Month: October 2024

 A large majority of Africans express tolerance toward people of different ethnicities, religions, political affiliations, and nationalities, but only one in four feel comfortable living next door to someone in a same-sex relationship, the latest Afrobarometer (www.Afrobarometer.org) Pan-Africa Profile (https://apo-opa.co/4dsOk1n) reveals.  While majorities say they trust other groups of people at least “somewhat,” only relatives enjoy “a lot” of trust from a majority of respondents, and nearly half of respondents […]

 Nigerian peacekeepers serving with the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) marked their country’s 64th Independence Day with a vibrant ceremony in Mogadishu on Tuesday. Nigeria gained independence from British colonial rule 64 years ago on 1 October 1960. The event was attended by high-ranking officials, including the African Union Special Representative of the Chairperson of the Commission for Somalia, Ambassador Mohamed El-Amine Souef, the Deputy AU Special Representative […]

 The President of the Republic of Liberia, His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has sent a congratulatory message to the Government and People of the Kingdom of Lesotho on the occasion marking that country’s 58th Independence Anniversary on October 4, 2024. According to a Foreign Ministry release, in his message to his Basotho counterpart, His Majesty, Letsie III, King of the Kingdom of Lesotho, President Boakai on behalf of the […]

 The Republic of Congo is preparing to launch the first phase of its Bango Kayo expansion project – developed in partnership with Chinese energy company Wing Wah – this year. Fabrice Okassa, Upstream Advisor to the Minister of Hydrocarbons of the Republic of Congo, shared that the onshore project will support the country’s diversification efforts during a fireside chat at the Angola Oil&Gas (AOG) conference on Wednesday. The fireside chat […]

 The Minister of Foreign Affairs and dean of the cabinet, Hon. Sara Beysolow-Nyanti arrived in Brussels, Belgium for a one day working session. According to a Dispatch from Brussels, Minister Beysolow Nyanti met with several high-level EU officials, including Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen, Commissioner for International Partnerships, E.U Permanent Representative for Human Rights Olof Skoog, Deputy Secretary-General for Economic and Global Issues, Simon Mordue, Director-General C.  Vitcheva of Directorate Fisheries and […]

 The fifth edition of the Angola Oil&Gas (AOG) conference and exhibition was officially opened with rallying calls by industry leaders and major operators to increase investment and bolster hydrocarbon production. With a target to maintain crude output above one million barrels per day (bpd) beyond 2027, the country is calling on investors to seize opportunities created by recent regulatory reforms to drive projects forward. The event was opened by Angolan […]

 Energy demand is projected to increase two-fold by 2050, a Ministerial Panel at the Angola Oil&Gas conference – sponsored by SLB – underscored. The panel noted that this is largely due to a rise in population growth as well as increased economic activity across developing countries.  Delivering a keynote ahead of the Ministerial Panel, Mohamed Hamel, Secretary General of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), highlighted the potential natural gas […]

 Invest Africa (www.InvestAfrica.com), the leading pan-African business platform, is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with the Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco in the UK and the Moroccan Agency for Investment and Export Development (AMDIE) to host an exclusive Investor Mission to Morocco from 2–5 December 2024. This high-profile delegation, comprising 30 senior executives and investors from leading British and international companies, will explore Morocco’s dynamic investment landscape, with […]