As part of its drive to address Africa’s vulnerability to climate risk, Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has created an independent asset management arm, AFC Capital Partners, with a debut offering: the Infrastructure Climate Resilient Fund (ICRF). AFC Capital Partners plans to raise US$500m in the next twelve months and US$2 billion over the next three
The World Bank approved $103.4 million for Ghana to reverse land degradation and strengthen integrated natural resource management in about 3 million hectares of degraded landscapes, working with communities of the Northern Savannah Zone and the cocoa forest landscape. The cost of environmental degradation in Ghana due to unsustainable use of land for agriculture, forests,
As the suitable location for Solar PV and CSP growing and the high potential for wind energy, the North Africa Region is accelerating the development of Renewable Energy, in order to meet the increasing energy demand while fighting climate change. With GOV’s great support and so many ongoing & upcoming renewables projects, this is best
by NJ Ayuk JD/MBA A private sector initiative called LNG2Africa is addressing one of the continent’s biggest lost opportunities, turning LNG into an African asset. 2018 is turning out to be a bold new year. We are witnessing changes to the African energy market that are both welcome and long-awaited for. We spoke before of
Liquid Telecom Kenya, part of the leading pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecom, is working on an ambitious plan that will help improve Kenya’s rural road network. The company recently announced that it is connecting the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) headquarters to all 47 of its regional offices over the next two weeks. Access to
AEI is an Africa focused publication, conceived as a response to the skeletal information available on Africa’s energy & Infrastructure. AEI is one of Africa’s trusted knowledge source for Energy & Infrastructure news.