Africa

South Africa

Vodacom’s 5G VoNR Call Marks New Era in South African Mobile Communication

Vodacom South Africa has completed the country’s first native voice call over a 5G network, known as Voice over New Radio (VoNR). The call was made using …

Solar project

South Africa Approves Six Solar Projects Totaling 1,290 MW

The South African government has greenlit six solar projects under the seventh bid window of its Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Program…

Metal

Zimbabwe Lithium Exports Soar 30% in H1 2025, Defying Price Slump

Zimbabwe, Africa’s top lithium producer, recorded a 30% increase in spodumene concentrate exports in the first half of 2025, according to the Minerals Mar…

Gas power plant

Four Years in the Making: Africa’s First LNG-To-Power Project up and Running off Senegal

On April 29, 2025, a floating power plant operated by Türkiye’s Karpowership began generating electricity using liquefied natural gas (LNG) off the c…

Metal

Kavango Exercises Option to Buy 100% of Zimbabwe’s Nara Gold Project

Kavango Resources has finalized its option to fully acquire the Nara gold project in Zimbabwe, advancing its strategy to expand gold mining operations in southe…

Energy Storage Project

Globeleq and African Rainbow Energy Advance 612MWh BESS Project

Globeleq and African Rainbow Energy have finalized key agreements with South Africa’s Department of Electricity and Energy and the National Transmission C…

United States

Hilton to Build 160 Hotels in Africa

Hilton, a prominent US hotel company, aims to open 160 new hotels in Africa, nearly tripling its current 63 properties on the continent in the coming years.A re…

Morocco

Morocco to Build Africa’s First Offshore Windfarm Near Its ‘Windy City’

Morocco has launched Africa’s first offshore wind project, a 1GW wind farm off the coast of Essaouira, announced during a UN conference in Nice, France, in Jun…

Uranium Project

Niger to Nationalize Somair Uranium Venture Operated by France’s Orano

On Thursday, Niger’s government revealed plans to nationalize the Somair uranium joint venture, previously operated by French nuclear fuels company Orano,…

South Africa

South Africa’s Poultry Sector Prepares for Mass Avian Influenza Vaccination

The Department of Agriculture in South Africa has launched the country’s first large-scale poultry vaccination campaign to protect local birds from avian …

Ethiopia

Ethiopia Restarts Scheme to Build Tallest Tower in Sub-Saharan Africa

Ethiopia has resumed a project to construct a $445 million, 62-storey headquarters for Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) in Addis Ababa, set to become the tallest …

Electric Vehicles

BYD Announces Brand Launch in Gabon to Support Africa’s Green Transition

On June 5, 2025, BYD held a brand launch event in Libreville, Gabon, in collaboration with local distributor LOXEA, a subsidiary of the CFAO Group. This event m…

LNG

South Africa Proposes Buying US LNG as Seeks Trade Deal

South Africa has proposed importing liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States over a 10-year period to strengthen trade ties, according to a statement …

Tanzania

Work Completed on East Africa’s Longest Bridge

The $260 million John Magufuli Bridge, spanning 3.2km across the Mwanza Gulf on Lake Victoria’s southern coast in Tanzania, has been completed, connecting…

Metal

AUMS Secures $655BN Contract for AngloGold Ashanti’s Obuasi Gold Mine

African Underground Mining Services (AUMS), through its Underground Mining Alliance (UMA) joint venture, has secured a A$1.02 billion ($655.3 million) contract …