Renewables to light way for Africa ‘tired of being in the dark’ – AfDB Bank to invest $12 billion in energy within five years * Only 32 percent in sub-Saharan Africa have electricity * Project will work with others to boost investment * Plan to skip carbon-intensive growth for renewables By Bate Felix PARIS, Dec […]
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Zimbabwean power generation hit by low water levels More blackouts and low industrial production are imminent in Zimbabwe as the output from a major source of hydro electric power drops to critical levels. Lake Kariba is a huge man-made reservoir which lies along the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. Harnessing the might of the Zambezi
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France, Germany promise money for clean development in Africa At climate conferences, developing countries tend to call for money from industrialized ones – money to help them grow without increasing greenhouse gas emissions. On Tuesday, such support was put in concrete terms. Two billion euros, that’s how much France wants to give to African nations
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Special education for Down Syndrome students in Kenya Despite changes to Kenya’s education system, Down Syndrome students in public schools still face a different reality than their private school counterparts. Kait Bolongaro reports from Nairobi. The Machakos Special Unit for the Mentally Disabled sits at the end of a dirt road, 63 kilometers south of
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China Ups Africa Commitment Even as Both Their Fortunes Fade China is upping its game in Africa even as its own economy cools and a global slump in commodities hampers the outlook for the world’s poorest continent. At a summit in Johannesburg with dozens of African heads of state President Xi Jinping, on his second
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RPT-Africa to focus on China debt at Jo’burg summit as commodities slump Some African countries may seek to renegotiate repayment of existing debts to China as a way of helping their economies hit by lower crude and commodity prices, but will not turn down offers of new loans by the Asian giant at a summit
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World Bank sets out plan to bolster Africa against climate change The World Bank aims to drive more funding into efforts to help African countries withstand climate change impacts and boost their clean energy production through a $16 billion plan revealed on Tuesday. The “Africa Climate Business Plan” lays out investments to make the continent’s
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Mobile internet: The dynamic coding duo Ever get annoyed waiting for your internet browser to start up? That’s what spurred two brothers in Nigeria to program a better browser for mobile phones. Nothing very unusual about that? Well, these two brothers are just 13 and 15 years old. Read More… Mobile internet: The dynamic coding
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AFRICA BUSINESS-Ethiopian entrepreneurs struggle as command economy soars Heavy hand of state seen stifling innovation * Telecoms, Internet in hands of state monopoly * Government says state role ensures broad development By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA, Nov 17 In Ethiopia, where state spending rather than private enterprise has been the driving force behind double-digit economic
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Africa’s big cities offer investors hope in hard times Africa’s biggest economies have been hammered by the collapse in commodity prices over the past 18 months but there are still investment bright spots to be found. In cities such as Lagos, Nairobi, Accra, Kinshasa and Johannesburg, growth remains robust and investors are prospering in the
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