Seven African countries generate more than 80% of their electricity from hydropower. As El Niño-driven droughts drain their reservoirs, the continent’s oldest and most dependable clean energy source is becoming its biggest liability — and climate finance is not designed to save it.
Month: March 2026
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DRC’s €8B Digital Plan: Mapping the Financing Gap Between Ambition and Execution
The DRC has committed €8.7B to Africa’s most ambitious national digital buildout. But only $1.5B is confirmed. An analysis of where the remaining €7B will come from — and the due diligence questions every DFI should be asking.
Zimbabwe COBE Act April 20 Countdown: Compliance Checklist for Digital Platforms, Fintechs, and Crypto Operators
Zimbabwe’s Companies and Other Business Entities Act (COBE) re-registration deadline is April 20, 2026 — 24 days away. Every company operating in…
Nigeria’s $750M DARES Programme: Africa’s Most Ambitious Solar Mini-Grid Deployment — And It’s Already Working
Nigeria’s DARES programme has secured 391 signed grant agreements and is commissioning 28 new solar mini-grids in Q1 2026 alone, backed by $750M in World Bank financing and over $1 billion in blended development capital. Here is how the performance-based model is making it work.
Nigeria’s DARES Programme: A $750M Solar Mini-Grid Deployment, the World’s Largest
Nigeria DARES $750M solar mini-grid programme — scale, World Bank financing, REA delivery model, and what makes it the world’s largest deployment.
Africa’s Cyber Insurance Gap: AI Fraud Scales Faster Than Coverage
69% of African biometric fraud is now AI-generated. Nigeria’s cyber insurance market is worth $30 million. When a deepfake bypasses a liveness check and drains a customer account, nobody is holding the risk. That is the gap African fintechs cannot afford to ignore.
Power Africa Is Gone. Who Fills the $2–3B Annual Gap It Left Behind?
Power Africa is operationally over after USAID dismantling. Analysis of the $2-3B annual financing gap and who — if anyone — replaces it.
South Africa’s JETP: $11B Promised. Disbursement Is Stalled. Who Is Accountable?
South Africa JETP climate finance — $11B commitment, disbursement delays, governance gaps, and who is accountable for the just transition.
Lyra Energy’s $240M Thakadu Solar Plant Breaks Ground — Standard Bank Finances It Alone
Lyra Energy Thakadu 255MW solar — Standard Bank solo financing, no DFI, and what it signals for South African renewable energy capital markets.
Morocco’s Gotion Battery Gigafactory Is Africa’s First. It Won’t Be the Last.
Morocco Gotion battery gigafactory Kenitra — Africa’s first gigafactory, investment rationale, and implications for EV battery manufacturing.