Africa's Renewable Energy Sector Needs Innovative Financing
As Africa’s energy sector deregulates, exciting opportunities open up for financial innovation to benefit consumers.
OP-ED: Tailwinds, and Trade Winds
Is it easy to find previously undiscovered trade winds or even harness them? Unfortunately no. Not all telecom companies survive to this day. Social media websites were once a dime [...]
Unpaid Internships are Systematically Oppressing Kenya’s Youth
When starting one’s career, an internship can be a ‘make it or break it’ moment before getting that first major job the foundation on which one’s career stands. However, [...]
How Acquisition Approval Delays Are Hurting Nigeria's Local Energy Players
The Nigerian government needs to step up its game regarding approvals for indigenous companies acquiring in-country foreign energy assets. The negative consequences of approval delays, ranging from many months to [...]
Investor Flight is a Serious Problem for Nigeria's Oil Sector
Nigeria, a previous bright spot on big oil and gas investors’ radar screens, has dimmed substantially as investor attention is increasingly drawn to new and emerging developments in Namibia, Ivory [...]Why Innovators and Investors, not Governments Should Lead EV Revolution
A popular misconception in many government policies is that restrictions and enforced bans can drive up the demand of alternative products even when the market is not incentivized. One of [...]
How Newcomers Are Surpassing Legacy Producers in Energy Investment
Recent discoveries in Namibia’s Orange Basin suggest it could hold up to three billion barrels of oil and 8.7 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, and the country’s total oil reserves could be nearly equal to Guyana’s at around 11 billion barrelsOPED-The Key to Kenya’s Continued Growth is Economic Dynamism
In the face of ongoing challenges and interruptions of economic affairs in the country, there might be a tendency to think Kenya has lost its momentum. The shortest response I [...]
Will the Real Data Problem Please Stand Up?
The true data problem is finding the answer to the question, “What does this data do?”The Circle of Life, Capital and Everything
Many smart people believe that the observable universe is a sphere from the perspective of whoever is looking. Some think it is flat. At any rate, both groups concede that [...]Editorial: A Call for Accountability and Change
Yesterday, the Finance Bill 2024 passed in a majority vote in Parliament, despite protests across the country that it would worsen the future in an already struggling society. While the [...]
Africa Needs Resilient Internet Infrastructure
A series of submarine fiber cable cuts this year have called into question the resilience of Africa’s internet infrastructure and its ability to serve the tech ventures as they scale [...]
