Nigeria has attracted $425 million to build eight solar manufacturing facilities in 2025, as Burkina Faso and six other African nations study its model.
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Nigeria is weighing debt waivers and tax relief for airlines after Jet A1 fuel prices tripled, sparking shutdown threats from domestic operators this month.
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Tanzania has opened Energy Week in Dodoma, showcasing progress across its power sector as lawmakers demand faster rural electrification and stronger budget allocations.
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Nigeria’s TCN logged 131 vandalism cases in 2025 even as the national grid hit a historic transmission peak of 5,801.84MW in March.
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NamPower has apologized to Otjinene residents after a two-day blackout, deploying additional staff on the ground to accelerate the restoration of supply.
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Nigeria’s REA and Mente Energy Sign Deal to Build a Homegrown Clean Energy Industrial Base
Nigeria’s Rural Electrification Agency and Mente Energy have signed an MOU to launch a program that aims to localize clean energy manufacturing and create skilled jobs.
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Uganda’s energy leaders have launched an aggressive drive to put more girls into science classrooms and engineering careers at the 2026 Women in Energy Forum.
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Aliko Dangote has struck a deal with Honeywell to produce plastics and detergent ingredients at his Lekki refinery, cutting Nigeria’s dependence on imports.
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Energy leaders meeting in Nairobi have called for urgent action to close Africa’s electricity gap, pointing to Kenya as the continent’s leading renewable energy model.
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The Iran war is pushing African nations to accelerate renewable energy investments and reduce dependence on imported oil and gas, the AVCA CEO says.