Coal mine closures to impact 2.5m people, mainly in South Africa
An overlooked aspect of the just energy transition is the impact coal mine closures will have on mining communities. Now we have a better idea, […]
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Moroccan King’s Atlantic Initiative Reflects Pan-African Ambition to Strengthen Ties with African Countries
King Mohammed VI’s Atlantic Initiative to promote Atlantic Ocean access for Sahel countries reflects a pan-African ambition to forge stronger economic and cultural ties with […]
U.S., Zambia, AFC Host PGI Forum to Strengthen Investment in Lobito Corridor
President of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema, Senior Advisor to President Biden, Amos Hochstein, and President and CEO of the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), Samaila Zubairu, convened […]
Africa to brace for further food price increases due to Red Sea crisis
The economic impact of the Middle East conflict on Africa is going to be “substantial”, according to East Africa Business Council (EABC), which is due […]
DRC and China renegotiate mining ‘contract of the century’, thus averting relationship rift
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government has noted it had finally resolved the 16-year dispute over a controversial mining deal between it and China […]
Seychelles: State-owned company to start black tiger prawn production in 2024
Island Development Company (IDC), a company owned by the Seychelles State, is on the verge of starting by June 2024 the production of black tiger […]
Morocco’s ONEE Teams up with Nareva and GE Vernova to Convert Laâyoune Power Plant to Green Hydrogen
Morocco’s National Office of Electricity & Drinking Water (ONEE) has partnered with GE Vernova’s Gas Power business and Nareva to decarbonize Laâyoune Power Plant, which […]
Agreement between Rwanda and mining company Rio Tinto to mine lithium
Rwanda has signed an agreement with Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto for the exploration and exploitation of lithium in the East African country, the two […]
EU supports three sustainable tourism projects in Cape Verde with 2.7 ME
The European Union will fund three new Cape Verdean civil society projects on sustainable tourism in protected areas with 2.7 million euros, to be carried […]
Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger pull out of regional bloc ECOWAS
Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger announced Sunday January 28 their withdrawal from the regional organization the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) that they […]