Month: November 2025

  The closing day of the 28th annual Africa Tech Festival 2025 (https://AfricaTechFestival.com/) delivered a clear message: Africa is on a technology trajectory unlike anything seen before, and its potential is limitless. With the world’s youngest population and a rapidly expanding digital economy, the continent is charting its course toward digital sovereignty. This message was reiterated in the headline keynote, Closing the Talent Gap to Power Africa’s AI Economy, which […]

  Ivory Coast’s rapidly expanding energy sector will take center stage at the upcoming MSGBC Oil, Gas&Power 2025 conference and exhibition in Dakar, with a dedicated spotlight session scheduled for December 9 during the event’s technical track. The session will highlight the country’s emerging role as a regional energy hub, underpinned by major oil and gas discoveries, ambitious power sector growth and cross-border energy initiatives.  The country is projected to see […]

  Leaders from three of South Africa’s premier regulatory and energy institutions will take the spotlight at the African Energy Week G20 Africa Energy Investment Forum, taking place on November 21 in Johannesburg. The lineup includes Titus Mathe, CEO, South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI); Adrian Strydom, Executive Director and CEO, South African Oil&Gas Association (SAOGA); and a senior representative from the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC). The participation of […]

  Nationals in Switzerland, the US, and the Republic of South Africa conducted discussions aimed at enhancing organizational capacity and contribution to national affairs. At the meeting conducted on 9 November in Geneva, Switzerland, in which heads of all national organizations took part, participants reviewed their annual activities and discussed future programs. The meeting, which coincided with the inauguration of “Nakfa Hall,” was attended by about 150 heads of various […]

  Tunisian authorities have increasingly escalated their crackdown on human rights defenders and independent non-governmental organizations (NGOs) through arbitrary arrests, detention, asset freezes, bank restrictions and court-ordered suspensions, all under the pretext of fighting “suspicious” foreign funding and shielding “national interests,” Amnesty International said today. In an unprecedented step six NGO workers and human rights defenders working for the Tunisian Council for Refugees are being criminally prosecuted on charges solely related to […]

  The MSGBC region is standing at the edge of a new energy era, one defined by progress and partnerships. With two landmark hydrocarbon projects coming online and rapid advancements in renewable energy and infrastructure, the region is turning its natural resources into catalysts for sustainable development. MSGBC Oil, Gas&Power 2025 – taking place December 8-10 in Dakar, Senegal – will feature a ministerial panel, exploring how Africa is future-proofing […]

  The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) is boosting sustainable infrastructure development across Africa through a new $100 million loan to the Emerging Africa and Asia Infrastructure Fund (EAAIF). The financing, approved by the Board of Directors, will help the Fund attract private investment and support projects in renewable energy, digital connectivity, transport and other key sectors that promote inclusive growth and climate resilience. EAAIF is a Private Infrastructure Development […]