100-megawatt solar power project in South Africa in progress
A solar tower project with 100-megawatt Redstone Concentrated Solar Thermal Power with molten salt energy storage in South…
Sub-Saharan Africa
Transport conference set to unlock Sub-Saharan Africa’s potential
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport’s branches in South Africa and Zimbabwe have announced their first-ever collaboration…
DP World expands freight forwarding in Sub-Saharan Africa
As part of its rapidly expanding end-to-end portfolio in sub-Saharan Africa, DP World now proudly operates 18 freight…
US vows to continue supporting countries end HIV/AIDS
By Woubishet Sisay Gessesse – The United States Government will continue to be committed to working with countries…
Husk secures $43 million for Africa, Asia energy projects
Husk Power Systems (Husk), the leading minigrid company serving rural communities in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, has…
China’s economy decline in 2024 set to slow Africa
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – Marrakech, Morocco – The World Economic Outlook launched today by the International Monetary…
IFC launches African women enterpreneurs mentorship program
To support women entrepreneurs across sub–Saharan Africa, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) today opened applications for its She…
Debt: East, West new weapon to colonize Africa
BY ANDUALEM SISAY GESSESSE Accra, Ghana – African countries are at risk of falling once again into debt…
Perennial rice incorporates African wild rice genes
The global population is projected to reach 8 billion on 15 November 2022, according to the UN’s recently-released…
Teraco helps VMware cloud providers drive carbon neutrality
Teraco Data Environments has announced an initiative to enable VMware Cloud Verified partners using Teraco data center facilities…
How Africa can escape chronic food insecurity amid climate change
By Laurent Kemoe, Cedric Okou, Pritha Mitra and Filiz Unsal – The toll of extreme weather events on…
Foundation to scale up Covid-19 vaccinations in Sub-Saharan Africa
The Rockefeller Foundation announces the launch of the Vaccination Action Network (VAN), a $7.4 million locally-led, peer-to-peer learning…
What makes popular mobile payments in Africa?
The total value of mobile money transactions in emerging markets is predicted to exceed $870 billion in 2026;…
African countries to double agricultural productivity
A coalition of multilateral development banks and development partners has pledged over $17 billion in financing on Friday…
Africa loses millions of dollars to aflatoxins
By Tandong Calistus Jong – Africa cumulatively loses more than 670 million US Dollars annually in lost exports…
Armed conflicts fuels human rights violations
Protesters across sub-Saharan Africa have braved bullets and beatings to defend their rights in the face of continuing…
Scientists urge Ethiopia to protect groundwater
BY GETU TEMESGEN – Groundwater is seen as having major potential for Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa’s climate change…
Experts caution against immunization stagnation in Africa
Global immunization experts urged African countries to strengthen their routine immunization.
Postal services vital for remittance delivery in Africa, report says
Postal services can play a pivotal role in delivering remittances, lowering the transfer costs and providing access to…
Corporation launches Africalease to promote leasing in sub-Saharan Africa
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, today formally launches ‘Africalease’, an association…
Building the Business Case for Housing Microfinance in Sub-Saharan Africa
A new study from Habitat for Humanity says that housing microfinance can and should become a mainstream offering…