Energy-Natural Resources

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 →

The industrial sector is a vital source of wealth, prosperity, and social value on a global scale. Industrial companies produce about one-quarter of global GDP and employment, and they make products and materials that are integral to our daily lives.... Read More →

Despite Africa’s low contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions, at just 3.8%, it remains the most vulnerable continent to climate change adverse impacts. It poses a considerable threat to human well-being, national economies, infrastructure investments, water and food systems, public... Read More →

With over 125 billion barrels of crude oil reserves and 620 trillion cubic feet of natural gas – estimates that are expected to further increase as multi-year exploration campaigns yield new discoveries  – Oil and gas in Africa is well-positioned... Read More →

The creation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in 2018 established the world’s largest free trade area by population (1.3 billion) and with a combined GDP of $3 trillion as of 2022. The AfCFTA presents its members with... Read More →

According to the FOA of the United Nations, the world is moving backwards in its efforts to end hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition in all its forms. Seven years away from 2030, the distance to reach many of the SDG... Read More →

Infrastructure Investment in Sub-Saharan Africa  According to the World Bank, infrastructure is an unmissable driver for growth and development in Sub-Saharan Africa and beyond. It not only stimulates private investment and productivity growth, but also facilitates domestic and international economic... Read More →

Climate change is intensifying food insecurity across the world, especially climate vulnerable continents like Africa where climate events are disproportionately common. This calls for urgent measures and actions towards addressing Africa’s food insecurity in order to safeguard the calorie and... Read More →

The International Energy Agency in January, 2023, released the latest Oil Market Report. The IEA Oil Market Report (OMR) is one of the world’s most authoritative and timely sources of data, forecasts and analysis on the global oil market –... Read More →