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Algeria has joined the African Green Hydrogen Alliance (AGHA), signaling a deeper commitment to renewable energy cooperation across the continent.

Global hydrogen demand climbed to nearly 100 million tonnes in 2024, up 2% year on year, underscoring the fuel’s entrenched role in refining and heavy industry.

Poland-based Hynfra and the Government of Mauritania signed a Framework Agreement for the development of a $1.5 billion integrated green ammonia facility.

Egypt’s new solar manufacturing facility targets 2GW annual production capacity across cells and modules while generating 841 jobs, yet the…

Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) has formalized a strategic partnership with the Bureau of Industrial and Labour Affairs of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to advance cooperation in green hydrogen.

Libya’s eastern-based government is advancing into renewable energy with a proposed green hydrogen project projected to produce one million tones annually for international export.

China produces 42 million metric tons of contained nitrogen annually, representing approximately 30% of global ammonia production, yet the award…

As South Africa intensifies its bid to position itself as a key player in the global hydrogen economy, the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and Germany’s KfW Development Bank have formalised a €17-million memorandum of understanding (MoU) to close persistent funding gaps in green hydrogen development.

$5.8 billion green ammonia project on South Africa’s east coast is positioning itself as a low-cost contender in a competitive export landscape dominated by subsidies and infrastructure races.

With $474.6 million in newly approved financing, the African Development Bank (AfDB) is doubling down on South Africa’s energy transition, backing a broad structural reform agenda that places equal weight on infrastructure governance, green growth, and inclusive development.