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Angola: AfDB Group notes country’s outstanding economic and fiscal reforms

By Our Correspondent At the end of a three-day official visit to Angola, African Development Bank Group’s (www.AfDB.org) Director General for Southern Africa Leila Mokaddem has commended the Lusophone nation for its ongoing economic reforms. Mokaddem visited Angola from 8 to 9 November 2022 where she met with members of the government in key portfolios. […]

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Middle East: Oil demand remains low despite the ease in COVID-19 lockdown

Angola Oil and Gas 2022 Positions National Oil Companies as Key Drivers of Hydrocarbon Market Growth

On the back of the successful completion of Sonangol’s 30-month Regeneration Program, the role of National Oil Companies (NOCs) in achieving successful energy sector outcomes will be showcased at the upcoming Angola Oil & Gas (AOG) 2022 Conference & Exhibition {http://bit.ly/3AqXeMv} (Luanda; November 29-December 1). The NOC-focused panel will explore the challenges and opportunities behind

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ITFC, UNIDO Egypt host a Panel Discussion on Cotton Traceability and Resilience During COP27

On the sidelines of the ongoing 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 27) in Sharm el Sheikh, the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) (http://www.ITFC-idb.org), a member of the Islamic Development Bank Group (IsDB), organized a joint session with United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Egypt titled ‘Egyptian and Sub-Saharan Africa Cotton Traceability for

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In Togo, the African Development Bank-supported Agro-Food Processing Project hits its stride

In the pilot agropole of Kara, located some 423 kilometres north of Lomé, the capital city of Togo, there is a constant hum of bulldozers and harrowers. A few metres away from the deafening noise, engineers and agricultural technicians are supervising the work and talking to community representatives. Launched at the end of 2018, the

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TCN is realising its Power Grid Reforms, four other milestones for 2022 – MD

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Transmission Company of Nigeria, (TCN), Engr. Dr. Sule Ahmed Abdulaziz, has scored the performance of TCN High, stating that the company was vigorously achieving its five (5) point agenda for Year 2022, which covers general reforms and power grid visibility. Speaking at a three-day Management Retreat over

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OPINION: A Few Thoughts for this Generation of Africans in 2021, Be Bold and Cut Out Entitlement, No One Owes Us Anything

How Africans During COP27 and Beyond Can Capitalize on Its Mineral Wealth to Develop an Electric Vehicle Value Chain

By NJ Ayuk Africans at COP27 and beyond need to pay critical attention about Africa’s position as a key source of critical minerals. Climate change and energy poverty are two sides of the same coin. How about during this COP27, Global leaders push to process Africa’s minerals in Africa. Let’s not forget, Africa is blessed

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DLA Piper drafts Model Law to unlock funding for African climate projects

DLA Piper (www.DLAPiper.com), in collaboration with the African Green Infrastructure Investment Bank (AfGIIB), Africa investor (Ai) and the CFA Asset Owners Council (AoC), has launched the Model Law on Institutional Investor-Public Partnerships (ML-IIPP) initiative which will facilitate the deployment of trillions of dollars of private capital into ‘green’ infrastructure programmes and projects across the continent.

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LCCI hails Dangote on the provision of infrastructure, job creation

Dangote Industries Limited sustained efforts at providing basic infrastructure through various intervention projects have received the commendation of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI). President of the LCCI, Dr. Micheal Olawale-Cole in his remarks yesterday at Dangote Group’s Special day at the ongoing Lagos International Trade Fair said the foremost indigenous conglomerate has

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British International Investment accelerates Climate Finance Commitment at COP27

British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, announced today that it has delivered $500m of climate finance so far this year and is on course to significantly exceed its annual 30 per cent climate finance target.   BII, which is the UK government’s primary vehicle for delivering climate finance to

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