AfDB
Can Africa’s Sovereign Wealth Funds Help Finance Its Infrastructure?
The AfDB and 17 African sovereign investors want to mobilise domestic capital for cross-border infrastructure. The test will be whether their partnership…
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Africa
Abidjan’s Electric Taxi Fleet Tests the Economics of Urban EV Adoption
GoCab has placed 100 electric cars with ride-hailing drivers in Abidjan, the first half of a 200-vehicle programme. Its success will depend…
Africa
Kenya Is Strengthening Its Position as East Africa’s Commercial Gateway
Kenya’s ports, aviation links, financial sector and regional markets make it East Africa’s leading commercial gateway. This profile examines how the country…
Africa
Morocco Has Built One of Africa’s Most Diversified Export Economies
Morocco’s automotive, electrical, fertilizer and aerospace industries have created one of Africa’s most diversified export platforms. This profile examines the model’s strengths,…
Africa
Zambia’s Solar Push Tests Decentralised Energy
Zambia has signed contracts for 156 constituency-based solar plants with a combined planned capacity of 312 MW. The test now is grid…
Africa
After AI Infrastructure, Who Owns the Workflow?
Africa's AI infrastructure will create business value only when companies redesign the processes around it, define human oversight and assign clear ownership…
AfDB
Ethiopia’s First Wind IPP Tests Whether Private Capital Can Help Close Africa’s Power Gap
The 300 MW Aysha Wind Project is testing whether blended finance, a long-term power-purchase agreement and risk mitigation can make private renewable-energy…
AfDB
South Africa’s New Municipal-Utility Loan Will Pay for Results, Not Promises
A US$400 million African Development Bank loan will link disbursement to independently verified improvements in electricity and water services across four Mpumalanga…
Africa
Amazon Leo’s South Africa Deal Signals a New Phase in Africa’s Satellite-Internet Competition
Amazon Leo’s agreement with Herotel could bring satellite broadband to underserved South African communities from 2027, but regulation, affordability and local execution…
Africa
Morocco and France Put Energy Connectivity at the Centre of Their Renewed Partnership
Morocco and France are discussing deeper energy and infrastructure cooperation, but the developmental value will depend on signed projects, financing and domestic…