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Tengi George-Ikoli, Nigeria Country Manager at the Natural Resource Governance Institute, on what it will take to turn Nigeria’s mineral wealth into investable projects. In written answers to ENN ahead of Nigeria NOW!, she argues that credible geological data and predictable regulation will do more for investors than requiring every mineral to be processed at home.

Zimbabwe’s economy has demonstrated  growth and resilience of late, despite being buffeted by global geopolitical turbulence, volatile commodity and energy prices and climate-related risks. After a drought-hit 2024, growth rebounded strongly in 2025 and is forecast at around 3.5% in 2026. The International Monetary Fund’s August 2026 review noted that Zimbabwe “has continued to consolidate stabilization gains under the [IMF] Staff-Monitored Program (SMP) despite external shocks”, with inflation low, the exchange rate broadly stable and a window opening to “advance reengagement toward arrears clearance and debt resolution”.

Cenpower Generation has agreed to reduce outstanding government arrears by $66m under an amended power purchase agreement with Ghana, in return for a ten-year extension and a lower electricity tariff. The revised terms affect the economics of the 375MW Kpone Thermal Power Plant and form part of the government’s efforts to address legacy obligations to independent power producers.