On the back of the successful completion of Sonangol’s 30-month Regeneration Program, the role of National Oil Companies (NOCs) in achieving successful energy sector outcomes will be showcased at the upcoming Angola Oil & Gas (AOG) 2022 Conference & Exhibition {http://bit.ly/3AqXeMv} (Luanda; November 29-December 1). The NOC-focused panel will explore the challenges and opportunities behind […]
On the sidelines of the ongoing 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 27) in Sharm el Sheikh, the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) (http://www.ITFC-idb.org), a member of the Islamic Development Bank Group (IsDB), organized a joint session with United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Egypt titled ‘Egyptian and Sub-Saharan Africa Cotton Traceability for
In the pilot agropole of Kara, located some 423 kilometres north of Lomé, the capital city of Togo, there is a constant hum of bulldozers and harrowers. A few metres away from the deafening noise, engineers and agricultural technicians are supervising the work and talking to community representatives. Launched at the end of 2018, the
By NJ Ayuk Africans at COP27 and beyond need to pay critical attention about Africa’s position as a key source of critical minerals. Climate change and energy poverty are two sides of the same coin. How about during this COP27, Global leaders push to process Africa’s minerals in Africa. Let’s not forget, Africa is blessed
DLA Piper (www.DLAPiper.com), in collaboration with the African Green Infrastructure Investment Bank (AfGIIB), Africa investor (Ai) and the CFA Asset Owners Council (AoC), has launched the Model Law on Institutional Investor-Public Partnerships (ML-IIPP) initiative which will facilitate the deployment of trillions of dollars of private capital into ‘green’ infrastructure programmes and projects across the continent.
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British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, announced today that it has delivered $500m of climate finance so far this year and is on course to significantly exceed its annual 30 per cent climate finance target. BII, which is the UK government’s primary vehicle for delivering climate finance to
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By NJ Ayuk I arrived Sharm El Sheikh for COP27 to stickers bearing the circulating arrows emblem of sustainability. The city appears to be in tip-top shape. I listened to the speeches at the opening ceremony of COP27 noting that Africa faces a quandary: The continent is seeking to eradicate energy poverty and create a
By Our Correspondent Maersk is seeking to set up a green methanol production site in Spain by 2030. The projected amount to be produced by this facility is around 2mn tonnes per year, according to FleetMon. It stated: “Maersk signed a general protocol of collaboration with the Spanish government to explore the possibility of setting
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By our Correspondent British Insurers are forbidden by the UK Treasury to provide insurance coverage to ships carrying Russian oil cargoes from December 5th, 2022, according to FleetMon. It stated: “This also means that ships registered in European state or carrying P&I insurance from an EU or UK-based entity can no longer carry crude oil
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By Eyo Nsima Today, the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) themed ‘Delivering for People and the Planet’ kicks off in Sharm El Sheik, Egypt. The event will host more than 45,000 registered COP27 participants representing Parties, the United Nations (UN), regional non-governmental and intergovernmental organizations, businesses, the scientific community, local communities as well as civil
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