Author name: Godswill Odiong

Families of the dead and missing are trapped in limbo as their attempts to find out what happened to their loved ones and efforts to ensure justice, truth and reparation are being impeded in an apparent cover-up by Spanish and Moroccan authorities, said Amnesty International on the eve of the first anniversary of the deadly […]

Scott Macmillan, CEO of independent upstream oil and gas company, Invictus Energy, will participate at this year’s edition of the African Energy Week (AEW) conference and exhibition – Africa’s premier event for the energy sector – which will take place on 16-20 October 2023 in Cape Town. Following a successful AEW 2022 edition where Macmillan

Equatorial Guinea’s Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons and OPEC President Antonio Oburu Ondo is taking the lead in an upstream investment drive in Equatorial Guinea, positioning the country as the perfect destination for exploration activities. As a keynote speaker at the upcoming African Energy Week (AEW) 2023 conference in Cape Town from October 16-20, Minister

On the sidelines of the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact in Paris, African leaders, investors and development partners, including the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org), have highlighted their steadfast support for the Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa as it advances toward a first close of $500 million for green infrastructure projects in

Today, while in Tanzania, USAID Administrator and Feed the Future Global Coordinator Samantha Power announced an additional $260 million to surge support for the U.S. government response to the global food security crisis. This comes at a critical time as new interlocking and compounding shocks exacerbate existing food needs, with an estimated 768 million people

African natural gas is the key to making energy poverty history in Africa by 2030. During a panel discussion that took place during an International Roundtable on Gas hosted by the African Energy Chamber (http://www.EnergyChamber.org) and Russian energy giant Gazprom on Thursday, this very nexus was emphasized, with speakers drawing attention to how the continent

The Head of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), Ambassador Mohamed El-Amine Souef on Thursday briefed the UN Security Council and laid out the mission’s security plans to support Somalia during the transition period ahead of ATMIS exit in December 2024. The briefing on the situation in Somalia took place during the 9356th

Over the past three decades, Angola has established itself as the premier destination for large-scale oil and gas investment. However, the country’s rich acreage represents only one of the reasons foreign investors and project developers are attracted to the country, with high returns on investment associated with Angolan oil and gas incentivizing global participation in

With Gazprom’s ambitious plans and industry leadership, the future of CNG and LNG as viable and eco-friendly alternatives in Russia appears promising. Gazprom Group, the leading energy company in Russia, hosted a presentation on the remarkable advancements in the country’s gas motor fuel market. The presentation, held at the one-day International Gas Roundtable in Johannesburg

Various speakers at the international roundtable on natural gas – hosted by the African Energy Chamber (AEC) (http://www.EnergyChamber.org) and Russian-based global energy giant Gazprom in Johannesburg – emphasized that natural does not represent a transitionary resource but rather the fuel of the future for Africa. During the important discussion, presentations were delivered by high-level representatives