Egypt gets €83m AfDB loan for electricity sector to spur economic recovery

Egypt gets €83m AfDB loan for electricity sector to spur economic recovery

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved an €83 million loan to finance the second phase of Egypt’s Electricity and Green Growth Support Programme. The funding is part of the bank’s budget support to the Egyptian government to strengthen its electricity infrastructure to bolster the private sector and accelerate recovery...

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AfDB approves $1.4 million for Zambia to improve household food security

AfDB approves $1.4 million for Zambia to improve household food security

The African Development Bank has approved a $1.4 million grant from the Global Agriculture and Food Security Programme to reduce malnutrition among the Southern African nation’s most vulnerable households. The Mitigating Impacts of Covid-19 on Household Food Security Project will create about 150 permanent skilled or semi-skilled positions and 40...

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Equatorial Guinea petroleum minister pulls out of Africa Oil Week in Dubai in protest

Equatorial Guinea petroleum minister pulls out of Africa Oil Week in Dubai in protest

Equatorial Guinea Minister for Mines and Hydrocarbons Gabriel M. Obiang Lima has announced that his country will not participate in this year’s edition of Africa Oil Week that is scheduled to be held in Dubai. Mr Obiang Lima made the announcement on Tuesday June 15 in the capital Malabo in...

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Africa energy industry defies Covid threat, sets November conference in Cape Town

Africa energy industry defies Covid threat, sets November conference in Cape Town

The African Energy Chamber is set to host the first-ever African Energy Week (AEW) in Cape Town from November 9-12, 2021. Themed ‘Replacing Africa Oil Week’, the four-day interactive conference seeks to unite industry stakeholders, international speakers and movers and shakers from the African oil and gas sector. The conference...

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Former South Sudan petroleum minister opposes decision to move African Energy Week to Dubai

Former South Sudan petroleum minister opposes decision to move African Energy Week to Dubai

Former South Sudan Petroleum Minister Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth has expressed his disappointment at the decision by London-based Hyve Group to move Africa Oil Week to Dubai. “I think it will be unacceptable to move the Russian Energy Week from Moscow or ADIPEC from Abu Dhabi to Juba, South Sudan Africa...

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We are ready for the first Kenyan original series, Showmax and Canal+ announce

We are ready for the first Kenyan original series, Showmax and Canal+ announce

“When I first read the script, I loved the delivery and realness of Silas as a character. It’s not exaggerated and he’s no Rambo hero; he just tackles his cases the normal way. I found a very real edge with this script and I hope I’ll do justice to the...

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Rugby Africa, World Rugby team up in online training for women match officials

Rugby Africa, World Rugby team up in online training for women match officials

Rugby Africa and World Rugby will conduct an only course for second tier match officials, with the focus on women referee development as the sport gains ground in Africa. The eight-week training will be conducted online and will be theoretical sessions that will later be followed up with in-country practical...

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Madagascar’s Donatienne Rasoampamonjy heads for try as she ramps up Rugby Africa Unstoppable run

Madagascar’s Donatienne Rasoampamonjy heads for try as she ramps up Rugby Africa Unstoppable run

As the second largest island country off the east coast of Africa, Madagascar is packing with rugby heroine power in the name of Donatienne Rasoampamonjy, a Rugby Africa Unstoppable who is making waves in her hometown. Handpicked amongst leading women in rugby on the African continent as part of Rugby...

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Logistics firm Speedaf Express in strong position now to finance its China-Africa brand

Logistics firm Speedaf Express in strong position now to finance its China-Africa brand

Leading China-Africa integrated logistics service provider, Speedaf Express, has announced the completion of first round of financing of China-Africa brand. This round of financing was led by Trustbridge, followed by Northern Light Venture Capital and Vision+Capital. The tens of millions of dollars raised in this round will be used for...

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With over four million people living around it, Lake Kivu a potential deadly natural disaster

With over four million people living around it, Lake Kivu a potential deadly natural disaster

If Kivu were to experience a limnic eruption, says limnologist Sally MacIntyre, “it would be completely catastrophic.” And the spread of the lava from Mt Nyiragongo that erupted recently is testimony to the fears expressed by MacIntyre, a researcher at the University of California, Santa Barbara. This isn’t just a...

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