Tag - Africa investor

Africa’s Telecoms Market Undergoing ‘Period Of Revolution’

Africa’s telecoms market is in a state of flux, and some operators are seeing huge potential. Orange, for example, is to build a $50 million headquarters in Ivory Coast, and has launched in Sierra Leone. Yet others are pulling back. Orange launched its brand in Sierra Leone after buying out Airtel,...

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We will no longer finance upstream oil and gas after 2019 – World Bank Group

The World has announced that it will no longer finance upstream oil and gas after 2019. This was contained in a statement released to announce some new measures taken in line with ongoing support for developing countries the effective implementation of the Paris Agreement’s goals. The statement said: ‘’As a global multilateral...

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Egypt to offer tenders for 500MW solar power plants development in 2018

Egypt’s ministry of power will offer tenders in the first quarter of 2018 for the development of solar power plants with a cumulative capacity of 500MW. Arab and international companies presented their offers to the New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) and the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) to establish 100-200MW...

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