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  President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema of Gabon, has conferred the honour of Commander of the National Order of Merit on Prof. Benedict Oramah, outgoing President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com), and Dr. George Elombi, the Bank’s incoming President and current Executive Vice President in charge of Governance, Legal and Corporate Services. The top national awards, which were presented in Libreville, Gabon, […]

  Banco Nacional de Guinea Ecuatorial (BANGE) is set to participate in the 2025 edition of the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies, underscoring its commitment to driving investment into Equatorial Guinea's oil and gas sector. Scheduled from September 29 to October 3 in Cape Town, AEW serves as a pivotal platform for stakeholders across the energy industry to engage, collaborate and forge partnerships that will shape Africa's […]

  Equatorial Guinea will make its highly anticipated announcement regarding the EG 2026 Licensing Round during African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies, scheduled to take place from September 29 to October 3 in Cape Town. The announcement is set for Monday, September 29, and will outline details of the new licensing round to be launched in 2026. This round forms part of the country’s national strategy to accelerate […]

  TeKnowledge (https://TeKnowledge.com/) today announced the launch of its new AI-Ready Security Suite, a unique managed security offering built from the ground up to help enterprises secure the next wave of generative AI adoption. The suite is specially designed for large organizations that are moving fast with AI innovation but struggling to keep security in step. Generative AI has created a vast new attack surface. Organizations now face threats like […]

  Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, conducted the 7th Edition of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative - MFFLI Summit 2025 recently. It was inaugurated by Prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg-Haverkamp, Chairman of Merck Foundation Board of Trustees, and Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation&President of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative and H.E. Senator OLUREMI TINUBU, CON, First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria […]

  By Daniil Moskalev, International Fellow, African Energy Chamber (https://EnergyChamber.org). In recent years, the African continent has been characterized by the active commissioning of new refining capacities. However, despite this, there is a problem with the energy infrastructure on the continent, which leads to unavailability of refined products. This unavailability is both a blessing and a curse for the African continent, its people and its quest to make energy poverty […]

  African Energy Week (AEW) 2025: Invest in African Energies is putting a spotlight on the transformative potential of energy projects beyond resource extraction, emphasizing local content, workforce development and sustainable community impact. A central feature of the conference – the Local Content Roundtable on Day 2, sponsored by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) – will explore how energy companies and governments can work together to build […]

  Yasser Ramadan, Chairman of the Egyptian Mineral Resources Authority (EMRA), has been confirmed as a speaker at the upcoming African Mining Week (AMW) (https://African-MiningWeek.com/)– Africa’s premier gathering for mining stakeholders, taking place from October 1–3, 2025, in Cape Town. Ramadan will participate in a fireside chat titled From Policy to Practice: Implementing Egypt’s Vision for Mineral Beneficiation. AMW 2025 provides an ideal platform for Ramadan to showcase Egypt’s rich […]

  New York’s Times Square became the stage for Africa’s economic ambitions today as heads of state, business leaders, investors, and policymakers gathered for Unstoppable Africa 2025, the flagship forum of the Global Africa Business Initiative (GABI) (https://GABI.UNGlobalCompact.org).   The gathering which took place at the Marriott Marquis, in Times Square, marked a decisive shift in the global conversation - from doing business in Africa to doing business with Africa - […]