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Download logoThe Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons has commended international oil services companies Schlumberger and TechnipFMC on their proactive measures taken to comply with Equatorial Guinea’s local content regulations. “Both Schlumberger and TechnipFMC have a…

Download logoAt its Africa Day in Addis Ababa, the European Investment Bank announced today its strong support for the construction of a 420-MW hydropower project in Cameroon. The EIB will provide a EUR 50 million…

Download logoLong-term investment to boost private sector’s competitiveness; Increasing access to finance for small and medium sized businesses; At least 25% of financing for climate action. On the margins of its Africa Day in the…

The Energy Security Policy Framework launched today in Kigali by the East African Community in partnership with the UN Economic Commission for Africa, ECA will help East African countries to tackle the increasing energy insecurity…

Download logoMembers of the media are invited to the Launch of 2018 Inter Legislative Games to be held at the Good Hope Chambers, Parliament on Monday 26 November 2018. The primary aim of the games…

Download logoThe African Energy Chamber (https://EnergyChamber.org/) is encouraged by the progress made in South Sudan’s oil sector after the peace agreement. The success of the South Sudan Oil & Power 2018 conference, which was attended…

By Anna Papadopoulos From recent trends from one of the top crypto exchanges, Binance, who most recently signed up 40,000 crypto traders in its first week (https://bit.ly/2FCjicU) launching into Uganda; to United Nations World Food Programme…

The World’s No.1 DLP projector brand, BenQ (www.BenQ.com) has again bagged the No.1 spot as a 4K projector brand in Middle East in Q3 at 54%* Market Share. This makes BenQ the leading brand in…

It was fanfare at the Nigeria Navy football pitch, Ajegunle Lagos at the weekend when over 20 primary and secondary schools gathered to vie for honours at the Fourth Eco11 Club Rugby Festival. The one-day…

Rwanda Rugby Federation (RRF) (www.RwandaRugby.com) Rwanda Rugby Federation (RRF) will hold elections on Sunday, November 25, to elect a new Executive Committee to steer the body for next term. The elections will see six candidates become…

At the South Sudan Oil and Power Conference in Juba, the Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons announced the decision to mandate all petroleum operators including but not limited to Noble Energy, Exxon Mobil, Kosmos Energy,…

Download logoParliament’s Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry today adopted the redrafted National Gambling Amendment Bill. Committee Chairperson, Ms Joanmariae Fubbs, said although the Department of Trade and Industry had introduced a comprehensive Bill, the…

Download logoWTO members reviewed the interim Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Union and Ghana at the 19 November meeting of the Committee on Regional Trade Agreements. Members also considered the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU)…

Download logoAs remarked by Ambassador Michael Raynor Ladies and Gentlemen, Good morning!  In February, I visited Lalibela for the first time, and had the honor to launch the second U.S. Embassy cultural preservation project in Lalibela,…

Download logoThe Portfolio Committee on Communications will re-advertise the four vacancies on the board of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), following the withdrawal of women and other candidates who, although they met the criteria…

In a signing ceremony today with U.S. Ambassador Brian A. Nichols, the United States government provided $370,900 in small grants to community based organizations in nine provinces. Through its small grants program, the U.S. Embassy is…

Download logoWith an average growth rate of 6.7% between 2013 and 2017 – double the African average – East Africa is one of the fastest growing regions in the world, accompanied by rapid social improvements….