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  Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com) CEO, Dr. Rasha Kelej met H.E. Amai Dr. AUXILLIA MNANGAGWA, First Lady of the Republic of Zimbabwe and Ambassador of Merck Foundation “More Than a Mother” , during 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 (Ret.), CEO of Merck […]

  APO Group (www.APO-opa.com), the leading multi-award-winning pan-African communications consultancy and press release distribution service, is pleased to announce the promotion of Malika Bouayad to Group Account Director, in the company’s Public Relations&Strategic Communications division. This appointment, effective 1 December 2025, reflects APO Group’s commitment to developing strong African talent and enhancing its delivery of world-class communications support to clients across the continent and beyond. Born and raised in Morocco, […]

  AfricAI (www.AfricAI.ai) has signed a multi-year exclusive distribution and deployment agreement with Micropolis Robotics, granting AfricAI sole and exclusive rights to commercialise, deploy, and scale Micropolis’s advanced robotics platforms across Africa, marking one of the most consequential robotics market entries on the continent to date. Under the agreement, Micropolis Robotics appoints AfricAI as its exclusive continental partner, prohibiting direct sales, alternative distributors, or third-party agents operating within the territory. […]

  iXAfrica Data Centre Limited (iXAfrica) (https://iXAfrica.co.ke), East and Central Africa’s largest hyperscale, carrier-neutral, AI-ready facility, will collaborate with Oracle as the host partner for the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) (http://apo-opa.co/4rlwfdb) region in Nairobi, Kenya. Announced by H.E. President William Ruto in January 2024, this new public cloud region will help meet strong demand for OCI services in Kenya. OCI’s selection of iXAfrica as its colocation partner reflects its unique […]

  Pan-African law and advisory firm CLG (https://CLGGlobal.com) signed a collaboration agreement with Libyan legal firm Zahaf&Partners this weekend, outlining a strategic partnership for long-term professional cooperation. Signaling CLG’s entrance into the Libyan market, the agreement aligns with the company’s broader North African expansion strategy, while underscoring growing international confidence in Libya’s energy and investment landscape.   Under the terms of the agreement, the two firms will collaborate on legal, […]

  Long treated as a byproduct of oil production, natural gas is increasingly viewed by policymakers as a strategic asset capable of underpinning exports, power generation and industrialization. Insights from the African Energy Chamber’s (https://EnergyChamber.org) State of African Energy 2026 Outlook highlight how Angola is moving beyond its historical reliance on associated gas, while grappling with the infrastructure and commercial challenges that will shape the next stage of its gas market. […]

  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 […]