Month: February 2026

  Caribbean Energy Week (CEW) 2026, the region’s premier energy investment platform, has confirmed Trinidad&Tobago’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad‑Bissessar as a keynote speaker. Her participation underscores the country’s pivotal role in shaping the Caribbean energy landscape and signals CEW’s emergence as the must‑attend forum for investors, operators and governments seeking high‑impact opportunities in the region. In 2025, the government awarded a major ultra‑deepwater exploration block (TTUD‑1) to ExxonMobil, marking the […]

  Sahel Jemahir Association conducted its annual meeting on 30 January in Kamchewa, Afabet sub-zone. The annual meeting included a tour of historical sites in the sub-zone. Mr. Mohammed-Nur Rejib, administrator of Afabet sub-zone, noting the history of Kamchewa during the armed struggle for independence and the perseverance of the people, commended those who organized the event in the area. The meeting reviewed activities conducted in 2025 in terms of […]

  The National Union of Eritrean Youth and Students branch in Anseba Region organized a training program on administration and leadership for 177 secondary school students from all schools in the region. The training program was conducted in Keren from 26 to 31 January. Mr. Tahir Salah, head of Organizational Affairs of the union branch, indicated that the training covered concepts of administration and leadership, basic politics and ideology, psychological […]

  Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi receives President of the Republic of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The two presidents are scheduled to hold an official round of talks, after which they will co-chair the second meeting of the Egypt–Türkiye High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council. The two leaders will also take part in the closing session of the Egyptian-Turkish Business Forum, which is set to be held today with broad participation from […]

  The Grant Agreement aimed at advancing Seychelles’ Social Housing Programme was signed today between the Government of the Republic of Seychelles and the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), reinforcing strong bilateral cooperation in support of Seychelles’ national social housing priorities. The agreement was signed on the margins of the World Governments Summit in Dubai by Mr Pierre Laporte, Minister for Finance, Economic Planning, Trade and Investment, on behalf […]

  Benedict Peters is one of the most influential figures in Africa’s oil and gas sector. As Founder and CEO of the Aiteo Group, he has transformed a homegrown petroleum trading company into one of the continent’s largest indigenous energy firms, navigating complex markets, strategic acquisitions and an expanding portfolio that now stretches beyond Nigeria. A Vision Beyond Trading Peters began his career in Nigeria’s energy sector with Ocean and […]