Africa
Africa’s Off-Grid Solar Companies Are Turning Customer Payments Into Investment Assets
Sun King and d.light are using customer receivables, securitisation and green bonds to attract larger pools of capital into African off-grid solar.
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Africa
Cape Town’s Data-Centre Expansion Is Moving Faster Than Its Water and Energy Rules
Cape Town’s approval of land-use changes for two proposed Equinix data centres has raised questions about water, electricity and regulation of hyperscale…
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African Union Policy Calls for Climate Risk to Be Built Into Every Major Infrastructure Project
The African Union’s infrastructure policy calls for climate resilience, low-carbon design and smart technology to shape projects from planning through maintenance.
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Africa’s Creative Economy Needs Investment Systems, Not Occasional Cultural Grants
UNESCO’s new financing dialogue highlights why African creative industries need specialised investment, stronger intellectual-property systems, better data and cultural infrastructure.
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New UNESCO Publication Challenges How Authenticity Is Defined in African Heritage
A new UNESCO-supported publication is widening the debate over how authenticity should be understood and applied in African heritage management.
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African Union Moves to Coordinate Continental Response as Strong El Niño Risks Intensify
The African Union is coordinating preparedness for a potentially strong El Niño, with food systems, cities, water security and disaster financing among…
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Africa’s Single Electricity Market Will Depend on Regulatory Reform, Not Transmission Lines Alone
Africa’s plan for a single electricity market is moving into the harder work of regulatory alignment, utility reform, market design and cross-border…
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US Interest in Ethiopia’s $12.5 Billion Airport Signals a New Contest for African Infrastructure
US interest in Ethiopia’s $12.5 billion Bishoftu International Airport places one of Africa’s largest aviation projects within a wider contest over finance,…
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AU Executive Council Opens With Development Financing and Water Security on the Agenda
African Union foreign ministers have opened the 49th Executive Council session with development financing, water security, sanitation and Africa’s global positioning on…
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Africa Trade Gateway Completes First Southern African Energy Transaction
The Africa Trade Gateway has completed its first Southern African energy-sector transaction, facilitating a US$5.3 million gasoil trade involving a Zimbabwean importer.