Nurturing potential In South Africa, the state’s Central Energy Fund (CEF) is investing ZAR1 billion into the country’s Virginia gas project in a push towards adopting renewable energy. The project is the first… Read more
Talent spotter In Morocco, a MAD1.1 billion venture capital fund has been set up to support pan-African start-ups. As well as investing directly into start-ups, the fund will be used to attract other… Read more
Looking up Egypt has announced plans to build a new ground station in Cairo to track satellites and space debris. The station, operated by the Egyptian National Research Institute of Astronomy and… Read more
Green deal A concession and power purchase agreement has been inked to build a 100 MWp solar PV plant in central Tunisia. Once complete, the power plant will have an installed capacity… Read more
Building on innovation Another 1 million African entrepreneurs will be granted access to resources to develop their enterprises, under a new collaboration between a Nigeria-based non-profit and Google. Disrupt Africa reports that the… Read more
