Essakane hybrid power plant 15 MWp solar PV power plant in Essakane, Burkina Faso. The solar PV plant will be built next to a 55 MW Wärtsilä power plant currently running on heavy fuel oil, Africa’s largest engine-solar PV hybrid power plant. To...

Ntuthuko Shezi describes himself as an innovator, someone whose job it is to change the way the world works and lives. He also refers to himself as the Cow Executive Officer of South African company Livestock Wealth. His business has built...

Is the Africa Growth & Opportunity Act a Failure? By Toyin Umesiri Chief Executive Officer, Nazaru llc. USA In the year 2000, a bipartisan U.S. policy called The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) was passed into law. AGOA was...

By Ville Rimali, Director, Growth & Development Africa & Europe, Wärtsilä Energy Business It is no longer disputable that the energy transition integrating renewable energies into the grid is a reality that is unfolding globally....

  Gulf Oil and Gas Africa April 2020 Liberia has formally launched the Liberia Offshore License Round. The round which was initially planned from April 10-October 1, 2020 will now open on April 10, 2020 and run up to February 28, 2021....

  Hotel Designer Ronald Stilting says that hotels with truly African character would appeal to many Africans who are self-confident about their identity and also to foreign visitors who want to experience the reality and character of their...

The development and consolidation of mutually beneficial ties with African nations and their integration associations is now one of Russia’s foreign policy priorities. President Vladimir Putin   The Russia–Africa Summit and Economic Forum...

Inadequate infrastructure remains a major obstacle towards Africa achieving its full economic growth potential. With Africa seen as one of the world’s fastest growing economic hubs, meeting the demand for key infrastructure has been identified...

Work is currently underway on some of the largest construction projects ever completed in Africa as the continent builds key infrastructure to support its fast growing population. Below is a list of the top 10 major infrastructure projects...

Independent evaluation shows that IFAD support to Burkina Faso has increased agricultural productivity and incomes of households: By Cristina Spagnolo Development projects financed by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)...