Africa50 to Set Up $500M Green Off-Grid Power Fund
Africa50, a pan-continental infrastructural investor based in Casablanca, is setting up a USD 500 million fund targeted at promoting green
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Burkina Faso Unveils First Native EV
At the end of January 2025, Burkina Faso’s ITAOUA Group launched its first electric car assembled locally. The electric vehicle
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Algeria to Float Tender for 600 Locomotives and 400 Wagons
At the beginning of February 2025, Algerian Minister of Transport Youssef Cherfa announced the acquisition of another 600 locomotives and
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USA to Set Up Sovereign Wealth Fund Under Trump
On Monday 3 January 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order to create a Sovereign Wealth Fund (#SWF). The measure
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CNGR Morocco Allows Chinese Batteries to Get Around Tariffs
CobCo is a joint venture (#JV) between CNGR (SHE: 300919), a Chinese chemical and materials company, and Al Mada, a
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Power China Breaks Ground on 100 MW Kabwe Solar Project in Zambia
On 1 February 2025, Power China and officials from the Government of Zambia took part in a groundbreaking ceremony for
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US Slaps Tariffs on its Top Three Trade Partners
Newly inaugurated President Trump signed an Executive Order to impose 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, and added another 10%
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European Battery Champion Northvolt Gets Negative Charge
On 31 January 2025, Swedish battery maker Northvolt announced that its co-founder Paolo Cerruti will step down as CEO of
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Tanzania and Burundi Award $2B Contract to Chinese Firms to Design and Build Regional Rail
On 29 January 2025, Tanzania and Burundi announced that the contract to build a regional rail has been awarded to
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M300 Africa Energy Summit Touts Electrifying Africa as ‘Mission Possible’
On 27 January 2025, the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit kicked off in Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. Along with
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