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© A general view of the DR Congo’s Inga dam with eight massive turbines, only three of which work. (REUTERS/Marlene Rabaud)

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Premium badgeInfographics: Southern Africa’s hydroelectric dams, state of play and potential

In light of the power crisis in Southern Africa, Presidents Ramaphosa and Tshisekedi urged world leaders in Paris to invest in the Grand Inga Dam.

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Premium badgeDRC, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania: Why fish are disappearing from the Great Lakes The African Great Lakes, a global reservoir of biodiversity whose resources benefit 50 million on the continent, are more threatened than ever by over...
altonapic © Field technicians at Monte Muambe in Mozambique prepare to lay cut lines for a ground geophysical survey. Photo supplied.

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Premium badgeMozambique, Altona explore regional rare-earths processing facility London-listed Altona Rare Earths and Mozambique’s government are exploring the possibility of developing a rare-earths processing facility as the regi...
© At the Transform Africa summit in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, heads of state and policymakers discussed ways to ensure connectivity for the African continent. (Transform Africa)

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Premium badgeRwanda, Malawi, Zimbabwe…Ensuring connectivity on the African continent Connecting rural areas of the African continent to the IT grid and ensuring they will have access to services and care was a hot topic at the Transfor...

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© A general view of the DR Congo’s Inga dam with eight massive turbines, only three of which work. (REUTERS/Marlene Rabaud)

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Premium badgeInfographics: Southern Africa’s hydroelectric dams, state of play and potential In light of the power crisis in Southern Africa, Presidents Ramaphosa and Tshisekedi urged world leaders in Paris to invest in the Grand Inga Dam.
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Premium badgeDRC, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania: Why fish are disappearing from the Great Lakes The African Great Lakes, a global reservoir of biodiversity whose resources benefit 50 million on the continent, are more threatened than ever by over...
altonapic © Field technicians at Monte Muambe in Mozambique prepare to lay cut lines for a ground geophysical survey. Photo supplied.

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Premium badgeMozambique, Altona explore regional rare-earths processing facility London-listed Altona Rare Earths and Mozambique’s government are exploring the possibility of developing a rare-earths processing facility as the regi...

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© A general view of the DR Congo’s Inga dam with eight massive turbines, only three of which work. (REUTERS/Marlene Rabaud)

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Premium badgeInfographics: Southern Africa’s hydroelectric dams, state of play and potential In light of the power crisis in Southern Africa, Presidents Ramaphosa and Tshisekedi urged world leaders in Paris to invest in the Grand Inga Dam.
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empty nets

Premium badgeDRC, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania: Why fish are disappearing from the Great Lakes The African Great Lakes, a global reservoir of biodiversity whose resources benefit 50 million on the continent, are more threatened than ever by over...
altonapic © Field technicians at Monte Muambe in Mozambique prepare to lay cut lines for a ground geophysical survey. Photo supplied.

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Premium badgeMozambique, Altona explore regional rare-earths processing facility London-listed Altona Rare Earths and Mozambique’s government are exploring the possibility of developing a rare-earths processing facility as the regi...

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© Farmer Joseph Mhlanga stands over a pile of maize or corn cobs in his modest house at Malakata village, about 10 miles (16 km) from the Zambian capital Lusaka, June 20, 2011. Zambia is expected to have a crop over 3 million tonnes of maize, its life-blood crop, for its 2010/11 season compared to 2.8 million tonnes last year. Picture taken June 20, 2011. To match Feature ZAMBIA-AGRICULTURE/ REUTERS

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Premium badgeZambia: Benchmark maize price raised to deter smuggling In an attempt to ward off soaring corn demand from countries in southern and East Africa, the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) has raised by 51% its purchase...
© Malawi Police Service Dog Handlers lead sniffer dogs into the area of mudslide disaster during a joint search and rescue operation to recover bodies of victims of the mudslide on the slopes of Soche Hill in Blantyre, Malawi, on 17 March. (Photo: Amos Gumulira / AFP)

storm warning

Premium badgeCyclone Freddy: Why Malawi fared worse than Mozambique On Sunday, 12 March, Cyclone Freddy entered Southern Malawi after hitting Mozambique twice, bringing torrential rainfall accompanied by strong winds, ...
© Elias M. Magosi, the Executive Secretary of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). Photo: Supplied

‘enough talking’

Premium badge‘Developed countries have to make good on promises’, says SADC’s Magosi As the African Union (AU) summit wrapped up last week in Addis Ababa, I sat down with Elias M. Magosi, the Executive Secretary of the Southern African...
© Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera on November 8, 2022. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)

mired in controversy

Malawi: President Chakwera has lost control of the fight against corruption, critics say President Lazarus Chakwera’s resolve to fight corruption in Malawi continues to be mired in controversy. All charges were dropped against Anti-Corrupt...
Mostafa Terrab, head of OCP. © HOC.

competition

Premium badgeOCP Africa intends to build upon its East African inroads In East Africa, the Moroccan group headed by Mostafa Terrab, the continent’s leader, is facing growing competition from Saudi giants in fertilisers an...
© Burundi has one of the world’s lowest levels of rural electrification. This photo was taken in Buye, north of the capital Bujumbura, on May 1, 2015. REUTERS/Edmund Blair

game changer

Premium badgeVirunga says Gridworks investment can kick-start African hydro-power projects Investment from British government-owned Gridworks in Virunga Power can help drive the advance of hydro-electric power projects in eastern and souther...