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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 […]

Globeleq has confirmed the acquisition of a majority stake in Zambia’s Lunsemfwa Hydro Power Company (LHPC), marking the company’s entry into the Zambian energy market and strengthening its participation in the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP). The transaction also adds hydropower to Globeleq’s diversified African generation portfolio while expanding its footprint in a priority market […]

As global interest in Africa’s critical minerals and infrastructure corridors accelerates, financing models that bridge international capital with on-the-ground execution are becoming increasingly important. In this interview with Garth Klintworth, Chief Executive Officer, Absa Securities U.S., the bank outlines how its US platform and pan-African footprint are working alongside institutions such as the U.S. International […]

As Africa’s power sector works to expand access and deliver reliability, resilience and industrial growth, we need to focus on both infrastructure and the institutions that keep systems running. In this exclusive interview with Kate Steel of NRECA International, she reflects on what it truly takes to build systems that endure. Drawing on more than […]