Business

Angola’s oil turnaround offers Africa a blueprint for energy development — Ayuk By Eyo Nsima Angola’s transformation of its oil and gas industry has demonstrated that disciplined reforms, strong institutions and effective execution can restore investor confidence and attract billions of dollars in new capital, Executive Chairman of the African Energy Chamber, NJ Ayuk, has

Civil Society Groups Reject Foreign Aid Bill, Warn of Threat to Civic Space By Eyo Nsima A coalition of civil society organisations under the Action Group on Free Civic Space (AGFCS) has called on the National Assembly to halt moves to enact the Foreign Aid Regulation, Disclosure and Transparency Bill, warning that the proposed legislation

Ayuk to launch book on Angola’s oil turnaround, reforms September 2 By Eyo Nnsima Executive Chairman of the African Energy Chamber (AEC), NJ Ayuk, is set to launch his latest book, Crude Oil: Power, Turnaround and Transformation in Angola, in Luanda, Angola, on September 2, 2026. The book launch, scheduled for the InterContinental Luanda Miramar

2026 Publishing Prize Jury unveiled ahead of CANEX WKND in Lagos, Nigeria   The CANEX Book Factory, a publishing incubator by Afreximbank’s Creative African Nexus (CANEX) Programme, has announced a three-member jury for the 2026 CANEX Prize for Publishing. This announcement comes ahead of CANEX WKND 2026, taking place from 5–8 November in Lagos, Nigeria.

‘He Was Willing to Die So Namibia Might Live’: Maxuilili Honoured at Heroes’ Acre By Eyo Nsima Immanuel Nathaniel Maxuilili, who spent nearly three decades sustaining the SWAPO liberation struggle inside Namibia, has been reinterred at Heroes’ Acre, with his family honouring him as a fearless nationalist who sacrificed his freedom for an independent and