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Why Africa Must Build Energy Capacity Fast

Africa must rapidly expand power generation and infrastructure to avoid deepening energy poverty and growing dependence on outside powers.
Hundreds of thousands of gallons of the Nile River gush through Africa’s largest hydropower plant every second, propelling turbines and generating electricity that Ethiopia hopes will fuel an ...
Dr. Lassina Zerbo discusses the innovations that may allow Africa to adopt nuclear energy amidst a surge in energy demand across the continent. As countries around the world seek stable, abundant, and ...
Around 600 million Africans lack even basic access to electricity. The challenges this deficit poses have led to a call for a “just” energy transition that brings access to energy from renewable ...
UPINGTON, South Africa (AP) — Deep in South Africa’s Northern Cape province, south of the Kalahari Desert, a beaming light towers above dozens of solar mirror panels. The mirrors tilt to varying ...
Nuclear energy will undoubtedly play a key role in Africa’s future, and China and Russia are beating the United States to the punch. Energy is not only a national security concern given the leverage ...
A record surge of solar panels flowing from China to countries in Africa over the past year is a sign the continent is seeing a rapid build-out of renewable energy. That could help expand access to ...
A quiet revolution is taking shape in Africa’s energy sector. For decades, African nations have depended heavily on Western banks and foreign investors to fund oil, gas, and power projects. But as ...
African energy producers are gaining an advantage as safer, more reliable alternatives, attracting European and Asian buyers.
Energy-starved countries on the continent have reluctantly turned to coal and gas for decades. Cheap Chinese solar panels are now finally changing the calculus. In May 2025, African countries imported ...
US nuclear energy in Africa will help the economic growth of many African nations and curb Chinese and Russian influence in the region. The United States is also missing out on substantial business ...