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Burundi commissioned 51.65 MW of hydropower capacity across three new conventional plants in 2025, lifting the country's total installed electricity generation capacity by about 44%, according to the International Hydropower Association's '2026 World Hydropower Outlook'. The report notes Africa added more than 4.2 GW of new hydropower in 2025, with regional interconnectors such as Tanzania-Zambia also planned to deepen power-grid integration.
Northern Corridor seen as vital trade lifelineMinerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane highlights the Northern Corridor, linking Kenya's Port of Mombasa to Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan and eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, as a critical economic lifeline giving landlocked nations access to global markets. Mining-driven investment in regional rail, ports and power grids is expected to support wider industrialisation beyond individual mine life spans.
Refugee returns from Tanzania raise safety fearsSince December 2025, tens of thousands of Burundian refugees have returned from Tanzania under a tripartite deal to close the Nduta and Nyarugusu camps by mid-2026. Civil society groups have documented intimidation, arbitrary arrests and enforced disappearances among returnees, raising fears for opposition supporters ahead of Burundi's 2027 presidential elections.
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Uganda, in 2015, worked with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to build roads in the eastern DRC, which enabled goods manufactured in Uganda to be exported to this region, benefitting Uganda...
The increased interest in mining, to fulfil global minerals demand, has initiated the establishment of crucial logistics corridors as well as achieved a boost in investment in power projects in...
By: Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed Hegazi - Business Development Leader, Energy and Chemicals, Schneider Electric East Africa With Uganda announcing that its estimate of recoverable oil and gas resources has...
Seacom has launched new high-capacity terrestrial network route between Nairobi and Kampala, upgrading a long-established corridor into a modern, high-capacity backbone designed to support growing...
Financial market research company BMI expects oil prices to average $90/bbl this year, and to remain higher for longer, which will, in turn, feed into rising inflation. This will lead to pressure...
Critical minerals developer Lifezone Metals has signed an exclusivity agreement with the government of Burundi to evaluate the Musongati nickel project, one of the country’s largest known nickel...
They say death and taxes are the only certainties in life. For me – and a growing number of others – a third now definitely applies: I will never be allowed into the US, which has made it clear...
Energy management and automation company Schneider Electric has noted a strong uptake of its sulphur hexafluoride- (SF₆-) free switchgear technology in East African countries including Kenya,...
Schneider Electric, a global leader in energy management and automation, is driving the transition to sustainable medium-voltage solutions across East Africa with its award-winning SM AirSeT...
With rare earth elements (REE) being vital to economic resilience and national security, the imposition of export controls by China in April, followed by further tightening proposed in October, has...
Kenya’s Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs Cabinet Secretary Hassan Ali Joho has proposed the establishment of a Kilimapesa Gold Mining Resumption Committee to address outstanding disputes...
London-listed Imara Gold, previously Caracal Gold, has informed its shareholders that Kenya’s Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs Cabinet Secretary Hassan Ali Joho has proposed the...
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