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Winds of Change. Amea Power of Dubai seeks debt finance for Ethiopian wind power Amea Power chairman Hussain Al Nowais aims to follow the launch of Egypt’s largest solar plant with the Horn of Africa’s biggest wind farm.
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free-spending petrostates. Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and the UAE expand their footprints Leveraging their vast resources, the oil-rich Gulf Arab states and Ankara have been making inroads in Africa, boosting investments and spreading polit...
Exclusive: Inside the operation to free French spies from Burkina Faso
2024年12月23日 · Inside the French intelligence service’s headquarters, there have been worries that the case of four of its officers detained in Burkina Faso since December 2023 would stain the agency’s reputation. A few weeks after their arrest in Ouagadougou (revealed at the time by our sister publication Jeune Afrique), the affair even cost the then-director Bernard Emié his job.
What to watch in 2025: Africa making a mint from crypto mining …
5 天之前 · The recently-commissioned Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has given Ethiopia significant capacity and led to surprising success in power sales to the crypto sector. “Currently, 18% of EEP [Ethiopian Electric Power] monthly sales come from bitcoin mining, up …
US Congress blows last chance to renew Africa trade scheme this …
2024年12月19日 · Lobbyists for the programme had identified the House Ways and Means Committee, which oversees trade, as their gateway into the Continuing Resolution end-of-the-year bill, The Africa Report has learned. However, the compromise bill released on the evening of 17 December does not include the provision.
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Africa: Latest articles on The Africa Report.com. Turning the Corner. Standard Bank may be past the worst as African currency stability to improve in 2025 Currency weakness has affected the bank, but expectations that inflation has peaked in Nigeria and …
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Africa in 2024 Our look at the twists and turns ahead for the continent.
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A scoop from our Nigeria chief correspondent Eniola Akinkuotu: the controversial former Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai. Investigators discovered that the Kaduna State capital project bank account remains linked to former governor Nasir El-Rufai and …
Bill Gates raises alarm as aid to Africa hits 20‑year low
2024年10月14日 · Western nations are turning inward as they grapple with economic challenges stemming from the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine.This introspection has led to a reduction in foreign aid to African countries, a move that could precipitate an existential crisis on the continent, according to philanthropist Bill Gates.
United States election 2024 - The Africa Report.com
Donald Trump vs Kamala Harris: US election sees more diaspora Africans running for office This year’s African diaspora candidates come from 16 countries, with 40 first- and second-generation African Americans – the majority Democrats – on t...