Staff Writer

  The upcoming MSGBC Oil, Gas&Power 2025 conference and exhibition – taking place in Dakar on December 8-10 – will feature a strategic session entitled Unlocking West Africa’s Energy Potential Through Greater Integration, hosted by business management consultants Africa International Advisors. The session will take place during the pre-conference day on December 8 at the Centre International de Conférences Abdou Diouf (CICAD). Led by Henry Gilfillan, Partner and Integrated Energy […]

  Sesakho Magadla, Interim CEO of the Petroleum Oil and Gas Corporation of South Africa (PetroSA) will speak at the upcoming G20 Africa Energy Investment Forum – hosted by the African Energy Chamber (AEC) (https://EnergyChamber.org/) on November 21, 2025 in Johannesburg. As a follow-up to African Energy Week and a precursor to the G20 Leaders’ Summit, the forum provides a strategic platform for PetroSA to engage global investors as the […]

  Cassava Technologies (www.CassavaTechnologies.com), a global technology leader of African heritage, has announced the launch of its Cassava AI Multi-Model Exchange (CAIMEx), a first-of-its-kind platform designed to make the world’s leading artificial intelligence (AI) tools and large language models (LLMs) easily accessible to mobile network operators (MNOs) across Africa. The platform serves as a one-stop shop for accessing multiple AI models from providers like OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and others. Instead […]

  Africa’s technology leaders opened the 28th annual Africa Tech Festival 2025 (https://AfricaTechFestival.com/) in Cape Town with a powerful message of unity, calling for responsible, inclusive, and people-centred innovation to drive the continent’s digital future. Leaders from government, global tech firms, and the startup ecosystem stressed that the continent’s digital future must be built on ethical governance, inclusive access, and meaningful social impact. The opening day saw strong alignment among […]

  Across the Middle East and North Africa, discriminatory family laws deny women and girls equal rights in marriage, divorce, inheritance, and guardianship. Members of the Hurra Coalition (http://Hurra-Coalition.net), comprising 13 feminist and human rights organisations from across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), convened their annual meeting in Istanbul to assess progress in their joint campaigns and strategies for comprehensive family law reform. The discussions focused on the […]

  The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, extends heartfelt congratulations to the Government and people of the Republic of Angola on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the country’s independence. The Chairperson described the golden jubilee as a moment of pride for all Africans, marking five decades of Angola’s sovereignty, resilience, and remarkable progress. He pays tribute to the courage and unity of the […]

  The World Bank and the Government of Tunisia have concluded a financing agreement to support Tunisia’s energy sector modernization agenda through the Tunisia Energy Reliability, Efficiency, and Governance Improvement Program (TEREG). This five-year program of US$430 million— including US$30 million in concessional financing — aims to support the Government of Tunisia to deliver a sustainable, reliable, and affordable electricity supply by accelerating renewable energy deployment, strengthening the performance of the national electricity utility […]

  In an innovative move set to revolutionise how people send and spend money across East Africa, Rwanda and Tanzania have commenced bi-lateral discussions on technical modalities to link their national retail payment systems switches.  The move marks a crucial step toward enabling instant, low-cost cross-border money transfers for citizens and businesses across the region. This landmark initiative, which moved into its technical implementation phase at an ongoing high-level meeting […]

  Anibor Kragha, Executive Secretary of the African Refiners&Distributors Association (ARDA), has joined the G20 Africa Energy Investment Forum – taking place November 21 in Johannesburg – as a speaker. Connecting global finance with African energy projects, the forum will chart new pathways for strengthening the continent’s energy value chain. Kragha’s participation underscores the growing emphasis on downstream development as a catalyst for industrialization and is expected to support dialogue […]