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        Democratic Republic of the Congo

        The Democratic Republic of the Congo has huge hydropower potential while also dealing with extreme energy poverty. Foreign investors are currently partially lifting constraints on the country’s hydropower capacity, which is bringing down the costs of power supply and reducing the share of oil-fired power.

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        Eritrea

        Less than half of the population of Eritrea has access to electricity. Most of the country's electricity generation comes from imported oil.

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        • Central African Republic

        • 2021

        Revised/Updated NDC of Central African Republic

        The Central African Republic aims to reduce its GHG emissions by 11.82% by 2030 relative to an updated business-as-usual trajectory, and up to 24.28% by the same date, conditional on the provision of international support.

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        • Niger

        • 1993

        Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

        The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) entered into force on July 1993, gradually eliminating import duties and other non-tariff barriers to trade for most energy products and technologies, including: Agglomerated and reduced iron;Alumina and Scrap metal;Ammonia; Crude steel and Aluminium;Solar PV modules, Solar wafers, and Solar cells; Polysilicon, Battery packs and battery cells;Electrolysers and Heat pumps;Electric vehicles and ICE cars;The Agreement also establishes common external tariffs for goods imported in the Economic Community. Rules of origin delineated in the Agreement include provisions preventing goods only undergoing minimal transformations , and goods not…

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        • Central African Republic

        • 2021

        First NDC of Central African Republic

        The Central African Republic aims to reduce its GHG emissions by 5% by 2030 relative to a business-as-usual trajectory and conditional on the provision of international support.

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        • South Africa

        • 2020

        The South African economic, reconstruction and recovery plan

        The South African Economic Reconstruction and recovery plan outlines the country's response to the Covid-19 crisis. The plan sets out three phases: (i) a direct response to the health crisis to save lives; (ii) reforms and other interventions to restore the country's economic well-being while monitoring the health risk; and (iii) building a resilient, inclusive and sustainable economy. Energy security and energy industries are priority components of the plan: specific interventions for this sector are mentioned, such as completing the regulation of bioenergy, connection of additional 128 MW of IPP capacity, or nuclear and gas to…

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        Zimbabwe

        Zimbabwe holds large coal reserves and production is set to increase. The country has also significantly untapped its hydropower potential, even though the share of hydropower generation is gradually decreasing.

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        Zambia

        Coal production is set to increase in Zambia, but exports remain limited to trade with neighbouring countries. The country has recently made good progress regarding electrification rates through a large push for mini-grid and off-grid solutions in rural areas.

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        • South Africa

        • 2025

        Critical Minerals and Metals Strategy of South Africa

        …fostering innovation, and building skills.Ensuring environmental sustainability, social inclusion, and good governance in mining and processing. Strengthening cross-border mineral value chains and trade partnerships within Africa.The strategy identifies 21 critical minerals, grouped by criticality. High-criticality minerals include platinum group metals (PGMs), manganese, iron ore, coal, and chrome. Moderate to high priorities include vanadium, rare earth elements, and gold, while moderate priorities cover lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper, and titanium. These minerals are considered critical because they underpin South Africa’s economic growth, enable global decarbonisation technologies, support strategic sectors like aerospace and defence, and position the country…

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        • South Africa

        • 2025

        Export control of chrome ore in South Africa

        During the meeting held on June 25, 2025, the Cabinet of the Department of International Relations & Cooperation approved three measures in support of the ferrochrome sector. The first one is the approval for the Department of Electricity and Energy to reach an agreement with the ferrochrome industry to realign the tariffs. The second is the placement of chrome ore under export control, which will require exports to obtain the International Trade Administration Commission (ITAC) permitting. Finally, there is the initiative to develop a chrome ore export tax and expand the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) smelters incentives framework and regulations…

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