INTERNATIONAL

President William Ruto today convened a virtual meeting with the heads of the United Nations agencies and other partners to mount a response to the worsening humanitarian crisis in Sudan. The meeting resolved that it is imperative to find ways to provide humanitarian support to the people of Sudan “with or without a ceasefire”. “The […]

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Clementine Nkweta-Salami of Cameroon as his Deputy Special Representative for Sudan with the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS). She will also serve as the United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan. Ms. Nkweta-Salami succeeds Ms. Khardiata Lo N’Diaye of

The African Energy Chamber (AEC) (www.EnergyChamber.org) – the voice of the African energy sector – is proud to announce that Didier Budimbu Ntubuanga, Minister of Hydrocarbons of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), showcase investment and partnership opportunities across the central African country’s burgeoning oil and gas upstream sector during the African Energy Paris Forum,

Africa Global Logistics (formerly Bolloré) CEO Eric Melet, will deliver a keynote address at the next leg of the African Energy Chamber’s (AEC) (www.EnergyChamber.org) investment roadshow, the Invest in African Energy Paris Forum – taking place on June 1 at the Westin Paris – Vendóme. During the forum, Melet will be sharing insight into the

Hope for lasting peace is slowly blossoming in conflict-ridden Upper Nile state in South Sudan, thanks to joint efforts by local communities, state authorities and the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Case in point: A recent inter-county dialogue facilitated by the UN Peacekeeping mission’s Civil Affairs Division which saw 50 participants hold free

A United Arab Emirates evacuation plane arrived from Sudan carrying Emirati citizens and nationals of 16 countries, including vulnerable groups of the sick, children, elderly, and women, who are among the UAE’s top priorities in light of clashes occurring in Sudan since the middle of this month. The UAE will host them in the country

In a significant development for the energy sector, the President of the Republic of the Congo, H.E. Denis Sassou Nguesso, and Claudio Descalzi, CEO of global energy major Eni, gathered on April 25 to lay the foundation stone for the Congo Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project. This groundbreaking initiative represents the country’s inaugural venture into

Panelists unpacked Namibia’s potential to become a regional transport and integrated logistics hub on the back of energy sector development during the second day of the Namibia International Energy Conference (NIEC) (https://www.NIEConference.com/) 2023 in Windhoek on Thursday. Moderated by Stanislas Drochon, Business Development Manager for independent trading company, BB Energy, the panel featured the participation