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Rwanda Electric Just Got a Power Boost: Spiro Activates 100+ Battery Swapping Stations

Rwanda Electric Just Got a Power Boost: Spiro Activates 100+ Battery Swapping Stations

In the heart of East Africa, a quiet revolution is humming through the streets, not with the roar of engines, but with the whirr of clean, electric two-wheelers . This week, Spiro Rwanda announced the...

AfCTA Africa Africa Clean Energy Clean Energy East Africa Economic Development Electric Vehicles Renewable Energy Rwanda Spiro

Jul 3, 2025

Lobito Corridor: Africa’s Southern Lifeline for Trade and Integration

Lobito Corridor: Africa’s Southern Lifeline for Trade and Integration

Stretching some 1,300 km from Lobito on Angola’s Atlantic coast into the heart of the Congo and Zambia’s Copperbelt, the Lobito Corridor is not just a transport route; it’s a continental lifeline. Thi...

AfCTA Africa Economy Africa Trade Lobito Corridor

Jul 2, 2025

Inside Africa's $460M Climate Tech Boom

Inside Africa's $460M Climate Tech Boom

From January to April 2025, African climate-tech startups raised a combined $460 million, a testament to growing investor confidence, even as global funding cooled in other regions. This isn’t just a ...

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Jun 30, 2025

DLI 2025 Calls for Datasets & Startups

DLI 2025 Calls for Datasets & Startups

The Deep Learning Indaba 2025 is coming to Kigali under the theme “Urunana, Hand in Hand for AI in Africa” — and they’re calling on YOU to shape the future of African AI! What is Urunana? “Urunana” me...

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Jun 29, 2025 Opportunities

Ivory Coast Goes Big on Cocoa Sovereignty

Ivory Coast Goes Big on Cocoa Sovereignty

In the heart of San Pedro, where red earth meets the Atlantic breeze, something historic is happening, quietly, but powerfully. Ivory Coast, the world’s largest cocoa producer, is flipping the script ...

AfCTA Africa Africa Food Security African Entrepreneurs Entrepreneurship Ivory Coast

Jun 29, 2025

Unlocking the Potential of Sub-Saharan Africa’s Automotive Aftermarket Industry: A Pathway to Growth

Des H Rikhotso (PgDip-BA) (MBL)

Unlocking the Potential of Sub-Saharan Africa’s Automotive Aftermarket Industry: A Pathway to Growth

The global automotive aftermarket industry is projected to grow at an annual rate of approximately 3 percent through 2030. Among the most promising growth frontiers lies in emerging markets, particula...

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Jun 29, 2025 Thought Leadership

The Journey of Kwame and the New Era of Africa–China Trade

The Journey of Kwame and the New Era of Africa–China Trade

In a small studio behind his family home in Kumasi, Ghana, Kwame Addo had a dream stitched in cotton. He wasn’t just a tailor, he was a fashion entrepreneur crafting Afro-fusion jackets from recycled ...

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Jun 26, 2025 Thought Leadership

The Moses Bridge: A $4 Billion Gateway for Africa’s Trade Ambitions Under AfCFTA

The Moses Bridge: A $4 Billion Gateway for Africa’s Trade Ambitions Under AfCFTA

Bricks, steel, and audacious vision are being used to mend a continent that was previously split apart by colonial borders, not just through treaties and trade agreements. Egypt and Saudi Arabia have ...

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Jun 24, 2025