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Africa's Mining Boom: Why Zimbabwe and DRC are the New Critical Mineral Powerhouses
25 Jan 2026 15:02 GMT
… up African assets while Western companies hesitated over … Power supply deficits cause roughly 10% loss in potential output, and electricity … Next
The Africa mining industry is at an inflection point. Zimbabwe lithium production … clear: Africa';s role in …
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PROPOSED ELECTRICITY TARIFF HIKE: TEACHERS THREATEN MASS PROTESTS
25 Jan 2026 08:40 GMT
… Eswatini Electricity Company (EEC) should the proposed electricity tariff … Addressing the forum, Swaziland National Association of … , saying the utility had previously announced … electricity costs, pointing out that electricity in neighbouring Mozambique …
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Race for the rails: How billion dollar logistics war is unlocking Africa’s hinterland
25 Jan 2026 06:58 GMT
… internal pressure of the African Continental Free Trade Area … economic growth after the electricity supply shortfall, and … Zambia Railway Authority) as a gift to the liberation movements of Southern Africa … pollution generated by a company’s supply chain), …
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Fuel price adjustment: A necessary measure for economic stability and growth in Malawi
24 Jan 2026 17:44 GMT
… including those in sub-Saharan Africa, rely on similar mechanisms precisely … is essential for transportation, agriculture, electricity, and industry.
However, this inelasticity does … economic prospects.
The government of Malawi, under President Arthur Peter …
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Chivayo’s Gairezi Power Project claims fall apart under careful scrutiny
24 Jan 2026 17:58 GMT
… how public infrastructure in Zimbabwe is conceived, awarded, … the political economy of African infrastructure, local partners are … citizens pay upfront for electricity they do not receive, … discipline, and proximity to power without responsibility.
Until …
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How Chinese state companies quietly took over millions of tons of Malawi’s critical minerals
24 Jan 2026 13:42 GMT
… prepare for jobs, roads and electricity.
But the drills stopped … in China.
Companies that own mining licences in Malawi are legally … , a law common across Africa so governments can protect national … that is playing out across Africa.
But civil society groups …
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Zimbabwe Explores Nuclear Energy as Path to Industrialisation
24 Jan 2026 11:12 GMT
… power generation capacity, Africa’s industrialisation drive would remain unattainable.
The minister highlighted Southern Africa … such as Zimbabwe and Zambia have … several other African states. Africa’s … address persistent electricity shortages that …
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Africa’s single market will fail without a supranational court
24 Jan 2026 11:31 GMT
… s nationalisation of its electricity sector, claiming it … African flights costly.
• Visa-Free Africa would be real, allowing Africans … -border transactions in Africa.
If African leaders acknowledge the … Africans believe it is real. When a farmer in Zambia …
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Zambia, Zimbabwe ignore climate change risks, proceed with hydro project on drying Zambezi River
22 Jan 2026 20:41 GMT
… change increasingly affects southern Africa — making the … in Zambia and flows through Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Two … deregulation in the electricity sector would … director of the Southern African Power Pool Coordination Centre, …
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Namibia eyes nuclear power to boost energy security, cut imports
23 Jan 2026 15:04 GMT
… said Namibia imports about 60% of its electricity from South Africa, … access to power.
He said local electricity generation is … scope of the nuclear industry."
Dr. Mbuende … Namibia plans to work with experienced international partners and other African …