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African Energy Chamber
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Chevron Taps Emmanuelle Garinet to Lead Exploration Across Sub-Saharan Africa and the America

Chevron appoints exploration veteran Emmanuelle Garinet to lead discovery strategy across sub-Saharan Africa and the Americas, a move welcomed by the African Energy Chamber as positive for exploration investment

Energy supermajor Chevron has appointed Emmanuelle Garinet as Director of Exploration for the Americas and Sub-Saharan Africa, bringing one of the upstream industry’s most experience exploration geophysicists into a strategic leadership role overseeing discovery efforts across two of the world’s most important hydrocarbon regions. The African Energy Chamber (AEC) –…

African Energy Chamber
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High-Level Minister Roundup to Headline African Energy Week 2026

African Energy Week 2026 will convene ministers from Algeria, Ghana, Senegal, Zambia and Niger to spotlight oil, gas expansion, reforms and investment opportunities continentwide

A high-level ministerial roundup will take center stage at this year’s African Energy Week (AEW) 2026 – taking place in Cape Town from 12–16 October –, convening some of the continent’s most influential energy leaders at a defining moment for Africa’s oil, gas and power sectors. As hydrocarbon expansion converges…

VUKA Group

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From project intent to investable conversations: reducing the time from ‘interesting’ to ‘bankable’

Structured matchmaking based on investor mandates and project characteristics, not general networking – the business breakfast on 19th May will provide insights into small structural or programmatic shifts

Across power and water, there is no shortage of announcements, memoranda and pipeline lists. Yet investors, DFIs and lenders repeatedly describe the same frustration: a large share of project opportunities arrive too early, too thin or too ambiguously structured to move through real due diligence. Developers, in turn, often face…

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CORRECTION - Beyond the balance sheet: Afreximbank unveils Season II of ‘Impact Stories,’ showcasing transformative projects across two continents

The series brings to life the impactful outcomes of strategic investments, moving beyond finance to capture the human and economic transformation unfolding across the continent and its diaspora

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) is pleased to launch the second season of its documentary series, Impact Stories. Building on the success of the inaugural season, the new collection of six films expands the series' geographic scope to capture the Bank's growing footprint across Global Africa, featuring stories from the…

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Enlit Africa 2026 Programme: 280+ speakers, African nuclear 2.0, Bruce Whitfield Business Breakfast

The event, taking place 19-21 May 2026 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, expects 7,200+ attendees and 250+ exhibitors, making it Africa's largest gathering of energy and water professionals

Enlit Africa (https://apo-opa.co/4cEX08g) has released its full 2026 conference programme, featuring 280+ speakers across 8 specialised tracks including a new African Nuclear 2.0 session covering Koeberg's 20-year life extension and Ghana's nuclear vendor selection process. The event, taking place 19-21 May 2026 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, expects…

Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD)

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Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania sign cooperation framework to advance private sector development and strategic investment

A central pillar of the MoU is ICD's commitment, on a non-binding and best-effort basis, to arrange a Shariah-compliant syndicated or club financing facility of up to USD 900 million in favor of Mauritania Saudi Mining and Steel S.A. (Takamul)

Three-year Memorandum of Understanding signed to strengthen ICD's cooperation with the Islamic Republic of Mauritania. ICD to arrange a Shariah-compliant syndicated financing facility of up to USD 900 million for the Atomai iron ore project, on a best-effort basis. Cooperation to support sovereign credit rating readiness, PPP ecosystem development, and…

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Beyond the balance sheet: Afreximbank unveils Season II of ‘Impact Stories,’ showcasing transformative projects across two continents

The series brings to life the impactful outcomes of strategic investments, moving beyond finance to capture the human and economic transformation unfolding across the continent and its diaspora

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (https://www.Afreximbank.com/) is pleased to launch the second season of its documentary series, Impact Stories. Building on the success of the inaugural season, the new collection of six films expands the series' geographic scope to capture the Bank's growing footprint across Global Africa, featuring stories from the…

DHL Group
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Sub‑Saharan African economies among world’s fastest‑improving in global connectedness

Based on more than 9 million data points tracking international flows of trade, capital, information, and people, the report offers the most comprehensive view of globalization available

Global connectedness stood at 25% in 2025, matching the record high first reached in 2022 Namibia ranks among the top three countries globally for long‑term increases in connectedness since 2001; Mozambique, Nigeria and Zambia record strong gains The DHL Global Connectedness Report 2026 draws on more than 9 million data…

World Health Organization (WHO) - Nigeria
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Nigeria adopts national policy to strengthen cosmetics safety

By improving regulation and surveillance, the policy strengthens health security, protects consumers and supports economic diversification

Nigeria has approved its first national policy on cosmetics safety and health after nearly two decades of stalled attempts. The policy was launched at the Sixty sixth National Council on Health in Calabar. It establishes a clear system to regulate how cosmetic products are manufactured, imported, sold, used and disposed…

African Energy Chamber
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Equatorial Guinea Launches Vision 2030 Malaria Elimination Strategy Following International Recognition at African Energy Week (AEW)

One of the country’s biggest operators ConocoPhillips won the CSR Project of the Year at AEW 2025 for its contributions to the Bioko Island Malaria Elimination Project

Equatorial Guinea has launched its National Malaria Elimination Strategy – Vision 2030, marking a decisive step in the country’s public health agenda. The roadmap builds on two decades of sustained intervention on Bioko Island, reinforcing how partnerships between governments, global health organizations and energy companies can deliver measurable social impact.…