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Clyde Mallinson this week said South Africa needs to build energy storage solutions to bridge the gap between when renewable energy is produced and when it is not to meet daily and peak demand.

With a few months left to round up 2021, the year has witnessed a record-breaking $10.5 billion investment in the insurance technology start-ups, surpassing the $10 billion mark for the first time in any one year during the first three quarters.

Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, has launched the continent’s first digital currency, the e-Naira.

No-Till Provides Potential for 300% Yield Increases for Kenyan Farmers

Southern Madagascar faces the worst famine in its history. According to UNICEF, 20% of children suffer from malnutrition.

The famine was caused by a plague of locusts in 2020 that destroyed all the crops.

agricultural economist, Tshepo Morokong, notes that the Western Cape exported R78.68 billion worth of combined agricultural and agri-processing products in 2020.

There’s a $1 trillion market opportunity in Africa’s agriculture sector. Or there could be, if farmers, agri-processors, and other key players in the food value chain are enabled with the right technologies, resources, and capital between now and 2030.

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the China Ministry of Commerce to collaborate to establish an Expert Group on Economic Cooperation.

Bloomberg Philanthropies and the International Solar Alliance (ISA) have announced a partnership to mobilise $1 trillion in global investments for scaling up solar energy across ISA member countries.

Africa is not receiving sufficient climate funding from the available pool and there are six key enablers that must be focused on to unlock that funding, GFA Climate and Infrastructure MD Jonathan First said on October 25 during the Africa-Europe Dialogue on African Climate Finance Priorities for COP26.