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Namibia's First Hydrogen Freight Train Set for 2026 Trials

Namibia's First Hydrogen Freight Train Set for 2026 Trials

Namibia is preparing to transition from hydrogen ambition to operational reality. The national rail operator, TransNamib , has officially secured board approval to begin a high-stakes pilot of the con...

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Apr 8, 2026

Kenya Unveils $2.9 Billion LNG Power Blueprint to Replace Heavy Fuel Oil

Kenya Unveils $2.9 Billion LNG Power Blueprint to Replace Heavy Fuel Oil

Mombasa, Kenya. In a massive play to secure its energy future, Kenya has announced a $2.9 billion (Sh375 billion) plan to construct a 1,200 MW gas-fired power plant in the Dongo Kundu Special Economic...

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Apr 6, 2026

Rwanda Electric Just Got a Power Boost: Spiro Activates 100+ Battery Swapping Stations

Rwanda Electric Just Got a Power Boost: Spiro Activates 100+ Battery Swapping Stations

In the heart of East Africa, a quiet revolution is humming through the streets, not with the roar of engines, but with the whirr of clean, electric two-wheelers . This week, Spiro Rwanda announced the...

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Jul 3, 2025

Inside Africa's $460M Climate Tech Boom

Inside Africa's $460M Climate Tech Boom

From January to April 2025, African climate-tech startups raised a combined $460 million, a testament to growing investor confidence, even as global funding cooled in other regions. This isn’t just a ...

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Jun 30, 2025

Shriki Edge is Powering African Businesses Even Without Internet

Shriki Edge is Powering African Businesses Even Without Internet

In the bustling backstreets of Kigali, where small shops hum with activity and entrepreneurs juggle solar lamps, smartphones, and stacks of paperwork, one quiet revolution is taking root. It doesn’t s...

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Jun 25, 2025

Egypt’s Clean Energy Leap: $1.6 Billion Deal Signals a Greener African Future

Egypt’s Clean Energy Leap: $1.6 Billion Deal Signals a Greener African Future

In a continent often underestimated in the global climate transition, Egypt is rewriting the script . The North African nation has just secured a massive $1.6 billion clean energy financing package , ...

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Jun 22, 2025

Uganda’s E-Mobility Report 2024: A Glimpse Into Africa’s Electric Future

Uganda’s E-Mobility Report 2024: A Glimpse Into Africa’s Electric Future

When you drive through Kampala today, you might spot a boda boda humming quietly, with no exhaust fumes in sight. This is the face of Uganda’s green mobility revolution, as revealed by its 2024 Taxati...

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Jun 20, 2025

$1.3M Boost for Female-Led Startup Driving Africa’s Clean Energy Future

$1.3M Boost for Female-Led Startup Driving Africa’s Clean Energy Future

In Nigeria, where frequent grid blackouts are a part of daily life, a quiet revolution is unfolding. At its heart is Salpha Energy , a female-founded solar company turning ambition into action and aff...

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Jun 16, 2025

Ampli Energy is Rewriting a New Era of Public-Private Collaboration

Ampli Energy is Rewriting a New Era of Public-Private Collaboration

In a world increasingly defined by energy transitions and climate imperatives, South Africa is no longer just chasing the sun; it’s learning how to share it . At the heart of this shift is a bold expe...

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Jun 14, 2025

Tanzania’s 223 Billion TZS Clean Cooking Initiative to Awaken Markets, Media and Households

Tanzania’s 223 Billion TZS Clean Cooking Initiative to Awaken Markets, Media and Households

In kitchens across Tanzania, the scent of change is rising, and it smells like progress. For decades, Tanzanian families have braved the hazards of firewood and charcoal, risking respiratory disease, ...

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Jun 13, 2025

Sierra Leone is Powering a Green and Inclusive Future

Sierra Leone is Powering a Green and Inclusive Future

In Sierra Leone, where only 17% of people have reliable grid access, solar companies are quietly reshaping daily life. From $20 lanterns that light children’s homework to fully powered home systems wi...

Africa Development Renewable Energy

Jun 12, 2025

Guinea Launches First Gas Cylinder Factory, Signaling Industrial Breakthrough for Africa

Guinea Launches First Gas Cylinder Factory, Signaling Industrial Breakthrough for Africa

In a quiet corner of Conakry, where the Atlantic breeze mingles with the buzz of construction, something historic has taken root. Beneath the hum of machines and the spark of welding torches, a dream ...

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Jun 11, 2025

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