June 24, 2016/Access Power Three winners to share US$7million prize and deliver 100 MW of clean energy to 340, 000 homes Record breaking participation – 96 entries spanning 25 countries across Africa Access Power, a developer, owner and operator of renewable power projects in emerging markets, is delighted to announce […]

23/6/2016/AIF This year’s winners offer innovative responses to address malaria & HIV/AIDS, two of Africa’s greatest disease burdens In a glittering ceremony that marked the five-year milestone anniversary of the Innovation Prize for Africa the landmark programme of the African Innovation Foundation (AIF)  innovative healthcare solutions took pole position this […]

Thu Jun 23, 2016/Reuters By Ulf Laessing and and Himanshu Ojha As Nigeria grapples with a foreign exchange crisis, one person stands out in the scramble to obtain hard currency: Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man.     When the government restricted the supply of dollars in June 2015 to prop up […]