Argentina & Brazil: Presidential Divorce, Energy Wedding?
Presidents Milei and Lula are not on speaking terms, but can energy integration in the Mercosur bloc move ahead nonetheless, driven by private sector initiative?
French Elections: Impact in Africa
On 7 July, France’s runoff elections blocked the National Rally’s (RN) far-right takeover of the government but left a hung parliament. In our view, the outcome will influence the dynamic with West Africa in three main ways.
Electioneering in Full Swing… Three Years Early
Electioneering is in full swing in Nigeria, despite the next poll not taking place until 2027.
Two high-profile figures, six-time presidential hopeful and opposition People’s Democratic Party leader Atiku Abubakar, and former Kaduna State Gov. Nasir El-Rufai, visited former President Muhammadu Buhari in late June. Abubakar’s visit was part of a tour of northern Nigerian heads of state and traditional leaders.
Mozambique – The Mondlane Effect
Last week, charismatic politician Venancio Mondlane announced he would run in the presidential and legislative elections with the Democratic Alliance Coalition (CAD). This comes less than one month after he left Renamo, Mozambique’s largest opposition party, after extensive disputes with its leadership.
Decarbonization: 9 Key Technologies to Harness
As time runs out to keep global climate goals within reach, governments are scrambling for anything that can help them achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
Webinar: Mexico Election Results
Join Marcelo Garcia, Director, Americas for this exclusive webinar with former Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan and Senior Advisor Alexia Bautista to examine election aftermath and what comes next for Mexico.
Green Hydrogen: North Africa vs. Europe
In recent weeks, the already tough competition among North African countries to become regional leaders in green hydrogen production has grown even tougher. That competition began in earnest in 2022, when the European Union launched the REPowerEU plan: The plan targets 20MT of low-carbon hydrogen production — half at home and half imported from abroad.
Africa Energies Summit: What We Learned
Last week, Horizon Engage was the Intelligence Partner for the Africa Energies Summit in London. Clementine Wallop, Director, Sub-Saharan Africa, shares her takeaways from the event.
Regional Risks Grow Following Raisi’s Death
The death of Raisi is being dissected in capitals across the world. But alongside diplomats and intelligence analysts, investors have questions too.
Africa Energies Summit: What We Expect
From well-established jurisdictions like Nigeria, Libya and Angola to newer names like Namibia and Senegal, Horizon Engage works with clients to give essential stakeholder intelligence in the African energy sector. Our analysts know who matters and why, and how those people and their decisions can affect the investment climate.