Unlike a growing number of countries on the African continent, South Africa doesn’t have much in terms of incentives and programmes to catalyse adoption of electric mobility. Whilst countries such as Malawi, Zambia, Rwanda, Mauritius, and Ethiopia have introduced comprehensive measures, such as eliminating import duties and taxes on electric … [continued]
Conceptualising a twelve-month roadmap for domestic gateway teleports, Q/V band licensing and a Harare Point of Presence. By Willard Shoko The Satellite Evolution: From Mazowe to LEO Constellations Zimbabwe’s satellite telecommunications journey began following an official state visit to Japan, which led directly to the establishment of the country’s primary … [continued]
Hyundai Motor Group and African Development Bank Partner to Accelerate Sustainable Development Across Africa.
Hyundai Motor Group and AfDB signing Letter of Intent for long-term strategic collaboration Partnership combining Hyundai Motor Group’s business capabilities with AfDB’s development financing to unlock tangible growth opportunities across Africa Collaboration across six areas including clean energy transition, transport infrastructure and EV value chain development Foundation for long-term partnership … [continued]
(From Second Left) Jae Sun Yoo, Team Leader, Hyundai Motor M.East & Africa Headquarters Marketing&Communication Team; Dongwan Woo, Country Director of the KOICA Ghana Office; Kim Hyunjoo, Second Secretary of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea; Frederick Tei-Nobi, Acting Country Director of Plan International Ghana; and Ing. Dr. Eric Kofi Adzroe, Director-General of Ghana TVET Service; and Ben Honyenuga, Vice-Chancellor of Ho Technical University.
Hyundai Motor and KOICA launch ‘Hyundai-KOICA NextGen’ in Ghana to train skilled automotive technicians and strengthen the country’s workforce development system Under KOICA’s Inclusive Business Solution (IBS) program, which links corporate resources and strategies with official development assistance (ODA), Hyundai Motor and KOICA will jointly fund the KRW 5 billion … [continued]
Africa’s solar imports, rooftop imagery and customer-side market channels are beginning to reveal deployment that official capacity statistics miss.
Africa officially added about 4.5 GW of solar in 2025. It also imported about 18.2 GW of solar modules. Those numbers cannot simply be substituted for one another — panels sitting in warehouses or ports are not operating solar systems — but the gap is too large to dismiss as … [continued]
Empowering women through greater access to finance could “strengthen” households’ resilience to “climate shocks,” according to a new study. Published in Climate Risk Management, it analyses the impact of financial access on “women-headed households” in sub-Saharan Africa. The study finds that where women had formal financial access — such as … [continued]
Gothenburg — Lynk & Co 08 partnered with QUEST DAKAR 2026, an automotive expedition held from July 15 to August 2, 2026, connecting Casablanca with Dakar across Morocco, Mauritania and Senegal. As the official expedition vehicle, the Lynk & Co 08 was driven by professional rally drivers along one of … [continued]
The Chinese EV market has gotten gigantic. In June, 685,000 pure-electric vehicles were sold in the country, accounting for approximately 43% of China’s auto market. However, 2026 is a down year for the market. As such, Chinese EV companies have been working extra hard to get their cars into other … [continued]
South Africa went through a rough patch a couple of years ago when the country’s available electricity generation capacity was not sufficient to meet demand. This resulted in South Africa’s electric utility company, Eskom, implementing an electricity rationing schedule, infamously known as load shedding. This led to many homes and … [continued]
Ukko Renewable ready to implement long-term ambition to become a leading player in the energy transition across Asia The Emerging Africa and Asia Infrastructure Fund signed a senior secured debt financing agreement providing up to 50 million dollars to Ukko Renewable. The facility supports the development of renewable energy projects … [continued]
