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Sudan Should Fast-Track a Phased Restoration of the Ethiopia Power Corridor Before Addis Ababa’s Growing Hydropower Surplus Is Fully Committed Elsewhere
As Ethiopia's Koysha dam nears completion and its hydropower surplus is contracted to Kenya and Djibouti, 3Bi urges Sudan to fast-track a 90-day phased plan to restore the…
New Study: 583 Million Children Already Live Through 20+ Extra Climate-Driven Heat-Stress Days a Year. West Africa Is Absorbing the Worst of It.
A new peer-reviewed attribution study finds 583 million children under 10 already face 20+ extra climate-driven heat-stress days a year, with west Africa among the hardest-hit regions. 3Bi's…
Africa’s Carbon Markets Are Moving from Readiness to Delivery. Sudan Has the Technical Groundwork and No Way to Cash It In.
Africa's carbon markets are shifting from readiness to delivery ahead of October's Kigali summit. Sudan has the technical groundwork — but war has stalled the institutions needed to…
Before the Rains Fail or Flood: Sudan and East Africa Need Adaptation Finance Pre-Positioned Now, Not After the El Niño Hits
As a strengthening El Niño threatens drought in the Sahel and flooding in East Africa from September 2026, Sudan's proven direct-access route to climate finance sits unused ahead…
Tanzania Just Brought 2,115 Megawatts Online, Entirely Self-Financed. The Dam Sits Inside a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Tanzania inaugurated a 2,115MW hydropower dam on the Rufiji River on 22 August 2026 — fully self-financed, and built inside a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Sudan’s Grid Is Being Rescued Station by Station. The Real Fix Is a Second Source of Power.
Sudan's grid crisis is a single-point-of-failure problem, not just a capacity one. This week's Shendi repair, new solar plans, and Azerbaijani investment interest show the diversification pivot underway…
Saudi Arabia Just Signed $1.16 Billion for Grid Batteries in One Announcement. Sudan’s Donors Are Still Buying Storage One Grant at a Time.
Saudi Arabia just signed $1.16bn for 2,000MW of aggregated grid battery storage under one buyer. Sudan's donor-funded storage programmes are still procured project-by-project — the fix is aggregation,…
Algeria Broke Its Own Electricity Record Three Days Running This Week. The 8,000-Megawatt Cushion That Absorbed It Doesn’t Exist in Sudan.
Algeria's grid broke its own electricity-demand record three days running this week, absorbing the heatwave spike with an 8,000-megawatt surplus. Sudan's war-damaged grid has no equivalent cushion to…
The Rhine Just Split in Two From Drought. The Nile’s Own 2026 Outlook Says Sudan and Egypt Will Take the Hit.
A record Rhine drought is straining Europe's wealthiest logistics network. The Nile Basin's own 2026 outlook says Sudan and Egypt will bear the worst of this year's hydrological…