Members of an extended family could buy into a single property under the fractional ownership policy and obtain more than one permanent residency permit. The 20-year residency is open to investors, retirees, professionals, self-employed entrepreneurs, and…

Young Kenyan on a mission to save Africa’s largest freshwater lake

“I realized there are more actions that need to be taken, apart from environmental conservation. We need to apply more pressure towards our leaders, government, and capitalists to finance the loss and damage caused by climate…

Africa’s space industry attracting EU and Chinese investors

As African countries build capacity in the space industry, a number of nations are trooping to the continent to market their expertise and deepen cooperation in science and space technology.

Kenya on a charge with e-mobility

Kenya power is promoting the adoption of clean energy. We have a role supporting e-mobility ecosystem to ensure that every electric vehicle has a place to charge

Power play: How access to regional power pools is changing the power game for Africa’s IPP’s

A 2019 change to Namibia's power procurement legislation has seen a surge in solar and wind independent power producers - or IPPs - that could entirely transform the country's power fortunes. From being an importer, the…

Nigeria and Algeria in the race to quench Europe’s thirst for natural gas

Over the last two months significant activities - from visits by key European officials to new gas discoveries and financial commitments to boost production - have also been recorded in Algeria’s gas industry.

Its lighting magic so don’t toss the Pringles can

The young inventor insisted on providing a tour of the surroundings. For anybody acquainted with Benin City, the prospect of a tour of the Upper Sakponba might elicit a degree of alarm. The suburb is the…

Glamping: African hoteliers seek opportunity in the lavish travel segment

Trends show that as more tourists become climate-conscious and inclined toward wellness, Safari tents are now the preferred option to immerse themselves in Africa’s wilderness.

Uncle Bravo, environmental magician

Known affectionately as 'Uncle Bravo', Mukaro said that the harvested goods sold at the stand are grown entirely using permaculture methods - a holistic and more sustainable approach to growing food, that takes into account the…

Tanzania’s green startups tap blue economy investors

Key to their hopes is the rollout of matchmaking platforms for investors and entrepreneurs working in the ocean, or blue economy sector. In September, EU-led BlueInvest Africa convened a business-to-business (B2B) meeting in Seychelles in a…

Hyper-realism from Senegal to South Africa

This is the world of hyper-realism, a technique which consists in achieving a quasi-perfect illusion of a photograph through drawing, mainly with a pencil or charcoal. Unlike oil paint or acrylic, pencil - either graphite, charcoal,…