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Energy Capital & Power

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    • Invest in African Energy (IAE) 2024 Spotlights Africa’s Emerging Gas Markets in CLG-Sponsored Session
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Invest in African Energy (IAE) 2024 Spotlights Africa’s Emerging Gas Markets in CLG-Sponsored Session

Already exporting LNG, Mozambique and Angola are on track to become major global supplies as new projects bolster output

Following the completion of major offshore gas projects, Mozambique will become the fourth largest LNG producer worldwide, with more than 30 million tons brought to market. The country’s inaugural FLNG facility started production in 2022, with the country recording a 6% growth in its GDP the following year. Similarly, Angola…

Canon Central and North Africa (CCNA)

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    • Canon's modular Colorado M-series was launched a year ago, in March 2023 and has since counted more than 700 installations (1)
    • Canon's modular Colorado M-series was launched a year ago, in March 2023 and has since counted more than 700 installations (2)
    • The Canon Colorado M-series now offers UVgel white ink, which helps customers expand the applications they can offer – from dark applications to colourful window graphics
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Extensive Application Options of Canon Colorado M-series with Unique UVgel Technology Create Significant Demand for the Roll-to-Roll Printer

The Colorado M-series includes a new hassle-free, white ink option, which helps to expand the range of applications users can offer

Building on the core, proven capabilities of previous Colorado models, the key features of the Canon Colorado M-series – its modularity, white ink capability, in-field upgradability and scalable speed configuration – have enabled customers who have installed the printer to substantially expand the range of applications they can offer. With…

Energy Capital & Power

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Invest in African Energy (IAE) 2024: Integrated Energy Mix to Bolster Southern African Power Supply

A panel discussion at the Invest in African Energy forum in Paris highlighted the need to invest in various forms of energy in southern Africa, with nuclear and natural gas emerging as strategic resources

South Africa plans to add 14,500 MW of nuclear capacity by 2050 under its 2023 Integrated Resource Plan – currently in the draft stage. At the same time, the country targets over 7,000 MW of natural gas capacity as it moves to address persistent power supply challenges. A panel discussion…

Energy Capital & Power
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CORRECTION: Chevron Drives Low Carbon Oil Production, Joins Angola Oil and Gas (AOG) 2024 as Platinum Sponsor

Chevron’s participation in the AOG 2024 conference underscores its commitment to driving innovation and collaboration in Angola’s oil and gas sector, aiming for increased production and sustainable growth

Multinational energy company Chevron has joined the Angola Oil & Gas (AOG) 2024 conference (https://apo-opa.co/3UF9Rg5) – Angola’s premier oil and gas event, scheduled for 2-3 October in Luanda - as a platinum sponsor. The company has been active in Angola for over 70 years, and with stakes in various strategic oil…

African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

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    • (L-R) Dr. Fatih Birol, Executive Director, International Energy Agency; Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio; United Republic of Tanzania President Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan; Togolese Republic President Faure Gnassingbé; Norway Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre; Executive Vice President of European Green Deal, Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight Maroš Šefčovič; African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina
    • French President Emmanuel Macron gathered heads of state and international organizations at the Elysee to discuss the outcomes of the Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa
    • In a vibrant speech, Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group, said it was time to end the spectacle of African women and girls hunched over carrying heavy loads, walking for miles every day, often in unsafe conditions, simply to be able to cook the family's daily meals
    • “To secure resources for clean cooking, this summit must call for an upcoming generous replenishment of the African Development Fund, which includes $12 billion for clean cooking,” urged Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of Tanzania
    • Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre pledges $50 million for clean cooking in Africa
    • “This summit provided a firm commitment on an issue that has been ignored by too many people for too long,” said Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency
    • Dan Jannik Jørgensen, Danish Minister for Development Cooperation and Global Climate Policy, welcomed the African Development Bank's initiative to create a dedicated clean cooking sub-programme under the Sustainable Energy Fund in Africa
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African Development Bank commits $2 billion as it leads the way at landmark summit for access to clean cooking in Africa

The Bank’s pledge of $200 million per year represents an important contribution to the $4 billion per year needed to allow African families to have access to clean cooking by 2030

President Macron praises the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) for its catalytical role; Access to clean cooking is about more than cooking, it is about dignity, says Adesina; Tanzania’s President Suluhu calls for generous replenishment of African Development Fund to guarantee resources for clean cooking for Africa’s low-income countries. The African…

Equality Now
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Women in Africa face widespread discrimination in family laws

The impacts of discriminatory family laws can be profound, putting women and girls at greater risk of sexual and gender-based violence

Discrimination against women and girls remains widespread in family laws across Africa, finds new research by Equality Now (www.EqualityNow.org). Analysis of twenty African countries reveals gender inequality in marriage, divorce, custody, and property rights is being perpetuated by sex discrimination institutionalized within legal systems and customary laws. While some significant legal…

The African Union – Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR)
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The African Union – Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) Facilitates Joint Efforts to Protect Transboundary Marine Ecosystems in Congo Basin

Due to the need to implement the African Blue Economy Strategy (ABES) and the Policy Framework and Reform Strategy for Fisheries and Aquaculture (PFRS), AU-IBAR has taken note of the tremendous opportunities and threats that African aquatic ecosystems face

Together with the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), AU-IBAR has been holding a workshop on transboundary marine ecosystem management from May 14th - 6th, 2024, in Kinshasa, DRC. The conservation of aquatic biodiversity and the environment in the Congo Basin are the primary…

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    • The Arab-Africa Trade Bridges Program Announces the Membership of the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire
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The Arab-Africa Trade Bridges Program Announces the Membership of the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire

Arab Africa Trade Bridges Program (AATB) General Secretariat Announces Cote d’Ivoire as New Member of AATB Program

The Arab Africa Trade Bridges Program (AATB) General Secretariat is pleased to announce the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire as a new member of the program. This strategic addition marks a significant step towards enhancing trade, economic cooperation, and regional integration between Africa and the Arab world. The AATB program has…

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United States (U.S.) Ambassador to Ethiopia Delivers Policy Speech

Drawing parallels to present-day challenges, the Ambassador outlined key aspects of U.S. policy toward human rights and emphasized the imperative to protect human dignity and pursue peace

Today, United States Ambassador to Ethiopia Ervin J. Massinga made his first visit to the American Gibbi in Addis Ababa and delivered a policy address on human rights and national dialogue there. The Ambassador reflected on the Yekatit 12 Massacre of 1937, a tragic event where thousands of Ethiopians lost…

African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
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Zimbabwe: African Development Bank’s $15 million Trade Finance Package for First Capital Bank to support Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) and local enterprises

The line of credit will provide the much-needed hard currency financing to support FCB to close its trade finance gap and expand its trade finance support for SMEs and local corporates in Zimbabwe, a transition country

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved a $15 million trade finance package for First Capital Bank (FCB) in Zimbabwe to help bolster intra-African commerce in line with the goals of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area. The package, comprising a $7.5 million trade…