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The African Development Bank’s (www.AfDB.org) Urban and Municipal Development Fund (UMDF) (https://apo-opa.info/43CHYIN) has approved a grant of $485,000 for a solar electricity project in Namibia that will power some 50,000 households in the capital city. The “Informal Settlement Renewable Electrification and Upgrading Program” will directly benefit around 200,000 people in Windhoek, where around 20% of […]

Wrapping up her initial round of visits to Somalia’s Federal Member States, the new top United Nations official for Somalia today visited Jubaland where she met with its leadership to discuss topics including UN support, state-building, security and the humanitarian situation. “This is the final of my Federal Member State visits as part of this

The African Medical Centre of Excellence (AMCE), under development by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) in Abuja, Nigeria, has received the award for the Best Health Deal in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region. The award, presented at the 15th Annual EMEA Finance Achievement and Project Awards Charity Dinner in London on

South Sudan’s public and private sector energy stakeholders pledged to support youth empowerment and capacity building efforts during a local content panel on Friday, organized at the South Sudan Oil & Power 2023 conference (https://apo-opa.info/42IyqdZ) which is organised by Energy Capital & Power (https://www.EnergyCapitalPower.com) in partnership with the Ministry of Petroleum, South Sudan. Home to

The UN Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) said on Thursday it was “appalled and deeply shocked” at the killing of the Governor of West Darfur, calling for a halt to the spiralling violence and for those responsible to be brought to justice. In a statement, UNITAMS strongly condemned the killing of Khamis Abbaker who just

The Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Dr Retšelisitsoe Matlanyane says the 2020/21 and 2021/22 reports show that the Key Priority Area I (KPAI) of the National Strategic Development Plan (NSDP) II received little development assistance. She said this when officially opening the High-Level Aid Coordination Forum held in Maseru on Wednesday. Dr Matlanyane said

South Sudan’s Minister of Presidential Affairs H.E. Dr. Barnaba Marial Benjamin officially opened the South Sudan Oil & Power (SSOP) summit (https://apo-opa.info/42Hodyv) in Juba, delivering a statement by H.E. Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of the Republic of South Sudan, and kickstarting a packed program that explores the country’s role as an engine for regional growth.

Day one of the South Sudan Oil & Power (SSOP) 2023 conference and exhibition (https://apo-opa.info/3CuAb3J) – which is organized by Energy Capital & Power (https://www.EnergyCapitalPower.com) – had presentations by South Africa’s oil reserves agency, the Strategic Fuel Fund (SFF), and South Sudan’s National Oil Company (NOC), Nilepet, who offered an update on exploration and production

South Sudanese energy firm Triple A Petroleum led a Women in Energy Lunch during South Sudan Oil & Power 2023, generating new conversations around advancing the participation of women across the African energy sector. South Sudanese energy company Triple A Petroleum hosted a Women in Energy lunch during the sixth edition of the South Sudan

Independent Anglo-French oil and gas company Perenco has signed a new 20-year Production Sharing Contract with Cameroonian National Oil and Gas Company Société Nationale des Hydrocarbures (SNH) for the continued development of the Rio del Rey basin, offshore the West African country. With an average production of 35,000 barrels of oil per day, Rio del