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$6.4B Hydropower to Electrify Southern Africa

$6.4B Hydropower to Electrify Southern Africa

Imagine a proud Zambezi River, flowing patiently for centuries through Mozambique's heart. Soon, its current will power a revolution. Thanks to a new $6.4 billion World Bank-backed initiative, Mozambi...

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Jul 25, 2025

Dangote’s New Fuel Tanks Is a New African Story

Dangote’s New Fuel Tanks Is a New African Story

The Atlantic Ocean brushes softly against the Namibian port of Walvis Bay , a city known more for ships and salt than for big oil ambitions. But this week, something changed. Africa’s richest man, Ali...

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Jul 14, 2025

Nigeria & Brazil Unite: A Cinematic Cultural Bridge Across Continents

Nigeria & Brazil Unite: A Cinematic Cultural Bridge Across Continents

In a moment that echoes beyond borders, Nigeria and Brazil have come together in a first-of-its-kind partnership aimed at deepening cultural dialogues through the universal power of film and storytell...

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Jul 14, 2025

Ethiopia’s 6,000 MW Dam Aims to Power Africa’s Energy Future

Ethiopia’s 6,000 MW Dam Aims to Power Africa’s Energy Future

In the heart of Ethiopia’s rugged mountains, something massive just came to life: a dam so big it can light up cities, power factories, and change the course of a continent. After more than a decade o...

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Jul 10, 2025

The World Bank Africa Fellowship Opens Doors for Africa’s Next Policy Architects

The World Bank Africa Fellowship Opens Doors for Africa’s Next Policy Architects

At a university lab in Ibadan, a young economist models how trade liberalization could affect local food prices under the AfCFTA. In Nairobi, a Ph.D. candidate explores how climate-smart agriculture c...

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Jul 7, 2025

Zambia Lights Up with 100 MW Solar Plant to Power Homes and Industry

Zambia Lights Up with 100 MW Solar Plant to Power Homes and Industry

In the early morning light of Chisamba, a quiet farming town in central Zambia, the sun rises like it always has, steady, generous, and full of promise. But now, that same sun is doing something diffe...

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Jul 7, 2025

Rwanda Electric Just Got a Power Boost: Spiro Activates 100+ Battery Swapping Stations

Rwanda Electric Just Got a Power Boost: Spiro Activates 100+ Battery Swapping Stations

In the heart of East Africa, a quiet revolution is humming through the streets, not with the roar of engines, but with the whirr of clean, electric two-wheelers . This week, Spiro Rwanda announced the...

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Jul 3, 2025 Discover Africa

Inside Africa's $460M Climate Tech Boom

Inside Africa's $460M Climate Tech Boom

From January to April 2025, African climate-tech startups raised a combined $460 million, a testament to growing investor confidence, even as global funding cooled in other regions. This isn’t just a ...

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Jun 30, 2025 Discover Africa

Meet the African Countries Turning AI into Development

Meet the African Countries Turning AI into Development

Across Africa, a quiet revolution is unfolding as governments and innovators harness artificial intelligence to tackle pressing challenges and accelerate growth. From the bustling tech hubs of Nairobi...

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Jun 30, 2025 Discover Africa

Ivory Coast Goes Big on Cocoa Sovereignty

Ivory Coast Goes Big on Cocoa Sovereignty

In the heart of San Pedro, where red earth meets the Atlantic breeze, something historic is happening, quietly, but powerfully. Ivory Coast, the world’s largest cocoa producer, is flipping the script ...

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Jun 29, 2025 Discover Africa

$1.5B to Reset South Africa's Green Economy

$1.5B to Reset South Africa's Green Economy

In the quiet corridors of the World Bank’s Washington D.C. offices, a deal was signed that could change South Africa’s future and, by extension, Africa’s industrial trajectory. A $1.5 billion loan , g...

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Jun 27, 2025 Discover Africa

Ethiopia's Science Museum: A Blueprint for Africa’s Innovation Future

Ethiopia's Science Museum: A Blueprint for Africa’s Innovation Future

When Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed opened the new wing of Ethiopia’s Science Museum this June , he wasn’t just unveiling a building; he was unveiling a vision. A vision where African youth walk through mu...

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Jun 25, 2025

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