Latest analysis from Horizon Engage experts on 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Military coups have toppled governments in Niger and Gabon, two resource-rich countries in sub-Saharan Africa, in less than a month. The two putsches come on the heels of a wave of military takeovers in West and Central Africa that might spread to other nations in the two regions as well as other parts of the continent.