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Ethiopia says second filling of giant dam on Blue Nile complete

Ethiopia says second filling of giant dam on Blue Nile complete

Dawit Endeshaw 20 Jul 2021

Electricity is vital for improving the quality of life of many in rural sub-Saharan Africa.
Source: USAID_images/Flickr

Banning fossil fuels in sub-Saharan Africa could slow the transition to renewable energy

Samuel Ayokunle Olówósejéjé 16 Jul 2021

UN Security Council backs AU bid to broker Ethiopia dam deal

UN Security Council backs AU bid to broker Ethiopia dam deal

Michelle Nichols 9 Jul 2021

Tunisia pushing UN action on Ethiopia dam, Ethiopia opposed

Tunisia pushing UN action on Ethiopia dam, Ethiopia opposed

Michelle Nichols 8 Jul 2021

UN urges Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan to recommit to dam talks

UN urges Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan to recommit to dam talks

Doyinsola Oladipo 7 Jul 2021

Egypt notified that Ethiopia has resumed filling of giant dam

Egypt notified that Ethiopia has resumed filling of giant dam

Momen Saeed Atallah, Omar Fahmy and Nafisa Eltahir 6 Jul 2021

UN Security Council to meet on Ethiopia dam

UN Security Council to meet on Ethiopia dam

Michelle Nichols 2 Jul 2021

Sudan rejects Ethiopian plan to fill giant dam a second time - senior official

Sudan rejects Ethiopian plan to fill giant dam a second time - senior official

Khalid Abdelaziz 28 Jun 2021

Arab states call on UN Security Council to meet over Ethiopian dam

Arab states call on UN Security Council to meet over Ethiopian dam

Mahmoud Mourad, Nayera Abdallah and Raya Jalabi 17 Jun 2021

Australia's Fortescue in talks on giant Congo hydro project

Australia's Fortescue in talks on giant Congo hydro project

Melanie Burton and Hereward Holland 15 Jun 2021

Ghana produces excess electricity but its management is inefficient. Wikimedia Commons

Ghana's electricity supply mix has improved, but reliability and cost is still a challenge

Theophilus Acheampong & Bridget O Menyeh 11 Jun 2021

Mozambique launches construction of $1bn power plant, transmission line

Mozambique launches construction of $1bn power plant, transmission line

1 Jun 2021

Zimbabwe approves MoU for nuclear energy cooperation with Russia

21 Apr 2021

NJ Ayuk, executive chairman, African Energy Chamber

Greenpeace and Western anti-Africa energy groups take the wrong approach

NJ Ayuk 19 Apr 2021

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Ethiopia says second filling of giant dam on Blue Nile complete

Ethiopia says second filling of giant dam on Blue Nile complete

Dawit Endeshaw 20 Jul 2021

Electricity is vital for improving the quality of life of many in rural sub-Saharan Africa.
Source: USAID_images/Flickr

Banning fossil fuels in sub-Saharan Africa could slow the transition to renewable energy

Samuel Ayokunle Olówósejéjé 16 Jul 2021

UN Security Council backs AU bid to broker Ethiopia dam deal

UN Security Council backs AU bid to broker Ethiopia dam deal

Michelle Nichols 9 Jul 2021

Tunisia pushing UN action on Ethiopia dam, Ethiopia opposed

Tunisia pushing UN action on Ethiopia dam, Ethiopia opposed

Michelle Nichols 8 Jul 2021

UN urges Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan to recommit to dam talks

UN urges Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan to recommit to dam talks

Doyinsola Oladipo 7 Jul 2021

Egypt notified that Ethiopia has resumed filling of giant dam

Egypt notified that Ethiopia has resumed filling of giant dam

Momen Saeed Atallah, Omar Fahmy and Nafisa Eltahir 6 Jul 2021

UN Security Council to meet on Ethiopia dam

UN Security Council to meet on Ethiopia dam

Michelle Nichols 2 Jul 2021

Sudan rejects Ethiopian plan to fill giant dam a second time - senior official

Sudan rejects Ethiopian plan to fill giant dam a second time - senior official

Khalid Abdelaziz 28 Jun 2021

Arab states call on UN Security Council to meet over Ethiopian dam

Arab states call on UN Security Council to meet over Ethiopian dam

Mahmoud Mourad, Nayera Abdallah and Raya Jalabi 17 Jun 2021

Australia's Fortescue in talks on giant Congo hydro project

Australia's Fortescue in talks on giant Congo hydro project

Melanie Burton and Hereward Holland 15 Jun 2021

Ghana produces excess electricity but its management is inefficient. Wikimedia Commons

Ghana's electricity supply mix has improved, but reliability and cost is still a challenge

Theophilus Acheampong & Bridget O Menyeh 11 Jun 2021

Mozambique launches construction of $1bn power plant, transmission line

Mozambique launches construction of $1bn power plant, transmission line

1 Jun 2021

Zimbabwe approves MoU for nuclear energy cooperation with Russia

21 Apr 2021

NJ Ayuk, executive chairman, African Energy Chamber

Greenpeace and Western anti-Africa energy groups take the wrong approach

NJ Ayuk 19 Apr 2021

Scaling up bioenergy production could substantially raise water stress - new study

Scaling up bioenergy production could substantially raise water stress - new study

12 Mar 2021

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#EnergyIndaba: Private investment critical to meet Africa's energy needs

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#EnergyIndaba: Radically different approach needed to power Africa

#EnergyIndaba: Radically different approach needed to power Africa

Nicci Botha 1 Mar 2021

Several protests have trailed the privatisation of the power sector in Nigeria. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images

Nigeria's post-privatisation energy sector is a mess: here are some solutions

Okechukwu Marcellus Ikeanyibe 26 Feb 2021

AfDB approves funding for mini-grid advancement in Africa

AfDB approves funding for mini-grid advancement in Africa

31 Dec 2020

Grid or solar: looking for the best energy solution for the rural poor

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Jörg Peters and Maximiliane Sievert 30 Dec 2020

AfDB approves Desert-to-Power technical support programme

AfDB approves Desert-to-Power technical support programme

28 Dec 2020

#BestofBiz 2020: Energy & Mining

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Africa's power demand to keep rising between 4-5% per year

3 Dec 2020

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How the Grand Renaissance Dam might spark basin-wide water cooperation

How the Grand Renaissance Dam might spark basin-wide water cooperation

Ashok Swain 3 Aug 2020

The Grand Renaissance Dam: what's at stake and what could break the deadlock

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Mahemud Tekuya 23 Jul 2020

Post-Covid-19: Delivering sustainable energy across Africa

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Siyabonga Mbanjwa 30 Jun 2020

The Nigerian Naira has been under a lot pressure lately
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Nigeria's post-Covid-19 recovery plan has some merit. But it misses the mark

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The Bizcommunity: Not taking lockdown lying down

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A visitor sanitises hands before entering a state hospital at Yaba, Lagos. Hospitals like this are likely to suffer power cuts as lock down force Nigerians to stay at home and consume more power.
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Covid-19: Nigeria should prioritise power supply to healthcare facilities

Samuel Ayokunle Olowosejeje 31 Mar 2020

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#energyindaba: eSwatini works on energy independence

Nicci Botha 5 Mar 2020

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#energyindaba: Africa's energy transition must focus on fairness, wealth creation, jobs

Nicci Botha 5 Mar 2020

How heat can be used to store renewable energy

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SDG7 under the spotlight at Africa Energy Forum 2020

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Landmark investment secured for 60MW Djibouti Wind Farm Project

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China's investment in Africa's mineral resources

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How politics and poverty affect electricity provision in Zimbabwe

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