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…
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Kenya’s Blackout Puts Africa’s Grid-Resilience Challenge Back in Focus
Kenya's latest widespread blackout has restored power but revived a bigger African question: can fast-growing economies build grids resilient enough…
Africa-Atlantic Gas Pipeline Tests West Africa’s Integration Ambition
ECOWAS leaders' Freetown agreement on the Africa-Atlantic Gas Pipeline has moved the Nigeria-Morocco megaproject forward, but financing, governance and local…
Libya’s Gas and Power Crisis Puts North Africa’s Energy Security Under Strain
Libya's gas-plant standoff, Zawiya drone strikes and power outages show why North Africa's energy security depends on political settlement, infrastructure…
Africa’s Solar Manufacturing Push Tests Its Clean-Tech Independence
Africa's demand for solar power is rising fast. The next test is whether Nigeria, Morocco, South Africa and Ethiopia can…
Eskom’s Power Surplus Turns South Africa Into Africa’s Data Centre Test Case
South Africa's power recovery is opening a new question for Africa's digital economy: can Eskom turn surplus electricity into a…