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African Energy Chamber Drives Intra-African Energy Investment in Lagos

AEC Launches a New Women Initiative – the African Women Business Energy Network

On this monumental day of International Women’s Day, the African Energy Chamber (www.EnergyChamber.org) is proud to launch a new initiative that not only celebrates women in the energy sector but empowers them too – The African Women Business Energy Network. As the energy industry expands, so is the need for more women inclusion in it. […]

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Global Gateway: Team Europe Strengthens Support for the Gambia Renewable Energy Project

New Global Gateway grant of €24 million from the European Union to accelerate the implementation of the Gambia Renewable Energy project; a Project axed on electrify schools and health centres across the Gambia with reliable green energy: more than 1000 rural schools and 100 health centres to benefit from solar panels, battery technology and network

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Gender in Focus: Senegalese “Agripreneur” and AfDB AgriPitch Competition winner says digital marketing key to luxury tea startup success

Senegalese businesswoman Adja Sembene Fall said she had no choice but to launch her start-up business online because her new Contanna fair-trade tea company only had $200 to its name. “Due to [lack of] finance, it was not possible to get a physical shop. We started out in the backyard of my brother’s house. We

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Schneider Electric, Ikeja Electric partner to improve electricity distribution

Schneider Electric Releases New White Paper, TradeOff Tool Focused on How DCIM Addresses Hybrid IT Management Challenges

Schneider Electric, the leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation, has released White Paper 281, “How Modern DCIM Addresses CIO Management Challenges within Distributed, Hybrid IT Environments” and a supporting TradeOff Tool, both available for immediate use. The new White Paper focuses on Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) software and takes a close

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Liberia: President Weah Saddened by Liberia Shipping and Corporate Registry (LISCR) Founder’s Death

The President of Liberia, H.E. Dr. George Manneh Weah has expressed deep sadness at the passing of Yoram Cohen, Founder and Chairman of the Liberia Shipping and Corporate Registry (LISCR). Mr. Cohen died on Saturday, March 4, after a protracted illness. Cohen has been a long-time friend of Liberia and contributed immensely to the growth

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ITFC, Republic of Tunisia Sign Three Trade Financing Agreements

The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) (www.ITFC-idb.org), a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, has signed three trade financing agreements totaling US$ 280 million in favor of the Republic of Tunisia to support energy security and revitalize the industrial sector, in addition to the agreement to support trade and exchange experiences between

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Sahara Energy Singapore promotes sustainability at Punggol Promenade

Volunteering and partnerships can help ensure an effective response to the challenges posed by climate change across the globe, Yomi Benson, Chief Executive Officer, Sahara Energy International Pte Limited, Singapore has said. Benson who spoke during a beach clean-up exercise embarked on by employee volunteers at the Punggol Promenade Nature Walk in Corney Island, Singapore,

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Catholic Church in Africa and Islands: Synod Assembly is over, but the Synodal and Missionary Church is Moving Forward

After a morning dedicated to the practice of spiritual conversation in working groups on the draft Final Document that will be sent to the General Secretariat of the Synod (www.Secretariat.Synod.va) by 31 March, Saturday afternoon the participants gathered in a plenary assembly to share the fruits of the morning’s work. Much of the afternoon was

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Exploration of Indonesia-Namibia Vocational Education Cooperation

Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the Republic of Namibia, H.E. Wisnu Edi Pratignyo led a virtual meeting between officials of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology (Kemendikbudristek) of the Republic of Indonesia and the Ministry of Higher Education, Technology and Innovation (MHETI) of the Republic of Namibia on 2 March 2023.

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Ethiopia: Government’s effort to end mandate of UN human rights commission must be rejected

Members of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva must reject efforts by the Ethiopian government to prematurely terminate the mandate of the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia (ICHREE) which is looking into war crimes and other abuses in the country, Amnesty International said today. “Attempts to end the work of the

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