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Malawi installs first utility-scale battery to store solar power

Malawi has completed the installation of southern Africa’s only utility-scale battery storage system

SA adds Angolan Kwanza to regional cross-border payment system

South Africa and Angola drive regional financial integration with new currency deal

‘Africa must add value to critical minerals or risk falling behind’  

Goosie Tanoh urges stronger stance on Africa’s mineral wealth

SA’s Vodacom lifts medium-term targets after Safaricom deal

Vodacom Group upgraded its ​medium-term growth targets on ‌Monday

Africa critical minerals conference to focus on governance

African policymakers and mining experts will meet in Accra this week to discuss how critical minerals can support development without fuelling conflict.

Africa facing $10-20 billion economic hit from ‘super’ El Niño: AfDB

An impending “super” El Niño is likely to inflict a combined $10 billion to $20 billion hit on affected African countries and trigger mass migration from hard-hit areas, the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) top climate ​expert told Reuters.