Monthly Archives: November 2023

“Ethiopian Seaport is Win-Win for East African Nations”: Physical Economic Analyst Freeman

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“Ethiopian Seaport is Win-Win for East African Nations”: Physical Economic Analyst Freeman

November 19, 2023

In my interview above with OBN (11/6/2023), I discuss the importance of understanding the concept of physical economy to competently analyze the future of the Horn of Africa. Read the rest

AfDB Targets $1 Billion To Boost Agro-Industrial Zones in Nigeria.

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AfDB Targets $1 Billion To Boost Agro-Industrial Zones in Nigeria.

AfDB Targets $1 Billion To Boost Agro-Industrial Zones in Nigeria.

Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), announced the ambitious collaboration between the AfDB

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Investing in Cameroon’s Railways: An Exclusive Interview with Camrail’s Director of Transport

great news from Cameroon and great news for the  Yaoundé and Douala sections of the integrated continental network!

Source: Railways Africa Magazine

Investing in Cameroon’s Railways: An Exclusive Interview with Camrail’s Director of Transport

16 November 2023

In this ‘Coffee with the Editor’, filmed during the International Railway Safety Council’s Read the rest

Lobito Atlantic Railway concession launched

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Image: Angola`s railway network, courtesy: Wikipedia

Highlighting the importance of the railway for Angola, President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço said ‘the Lobito Corridor, which links Angola to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and whose concession we have given today … will certainly boost Read the rest

Koeberg Unit 1 is safely and successfully synchronised to the grid

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Cape Town will now enjoy another 20 years of reliable baseload capacity that is generated from zero carbon Nuclear Power. The anti-nukes are not going to like it, because there is now no more need for extra transmission lines (that will be the Read the rest

Electricity should be sold as a service. Time to shift to new paradigm

please read this excellent  article on the most important issue of electricity as a service vs a commodity

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The consequence is that partial off-grid solutions (such as a solar panel on a residential household that draws electricity from Eskom at night) might appear more affordable than Read the rest