Month: March 2025

 Maixent Raoul Ominga, Director General of Société Nationale des Pétroles du Congo, will deliver a keynote address at the inaugural Congo Energy&Investment Forum (CEIF) in Brazzaville this March. Leading the expansion of the Republic of Congo’s upstream sector, the national oil company is advancing key onshore assets across the country – including the Nanga I, Kouakouala II, Zingali II and Le Mayombe II fields – aligning with Congo’s goal of […]

 On March 18, Mr. FUJII Hisayuki, State Minister for Foreign Affairs, hosted a dinner with the Honourable Mr. Paul Mashatile, Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, who is visiting Japan upon the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The overview of the dinner is as follows. At the outset, State Minister Fujii welcomed Deputy Minister Mashatile's first visit to Japan, and expressed his wish to work closely […]

 Leading global and African financial experts have issued a resounding call to align financial structures with the needs of smallholder farmers. Speaking at a two-day conference on financing Africa’s smallholder farmers in Nairobi, Kenya, the experts underscored the crucial role of government intervention in creating an enabling environment for financial institutions to expand agricultural lending. The conference represents a pivotal step in mobilizing the billions needed annually to support Africa’s […]

 The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) participated in the third edition of the Africa’s Green Economy Summit (AGES) (https://apo-opa.co/4izmWCf) in Cape Town, South Africa, from 18 – 21 February, 2025. The annual Summit, hosted by the African Union, brought together policy makers, stakeholders, private sector and experts who discussed Africa’s green transition and the urgent need for increased investment in climate resilience. The conference was held under the theme, “Building […]

 In his column published on March 8, International Women's Rights Day, Gilles Yabi, founder and executive director of West Africa Think Tank (WATHI), (www.WATHI.org/) reminds us that the issue of women's rights, equal opportunities and equal rights between girls and boys, between men and women, is raised in much the same terms all over the planet. It warns that everywhere, reversals in public opinion, in the positions of influential political, […]

  “I am proud of the journey we started together ten years ago; I can see its fruits. Kenyans can feel its benefits,” President Ruto “What a great honour! What a rare privilege! What a historic recognition!” Adesina Kenya’s President H.E. William Samoei Ruto has conferred the country’s highest honour, Chief of the Order of the Golden Heart CGH, on the President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr Akinwumi […]