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Population growth presents key opportunity to reinvigorate the waste sector

Population growth presents key opportunity to reinvigorate the waste sector

Kate Stubbs 12 Jul 2019

Knowing what leads to building collapses can help make African cities safer

Knowing what leads to building collapses can help make African cities safer

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Paul Grota 11 Jun 2019

Water security research expenditure not reflecting scarcity reality

Water security research expenditure not reflecting scarcity reality

Alicestine October 21 May 2019

All the 2019 African Power, Energy & Water Industry Awards winners

All the 2019 African Power, Energy & Water Industry Awards winners

20 May 2019

Sanitation innovation - a key to Africa's development strategy

Sanitation innovation - a key to Africa's development strategy

Dhesigen Naidoo 15 May 2019

2018/2019 African Power, Energy & Water Industry Awards finalists announced

2018/2019 African Power, Energy & Water Industry Awards finalists announced

13 May 2019

Increasing population growth in Africa's megacities a challenge for authorities

Increasing population growth in Africa's megacities a challenge for authorities

Finbarr Toesland 3 May 2019

Closing Africa's infrastructure gap

Closing Africa's infrastructure gap

Gerald Gondo 4 Apr 2019

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The DRC and China's Sicomines: why future deals should be different

Andoni Maiza Larrarte & Gloria Claudio-Quiroga 3 Apr 2019

Delivering on climate resilience in Africa

Delivering on climate resilience in Africa

Danette Breitenbach 15 Mar 2019

How data collected from mobile phones can help electricity planning

How data collected from mobile phones can help electricity planning

Eduardo Alejandro Martínez Ceseña, Joseph Mutale, Mathaios Panteli, and Pierluigi Mancarella 14 Mar 2019

Time to reframe the discipline of finance to focus on sustainability

Time to reframe the discipline of finance to focus on sustainability

Danette Breitenbach 13 Mar 2019

#BizTrends2019: What's happening in the African energy space?

#BizTrends2019: What's happening in the African energy space?

16 Jan 2019

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How to negotiate infrastructure deals with China: four things African governments need to get right

Folashade Soule 9 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Great cities are built on great collaborations

#BizTrends2019: Great cities are built on great collaborations

Elaine Jack 7 Jan 2019

PIDA Week ends with call for Africa to accelerate infrastructure projects

PIDA Week ends with call for Africa to accelerate infrastructure projects

3 Dec 2018

RisCura, Africa Investor to launch infrastructure performance index

RisCura, Africa Investor to launch infrastructure performance index

19 Nov 2018

African cities can raise more money. Kenya and South Africa offer useful lessons

African cities can raise more money. Kenya and South Africa offer useful lessons

Sarah Colenbrander and Ian Palmer 24 Oct 2018

Infrastructure Africa 2018 looks to unlock opportunities in African build projects

Infrastructure Africa 2018 looks to unlock opportunities in African build projects

4 Oct 2018

Planning for future water security in a nexus paradigm

Planning for future water security in a nexus paradigm

Dhesigen Naidoo 20 Jul 2018

Alain Ebobissé is the CEO of Africa50.

The recipe for long-term growth in Africa

Alain Ebobissé 18 Jul 2018

New, in-depth African renewable energy report launched

New, in-depth African renewable energy report launched

25 Jun 2018

First waste management report for Africa released

First waste management report for Africa released

12 Jun 2018

Why foreign investment is no easy fix for Africa's energy needs

Why foreign investment is no easy fix for Africa's energy needs

Philipp Trotter and Sabah Abdullah 31 May 2018

African Utility Week Industry Awards finalists announced

African Utility Week Industry Awards finalists announced

8 May 2018

2018 African Infrastructure Project Developers Awards shortlist announced

2018 African Infrastructure Project Developers Awards shortlist announced

24 Apr 2018

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Millions of urban Africans still don't have electricity: here's what can be done

Rebekah Shirley 23 Apr 2018

Making water infrastructure intelligent is a water wise move for Africa

Making water infrastructure intelligent is a water wise move for Africa

Sabine Dall'Omo 23 Mar 2018

People in African cities are taking charge of their water supplies - and it's working

People in African cities are taking charge of their water supplies - and it's working

Ellis Adjei Adams 21 Feb 2018