• Surging ahead

    Surging ahead

    Financing has been secured for the construction of one of Africa’s first biomass power plants to supply a national grid. EUR165 million in project financing and a EUR13 million grant… Read more

    New frontiers

    New frontiers

    The first satellite built and designed by Mauritius has been launched into space. The Mauritius Imagery and Radio-telecommunication Satellite 1 (MIR-SAT1), built by a team of researchers at the Mauritius… Read more

    Open access

    Open access

    A new online market is helping small businesses in Cape Town, South Africa, to continue trading amid the pandemic. The pilot e-commerce platform, launched by the City of Cape Town… Read more

    Green bargain

    Green bargain

    A Namibian bank has become the first in the country to join Nasdaq’s Sustainable Bond Network in New York. This follows Bank Windhoek’s issuance and listing of the nation’s first… Read more

    Booster shot

    Booster shot

    Mozambique’s COVID vaccine roll-out is being given a US$115 million injection. The World Bank has approved US$100 million and US$15 million in grants from the International Development Association and the… Read more