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Meet the Japanese entrepreneur who raised $7 million to build Ethiopia’s fastest-growing EV company
10 Jan 2026 13:19 GMT
… him to Africa, Gabon, Nigeria, Senegal, anywhere with energy, opportunity … Africa was calling again. He moved first to Djibouti, then to Ethiopia … and build businesses in African markets.
He eventually … from using lithium-ion batteries, while most competitors …
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The Coming Energy Shakeout: Data Centers, LNG, ESG, and What Breaks in 2026
09 Jan 2026 02:15 GMT
… incredible development of batteries. We even saw fuel cells evolve. If you … hour for grid-scale battery energy storage systems, with 20-year … companies look like Egypt, Ethiopia, or Sri Lanka.
It … Chinese expats living across Africa. The Belt and Road …
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Africa: Trends to watch in 2026
06 Jan 2026 18:58 GMT
… with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Ethiopian Prime Minister … batteries.
Astutely, the EU finalised the CTIP and allied clean energy … that brought him to power. Africa’s democratic credentials are … Republic of Congo and Djibouti, where long-serving …
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Drone Power and Political Islam: How Turkey’s Military-Tech Complex Fuels Interventionism
05 Jan 2026 19:42 GMT
… across West Asia, North Africa, and the Caucasus. By … strafed advancing columns and missile batteries, blunting the assault. Turkish … Somalia and have been exported to Algeria, Tunisia, and North African … Ukraine. In 2021–2022, Ethiopia imported TB2s for use in …
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How China’s Overinvestment Helped Produce Africa’s Deindustrialization
02 Jan 2026 14:55 GMT
… and to store the power, lithium-ion batteries were produced at the … competition means the African economies mentioned by Prashad as … 2010s as Africa’s cutting-edge industrialisation site, was Ethiopia, thanks to … to the port of Djibouti, built with the assistance …
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Africa’s Solar Boom: Chinese Panels Power Economic and Energy Shift
31 Dec 2025 15:56 GMT
… the Savanna: Africa’s Solar Boom Reshapes Power and Prosperity
… panels, inverters, and batteries—largely thanks to Chinese … sectors. In Nigeria and Ethiopia, local entrepreneurs are … signals investment opportunities. The African Energy Chamber, in a recent …
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Africa deindustrialises due to China's overproduction and Trump's tariffs
30 Dec 2025 21:00 GMT
… strategic industries, risks marginalising African suppliers” – thus undermining … to store the power, lithium-ion batteries were produced at … to the port of Djibouti, built with the … institutions).
But in Ethiopia, and across Africa more generally, foreign …
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Africa Deindustrializes Due To China’s Overproduction and Trump’s Tariffs
28 Dec 2025 15:35 GMT
… strategic industries, risks marginalizing African suppliers” – thus undermining … to store the power, lithium-ion batteries were produced at … to the port of Djibouti, built with the … institutions).
But in Ethiopia, and across Africa more generally, foreign …
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Russia Says Hypersonic Oreshnik Missile Hit Ukrainian Aircraft Repair Plant
13 Jan 2026 11:02 GMT
… With Iranians more...
Somalia Cancels All Agreements With … 's Wealthiest African American Counties Gets Its … President of Sales
Africa News Desk Launches … Prio™ for Batteries Makes Adding Residential Energy Storage Affordable in …
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Opinion | Unprecedented Push To India-Africa Relations Under PM Modi
17 Dec 2025 15:13 GMT
… power, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has elevated Africa … ICCR scholarships for Ethiopian students and introduced … nuclear fuel, electric vehicle batteries, and advanced manufacturing. … African nations like Ethiopia, the Ivory Coast, Mozambique, and Djibouti, …