Innovation & Technology

Surge in floating solar projects

October 23, 2025

Africa is fast turning its dams, reservoirs and lagoons into electricity plants as floating solar power begins to take shape across the continent. Some projects have gone live as new construction goes on stream and more other projects fill in the pipeline, signalling a shift from prospects a few years ago to national energy strategies. In Nigeria, Mozambique, Ghana, Morocco and Seychelles, there are a handful of first-mover projects, which governments are banking on to bolster their share of renewable energy on the national grid.

South Sudanese telco challenges old players

October 22, 2025

Digitel’s foray into South Sudan’s telecom market is testing the grip of entrenched players, exposing gaps in coverage and challenging assumptions about who gets to build connectivity in one of the world’s least served nations.

bird Interview: In Conversation with Francis Osifo on Africa’s emerging role in the global talent economy

October 13, 2025

Africa’s young, digitally skilled workforce is shifting global hiring dynamics as companies turn to the continent to fill critical talent gaps. In this conversation, Francis Osifo, founder and CEO of Rayda, unpacks Africa’s growing role in the global talent economy and how platforms like Rayda are building trust and efficiency in a remote-first world.

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Surge in floating solar projects

South Sudanese telco challenges old players

bird Interview: In Conversation with Francis Osifo on Africa’s emerging role in the global talent economy

Africa supplies the world’s remote workforce

This gamechanger could charge up Africa’s EV ownership

New report ranks Africa’s innovation hotspots

Africa’s urban-rural digital gaps are closing

Sharpening Africa’s edge in the diamond sector

Africa is defining the new scramble

African drone pioneer Zipline is now delivering burritos in the U.S

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