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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 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 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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 […]
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) […]
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 […]
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 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 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 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 […]
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 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 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 […]