Given that Africa contains more than 40% of the world’s solar potential at a time when climate change is a reality for all of us, the rapid deployment of solar energy is now emerging as a significant challenge for the continent’s future.
Off-grid solar sales on the continent reached 7.4 million units in 2021, according to the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) “Renewables 2022 worldwide status report.”
With 1.7 million units sold, Kenya is the market leader. The Chief Executive Officer of the Kenya Renewable Energy Association, Andrew Amadi, discusses the difficulties of the energy transition on the African continent in this episode of Business Africa.
Under the topic “Development and Financing Opportunities in Africa and Arab Countries in Light of the Changing International Situation,” the eighth Egypt Builders’ Forum was conducted this year. African and Arab delegations addressed how to enhance their development plans in light of recent financial and economic changes around the world during the summit.
Ghana, like the rest of the globe, is not immune to the effects of the conflict in Ukraine, which has a negative effect on the nation’s food harvests. Farmers should use organic compost made locally at recycling and composting facilities, according to Ghana’s Minister of Food and Agriculture.
