22 Sep 2021
How does engaged employees make for more productive businesses during a time of Covid-19 and economic hardship? We asked Vanisha Balgobind, Executive Head of HR at Exxaro. Putting employees at […]
21 Sep 2021
Renewables takes mainstage in Africa’s race of reduction Renewable energy companies are slowly but surely making a dent in the debilitating shortage of electricity in Africa, writes Leon Louw, founder […]
20 Sep 2021
Strategic partners needed for Kenyan oil project Canadian oil company Africa Oil Corp. and its JV partners Total Oil and Total Energies recently announced that they have completed the redesign […]
15 Sep 2021
The West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP) is a good model for Intra-African trade that could be adopted by other emerging natural gas regions across Africa. The WAGP comprises a […]
14 Sep 2021
Energy amendments open new markets for IPPs in South Africa The amendment to schedule 2 of South Africa’s Electricity Regulation Act, which was recently gazetted, raises the threshold for self- […]
14 Sep 2021
How does lightning affect solar panels and wind turbines? As the world moves towards renewable energy systems such as solar panels and wind turbines, we have to learn how these […]
12 Sep 2021
12 September 2021 – By leveraging its 2.9-billion-barrel crude oil reserves and 10 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, the Congo-Brazzaville’s hydrocarbon sector will be a major catalyst of the […]
9 Sep 2021
AWISCA celebrates top 100 women in African supply chains 09 September 2021 – The African Women in Supply Chain Association (AWISCA) recognises, and celebrates, the top 100 women in African […]
7 Sep 2021
07 September 2021- According to several companies operating in the region, their oil, gas and mining projects remain a priority in West Africa despite the military coup in Guinea over […]
1 Sep 2021
01 September 2021 – Angola’s National Oil Company (NOC) Sonangol has responded to the changing global financial landscape by accelerating its restructuring program and exploring new financial solutions that meet […]
25 Aug 2021
By Leon Louw, founder and editor of WhyAfrica 25 August 2021 – Mining companies should be at the forefront in the battle against climate change. As part of its offensive, […]
21 Aug 2021
By Kweku Frempong, Aggreko Area General Manager for Western and Central Africa 21 August 2021 – The energy transformation in Africa is will not happen overnight. The African oil and […]
17 Aug 2021
17 August 2021 – While the global focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues looks to phase out coal as an energy resource, the prospects for South African coal […]
7 Aug 2021
07 August 2021 – Cutting edge technologies will help develop renewable hydrogen-based economies in Africa which could convert the continent into a global producer of clean energy in the form […]
6 Aug 2021
06 August 2021 – The technology group Wärtsilä will supply fuel-flexible dual-fuel engines to extend, improve, and modernise power generation for a captive power plant at Nigeria’s oldest and largest […]
4 Aug 2021
By Leon Louw, founder and editor of WhyAfrica 04 August 2021 – The 1000 Rwandan troops deployed in Mozambique early in July, have swept rapidly through the Cabo Delgado province […]
31 Jul 2021
31 July 2021 – As the need for energy transformation gathers pace at a global level, North African countries are also starting to make moves. According to Mohamed Boussaîd, Tunisia’s […]
31 Jul 2021
31 July 2021 – Through gas directed investment and business friendly policies, Ghana has proven that gas can address energy poverty and expand power accessibility on a regional basis. As […]