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[[{"value":"Kenyans will begin monetizing their content on Facebook and Instagram by June this year. This makes Kenya one of the few countries in the continent enjoying the feature. The move was announced by the Facebook President of Global Affairs, Nick Clegg in a meeting with President William Ruto at State House Nairobi The announcement is a culmination of a year-long push by the government led by the president to have […]

[[{"value":"Haitham Al Ghais, Secretary General of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), will deliver an address at the Namibian International Energy Conference (NIEC) in Windhoek this April, sharing insight into global oil trends. The Secretary-General will be joined by a delegation from the organization, who will lead technical discussions around the outlook for oil and the potential role Namibia plays in the global market.  Namibia is on track to […]

[[{"value":"Tom Alweendo, Namibia’s Minister of Mines and Energy, will speak at the 2024 edition of the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energy conference – taking place November 4-8 in Cape Town. Alweendo’s return to the event underscores his commitment to increasing investment across the Namibian energy value chain and is expected to open up new avenues for engagement with global energy companies. Namibia aims to produce first oil […]

[[{"value":"Ambassador Conrad Mederic, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Seychelles to the African Union represented Mr. Sylvestre Radegonde, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism, at the 22nd Extraordinary Session of the Executive Council held on Friday 15 March 2024 at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa. The session was tasked with exploring the most suitable ways to elect senior officials within the African Union Commission, additionally, the session had to […]

[[{"value":"More than four billion people (https://apo-opa.co/4aerFVs) worldwide will take part in elections this year, including in the US, UK, India, and South Africa. However, the increasing prevalence of disinformation, fuelled by the growing use of deepfakes and generative AI, means that politicians and voters alike will need to be on high alert. In the 2024 Global Risks Report (https://apo-opa.co/3wRJRWs), the World Economic Forum identified AI-generated misinformation and disinformation as the second most significant […]

[[{"value":"A lack of access to safe water remains a significant challenge for the people of South Sudan. Families are often forced to use contaminated water sources, exposing them to waterborne diseases like cholera, typhoid, and malaria, with their quest for clean water further complicated by both climate change and intercommunal violence. The situation in Pieri in Jonglei’s Uror County is no different, but a recent development is offering hope to […]

[[{"value":"Julius Rone, Group Managing Director and CEO of UTM Offshore, will participate in an investor roundtable at the upcoming Invest in African Energy (IAE) forum in Paris. As a leading provider of oil and gas, marine and energy industry services, UTM Offshore is currently driving Nigeria’s energy transition through the development of a floating LNG (FLNG) plant that reduces the country’s carbon footprint and monetizes its 200+ trillion cubic feet […]

[[{"value":"The 14th Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa and the Middle East will open for submissions on Monday, March 18, 2024. Candidates from the 17 countries within the Orange (www.Orange.com) footprint have until May 26, 2024, to submit their project on the website https://apo-opa.co/3ICHjye. Since 2011, the OSVP prize has been rewarding innovative start-up projects that use and develop new technologies to make a positive impact in Africa and the […]

[[{"value":"Equatorial Guinea’s Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons, Antonio Uburu Ondo, will speak at the 2024 edition of the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energy conference – taking place November 4-8. The event brings together global financiers and African governments, setting the stage for deals to be signed and developments to kick off. To attract foreign investment in domestic gas opportunities, the Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons is in […]