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United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
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Administrator Samantha Power Concludes Her Visit to Angola

The Administrator, Deputy Secretary, and U.S. Ambassador Tulinabo S. Mushingi were the highest ranking U.S. government officials to go from Luanda

On April 25, Administrator Samantha Power and Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard Verma concluded a three day trip to Angola with a visit to Benguela Province and the Port of Lobito. The Administrator, Deputy Secretary, and U.S. Ambassador Tulinabo S. Mushingi were the highest ranking U.S.…

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Source: African Development Bank Group (AfDB) |

Water for the future: Tangiers takes steps to secure its blue gold

Overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar at the northern tip of Morocco, Tangiers is a cosmopolitan place and gateway to the great continent of Africa

The white city of Tangiers wakes gently at daybreak. Schoolchildren mill up and down the main streets of the old town, the medina, crossing paths with the crowd heading to offices and a few morning tourists. Overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar at the northern tip of Morocco, Tangiers is a…

Energy Capital & Power

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Africa Teems with Clean Energy Prospects, Ahead of Invest in African Energy (IAE) Forum

European energy companies are invited to attend Energy Capital & Power’s Invest in African Energy forum in Paris, which will showcase Africa’s latest developments in LNG, renewables, green hydrogen and carbon capture

European partners have been vocal about plans to boost clean, smart and secure investments in Africa’s energy sector, with the EU’s Global Gateway Initiative aiming to mobilize €150 billion across the continent through 2027. Motivations for this range from securing the bloc’s own energy supplies, to strengthening energy diplomacy on…

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Sierra Leone Blocks on Show as Petroleum Directorate of Sierra Leone (PDSL) Joins African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energy

Recognizing the vast potential of its untapped hydrocarbon reserves to drive economic growth while supplying the global energy demand, Sierra Leone is accelerating oil and gas exploration

Foday Mansaray II, Director General of the Petroleum Directorate of Sierra Leone, will speak at the 2024 edition of the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energy (www.AECWeek.com) conference – Africa’s premier event for the energy sector – scheduled for 4–8 November in Cape Town. During the event, Mansaray will showcase…

United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
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Carbon tax on fossils fuels, marine and aviation transport could generate additional development financing for Africa

United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) studies also indicate that investing in nature-based solutions in African countries could generate up to US$82 billion annually at a price of US$120/tCO2 equivalent

A carbon taxation regime covering carbon tax on fossil fuel, maritime transport, and aviation could generate additional funds to support the Africa energy transition, says Claver Gatete, Executive Secretary of ECA at a dialogue on carbon markets and development held on the sidelines of the tenth Africa Regional Forum on…

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RichAfrica Consultancy Joins Angola Oil & Gas (AOG) 2024 as Media Partner

The partnership will support the facilitation of investment among industry stakeholders in Luanda

Specialized advisory firm RichAfrica Consultancy has joined Angola’s premier event for the oil and gas sector – Angola Oil & Gas (AOG) 2024 – as a Media Partner. The partnership will unlock value for delegates by supporting engagement and investment-focused dialogue. RichAfrica Consultancy focuses predominantly on natural resource law and…

Energy Capital & Power
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Critical Minerals Africa (CMA) 2024 to Explore Lobito Corridor’s Role in Streamlining Mineral Trade

The Lobito Corridor serves as a blueprint for attracting fresh investments to advance infrastructure and mining developments

Multinational commodity trader Trafigura and Kamoa-Kakula entered a long-term agreement with the Lobito Atlantic Railway consortium to transport critical minerals via the Lobito corridor in February 2024. In addition, Canadian mining firm Ivanhoe Mines made its inaugural copper shipment from the Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex in the DRC via the corridor,…

President of the Republic of Kenya
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Kenya is Open for Trade and Investment, President Ruto tells American Investors

The country has undertaken radical, but attractive transformation measures in the trade and investment regime, including creating Special Economic Zones

Kenya is offering robust opportunities for trade and investments to local and global companies and businesses, President William Ruto has said. He said the country has undertaken radical, but attractive transformation measures in the trade and investment regime, including creating Special Economic Zones. “All major brands in need of an…

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Launch of cutting-edge recycling facility in Namibia

The completion of this cutting-edge recycling facility will enable Namibia Polymer Recyclers (NPR), a subsidiary of Plastic Packaging, to recycle up to 500 tons per month

A N$24 million (over US$1.2million) investment through a partnership between Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) (www.CCBAgroup.com) in Namibia and Plastic Packaging has culminated in the opening of a new polyethylene terephthalate (PET) flaking plant in Okahandja which will double the capacity of the only mechanical recycler of plastic waste in the…

GITEX Africa
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Nigerian tech ecosystem leads Artificial Intelligence (AI) innovation race at GITEX AFRICA’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Everything Expo launch

Government leaders, award-winning start-ups from Nigeria to share centre-stage at continent’s largest tech and start-up event

Nigerian start-ups are leading an epic AI innovation race with innovative digital solutions solving cross-continental challenges, as the very best from Africa’s largest economy take centre stage at the rising Silicon Valley’s largest tech and start-up event in Morocco next month. From AI-powered diabetic care, to SaaS (Software as a…