Egypt is accelerating its green energy transition with a significant $1.8 billion investment in new renewable projects. The cornerstone of this initiative is a major contract with Norwegian firm Scatec to build a massive 1.7-gigawatt solar plant in Minya, supported by substantial battery storage to stabilize supply. At the same time, a new Sungrow factory in the Suez Canal Economic Zone will manufacture energy storage batteries, with part of its output feeding the Minya project. Together, the projects will add several gigawatts of clean capacity and strengthen Egypt’s local energy supply chain, moving Cairo closer to its goal of sourcing 42% of…
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By Africanews Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has announced that his government has cancelled all agreements with the United Arab Emirates, accusing the Gulf state of failing to respect Somalia’s sovereignty and unity. In a televised address, Mohamud said the federal cabinet decided to terminate agreements covering economic infrastructure, security and defence. He stressed that while relations with the UAE had initially been based on good faith, Abu Dhabi did not engage Somalia as a single, unified state. “The UAE did not treat us as a single, unified government with sovereignty and independence,” Mohamud said. “We repeatedly requested that they…
Isaline Attelly, a native of the Caribbean island of Martinique, had been living in Benin for nearly a year before she learned that her family’s connection to the West African country went back much further. Genealogical records confirmed her great-grandmother on her mother’s side was born in what is now Benin and, at the height of transatlantic slavery, was trafficked across the Atlantic Ocean. The discovery last year prompted Attelly, a 28-year-old content creator, to enrol in a new programme offering Beninese citizenship to people of African descent. The “My Afro Origins” programme is an important piece of President Patrice…
For the first time in a few years, the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) are happening. The festivities kicked off with a welcome soiree on January 7 and will continue with masterclasses, a concert featuring several artists, and will be capped by the award show on Sunday, January 11. This puts an end to AFRIMA’s hiatus since the award show last took place at the Grand Arena in Dakar, Senegal in January 2023. This ninth edition, moved forward from its initial November 2025 date, marks the seventh time the awards are taking place in Lagos, Nigeria. Anticipation for this year’s AFRIMA depends…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP Could a prominent exiled imam be the one to unite the Malian population against the country’s authoritarian junta leaders? Mahmoud Dicko, who inspired protests that preceded the fall of former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta in a 2020 coup, has been living in Algeria since 2023. An initial supporter of the junta, Dicko was quickly sidelined and became a nuisance for the military. With his new movement, the Coalition of Forces for the Republic, Dicko is aiming to re-establish dialogue between various parties and overthrow the junta. This religious leader and former head of the High…
Having captivated global audiences with performances at NPR’s Tiny Desk series and AFROPUNK, Sampa The Great, the internationally acclaimed musician and rapper, is now poised to make her mark in South Africa with her brand-new single, “Can’t Hold Us” featuring Mwanje. Released via Loma Vista Recordings, the track signals the launch of a new era for Sampa, introducing her signature sound: Nu Zamrock—a fearless fusion of rock, hip-hop, soul, and African rhythm that is both ancestral and futuristic. The single is accompanied by a striking visualiser directed by Iggy London, capturing the energy and confidence of Sampa as she steps fully into…
World shares hovered around record highs on Wednesday, as traders found ways to justify why increasingly complicated world economics and politics would not affect stocks, though jitters were apparent in precious metal and oil markets. Investors were trying to balance those big-picture concerns with what will be a busy day in terms of short-term developments with U.S. corporate earnings gathering pace, a raft of Federal Reserve speakers and the possibility of a Supreme Court ruling on tariffs. Ahead of that, broad share indexes in Asia (.MIAPJ0000PUS), opens new tab and Europe (.STOXX), opens new tab both rose to all-time peaks with the former buoyed…
Four women from Kwanza Sul complete three-month solar engineering training at Barefoot College International in Dakar, Senegal. DP World has now supported 32 women across sub-Saharan Africa through the Solar Mamas programme. DP World has expanded its long-standing ‘Solar Mamas’ partnership with Barefoot College International (BCI) to Angola for the first time, enabling rural Angolan women to join a programme that has previously trained participants from Senegal. As part of this expansion, four women from Kwanza Sul have completed a three-month course at BCI’s Training Academy in Dakar, equipping them with the skills to bring reliable solar lighting to their…
South Africa’s government on Tuesday welcomed the approval by the U.S. House of Representatives of a bill that would renew Washington’s preferential trade programme for Africa for another three years. The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), a law first enacted in 2000 to provide duty-free access to the U.S. market for eligible Sub-Saharan countries and products, expired in September and hundreds of thousands of African jobs are estimated to depend on it. South Africa’s trade minister Parks Tau said in a statement that renewing AGOA would “provide certainty and predictability for African and American businesses that rely on the programme”. He…
By Rédaction Africanews Fans of two of Africa’s top soccer nations have had their World Cup plans upended because of a travel ban imposed by the Trump administration. Senegal and the Ivory Coast were added in December to the list of countries with partial restrictions on entry to the United States, which is co-hosting the June 11-July 19 tournament with Canada and Mexico. Fans cheering for the two West African teams at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco were dismayed by the restrictions, which effectively bar those without visas from traveling to the U.S. to watch the World Cup. “I…