Business and markets
Tips and tricks on making your home office more comfortable
Before the lockdown, in South Africa remote working was not popular; however, people now find themselves having to organise a home office.
Generation
Impala Platinum invests in a fund for hydrogen energy
Baker McKenzie has advised Implats on its investment into a fund that focuses on companies developing sustainable hydrogen energy.
Business and markets
Apex International Energy discovers oil in Egypt’s Western Desert
Apex International Energy has announced a new oil discovery in the Southeast Meleiha Concession in the Western Desert of Egypt.
Business and markets
New dealers appointed by Cummins in North and West Africa
Cummins has appointed 11 new dealers as in-country representatives in North and West Africa. The firm conducted training virtually due to COVID-19 lockdowns.
Solar
Starsight to expand hybrid solar for C&I in Nigeria and Ghana
Finnfund and Norfund have doubled West African energy provider Starsight’s senior debt facility from $10 million to $20 million.
Renewable energy
Liberia: Storage facility to be powered by solar-hybrid system
InfraCo Africa has signed an EPC contract with Liberian contractor BMC Group to enable construction to commence on the Liberia Inland Storage Facility project.
Business and markets
Ed’s note: Mark this year down in the history as the...
It’s been a long time in the making but what an incredibly positive way to usher in 2021, with Africa officially trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
Finance and Policy
Op-ed: Africa must align its recovery with sustainable finance
Five questions on addressing sustainable finance and development in Africa answered by Sunil Kaushal, CEO at Standard Chartered AME.
Business and markets
Short-term analysis of the global gas market amid COVID-19
The GECF Annual Short-Term Gas Market Report 2020, is a reference for short-term views and analysis of the global gas and LNG markets.
Business and markets
Globeleq expanding into Nigerian power business
Independent power generation company Globeleq will take a 74% stake in Nigerian power business CPGNL Limited.
