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Thanks to plenty of sun and wind, many countries on the continent are predestined to boost their economies with cheap energy. But how do they bring the sun into the night? No doubt about ...

The Nuremberg-based infrastructure company Gauff Engineering is electrifying 300 villages in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Our Managing Director Ulrich Rieger comments:  “Given ...

Development Minister Svenja Schulze could not establish close ties with the business community. This must change under the next government, because it is more important than ever to ...

Donald Trump’s chainsaw policy has triggered concerns about the economy. Many are now hoping for EU support and more private investment. A guest contribution by Markus Fröhlich (AVCO ...

Interest in investment from Germany is growing. This is underpinned by a recent report on Congolese national television, which also featured the Africa First Network.   Since AFN ...

People tend to perceive the negative rather than the positive – and weigh short-term risks higher than long-term opportunities. This clouds our view of the world and slows down ...

Pessimists overlook this: The relocation of production capacities to the south also offers opportunities – especially for the German export industry.   The only thing that is ...

Africa First founder Martin Schoeller and his familiy are driving forward the green transformation with new companies – and have now opened the ‘House of Circularity’ in Pullach near ...

Ahead of the new EU Commissioner Jozef Síkela taking office, the debate on development policy reforms is gathering pace. Private investors are to play a greater role.    If everything ...

Global tariffs on digital services could be in place as early as 2026. This would particularly affect African countries that are maturing into interesting IT outsourcing locations.    If ...

The EU’s Global Gateway infrastructure initiative has finally picked up speed. Now the business community needs to jump on the bandwagon – and question its scepticism towards ...

Angola has decided in favour of Europe and the USA as partners for the expansion of an important railway line. This should improve access to raw materials – but only if another ...