Researchers at the African Utility Week and PowerGen Africa conference and exhibition in Cape Town last week raised concerns over decreased expenditure on water security research...
Alicestine October 22 hours ago
Ethiopia's former state minister in the Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy Wondimu Tekle Sigo was among the winners at the annual African Power, Energy & Water Industry Awards...
2 days ago
The demographic dividend, new production revolution, shifting wealth patterns, accelerated urban transition and climate change and the green economy are the megatrends that will influence this continent's future...
Dhesigen Naidoo 15 May 2019
The finalists in the this year's African Power, Energy & Water Industry Awards have been announced...
13 May 2019
Megacities, cities with a population of at least 10 million, are sprouting everywhere in Africa. Cairo in Egypt, Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Lagos in Nigeria are already megacities...
Finbarr Toesland 3 May 2019
Never before has the need for infrastructure felt so immediate and acute. This became apparent to me as I travelled to Nairobi, Lagos, Lusaka and Gaborone...
Gerald Gondo 4 Apr 2019
It was confidently billed at the time as the "deal of the century". The Sino Congolaise des Mines (Sicomines) was the most significant Chinese investment project in Africa when it was agreed in 2007...
Climate resilience must be at the heart of all investments across Africa. Knowledge is the critical ingredient to move the scale of climate resilience...
Danette Breitenbach 15 Mar 2019
Access to reliable and affordable electricity brings many benefits. It supports the growth of small businesses, allows students to study at night and protects health...
Eduardo Alejandro Martínez Ceseña, Joseph Mutale, Mathaios Panteli, and Pierluigi Mancarella 14 Mar 2019
Millions of Africans still suffer from water shortages due to problems of uneven distribution and management of existing supplies...
Danette Breitenbach 13 Mar 2019
Experts provide insight in to the emerging trends in African energy and infrastructure projects.
16 Jan 2019
"You don't negotiate with China!" I was quickly told when I started interviewing African public servants about their infrastructure deals with Beijing...
Folashade Soule 9 Jan 2019
Urbanisation continues to be one of the most powerful megatrends reshaping our world. It is a shift that is creating countless problems, but even more opportunities...
Elaine Jack 7 Jan 2019
The fourth Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) Week was held in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe from 26-28 November...
3 Dec 2018
