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  The third and final day of the Libya Energy&Economic Summit (LEES) 2026 – organized by Energy Capital&Power (https://EnergyCapitalPower.com) – shifted focus from scale and investment momentum to the foundations that will sustain Libya’s long-term energy transformation: people, infrastructure, technology and responsible energy integration. Across a series of panels and presentations, discussions emphasized how workforce development, gas expansion, renewables, digital systems and pragmatic decarbonization are converging to shape Libya’s next […]

  Following his appointment by President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema on January 1, 2026, the newly appointed Minister of Mines and Geological Resources, Sosthène Nguema Nguema, has embarked on an aggressive pro-investment agenda designed to grow mining into a major engine of Gabon’s economic future. The leadership transition comes at a pivotal moment. Armed with a higher budget for 2026 than previous years, a sign of President Brice Clotaire Oligui […]

  Dedicated fleets provide trade connectivity and support access to global markets Provides faster connectivity to key trade lanes DHL Aviation (www.DHL.com) today unveiled two fully branded Boeing 737-400 aircrafts at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, marking a significant milestone in the company's ongoing investment in SSA’s logistics infrastructure. The additional air capacity will enhance transit times, improve delivery predictability, and extend DHL’s reach to support businesses across West […]

  The Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs and the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, will conduct a joint oversight visit to KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) from 27 to 30 January 2026 to engage with municipalities that have been identified by the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) as distressed or dysfunctional. The oversight visit follows a briefing by the AGSA on the 2023–2024 local government audit outcomes, which highlighted a […]

  The Youth Charter (www.YouthCharter.org) has issued a renewed call for African governments, institutions, and development partners to invest in sport-led education models as a proven pathway to delivering UN Sustainable Development Goal 4 (https://apo-opa.co/4tif1zh) (Quality Education) across the continent. With Africa home to the world’s fastest-growing youth population, the Youth Charter (www.YouthCharter.org) warns that failure to invest in inclusive, community-based education risks deepening inequality, unemployment, and social instability. “Sport is one of Africa’s greatest untapped […]

  The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture will tomorrow and Wednesday conduct oversight visits to the Eastern Cape to engage with provincial government and beneficiaries of the Ncera Macadamia Farming on the collapsed multimillion-rand community empowerment project. The committee will meet with various stakeholders involved in Ncera Macadamia Farming, including the private partners, beneficiary communities and departments to discuss the collapsed business. ISSUED BY THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMUNICATION SERVICES For media enquiries […]

  The Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies will undertake a three-day oversight visit to Gauteng from tomorrow, Tuesday, to Thursday, 29 January 2026, as part of its constitutional mandate to exercise oversight over entities reporting to the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies. The oversight visit will assess governance, financial management, operational performance and institutional stability across key entities within the communications and digital technologies sector, including the […]

  The Government of Ethiopia has officially declared the end of its first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD) following the completion of enhanced surveillance and the mandatory follow-up period, with no new confirmed cases reported for consecutive 42 days. The outbreak, first confirmed on 14 November 2025 in the South Ethiopia Region, was contained in less than three months through a swift, coordinated response led by the government and […]