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  Climate-change-literate Africans overwhelmingly want rich, developed countries to take immediate action and assist poorer nations to mitigate the impacts of climate change, a new Afrobarometer (www.Afrobarometer.org) Pan-Africa Profile report (https://apo-opa.co/3Xca63V) shows. They also want their own governments to take proactive measures – such as investing in infrastructure and adopting mitigation policies – despite their potential costs. The report, based on findings from Afrobarometer's Round 10 surveys across 38 African countries […]

  Industry leaders highlighted how expertise developed in the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) can be leveraged to support Africa’s energy growth, extending beyond traditional oil and gas projects to include sustainability and technological innovation at the Wider African Energy Summit this week. Speaking during the summit, Thomas Sommerstad, Sales Specialist Global at ABB, emphasized the importance of early engagement in projects, from optimizing design to ensuring fit-for-purpose solutions. “If we […]

  The Libya Energy&Economic Summit (LEES) 2026, taking place January 24–26 in Tripoli, will host a dedicated Italy-Libya Roundtable, underscoring Italy’s long-standing and expanding engagement in Libya’s energy, infrastructure and broader economic sectors. The session will provide a platform to explore strategic partnerships, investment pipelines and joint initiatives that strengthen Libya’s energy security and infrastructure resilience – and cement Italy’s role as a key partner in the country’s long-term development. […]

  According to the recently released South Africa’s Largest Solar Survey (https://apo-opa.co/487ALDZ), the South African solar market has changed, with the primary drivers for solar adoption being rising electricity tariffs and a desire for cost savings. The findings mark a fundamental shift in how South Africans approach energy investment. While load shedding initially sparked the solar boom, the survey shows adoption momentum remains strong despite the easing of power cuts, with […]

  The African Development Bank Group’s Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) (www.AfDB.org), a multi-donor special fund managed by the Bank Group, has secured new investment commitments totalling nearly EUR 50 million, to strengthen the rollout of Mission 300 (https://apo-opa.co/48qxL74) and accelerate climate action across Africa’s power sector. The commitments, made by the governments of Germany and Italy, were announced at a COP30 side event held at the Africa Pavilion on […]

  Niger has taken a major step forward in improving the country's broadband connectivity and regional digital integration by completing provisional acceptance of the fibre-optic sections built under the Trans-Sahara Optical Fibre Backbone Project (TSB) – a project financed by the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org). On 14 November, an official ceremony was held in Niamey in the presence of the Minister of Communication and New Information Technologies, Adji Ali […]

  South Africa’s Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources Gwede Mantashe will participate as a speaker at the G20 African Energy Investment Forum in Johannesburg, hosted by the African Energy Chamber (AEC) (https://EnergyChamber.org/) on November 21. His participation comes as South Africa advances a broad portfolio of mining, oil, gas and infrastructure developments aimed at strengthening energy security and mobilizing global capital. In November 2025, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa […]

  The African Energy Chamber (AEC) (https://EnergyChamber.org) has called for pragmatic and common-sense approaches to Africa’s oil and gas development at the Wider African Energy Summit in Aberdeen on Wednesday. Pointing to Africa’s need to alleviate energy poverty, NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman of the AEC highlighted the need to make Africa a home for international companies, underscoring the abundant opportunities for UK-based operators and service providers across the continent’ evolving […]

  Master Power Technologies (MPT) (https://kva.co.za), a leading African provider of critical power and data centre infrastructure, has become the first African company to be officially certified as an Endorser of the European Code of Conduct for Energy Efficiency in Data Centres. This milestone positions MPT at the forefront of sustainable data centre design on the continent. It affirms its alignment with the highest international standards for energy efficiency and […]