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South Africa: a new 100 MW solar park to provide electricity to 179,000 homes

French multinational electric utility company, ENGIE has started commercial operations for a 100 MW Kathu Solar Park in South Africa. The Concentrated Solar Power (CSP), one of the largest renewable energy projects in South Africa, was completed on 30 January 2019, local media reported. The Kathu Solar Park CSP plant is equipped with a four-and-a-half-hour […]

Ghana’s president slammed for taking IMF loan yet asking Africa to stop ‘begging’ the West

Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo cannot call on African leaders to stop begging from the West while he is doing the same, said former Nigerian senator, Shehu Sani, in response to Akufo-Addo’s recent advice to African leaders against “begging” from the West. “If we stop being beggars and spend African money inside the continent, Africa will […]

Tunisia: Central bank warns of worst economic downfall

The Tunisian central Bank has added its voice to the ongoing political crisis. It is worried that if the political parties don’t find a solution to their differences, the economy will fall into a state that it has never before experienced. The board of the central bank has urged all stakeholders to work towards maintain […]