2 Nov 2020
02 November 2020 – Despite efforts by the Mozambican government to curtail attacks by insurgents on villages in the Cabo Delgado Province, the situation has not improved enough to regard […]
30 Oct 2020
By Shirley Webber A mixed bag of power sources is Africa’s future. Africa as a continent will benefit significantly from a comprehensive mix of renewable power with traditional power sources. […]
30 Oct 2020
By: Shirley Webber Resources have been the big winner during the Covid-19 pandemic. Gold, especially, has been a stable constant during trying times. If you were looking for a silver […]
29 Oct 2020
By Dr. Victoria R. Nalule and Dr. Xiaoyi (Shawn) Mu of the CEPMLP, University of Dundee 29 October 2020 – Does the energy transition imply a total ban on fossil […]
28 Oct 2020
28 October 2020 – A second gas discovery gives SA hope during tough times after Covid-19 lockdowns in the first half of the year wrecked the national economy. Total’s second […]
23 Oct 2020
23 October 2020 – The African Development Bank (AfDB) recently discussed Africa’s Covid-19 response. Several African economies are sustained by the extractive industry, with most national budgets dependent on mining […]
16 Oct 2020
16 October 2020 – The Niger Delta region in southern Nigeria is an area with a chequered history of exploitation. Now it is set to benefit from a renewable energy […]
14 Oct 2020
By Inès Magoum (Afrik21) 14 October 2020 – A 30 km power line is under construction in the locality of Keur Momar Sarr in north-western Senegal. According to the director […]
13 Oct 2020
By Jean Marie Takouleu (Afrik21) 13 October 2020 – The Ethiopian parliament recently validated a 117.3-million Euro loan agreement between the government and Danish bank Danske Bank for the construction […]
12 Oct 2020
By Francois De Beaupuy at Bloomberg 12 October 2020 – Total SE CEO Patrick Pouyanne called on European nations to help Mozambique fight an insurgency, backed by the Islamic State, […]
3 Oct 2020
By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber 03 October 2020 – While getting Nigeria to the point where it can realise the full potential of its petroleum resources has […]
2 Oct 2020
02 October 2020 – To attract investments, African governments need to improve the ease of doing business. This point was raised earlier this week during a webinar held jointly by […]
26 Sep 2020
By L.M. Louw 26 September 2020 – My pick of the week is Canadian company Mkango Resources’ projects in the small country of Malawi, also known as the warm heart […]
25 Sep 2020
By NJ Ayuk, executive chairman of the African Energy Chamber 25 September 2020 – The Mozambique LNG project has the potential to transform the country and the entire region, however, […]
23 Sep 2020
By Jessica Stang, community manager of the Germany Africa Business Forum. Berlin, Germany, 22 September 2020 – Is the DRC really a problem child? According to the World Bank, just […]
20 Sep 2020
20 September 2020 – Kenya has made significant progress in energy efficiency. Last week, the Kenyan Government, through the Ministry of Energy (MOE) last week launched the Kenya National Energy […]
18 Sep 2020
18 September 2020 – Since 2014, the Republic of South Sudan’s government, over a dozen local companies and a number of individuals have been the object of targeted sanctions, imposed […]
16 Sep 2020
16 September – Solar power is being rolled out at an encouraging rate across Africa. Although there are a few challenges in several countries, a large number of projects are […]
12 Sep 2020
12 September 2020 – The biggest South African coal mining company has successfully resettled a local community at one of its mines in Mpumalanga. Local community members are preparing to […]
11 Sep 2020
11 September 2020 – South Africa’s – and Africa’s – efforts to move towards a circular economy could be boosted by improved collaboration and partnerships between public sector, private sector […]
10 Sep 2020
10 September 2020 – African CEOs have called for fair world trade. A recent survey of 200 CEOs heading up companies in Africa revealed that almost 37% feel that the […]
7 Sep 2020
07 September 2020 – North American Kariya Energy is set to acquire oil and gas assets in various African jurisdictions, targeting producing assets and developing small-scale Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) […]
1 Sep 2020
01 September 2020 – The African Energy Chamber (www.EnergyChamber.org) held its first meeting with its Local Content Committee yesterday, placing local content development at the core of its activities. With […]
31 Aug 2020
In one of the most exciting projects in South Africa at the moment, ASX and JSE listed Renergen has invited bidders to apply for the allocation of gas in South […]
31 Aug 2020
31 August 2020 – My pick of the week is Kalahari Energy Botswana (KEB) and Tlou Energy’s Coal Bed Methane (CBM) projects close to the village of Mmashoro in the […]
29 Aug 2020
29 August 2020 – Against a backdrop of ruthless politics in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Chinese companies have walked away with the biggest piece of the stop […]
28 Aug 2020
28 August 2020 – In the World Bank’s vision to power West Africa it has made USD300-million available to assist Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, and Sierra Leone […]
26 Aug 2020
By LM Louw 26 August 2020 – In a bid to find new deposits in Africa, and to mitigate any adverse impacts, multinational mining companies and other stakeholders have decided […]
25 Aug 2020
25 August 2020 – Since independence in 2011, the Republic of South Sudan’s economy has been dominated by the hydrocarbons sector. Oil production remains central to the government’s fiscus, providing […]
23 Aug 2020
23 August 2020 – Coal mining in Mozambique got a boost when AIM listed Ncondezi Energy recently submitted a Transmission Integration Study to government owned Electricidad de Moçambique (EDM) for […]