Mohamed Hesham
Africa
AEW 2025: $13.4 Billion in energy deals, climate protests, and a battle for Africa’s Energy Future in Cape Town
African Energy Week in Cape Town is set to close today after five days of dealmaking, policy debate and protest have collided around a...
Conferences
At AEW 2025, leaders position market reforms as the cornerstone of Africa’s energy transition
Private-sector confidence in market liberalization is beginning to shape a new narrative about Africa’s energy future, but the optimism voiced at Africa Energy Week...
News
Russia’s new deal with Sudan: Railways, Airports, and the shifting map of African infrastructure
Russia has signed a wide-ranging cooperation agreement with Sudan to rebuild the country’s critical transport systems, including railways, ports, airports, and civil aviation. The...
Business
Global policy shifts hit South Africa’s auto industry as Ford Motor Company cuts nearly 500 jobs
Ford Motor Company has confirmed the retrenchment of nearly 500 workers in South Africa, a move triggered by declining export demand in Europe and...
blue economy
High Seas Treaty ratified: The world’s first pact to protect two-thirds of the Ocean enters into force in 2026, shaping Africa’s future
A major step forward in international environmental law has been achieved. With 60 ratifications now secured, the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement, better...
Agriculture
AfDB Injects $117.3M to Transform Cocoa Sector in Côte d’Ivoire Amid Sustainability Push
Côte d’Ivoire, the world’s largest cocoa producer, has secured a major financial boost to its agricultural backbone. The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved...
Energy
Oil Change International report: Rich countries hold the keys to closing Africa’s climate finance gap
Rich countries can free enough public money in a single year to transform africa’s climate outlook, if political choices follow the math.
That is the...
Agriculture
Côte d’Ivoire secures €134M agribusiness deal to curb food imports and boost local production
Côte d’Ivoire has taken a big step toward strengthening its food security and reducing dependence on imports through an agricultural investment with Italy’s Bonifiche...
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