Infrastructure

Ethiopia Unveils Ten-Year Power Project Plan

  ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopian Electric Power has disclosed plans to build 71 power projects over the next 10 years. This will cost at least U.S.$40 billion and will consist of 16 hydropower, 24 wind, 17 steam, and 14 solar power projects. Andualem Siae, CEO of Ethiopian...

Abu Dhabi Wealth Fund Targets Africa, Renewables to Lift Returns

(Bloomberg) -- Abu Dhabi’s top sovereign wealth fund is looking to Africa and renewable energy to generate greater returns, while relying more on artificial intelligence to mine data and spot new investment opportunities.

“With an abundance of natural resources and young, growing...

Angel fair Africa africa.com The Investors are virtual for 8th AFA

Forty-three leading global investors from Africa, Europe, US and the Middle East have signed up to participate virtually in the 8th Angel Fair Africa on 5th November 2020.

The investors are from Angel Africa List (AAL), Africa Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (AVCA),...

Africa Energy Forum 2020

The Digital Energy Festival 2020

The Africa Energy Forum 2020 joins forces with the African Utility Week and POWERGEN Africa and Oil & Gas Council's Africa Assembly this October to host a ‘Digital Africa Energy Festival’ - the largest ever energy event for the...

Angel fair Africa africa.com 5th Nov 2020

All Female Investors and Entrepreneurs Panel @ 8 th AFA

The 8 th Angel Fair Africa would feature an all female investors and entrepreneurs panel; thus building on our 2016 all female investors panel. The investors pane, consisting of Hannah Subayi, Partner of Dazzle...

South Africa’s Infrastructure Fund is here, minus corruption vows National Treasury

South Africa’s R100bn (about $5.8bn) Infrastructure Fund is here, but there will no repeat of the large-scale corruption witnessed in 2010, says National Treasury director-general Dondo Mogajane.

“We will ensure that [which] we had seen during the construction of the 2010 infrastructure roll-out does not happen....