Month: April 2024

[[{"value":"On April 2-4, 2024 the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus, Igor Bely, visited the Republic of Botswana. During the meeting with the Permanent Secretary (First Deputy Minister) of the Ministry of Trade and Industry of Botswana, Ellen Richard-Madisa,  discussed the ways and mechanisms for developing economic relations between two nations. The parties agreed to take prompt steps to create an institutional basis for strengthening trade and […]

[[{"value":"ENGIE Energy Access (EEA) Head of Funding Marie Testard will discuss unlocking clean energy finance at the Invest in African Energy (IAE) forum, taking place in Paris this May. EEA represents the leading mini-grid and off-grid Pay-As-You-Go solar energy company in Africa, committed to raising electrification rates across the continent. In Nigeria, the company is developing a $60-million mini-grid project with financing from CrossBoundary Energy Access – the largest mini-grid […]

[[{"value":"A delegation from Africa-focused oil and gas upstream company Afentra has joined the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energy 2024 conference – Africa’s premier event for the energy sector – scheduled for November 4 – 8 in Cape Town. The delegation will be led by a team of executives including CEO Paul McDade, COO Ian Cloke and CFO Anastasia Deulina. Afentra is expanding its portfolio in Africa, with […]

[[{"value":"Sierra Leone’s Petroleum Directorate (PDSL) has confirmed its official partnership with African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energy - scheduled for November 4–8, 2024. This collaboration signifies a pivotal moment in Sierra Leone’s energy sector, underscoring its commitment to forging global partnerships and showcasing its vast potential in the oil and gas industry. Sierra Leone concluded its fifth licensing round in October 2023. Offering 56 blocks, the round saw […]

[[{"value":"The coordination and programming meeting served to organise and categorise the various papers already in the Senate's possession, with the aim of assigning them to the corresponding senatorial commissions for their treatment and study, within the dates set for carrying out the work. Among the documents to be analysed under second reading is the decree adopting measures for the Protection of Minors in the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, since our […]

[[{"value":"On Tuesday 2 April, the Minister for Finance and Budgets, Fortunato Ofa Mbo Nchama, oversaw a meeting of the executive which was also attended by the Deputy Minister for the Treasury and State Assets, Milagrosa Obono Angüe, in which they chiefly addressed the Draft Liquidation of the General State Budgets for the 2023 economic period, and the forecasts for the 2024 period, presented by the Director General for Finance and […]

[[{"value":"The Secretary General of the African Petroleum Producers Organization (APPO), Omar Farouk Ibrahim, will deliver an address at the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energy conference – taking place November 4–8 in Cape Town. At AEW: Invest in African Energy, Ibrahim will engage with investors, global players, and African nations to promote investment opportunities and discuss strategies for sustainable hydrocarbon development across the continent. For decades, APPO has […]