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AfDB: Dr. Akinwumi Adesina sworns in for second term as eighth President

AfDB’s President wins Leadership Person of the Year Award 2020

The President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, has received the Leadership Person of the Year award from the Leadership Newspaper Group in Nigeria. The award was given “in recognition of his impeccable public service record and extra-ordinary accomplishments in driving the growth and development of the African Development Bank Group.”

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

Angola’s ANPG launches permanent offer program to increase oil and gas exploration in Angola

Angola’s National Oil, Gas and Biofuel’s Agency (ANPG) Administrator César Paxe officially announced the Agency´s efforts to increase oil and gas exploration at AOG 2021; A new permanent offer program will allow ANPG to negotiate the exploration of available petroleum-based resources throughout the year without the need for a tender announcement; The announcement was made

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100 percent in number of the Financial Creditors present, voting in favour of the proposal

Notices in Terms of Section 155 of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 Relating to Steinhoff International Holdings Proprietary Limited (“The Company”) Capitalised terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the compromise that has been proposed by the Company to Scheme Creditors (the “Proposal”) in accordance with section

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COPEAM, EIB launch new “Reporting climate change” online training course open to African, Eastern European and Mediterranean journalists

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and COPEAM have joined forces to create an e-learning course to help journalists improve their reporting skills in the field of climate change. Since 2020, this free professional online training course has been open to journalists from the Mediterranean partner countries (https://bit.ly/3Eax7tb) and Balkan countries (https://bit.ly/38Z64Ts). The new edition of

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African Energy Chamber Drives Intra-African Energy Investment in Lagos

The Energy Pioneers Program: A Pan-African Internship

The AEC Energy Pioneers Program is the Chamber’s first of its kind internship program designed to provide quality opportunities to individuals, promoting continued learning and growth, both professionally and in participants’ personal journeys. Through this internship program, participants are exposed to the day and life of professionals within the energy sector, working hand-in-hand with these

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Nigeria Customs Service proposed excise duty on soft drinks, ill-timed, insensitive — Economist

By Eyo Nsima An Economist and Private Sector Advocate, Dr, Muda Yusuf, Sunday, said that the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS proposed excise duty on the production of soft drinks is ill-timed, insensitive and most inappropriate given the prevailing harsh economic and business conditions. In a statement obtained by The Daily, www.thedaily-ng.com, he stated: “At a

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