Female STEM interns inspect solar panels installed at Nigeria’s Federal University of Lafia as part of Phase III of the Energising Education Programme, financed by the African Development Bank Group. At Nigeria’s Federal University in Lafia, in the north-central part of the country, a new solar hybrid project financed by… +
The African Development Bank Group has approved, on 18 February, $58.04 million to expand access to reliable and clean electricity across three towns in the Eritrea’s southwest Gash Barka region. Under the Eritrea Energy Integrated Project for Tesseney, Kerkebet and Berantu, the Bank Group will provide an African Development Fund… +
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mahmoud Esmat to review preparations for the upcoming summer season and to assess progress on Egypt’s renewable energy and grid modernization strategy. According to Presidential Spokesman Ambassador Mohamed El-Shennawy, the meeting focused on… +
The new project, known as AESTAP Mission 300 Phase II, will provide direct technical support to 13 Mission 300 countries over the next 24 months The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a new USD 3.9 million, two-year technical assistance project to support African countries in the… +
The objective was to enable African countries to discover and draw inspiration from Côte d’Ivoire’s energy policy, particularly the “Electricity for All Program” (PEPT). Senior officials from the public administrations of Senegal, Togo, Benin and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) conducted a study visit to Abidjan from January 21… +
The continent’s diversity in energy systems, industrial capacity and regulatory readiness must become a source of collective strength Experts in new energy vehicles, along with industry leaders, academics, and specialists, are gathering in Gqeberha to share valuable insights on industry innovations and initiatives – particularly those focused on decarbonising the… +
Spiro, one of Africa’s leading two-wheeler electric mobility companies, announced on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, that it has raised $100 million (USD) to expand its battery-swapping infrastructure. This record-breaking fundraising round marks a major milestone for the electric motorcycle sector on the continent. Record Funding and Innovative Business Model The investment represents… +
Ethiopia has celebrated the full inauguration of its greatest engineering achievement, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Now the most powerful hydroelectric plant on the African continent, the project is seen both as a crucial development lever for millions of Ethiopians and as a major concern for downstream nations, primarily… +
Noumory Sidibé announced that after Anyama, work is underway in other localities, including Sassandra, to resolve electricity issues. In the commune of Anyama, several new neighborhoods — including Belleville 3, Lycée Jeune Fille, Berthé, Médine, and Dubaï — are now connected to the national electricity grid thanks to the construction… +
Since the launch of Mission 300, 30 million people have already been connected, with more than 100 million in the pipeline Seventeen African governments today committed to reforms and actionable plans to expand electricity access as part of Mission 300—an ambitious partnership led by the World Bank Group and African… +
