Africa's first utility-scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) initiative is stepping in to keep the lights on. When energy demand peaks, the facility captures and stores surplus renewable energy.
This groundbreaking infrastructure is stabilising the national grid, reducing curtailment, accelerating the deployment of clean energy across the continent, and attracting global expertise to the region. It is more than just a battery system; it is a critical foundation for a continent-wide shift towards more sustainable power generation.
Watch how this project is powering the future: https://t.co/vMgyYh8w2i #Mission300
Build for the people, not the textbook.
Perforated brick walls move air without letting heat in. The S-curve keeps air flowing between wings. No AC needed.
African materials. African climate. African need.
📍 Tambacounda Maternity Hospital, Senegal
Design: Manuel Herz Architects
Contre la réduction de nos vies à l'économie, superbe plaidoyer pour le "bien-être" par Felwine Sarr @FelwineSarr dans "L'échappée" sur @Mediapart.
Toute l'émission est en accès libre 👉https://t.co/9Zmf9CNj1h
Africa is home to some of the world's most exciting startups — and we want to shine a spotlight on them.
Bloomberg is launching our first ever Africa Startups to Watch, here's what you need to know: https://t.co/CEsoohUofq
In preparing for her senior-year research, Nicole Nanka-Bruce ’24 recognized that cataracts are the leading cause of blindness in Ghana. To help solve this, she developed an AI-powered mobile app that allows users to conduct accurate home screenings for cataracts with 95% precision. Discover more exemplary senior-year research from our recently graduated Class of 2024 at: https://t.co/NLTs9nQH80 #Ashesi2024 #AshesiGrad #atAshesi
Players to win an NBA title, NBA MVP, Finals MVP and an Olympic Gold Medal:
Michael Jordan
Larry Bird
Magic Johnson
Hakeem Olajuwon
Kobe Bryant
LeBron James
Kevin Durant
Shaquille O’Neal
And now… Stephen Curry 🥇
"As a result of these epistemological constraints, policy discourse on African energy and tech futures often falls into one of two extremes: unambitious hyper-incrementalism or radical techno-optimism." Afrofuturism for Policy Wonks https://t.co/8b2XydwKxD
While we inch closer to #COP29, @charlesjkenny suggests it's time to update the climate finance goal 💰⛈️
He proposes having two distinct goals focused on adaption + mitigation, and emphasizes the need for verifiable standards 👇
https://t.co/qOh0vci7FU
South Africa is a significant vehicle exporter with roughly 400.000 units. The conversion of the automotive industry to Electric Vehicles is a major challenge. The government is finally putting in place the necessary incentives, but more will certainly be needed in light of tariifs being introduced in importing markets. @mailandguardian
#Publication Glad to share this @APRI_Africa and @BKHS_Stiftung collection of briefs questioning the importance of tracking and interrogating the construction, diffusion and purpose of #narratives in China-Africa relations amidst global power shifts.
https://t.co/qIUUJq6o5v
Yesterday in Fortaleza it was my honour to present 3 @DevReimagined solutions for international financial architecture reform at the @g20org’s special "#Africa-led debate on #debt and #development finance" side event, a great initiative by the Brazilian presidency 🌍#G20Brasil 1/