On this episode of NABA Perspectives we speak with Terje Osmundsen, CEO of Empower New Energy, about new realities shaping the continent's economic and geopolitical landscape, and how to scale up mutually beneficial investment from Norwegian companies.

On this episode of NABA Perspectives we speak with Nikolai Astrup, a member of the Norwegian Parliament, and a former Minister of International Development of Norway.

On this episode we speak with Akinwole Omoboriowo II, Chairman and CEO of Genesis Energy Group - an Energy Infrastructure Development, Climate Impact Investment and Asset Management Group of Companies focused on Africa.

On this episode of NABA Perspectives we speak with Terje Pilskog, CEO of Norway's Scatec ASA, a leading renewable energy investor in Africa.

On this episode of NABA Perspectives we speak with Norway's Minister of International Development, H.E. Anne Beathe Tvinnereim, about the opportunities and challenges of development amid rapid global change, Africa's growing international importance, the green transition, and how to drive private investment!

We speak with Wale Shonibare, Director – Energy Financial Solutions, Policy and Regulation, at the African Development Bank (AfDB) about what is holding back Africa's vast energy potential, and more importantly, what can be, or is being done to unlock its.

On this episode of NABA Perspectives we speak with Bady Baldé, Deputy Executive Director of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), about how the continent can “get it right” to drive investment and sustainable development, and move up the value chain.

On this episode of the NABA Perspectives Podcast we speak with Robert Besseling, CEO & Founder of Pangea-Risk. We discuss Africa’s evolving risk landscape, amid rising global instability and conflict, as well as persistent economic uncertainty, and what this means for doing business on the continent.

On this episode we speak with Erik Solheim, Norway's former Minister of International Development and Minister of the Environment, as well as former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme.

On this episode we speak to Chipokota Mwanawasa, Policy Advisor to the President of Zambia and Deputy Head of The Zambian President’s Delivery Unit, about the country's recent economic turnaround.

On this episode we discuss growing economic and diplomatic ties between Germany and African economies, and the opportunities for mutually beneficial investment, with Christoph Kannengießer, the CEO of Afrika-Verein.

An estimated 567m people in sub-Saharan Africa have no access to power according to the UN, accounting for more than 80% of the global total. What is holding back electrification on the continent, and how can progress be accelerated? We discuss this critical challenge with Hitesh Kumbhat, Chief Financial Officer at Kalpataru Power Transmission Sweden, who argues that without a step change in policy, Africa's electrification crisis could be here for decades.

On this episode we discuss the political crisis in Senegal, triggered by president Macky Sall's decision to postpone presidential elections originally scheduled to take place on February 25, 2024. Joining us to discuss the origins of the crisis, as well as its political and economic implications, is Martin Roberts, a principal analyst in Country Risk at S&P Global Market Intelligence.

This week we speak with Tellef Thorleifsson, the CEO of Norway's Development Finance Institution Norfund. We discuss the implications of a changing global order for the world of development finance, and for engagement with Africa.

This week we discuss the political, economic, and geopolitical implications of what is being dubbed "West Africa's Brexit" - the announcement by Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali that they intend to leave the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Our guest is Alex Vines, Research Director, and Director of the Africa Programme at Chatham House.

On this episode we discuss what's driving growth in Tanzania, how it can tackle economic headwinds, and why the country should be on the radar for investors. Our guests are Razia Khan, Head of Research for Africa, Middle East at Standard Chartered, and Sarah Baynton-Glen, Economist with Standard Chartered.

This week we speak with Sanjeev Gupta, Board member and Executive Director, Financial Services, at the Africa Finance Corporation. We discuss why the world is increasingly looking to partner with Africa, and why this time 'could be for real' for its growth story.

In out first episode we discuss the Critical Minerals Race, and how African economies can leverage this to drive development and the green transition, with our guest Isabela Nyoka, Mining Finance Specialist at Ecobank Zimbabwe.