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AfDB push for governance reforms, regional integration for Africa’s transformation at Nigerian Economic Society Conference African leaders, experts, the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and development partners have called for urgent reforms to strengthen governance, deepen regional integration, and drive inclusive growth across the continent. Opening the Nigerian Economic Society’s (NES) 66th Annual Conference in Abuja […]

Dangote Urges Prioritisation of Food Security in Africa … AfricaRice seeks investments, public-private partnerships   President/Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has called for the prioritisation of food security and self-sufficiency across Africa, stressing the continent’s vast agricultural potential. Speaking over the weekend during a courtesy visit by the AfricaRice Centre—a pan-African Centre

Grenada, St. Kitts PMs, Nigeria’s Finance, Trade Ministers, Gov, Others Laud Dangote Industries at 2025 IATF … Polypropylene inquiries surge as visitors throng Dangote stand at Algiers Prominent leaders including the Prime Minister of Grenada, Dickon Mitchell; the Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Dr Terrance Drew; Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the

APPO to Finalize Launch Date for Africa Energy Bank at Next Ministerial Meeting Delivering a keynote address at the Angola Oil & Gas 2025 Conference and Exhibition on Wednesday 3 September, Omar Farouk Ibrahim, Secretary General of the African Petroleum Producers Organization (APPO), announced that the launch date for the Africa Energy Bank will be

ExxonMobil Details Game-Changing Drone Technology for Angola Offshore Operations Energy major ExxonMobil is leveraging drone-based technology to improve inspection practices across its offshore oil and gas operations in Angola. The company invests approximately $1 billion per year in developing innovative, game-changing technologies, and through the application of aerial drones and 3D sonar imaging, is improving

 Heirs Energies Launches Sun Books Literacy Initiative on International Literacy Day 2025 In commemoration of International Literacy Day 2025, Heirs Energies OML 17 Joint Venture has launched the Sun Books Literacy Initiative in partnership with the World Literacy Foundation in Rivers State.This pilot program will directly benefit over 500 pupils and teachers across two of our OML-17 host community schools: Central

Afreximbank launches new entity to promote large scale trade in value-added goods African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) has today launched the African Trade and Distribution Company (ATDC) to catalyse large scale trade in raw materials, minerals and value-added products from across Africa. Afreximbank, through the Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA), established ATDC in

Léandre Bassolé officially takes helm of African Development Bank’s regional office for Central Africa Léandre Bassolé, the new Director General of the African Development Bank Group’s (www.AfDB.org) Regional Office for Development, Integration, and Business Delivery for Central Africa, officially took office on 27 August 2025, in Yaoundé, Cameroon. Bassolé presented his letters of introduction to