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The Secretary General of the African Petroleum Producers Organization (APPO), Omar Farouk Ibrahim, will deliver an address at the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energy conference – taking place November 4–8 in Cape Town. At AEW: Invest in African Energy, Ibrahim will engage with investors, global players, and African nations to promote investment

A delegation from Africa-focused oil and gas upstream company Afentra has joined the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energy 2024 conference – Africa’s premier event for the energy sector – scheduled for November 4 – 8 in Cape Town. The delegation will be led by a team of executives including CEO Paul McDade,

In recognition of its commitment to a just energy transition, the African Energy Chamber (AEC) (www.EnergyChamber.org) has been awarded the African ESG Award of the Year at the Africa Energy Technology Conference – taking place in Ghana this week. Under the theme Africa at the Forefront of Energy Technology and Policy Integration in a Just

PwC studies show progress towards gender parity is still too slow; more than half a century to close gender pay gap at current rate of change To mark International Women’s Day 2024, PwC has released two studies, the Women in Work Index and Inclusion Matters, finding that global progress on achieving gender parity at work

Africa Finance Corporation (www.AfricaFC.org), the continent’s leading instrumental infrastructure provider, received the prestigious Sovereign, Supra & Agency Treasury & Funding Team of the Year Award at the 2024 Bonds, Loans & ESG Capital Markets Africa Awards in Cape Town yesterday, while AFC’s investee company Infinity Power Holdings was awarded M&A Deal of the Year. Since

Algeria’s Minister of Energy and Mines Mohamed Arkab will speak at the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energy 2024 conference – taking place November 4–8 in Cape Town. As the country moves to attract new investment in oil and gas, the minister will shed light on upcoming opportunities in exploration, production and infrastructure

Angola Oil & Gas (AOG) 2024 (www.AngolaOilandGas.com) will host a networking event on March 19 in Houston in collaboration with Angola’s national concessionaire and industry regulator, the National Oil, Gas & Biofuels Agency (ANPG). Speakers are expected to highlight the significant opportunities Angola’s oil and gas sector continues to offer investors across the entire value

GE Vernova (www.GEVernova.com), a purpose-built company driving electrification and decarbonization, has highlighted its commitment to accelerating Nigeria’s sustainable energy transition journey through its key operating segments including power (gas, nuclear, hydro, steam), wind (onshore, offshore) and electrification (transmission, distribution, conversion, storage, and orchestration of electricity). With a presence of over 100 years in Nigeria, GE

The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) (www.ITFC-IDB.org), a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, has signed several agreements with Uzbekistan, amounting to US$ 715 million, on the sidelines of the Arab Coordination Group meeting, which was held from 4th to 5th March 2024 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. ITFC has been actively supporting the