Burundi: President sacks anti 3rd term campaigners
Burundi will be holding presidential elections in June but tensions are already rising on the possibility that President Pierre Nkurunziza could compete in the polls […]
Tanzania
Over $ 1 Billion to Improve Access to electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa
The U.S. government announced last week it will invest more than $ 1 billion to improve energy access for underserved communities across sub-Saharan Africa. The […]
U.S. Earmarks a $7 billion investment to double access to electricity across sub-Saharan Africa
President Barack Obama announced over the weekend Washington will earmark a $7 billion investment over the five coming years to double populations’ access to electricity […]
Africa: OPEC Fund to finance socio-economic development projects
The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) will extend 13 loans and grants totaling about US$66 million to 34 partner countries, many of them in […]
Solar-powered systems, the magical solution to enlighten Africa
Millions of Africans are still off the electricity grid despite the efforts made by governments, international financial organizations and NGOs because of the high costs […]