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Neil Ford

About Neil Ford

Neil Alexander Ford is a freelance consultant and journalist, specialising in Asian and African affairs; the energy sector; and political and security risk. He has 20 years of experience as a journalist on magazines, newspapers and websites, including as a magazine editor. Neil has carried out fieldwork in Mozambique and Portugal and hopes to get to Macao as soon as possible. He spends his spare time running up and down mountains, and getting lost on his bike!

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Land of sunshine

Solar energy is on the rise in Brazil. Chinese companies have identified the South American country as a key market for overseas expansion – and this interest is set to heat up.

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The winds of change

In 2017, Cabo Verde was planning to become the first country in the world to generate all of its electricity from renewables. This year, that ambitious target has been scaled down – but it isn’t stopping the African island nation from striving to quickly become as reliant as it can on renewables. We take a look at the giant strides that are being made.

Angola chases the tourist dollar

The Angolan government is investing US$125 million in setting up six regional schools for hotel and tourism to provide the skilled workforce needed for the sector in Luanda, Huíla, Huambo, Moxico, Uíge, and Benguela.