Imbono and University of Cape Town Partner to Advance Future-Ready

Partnership combines academic research with real-world experience to develop practical tool to improve infrastructure resilience across emerging markets Dubai, UAE / Cape Town, South Africa: Imbono, an operational platform focused on infrastructure and critical logistics across emerging markets, the University of Cape Town (UCT) and Abu Dhabi University (ADU), have signed a three-year academic partnership to develop a framework for assessing and improving the resilience of infrastructure across Sub-Saharan Africa. Infrastructure development is essential to

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Africa’s Capital Base Steps Up to Finance the Next Energy Build-Out at AEW 2026

Africa’s energy investment gap is increasingly being addressed through a broader pool of African financial institutions, regional lenders and private investors.  With the continent’s energy finance gap estimated at between $31 billion and $50 billion, the ability to turn available capital into bankable projects is becoming a central issue for governments and developers. African Energy Week (AEW) 2026, taking place October 12–16 in Cape Town, will put that challenge at the heart of its Energy

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One Month to Go: AEW 2026 Gears Up for Five Days of Deals, Dialogue and Energy Leadership

The African Energy Week (AEW) 2026 Conference and Exhibition, Africa’s largest energy gathering taking place October 12-16, is preparing to bring the full spectrum of Africa’s energy industry to Cape Town. With just one month to go, the platform is gearing up to unlock a new wave of billion-dollar deals and energy partnerships, with over 400+ high-level speakers, 9,000+ delegates, five conference stages, targeted dealmaking and roundtable discussions positioning African energy at the forefront of

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AEW 2026 to Explore Africa’s Shift from Local Content Participation to Industrialization

As Africa develops its estimated 125.3 billion barrels of crude oil and 620 trillion cubic feet of natural gas to strengthen energy security and expand local economies, local-content frameworks are entering a new phase. Governments are moving beyond requirements for local employment and procurement toward building domestic industrial capacity and strengthening digital compliance while maintaining an investment environment capable of delivering competitive returns for international partners. Developments across Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Ghana, Angola and other

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Development Finance, Advisory and Research Leaders Join Power Africa Today at AEW 2026

The institutional architecture around African power investment has grown considerably more sophisticated in recent years, with multilateral lenders, specialized blended finance vehicles, global law firms and energy research houses all playing active roles in how projects are structured, financed and brought to market. Speakers confirmed for the Power Africa Today conference during African Energy Week (AEW) 2026 in Cape Town, October 12-16, represent the complete investment ecosystem at work across the continent. The World Bank’s

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Grid Gap in Focus as Southern African Utility Leaders Join AEW Power Africa Today

Senior executives from some of Southern Africa’s top power utilities and grid operators are confirmed to speak at the Power Africa Today conference during African Energy Week (AEW) 2026 in Cape Town from October 12-16. Their participation reflects the growing focus on transmission infrastructure, grid modernization and regional power market integration as the continent works to match generation growth with the networks needed to deliver it. South Africa’s Eskom has stabilized its generation fleet after

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