At a time when the African energy industry is faced with a variety of challenges, the African Energy Week (AEW) conference serves as a platform for engagement, collaboration and investment. Since the event’s inception, AEW has facilitated deals, fostered dialogue while laid the foundation for long-term and sustainable developments to kick off. As such, the […]
Niger is making significant strides towards its sustainable development. The country holds proven reserves of 150 million barrels of oil and 0.9 trillion cubic feet of gas, as well as substantial deposits of minerals and untapped renewable energy resources. With increased global attention turning to environmental preservation and equitable economic progress, Niger’s energy sector is
Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi has been at the forefront of a series of industry-advancing developments in the country. Under his leadership, the country has seen noteworthy success across its energy sector, with a strong slate of foreign companies driving several large-scale projects in close collaboration with the National Oil Company Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos (ENH).
The Gambia’s President Adama Barrow has conferred his country’s highest national award, the Grand Commander of the Order of the Republic of The Gambia, on African Development Bank Group President, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina (www.AfDB.org). The honour is in recognition of Adesina’s leadership role and contributions to development in The Gambia and Africa. President Barrow bestowed
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Gabon, one of Africa’s most prolific oil and gas markets, possesses significant untapped offshore oil reserves, ranking sixth in African oil production. The new Government of Transition has embarked on a campaign to actively attract E&P companies with the required capacity to harness these resources. The government has also pledged to support existing operators increase
The ongoing and planned divestments of onshore assets by some international operating oil and gas companies (IOCs) and subsequent acquisition by Nigerian operating companies must not be allowed to impact negatively on the level of compliance with the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (NOGICD) Act and remittance of tax revenues to the Federal
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Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Mr. Ekperikpe Ekpo, has reiterated the commitment of the Federal Government in creating an enabling operational and fiscal environment to support investments in the upstream, midstream and downstream gas sectors. The minister stated this while on a panel tagged “Energy Talk” at the ongoing ADIPEC 2023 conference and exhibition
Gambian President Adama Barrow and African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) head Dr Akinwumi Adesina pledged on Monday to work together to boost rice production and invest in the country’s vibrant youth and women entrepreneurs. “The Russian-Ukrainian war presents an opportunity for us to solve the problem of food security. There’s no reason why Africans shouldn’t
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have jointly suspend the indefinite strike billed for October 3, 2023 following the removal of fuel subsidy. It would be recalled that the Nigeria Labour Congress had directed its affiliate member Unions across the country to mobilise and shut down the country following the
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“The absence of law enforcement personnel in our area has led to a lot of trouble,” revealed Janethy Maika, a women’s representative from Mugwo payam [administrative division] in South Sudan’s Central Equatoria state. “Most of our adolescent girls and boys have dropped out of school and picked up bad habits. But today, thanks to the
