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IRENA’s report affirms that urgent action is needed to accelerate the pace of the global energy transition and the decarbonisation of the global economy. The publication analyses the technology readiness of the renewable fuels suitable for international shipping. This report... Read More →

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has huge potential to harness the power of women and youth to realize its true potential. 

The continent of Africa is full of hope and potential, with abundant natural resources and a young, dynamic population, capable of driving an unprecedented increase in productivity, and inclusive growth. However, its rise is being hobbled by significant challenges or... Read More →

Africa has become a thriving continent for business in recent years but the logistics and supply chain industry continues to play catch up. According to Business Day, the challenges facing Africa’s logistics such as high cost of moving goods within... Read More →

Interest in the global response to climate change tends to focus on reducing greenhouse gas emissions to minimise the rise in average global temperatures. Until recently, however, far less attention has been paid to adaptation, which is the other main... Read More →

The IHA’s first edition of the 2023 World Hydropower Outlook sets out a realistic roadmap to enable hydropower and other renewables to deliver against net zero targets. It looks ahead to the opportunities and challenges facing the sector during the... Read More →

As the world moves towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels, the African oil and gas industry is confronted with mounting pressures, signifying a new era. Research has shown that African countries face significant exposure to the global energy... Read More →

According to IRENA, the need to scale up the deployment of technologies such as green hydrogen, energy storage and offshore wind has become increasingly critical to the success of the global energy transition and to meeting global climate goals. To... Read More →

Africa’s renewable energy transition is fundamental to the continent’s future as Africa is projected to be the home of 2 billion people by 2050. Eighty percent of them will live in Sub-Saharan Africa, where less than half of all people... Read More →

Africa’s energy transition topped the agenda at the recently concluded Nigeria International Energy Summit (NIES) in Abuja. As the world’s least developed continent, Africa is expected to be home to nearly 2.5 billion people by 2050. Eighty percent of them... Read More →