Nigeria’s New NIGCOMSAT Satellites Put Digital Sovereignty Back on the Agenda
Nigeria has approved NIGCOMSAT-2A and NIGCOMSAT-2B, two high-throughput satellites meant to expand broadband, broadcasting and critical communications.
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Ghana’s Keta Basin Draws Petrobras Into Africa’s Offshore Energy Race
Petrobras has entered direct negotiations for four offshore exploration blocks in Ghana's Keta Basin, adding fresh momentum to West Africa's…
Botswana’s Power Outage Puts Grid Resilience Back in Focus
Botswana Power Corporation restored electricity to most affected areas after an unplanned outage, but the disruption underlines the economic importance…
Nigeria’s Digital Cloud Policy Tests Africa’s Sovereign AI Infrastructure
Nigeria's new Digital Cloud Policy aims to turn government demand, data-centre investment and digital sovereignty into a regional cloud strategy.
Kenya’s Medical Manufacturing Push Tests Africa’s Health-Security Industry
Kenya's talks with the World Bank on local medical manufacturing show how health security, industrial policy and African supply-chain resilience…
Ethiopian Airlines’ Kinshasa Expansion Tests Africa’s Air Connectivity Race
Ethiopian Airlines' plan to raise Kinshasa services to 21 weekly flights strengthens Addis Ababa's hub strategy and puts DRC connectivity…
South Africa’s Citrus Breakthrough in India Tests Africa’s Export Strategy
India's approval of in-transit cold treatment gives South African citrus exporters new flexibility, but tariffs and market-building remain the real…
West Africa’s Gold Rush Tests Mining Investment and Resource Sovereignty
Record gold demand is redirecting mining attention toward West Africa, but governments must balance investor confidence with stronger local value…
Seplat’s Record Profit Tests Nigeria’s Oil and Gas Turnaround
Seplat Energy's record half-year profit gives Nigeria's energy sector a strong private-sector signal, but investment, gas delivery and local value…
Uganda’s Kabaale Refinery Delay Tests East Africa’s Oil Ambition
Uganda's delayed final investment decision for the $4bn Kabaale refinery raises fresh questions over first oil, domestic refining and East…
Kenya Airways’ Fuel Shock Tests Africa’s Aviation Recovery
Kenya Airways' 72% fuel-cost surge shows how quickly global conflict can hit African airlines, raising pressure on fares, fleet availability…
Tanzania’s Nyerere Hydropower Launch Tests East Africa’s Energy Ambition
Tanzania's launch of the 2,115MW Julius Nyerere Hydropower Project gives East Africa a major clean-power milestone, but transmission, tariffs and…