Sustainable energy and infrastructure conglomerate, Sahara Group, has emphasized the need for infrastructure development and collaboration among all stakeholders to accelerate accessibility, affordability, and adoption of clean cooking solutions in Africa. A statement the company sent to Platforms Africa quoted Head, Business Development (Gas), Sahara Group, Ijeoma Isichei, to have said this while speaking in Paris, at the Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa, organised by the International Energy Agency (IEA). Isichei described the dearth of adequate infrastructure for cooking gas as the most daunting challenge to ramping up clean…
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List Of African Nations With Heaviest Chinese Debts
“Number 8 may shock you!” The COVID-19 outbreak and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine had a negative economic impact, making it harder for many African countries to pay down their national debt. According to the United Kingdom’s Chatham House, more than 20 low-income African nations were at a high risk of defaulting. Bloomberg revealed that China accounts for 12% of Africa’s $696 billion (KSh 94 trillion) external debt. Due to the extent of Chinese lending, the World Bank noted that seven African nations were either in debt distress or at…
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INTRODUCTION The Platforms Africa (WhatsApp) Forum clocks Seven months today, October 3, 2020 and testimonies abound on how a lot of people across the continent, particularly in Nigeria, have been affected positively by the WhatsApp group with members including prominent scholars of Development Communication, frontline Editors/journalists from major Newspapers, radio and Television stations across Africa; publishers of major online media; frontline medical doctors, Phamacists and other health personnel; Financial experts; chemical scientists; industry/political/opinion leaders and policy makers with sound minds. AN OVERVIEW 3,662 useful documents including links, charts, press…
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