INTERNATIONAL

The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany to Nigeria and the German-Nigerian Hydrogen Office, financed by the Federal Foreign Office and implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), today, 18th April, hosted an event titled “Low-Carbon Hydrogen: A Key Piece for a Just Transition” within the framework of the 6th Nigeria International […]

In August 2021, African Energy Chamber (www.EnergyChamber.org) Chairman NJ Ayuk wrote an op-ed about the promise of exploratory drilling by Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd. (“ReconAfrica”) in the Kavango Basin of northeast Namibia and northwest Botswana. This was about six months after the Canadian oil and gas company released preliminary data from exploratory wells confirming an

An impact assessment of Phase 1 of the Last Mile Connectivity Project in Kenya has established a need for the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org)-supported initiative to encourage the productive use of electricity by beneficiaries, in addition to basic household consumption. The study — Impact Evaluation of the AfDB-Supported Kenya Last Mile Connectivity Project, Phase 1

Even among oil-rich nations, the extent to which hydrocarbons has fueled the Gabonese economy throughout its independent history is exceptional. Since production started in the 1950s, the majority of the country’s GDP has been derived from crude oil exports. However, after oil production peaked in 1996, Gabon’s future looked less certain, particularly following the price

The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) (https://ICIEC.IsDB.org), the Shariah-compliant multilateral insurer and member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, is co-organising the IsDB Group Private Sector Forum as a side event at the 48thAnnual Meetings of the Board of Governors of the IsDB on 10-13 May 2023 in

By Our Correspondent The World Bank said growth across Sub-Saharan Africa remains sluggish, dragged down by uncertainty in the global economy, the underperformance of the continent’s largest economies, high inflation, and a sharp deceleration of investment growth, a World Bank report said Wednesday. According to the bank, “In the face of dampened growth prospects and

The Green Energy Africa Summit (GEAS) has announced the launch of the 2023 Energy Investment Village (EIV), an exciting deal-pitching event for African clean-tech start-ups and energy projects. The EIV is now open for entries from emerging African energy businesses and will culminate in a lion’s den-type pitching event during the GEAS in Cape Town