs decry mining in main refuge of 'Africa's unicorn'

Congolese NGOs decry mining in main refuge of 'Africa's unicorn'

Erikas Mwisi Kambale 19 Oct 2022

Hitachi Energy to secure power supply along DRC Inga-Kolwezi HVDC link

Hitachi Energy to secure power supply along DRC Inga-Kolwezi HVDC link

19 Oct 2022

Zambia restricts number of mining licenses per company to 5

Zambia restricts number of mining licenses per company to 5

18 Oct 2022

Source: World Economic Forum.

Are asset owners ready to finance a transition to net zero?

17 Oct 2022

Source: Reuters.

Congo unveils bids from 9 companies for Lake Kivu gas blocks

Stanis Bujakera 14 Oct 2022

An employee inserts lithium-ion cells from old laptop battery packs into a solar lantern at the Quadloop recycling facility in Lagos, Nigeria. Source: Reuters/Temilade Adelaja

Nigerian company turns e-waste into solar-powered lanterns

Angela Ukomadu 13 Oct 2022

SA's Brayfoil Technologies startup wins GEA Summit pitch competition

SA's Brayfoil Technologies startup wins GEA Summit pitch competition

11 Oct 2022

Zimbabwe demands some mining royalties in refined metal

Zimbabwe demands some mining royalties in refined metal

Promit Mukherjee 10 Oct 2022

Source: Supplied. Jabulile Nhlapo.

Putting sustainability at the core of Africa's health

Jabulile Nhlapo 5 Oct 2022

African countries to push for more fossil fuel projects at COP27

African countries to push for more fossil fuel projects at COP27

Wendell Roelf 5 Oct 2022

Source: Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde/File Photo

Nigerian oil firm NNPC buys OVH Energy's downstream assets

MacDonald Dzirutwe 4 Oct 2022

Biz Most Read Award winners September 2022

Biz Most Read Award winners September 2022

Bizcommunity.com 3 Oct 2022

Botswana's Morupule aims to boost coal output by 50% with new mine

Botswana's Morupule aims to boost coal output by 50% with new mine

30 Sep 2022

'Decarbonisation is too expensive' - how to sell climate change action to bean counters

'Decarbonisation is too expensive' - how to sell climate change action to bean counters

Aled Jones 29 Sep 2022

Cape Town car charging startup Zimi Charge gets opportunity to pitch to energy leaders

Cape Town car charging startup Zimi Charge gets opportunity to pitch to energy leaders

28 Sep 2022

Oil giant Shell snaps up African solar provider Daystar Power

Oil giant Shell snaps up African solar provider Daystar Power

Libby George 28 Sep 2022

Nigeria suffers widespread blackouts after electricity grid fails

Nigeria suffers widespread blackouts after electricity grid fails

27 Sep 2022

Starsight Energy, SolarAfrica announce merger

Starsight Energy, SolarAfrica announce merger

26 Sep 2022

Anglo American commits $15m to Global Fund's Seventh Replenishment

Anglo American commits $15m to Global Fund's Seventh Replenishment

22 Sep 2022

Rampant Nigeria oil theft is 'treason', says Gbajabiamila

Rampant Nigeria oil theft is 'treason', says Gbajabiamila

21 Sep 2022

Botswana seeks investors in project to triple strategic oil reserves

Botswana seeks investors in project to triple strategic oil reserves

19 Sep 2022

Be ahead of the game

Be ahead of the game

Bizcommunity.com 15 Sep 2022

Burkina Faso court finds execs at Trevali mine guilty of involuntary manslaughter

Burkina Faso court finds execs at Trevali mine guilty of involuntary manslaughter

15 Sep 2022

Scrap metals recycler Romco eyes green hydrogen to power furnaces in Africa

Scrap metals recycler Romco eyes green hydrogen to power furnaces in Africa

Angela Ukomadu 14 Sep 2022

Africa's first hydrogen power plant expected to produce electricity from 2024

Africa's first hydrogen power plant expected to produce electricity from 2024

13 Sep 2022

African nations push for more climate finance ahead of COP27

African nations push for more climate finance ahead of COP27

Aidan Lewis 12 Sep 2022

Nigerian oil workers threaten to strike if government doesn't stem theft

Nigerian oil workers threaten to strike if government doesn't stem theft

Camillus Eboh 9 Sep 2022

5 young African leaders shortlisted for Äänit Prize

5 young African leaders shortlisted for Äänit Prize

8 Sep 2022

Nigeria to send more LNG to Europe by next winter

Nigeria to send more LNG to Europe by next winter

8 Sep 2022

Shell and Total Namibia oil discoveries likely in billions of barrels - minister

Shell and Total Namibia oil discoveries likely in billions of barrels - minister

6 Sep 2022

Botswana awards Norway's Scatec first large-scale solar plant contract

Botswana awards Norway's Scatec first large-scale solar plant contract

1 Sep 2022

August 2022 marks 21 years of Bizcommunity!

August 2022 marks 21 years of Bizcommunity!

Bizcommunity.com 29 Aug 2022