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Energy Security and Capital Allocation: Why Geopolitics Is Accelerating the Clean-Energy Investment Cycle
The hypothesis is straightforward. When energy security becomes a first-order political priority, it pulls capital towards domestic, fuel-free electricity systems and away from import-dependent risk. In 2026, geopolitics is not only moving prices. It is accelerating the clean-energy investment cycle.
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Ten Recent Technology Advances That Asset Allocators Should Have on the Radar
A CFI.co briefing on the engineering breakthroughs, grid innovations and early deployments that are compressing cost curves and reshaping the risk–return map for energy and infrastructure investors. For much of the past decade, the energy transition debate was framed as
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The Pivot: Unlocking the Central African Republic’s Substantial Resource Frontier
The narrative of the Central African Republic (CAR) has long been confined to the periphery of global financial discourse, often cited as an example of a fragile state marked by landlocked isolation and instability. However, developments in early 2026 indicate
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The Cost Curve That Is Squeezing Coal and Gas
By the end of 2025, the energy transition’s most persistent objection — that renewables cannot be relied upon when the sun sets and the wind drops — looked far less convincing. Not because politicians mandated a new outcome, but because
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2025: When Markets Made Renewables Dispatchable
For years, the energy transition was argued as much on ideology as on engineering. Supporters framed renewables as a moral imperative; critics framed them as an expensive, unreliable add-on that would always need a parallel fleet of fossil backup. In
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Africa Finance Corporation: Powering Africa’s Future Through Pragmatic Investment and Infrastructure
The Africa Finance Corporation is redefining development on the continent by championing bankable, climate-resilient, and inclusive infrastructure projects. With US$17bn invested across 36 countries, AFC is a model of how strategic capital and partnerships can catalyse Africa’s sustainable growth. In
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Samaila Zubairu: Championing Africa’s Economic Transformation Through Infrastructure Investment
Under the stewardship of Samaila Zubairu, the Africa Finance Corporation has become a driving force for industrialisation, clean energy and pan-African prosperity. Samaila Zubairu, President and Chief Executive Officer of Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), has established himself as one of
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Project Spark: Powering Southern Africa’s Future Through a Balanced Energy Mix
Namibia’s first gas-to-power plant aims to address the region’s chronic energy shortages through a pragmatic, balanced approach that blends innovation, natural gas, and regional cooperation. Access to reliable electricity is often taken for granted in many developed economies. In Southern
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The Midas Touch, or Not So Much? The Mythical Metal vs Shares
Gold is the age-old standard that once underpinned our modern currencies; what value does it have in physical form? In times of economic uncertainty and geopolitical turbulence, gold traditionally serves as an icon of stability. The weighty precious metal has
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The Midas Touch: Physical Gold vs Gold Shares
Gold: A Hedge Against Uncertainty Gold has long been considered a safe haven in times of economic instability. As Forbes reports, gold prices tend to rise during geopolitical tensions, making it a popular hedge against inflation and currency depreciation. But
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