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Energy Capital & Power

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    • CORRECTION: Afentra Targets Mature Assets, Local Partnerships in Angola
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CORRECTION: Afentra Targets Mature Assets, Local Partnerships in Angola

Afentra, Trafigura and the Africa Finance Corporation discussed strategies for securing financing to enable independents to acquire and develop Angola’s mature fields during Day 2 of Angola Oil & Gas 2024

Independent energy firm Afentra expressed interest in partnering with local oil and gas firms to acquire mature assets in Angola during a panel at the Angola Oil & Gas 2024 conference on October 3.   Sponsored by multinational commodities company Trafigura, the panel – Strategic Partnerships: Financing Upstream Oil Operations –…

inDrive

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    • In celebration of Transport Month, inDrive participates in the Smarter Mobility Africa Summit 2024, contributing to discussions on advancing sustainable and integrated transport solutions in South Africa (1)
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inDrive Joins Smarter Mobility Africa Summit 2024 to help Shape the Future of Transport in South Africa (SA)

In celebration of Transport Month, inDrive participates in the Smarter Mobility Africa Summit 2024, contributing to discussions on advancing sustainable and integrated transport solutions in South Africa

In recognition of Transport Month, inDrive (www.inDrive.com), a global leader in urban mobility and services, has taken a central role in shaping discussions at this year’s highly anticipated Smarter Mobility Africa Summit 2024. The summit, which began on October 2nd and runs until October 4th, focuses on transparency, leadership, and…

International Trade Centre

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    • 12 August 2024, Farafenni, The Gambia – UN Representatives, government officials, local government authorities and community members take a tour of the center. Photo by ITC
    • New centre tackles social, economic challenges for Gambia women (1)
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New centre tackles social, economic challenges for Gambia women

The centre offers training to help women register a business, and to help them package and label their goods professionally so they can make better sales

Women who have suffered gender-based violence (GBV) need a range of services, from health care to psychological support to finding ways to make a living. A new centre in The Gambia pulls together all of those services, in the One-Stop Shop Entrepreneurship and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Support Center in Farafenni.…

Marriott International, Inc.

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Protea Hotels by Marriott Expands Footprint in Africa with New Openings in Nigeria and Zambia

Modern Comfort Meets Warm Hospitality at Protea Hotel by Marriott Delta and Protea Hotel by Marriott Lusaka International Airport

Protea Hotels by Marriott (www.Marriott.com), part of Marriott Bonvoy’s global portfolio of over 30 brands, today announced the opening of two new hotels in Africa: Protea by Marriott Delta in Nigeria and Protea by Marriott Lusaka International Airport in Zambia. These new additions highlight Protea Hotels by Marriott's ongoing expansion…

Canon Central and North Africa (CCNA)

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    • Canon’s new imagePROGRAF TZ-32000 series can print 4 A1 pages per minute, making it the fastest printer in the imagePROGRAF series
    • The new imagePROGRAF TZ-32000 and TX-3200/TX-4200 models are ideal for printing CAD/GIS prints for the AEC&M market, as well as promotional posters
    • Canon’s imagePROGRAF TX-3200 has a width of 36” and a higher printing speed than previous models printing up to 3.3 A1 pages per minute
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Canon Launches New imagePROGRAF TZ & TX Series Large-Format Printers with Enhanced Print Quality and Productivity Features

The 5-colour printers are ideal for printing computer-aided design (CAD) and geographic information system (GIS) applications, as well as posters

Adding to the successful imagePROGRAF TZ and TX series, Canon (www.Canon-CNA.com) today launches the imagePROGRAF TZ-32000 and the imagePROGRAF TX-4200/TX-3200. The 5-colour printers are ideal for printing computer-aided design (CAD) and geographic information system (GIS) applications, as well as posters. These new models will serve a number of markets, including architects,…

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    • International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) and the Central Bank of Nigeria Successfully Conclude Workshops on Islamic Banking and Trade Finance
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International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) and the Central Bank of Nigeria Successfully Conclude Workshops on Islamic Banking and Trade Finance

These workshops form part of ITFC’s Integrated Trade Solutions (ITS) framework, aligning with the organization’s goal of providing holistic trade financing interventions in OIC member countries

The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) (www.ITFC-idb.org), a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, in partnership with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), successfully concluded a workshop on Non-Interest Banking and Trade Finance in Nigeria. Held from 17th to 19th September 2024 in Abuja, the sessions aimed…

Energy Capital & Power
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Fossil Fuels to Power 60% of Africa's Energy by 2040

A FAMAR-sponsored panel discussion at Angola Oil & Gas explored enhancing the value chain in Angola from crude to commerce

By 2040, up to 60% of the African energy matrix will be fossil fuel driven, Anibor Kragha, Executive Secretary of the African Refiners and Distributors Association remarked at a FAMAR-sponsored panel discussion during the Angola Oil & Gas (AOG) conference on Thursday. This, he noted, highlights a fundamental need to…

Energy Capital & Power

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Angola: ExxonMobil Drives Frontier Exploration, Block 15 Redevelopment

Katrina Fisher, Managing Director of ExxonMobil Angola, discussed the company’s plans to continue growing its “world-class” assets in Angola at the 2024 Angola Oil & Gas conference

ExxonMobil addressed frontier exploration drilling in Angola’s Namibe Basin and its successful redevelopment program in offshore Block 15 during an on-stage interview with Katrina Fisher, Managing Director of ExxonMobil Angola, at Angola Oil & Gas 2024.   “We undertook an 18-well program with partners Azule Energy, Equinor and Sonangol. Strong collaboration…

Ecobank Transnational Incorporated

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    • (Front, from left) Sebastian Ashong-Katai, MD, Ecobank Sierra Leone and Samir Abhyankar, MD and Head of Financial Services, BII (Back, from left) Kevin James, Head of International Organisations & Development Finance Institutions – USA, UK & Europe, Ecobank; Jo Fry, Investment Director and Head of Intermediated Financial Services, BII; HE Morie Komba Manyeh, Sierra Leone High Commissioner to the UK; Wahid Ben Tanfous, Investment Manager, BII and Alex Kucharski, Head of West Africa for ARIA, BII
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British International Investment and Ecobank Sierra Leone sign $25 million risk sharing agreement to boost private sector growth

The investment will help Ecobank Sierra Leone to grow its loan book by increasing credit limits and extend lending tenors to up to five years

The facility will increase lending to businesses in Sierra Leone where access to finance is limited, support local currency lending and provide longer-term loans which are generally unavailable; It demonstrates BII’s ability to act as a first mover in frontier markets, navigating risk and working with partners to create impact;…

African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

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    • Justine Gantekpin’s thriving market garden in Djeffa, expanded thanks to the support of project
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Modernizing Agriculture: African Development Fund Project Changes Lives in Benin’s Ouémé Valley

Launched in 2014 with €63.63 million in funding from the African Development Bank Group’s concessional window, the African Development Fund, the project has supported 14 localities across Benin’s Ouémé, Zou, and Atlantique districts

The sun rises early over Djeffa, a locality in southeastern Benin’s Sèmè-Podji district where Justine Gantekpin is already tending to her flourishing vegetable farm. Thanks to the African Development Fund Project for Support of Agricultural Infrastructure in the Ouémé Valley (http://apo-opa.co/3Ydp5vP), Gantekpin has expanded her farm from a small plot…