Month: May 2025

 In a striking call to action at the closing session of the Invest in African Energy Forum in Paris, Energean CEO Mathios Rigas laid out a bold vision to replicate the company’s Mediterranean success across Africa, urging African governments to accelerate decision-making and prioritize the development of untapped gas resources. Rigas’ remarks came during the high-profile panel, The Future of Global Energy Partnerships: Seizing Africa’s Untapped Market Opportunities –sponsored be […]

 Energy services provider Enagol has joined the Angola Oil&Gas (AOG) conference – the country’s premier industry event – as a Bronze Sponsor, reflecting its commitment to collaboration and portfolio growth. Operating under a mission to promote the sustainable development of Angola, the company is not only supporting major infrastructure projects but Angola’s goal to sustain oil output above one million barrels per day. With over 120 completed projects for national […]

 The Scottish Africa Business Association (SABA) (www.AfricaScot.com/) is delighted to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Egyptian British Chamber of Commerce (EBCC) at the All-Energy Conference 2025, marking the start of an exciting partnership to strengthen trade and investment ties between Scotland and Egypt. The agreement will see SABA and the EBCC work closely together over the coming year to deliver a range of activities, […]

 At the Invest in African Energy Forum in Paris, industry leaders emphasized the urgent need for Africa to adopt a diversified and flexible energy mix – combining renewables, fossil fuels and off-grid technologies – to meet the continent’s rising electricity demand and avoid deepening power crises. During the panel, titled Revolutionizing Power Generation in Africa: The Role of Energy Mix and Innovation, panelists stated that Africa’s path to universal electrification […]

 Afrobarometer (www.Afrobarometer.org) and the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) have renewed their partnership with a three-year memorandum of understanding aimed at strengthening collaboration on governance data, monitoring, and evidence-based policy making across Africa.   APRM CEO Amb. Marie-Antoinette Rose Quatre and Afrobarometer CEO Joseph Asunka signed the agreement on the sidelines of the APRM’s Third Africa High-Level Forum on South-South and Triangular Cooperation last week in Freetown, Sierra Leone.  Afrobarometer is […]

 Cross Switch (https://Cross-Switch.com/), a provider of class-leading payment solutions, has strengthened its African presence by officially launching services in Kenya and partnering with licensed local payment provider Pesawise. This collaboration makes the most of Pesawise’s solid regulatory standing and trusted reputation, allowing Cross Switch to establish it’s footprint and, together with Pesawise, immediately deliver robust payment solutions to businesses, merchants, and charitable organizations throughout Kenya. Cross Switch brings to the […]

 Lord Oates “To achieve a just energy transition in Africa that reduces energy poverty and accelerate development in a climate-friendly way will require the UK, other high-income countries and multilateral institutions to step up, in partnership with African countries.” Download document: https://apo-opa.co/3H8UzwQ Parliament’s All Party Parliamentary Group for Africa (APPG) publishes today a report highlighting the importance of achieving a just and rapid energy transition in Africa, one that responds to […]

 In a continent striving for energy access and industrial development, Africa continues to lose billions of dollars in potential revenue by flaring its natural gas – a practice that remains entrenched largely due to infrastructure shortfalls and outdated economic incentives. Speaking at a presentation on “Flare Gas Utilization: The Importance of Mid-Scale Integrated Gas Commercialization Solutions,” Nmesoma Okereke, Sales Manager and Flare Gas Recovery Specialist at Neuman&Esser, underscored the urgency […]

 Libya’s latest upstream licensing round has already attracted more than 40 applicants, a signal of the country’s re-entry into the global energy arena and growing interest in its largely untapped hydrocarbon potential. This update was shared by Abdolkabir Alfakhry, Advisor to Libya’s Minister of Oil and Gas, during a session sponsored by ConocoPhillips at the Invest in African Energy Forum in Paris on Wednesday. “More than 40 companies have already […]