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Elizabeth Antidius Shumbusho | Africa Guardian The OPEC Fund for International Development (the OPEC Fund) has announced its commitment to the “Mission 300” initiative, with an initial pledge of US$1 billion and the potential to contribute an additional US$1 billion after evaluating progress and demand in 2027. Mission 300, launched by the World Bank Group (WBG) and the African…
Our Correspondent | Africa Guardian On Monday, several African nations pledged to open their electricity sectors to investment, with the goal of providing power to 300 million people currently without access over the next six years. Africa has the highest number of people without electricity globally, and the continent is urgently working toward connecting homes by 2030 through the…
Charles Muchoki | Africa Guardian Tanzania is hosting the Africa Heads of State Energy Summit in Dar es Salaam, marking a critical step toward addressing the continent’s pressing energy challenges. Speaking at the summit’s opening on Monday, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Energy, Dr. Doto Mashaka Biteko, emphasized the importance of the Mission 300 initiative, which aims to…
Edson Baraukwa | Africa Guardian India’s High Commission in Tanzania has launched a new initiative, ‘Karibu Tanzania Youth,’ to foster cultural and bilateral ties. The inaugural session in Dar es Salaam brought together 30 students from Academic International Secondary School. High Commissioner Bishwadip Dey emphasized the critical role of youth in shaping future relationships between the two nations, highlighting…
Our Correspondent | Africa Guardian In 1998, a group of African demographers, led by Professor Tukufu Zuberi and me, convened at Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) to establish the African Census Analysis Project (ACAP). Zuberi, a distinguished scholar and the Lasry Family Professor of Race Relations at the University of Pennsylvania, has been instrumental in mobilizing African academics to study…
Elizabeth Antidius Shumbusho | Africa Guardian The Trump administration is set to introduce significant changes to U.S.-Africa relations, signaling a departure from previous policies. In a pre-inauguration analysis, Rama Yade, director of the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center, stated that Africa’s growing global importance necessitates strategic adaptations by the United States. While Trump’s “America First” agenda is expected to continue,…
Charles Muchoki | Africa Guardian Africa is a continent of breathtaking landscapes, from sprawling deserts and majestic mountains to vibrant rainforests and savannahs. Among its natural wonders are remarkable water systems, including the Nile—Africa’s longest river and one of the longest in the world. Further south lies the Congo River, the continent’s second-longest river and the deepest-recorded river on…
Our Correspondent | Africa Guardian Africa is poised to become a key player in the global hydrogen market, with 41 hydrogen projects scheduled to begin development by 2029, according to the Energy Industries Council (EIC). The EIC highlighted that North African nations, including Egypt, Algeria, and Morocco, are at the forefront of this push, leveraging abundant year-round sunshine to…
Elizabeth Antidius Shumbusho | Africa Guardian Recent comments by French President Emmanuel Macron, criticizing African nations for their “ingratitude” towards France’s counterterrorism efforts, have reignited debates on France’s waning influence in Africa. Macron, speaking at an ambassadors’ conference in Paris, claimed that Sahelian countries had “forgotten to thank” France for its military interventions, even suggesting that without French forces,…