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Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed met in Cairo on 13th July to discuss the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The 2 leaders agreed to initiate …
Egypt and Ethiopia Agree To Finalise GERD Agreement in Four Months Read More
Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa declared last month that Tanzania’s transition to clean energy was among key issues on the national agenda. Mr Majaliwa’s statement come a day after Tanzania Electric …
Government’s Clean Energy Vow as Contract For 150MW Solar Project Is Signed Read More
Africa-focused solar home systems provider, Sun King (formerly Greenlight Planet), and the New York-based global bank, Citi, have collaborated to establish a scalable loan instrument to finance off-grid solar systems …
Sun King Closes USD-130m Off-Grid Solar Payments Securitisation Read More
Australia’s Invictus Energy (IVZ.AX) may sell a stake in its Zimbabwean oil and gas project if its appraisal drilling campaign confirms commercially viable discoveries, managing director Scott Macmillan said. Invictus …
Invictus May Sell Stake in Zimbabwe Oil and Gas Project Read More
South Sudan has announced that it will import essential oil supplies through Djibouti and Kenyan ports instead of using Port Sudan due to ongoing conflict. Minister of Petroleum, Puot Kang …
South Sudan Shifts Oil Supply Routes to Djibouti and Kenya Ports Read More
The ShopZetu fashion e-commerce firm from Kenya has been successful in securing pre-seed funding of US$1 million to assist its plans to grow outside of Kenya. The funding will be …
ShopZetu From Kenya Raises Us $ 1 Million to Support the Expansion of Its Online Fashion Market Read More
An ambitious Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), intended to improve trade in goods and open up new economic prospects, has been reached, according to an announcement from the European Union (EU) …
EU and Kenya Come to an Agreement on an EPA Including Sustainability Clauses Read More
The OPEC Fund for International Development said on 29th June it will provide a USD-60-million loan to support the construction of a power transmission line in Tanzania. The 166-km overhead …
OPEC Fund Supports New Power Line for Cleaner Power in Tanzania Read More
Ethiopia has secured over $83 million in revenues from power export to 3 neighbouring countries in the past 10 months, according to the Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP). The state-owned power …
Ethiopia Earns $83m From Energy Export Read More
Moses Kuria, the Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Trade, Investments, and Industry, and Nigel Huddleston, the UK Minister for International Trade, met during the first-ever UK-Kenya Economic Partnership Council Meeting on …
Economic Partnership Agreement Council Meeting Between the UK and Kenya Held to Advance Trade Relations Read More
