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Africa: Dangote Raises Africa Investment Ambition to $70bn, Plans 10,000MW Power Intervention

eriinfo.com22 hours ago08 mins

Billionaire industrialist and President/Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has disclosed plans to increase the group’s investment programme in Africa from $50 billion to about $70 billion under its Vision 2030, with a major intervention in electricity generation to support industrial growth. Addressing creative industry stakeholders from northern Nigeria, including content creators, journalists,…

Africa: Dangote Raises Africa Investment to $70bn, Plans 10,000mw Power Intervention

eriinfo.com1 day ago06 mins

President and chief executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has disclosed plans to increase the group’s investment programme in Africa from $50 billion to about $70 billion under its Vision 2030. The plan includes a major intervention in electricity generation to support industrial growth, to the tune of 10,000 megawatts across Africa, potentially including…

Africa’s $70bn Food Import Bill Sparks Urgent Call for Investment in Local Farming

eriinfo.com1 year ago010 mins

Africa’s rising food import bill, now estimated at around $70 billion annually, is unsustainable and signals an urgent need to invest in local agriculture, smallholder farmers, and climate-smart food systems, regional leaders and agricultural stakeholders have warned. They were speaking on September 30, at the Eastern Africa Farmers Federation (EAFF) Congress being held in Kigali,…