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Johannesburg | 09 February 2026 — South Africa has formally joined the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), marking a major new chapter in the country’s continental trade and development strategy — and triggering the launch of an ambitious US$8 billion Country Programme designed to deepen industrial growth, strengthen regional supply chains and expand intra-African trade. The accession […]

The Nigerian Indigenous Women in Mining and Natural Resources Organisation (NIWIMNRO) advanced its mission to empower Indigenous women miners through a focused three-day programme of engagement, capacity building and community impact. The programme opened in Abuja with a knowledge-sharing session that brought together women artisanal and small-scale miners from Niger, Nasarawa and Kaduna states for […]

As Africa’s largest sub-national economy and one of the world’s fastest-growing megacities, Lagos State is rethinking how electricity is planned, regulated and delivered. With a population exceeding 25 million and an economy that rivals those of entire countries, the state’s ambitions—industrial growth, digital expansion, improved public services and climate resilience—depend on one critical enabler: reliable […]

The Cazombo Photovoltaic Park in Angola, which will supply green energy to more than 136,000 people, has a production capacity of 25.40 MWp and batteries with a storage capacity of 75.26 MWh MCA has just energised Africa’s largest off-grid renewable energy photovoltaic park in Angola. This is the country’s first autonomous (off-grid) system with a […]

Washington DC | 19, March, 2026 — U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright confirmed a major Africa policy focus: partnering with African governments to create the right conditions to solve the delivery challenges associated with clean cooking across the continent. Secretary Wright told the Powering Africa Summit (PAS) 2026 in Washington D.C. on Thursday: “This […]

Mission 300 commitment has grown from US$10 million to US$100 million over past 19 months Strengthening delivery capacity, mobilizing private investment, accelerating project pipelines, and advancing Mission 300 efforts in nearly two dozen countries WASHINGTON, D.C. | March 19, 2026 —At the Powering Africa Summit in Washington, D.C., The Rockefeller Foundation and the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (“Global […]

From Kajola’s dry port to Ewekoro’s cement plants, from Sagamu’s logistics parks to Ogun Waterside’s coastal trade, the story of Ogun State today is one of renewed ambitionBy Premium Times – Premium Times When the Ogun State delegation led by Governor Dapo Abiodun embarked on an investment promotion trip to China late August, it was not the first time a […]