South Africa’s coal-fired power stations are retiring. The country must replace a huge amount of…
INFRASTRUCTURE & TECHNOLOGY
Every electric vehicle, smartphone and laptop battery begins with one essential ingredient: lithium. The critical…
For centuries, useful metals have been developed by starting with one core element and adding…
Multiple and often overlapping crises such as floods or drought due to climate change, violent…
A review of Joe Studwell, “How Africa Works: Success and Failure on the World’s Last…
Africa’s data protection laws are halting billion-dollar U.S. health aid agreements. The same laws should…
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — French and African leaders have announced more than $11 billion in…
An estimated 542 million Africans lack identity cards and potentially face statelessness. Without a legal…
On a humid afternoon in Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, a young trader in electronics pulls…
South Africa’s national energy policy says: build more renewable power facilities and build them fast.…
