Rwanda: Dutch company Nots to invest $70m in solar factory

The Rwandan government signed an agreement with Nots under which the Dutch company will invest $70 million in a factory that will manufacture equipment for home solar kit suppliers. According to Rwanda’s Minister of Infrastructure Claver Gatete, there is an arrangement to purchase equipment for at least 100,000 households that will pay for them gradually […]

Mauritania: Pre-Feasibility Study for green hydrogen project completed

The Mauritanian Ministry of Petroleum, Mines & Energy and Chariot, the Africa focused transitional energy group, announced that the Pre-Feasibility Study (PFS) for the large green hydrogen project “Project Nour” in Mauritania has been completed and a Framework Agreement has been signed, mapping out the next phases of development. The PFS confirms that Mauritania is […]

Ivorian Presidential hopeful resigns from Paris-based multinational corporation Kering

Tidjane Thiam, the newly elected leader of Côte d’Ivoire’s main opposition party PDCI-RDA, has resigned from Paris-headquartered luxury goods multinational company Kering to focus on his political ambition ahead of presidential elections slated for 2025. “In order to have the necessary time to devote to his political commitments, Tidjane Thiam, elected President of the Democratic […]