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Currently, South Africa is the only African country generating electricity from nuclear. It produced 12.2 billion kWh (6% of the total energy grid) in 2021, according to the World Nuclear Association. The following are listed as "emerging nuclear countries" on the association's website, based on ...

The General Household Survey (GHS) tracks the progress of development in South Africa and identifies persistent service delivery gaps. According to the latest survey, 2021 showed an increase in the percentage of households that were connected to the electricity supply from the mains from 76.7% in 20...

In nominal terms, Nigeria's GDP in the second quarter of 2022 stood at N45 million. The oil sector contributed 6.3% (N2.85 million) to the total real GDP in the second quarter of 2022, down from the figures recorded in the corresponding period of 2021 and the preceding quarter, where it contributed ...

According to data from the World Bank, 71.4% of Kenya’s population had access to electricity in 2020. ...

South Africa has two nuclear reactors generating 6% of its electricity. ...

In 2018 President Cyril Rhamaposa confirmed Eskom had entered into a loan agreement with the China Development Bank for $2.5 billion (about R38.7 billion) to fund the construction of Kusile Power Station. The president also secured a $10 billion (about R152.7 billion) investment pledge from...

According to the most recent data from Statistics South Africa, gold production amounted to 97 metric tons in 2019. ...

According to the most recent report from Statistics South Africa, in the second quarter of 2021, ​​the mining and quarrying industry increased by 1.9% and contributed 0.1% to GDP growth. ...

Power generation in Kenya has rapidly grown in the past decade. In 2020, generation capacity stood at 2,753MW, with a peak demand of 1,976MW. ...