Peter Kiama
Africa
Kenya ships first Apple Mango consignment to UK, opening premium export market
Kenya has officially shipped its first-ever consignment of Apple mangoes to the United Kingdom, marking a major breakthrough for the country’s horticultural sector and...
Africa
What Japan’s $1.34bn clean power incentive reveals about building demand for renewables in Africa
On 23 December 2025, the Japanese government announced it would commit 210 billion yen, about $1.34 billion, over five years to subsidise companies that...
Africa
Tunisia commissions 120MW Kairouan Solar Plant in major boost to energy security
On 16 December 2025, in the central Tunisian governorate of Kairouan, a 120-megawatt solar power plant was officially commissioned, marking the country’s largest operational...
Africa
East African Carbon Company launches to develop government-led nature-based carbon projects in Africa
In recent announcements made from the United Arab Emirates and Kampala, a new institution entered Africa’s crowded and often contested carbon market space with...
Africa
African Energy Commission unveils continental plan to improve national energy data systems
The African Energy Commission (AFREC) recently unveiled a set of diagnostic reports and five-year action plans in Dakar, Senegal, aimed at transforming how African...
Africa
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger launch confederal investment bank for regional development financing
On Friday, 13 December 2025, finance ministers from Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger announced in Bamako the formal creation of the Confederal Investment and...
Africa
Somalia’s Bosaso City to receive $23 million Solar power investment from African Development Fund
On 16 December 2025, the African Development Fund approved a $23.36 million grant to expand clean and reliable electricity in Bosaso, a port city...
Africa
Angola’s Lobito Corridor secures $753 million financing to upgrade railway and strengthen strategic mineral supply chains
The Lobito Atlantic Railway (LAR) in Angola has secured $753 million in financing to rehabilitate and expand a key 1,300-kilometre rail link connecting the...
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