African Energy Chamber (AEC) Doubles Down on Africa Energies Summit Boycott, Demands Immediate Shift on Local Content
The African Energy Chamber (AEC) (www.EnergyChamber.org) has reiterated that it will continue boycotting the upcoming Africa Energies Summit – hosted by Frontier Energy Network in London – until meaningful changes are made to the event’s approach to local content and hiring practices. The Chamber’s position reflects mounting concern across the African energy sector that platforms […]
PetroGuin, Tender Oil and Gas Joint Venture (JV) Signals Rising Confidence in Guinea-Bissau’s Deepwater Potential
A new joint venture between PetroGuin and Tender Oil and Gas marks a step forward in unlocking Guinea-Bissau’s offshore potential, reinforcing broader momentum across West Africa’s deepwater frontier. Signed during the Invest in African Energy Forum in Paris on Wednesday by Petroguin Director General Alfredo Malú and Tender Oil and Gas Chairman and CEO Teodor […]
Investment Delays, Supply Risks Put Africa’s Gas Opportunity in Focus at Paris Forum
Delays to new gas projects and continued underinvestment in upstream development are raising the prospect that global LNG markets will remain tighter for longer than previously expected, industry leaders said at the opening of the Invest in African Energy Forum in Paris on Wednesday. The discussion was shaped by a shared concern: that shifting geopolitics, […]
Invest in African Energy Forum: Inga 3 Nears Parliament Review as Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Accelerates Landmark 11 GW Hydropower Project
The 11 GW Inga 3 hydropower project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is now approaching parliamentary review. Speaking during the Ministerial Dialogue on “Unlocking Africa’s Gas Supply for Global Energy Security” during the Invest in African Energy Forum 2026, Aimé Sakombi Molendo, Minister of Hydraulic Resources&Electricity, Democratic Republic of Congo, confirmed that the […]
Why Africa Needs Institutional Coordination on Energy Policy
As global energy governance shifts from negotiation tables to courtrooms, Africa is facing a new and urgent challenge: ensuring its voice is not only heard, but aligned. The recent intervention by the African Energy Chamber (AEC) (https://EnergyChamber.org) in a landmark climate advisory case before the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights has brought this […]
Yango Ride’s new ChatGPT integration enables in-chat trip planning in over 25 countries
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 22 April 2026 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/ – Yango Ride, the ride-hailing service from global tech company Yango Group, has launched an official app in ChatGPT, enabling users to plan routes and rides directly within the conversation. The rollout is a global update covering more than 25 countries where Yango operates, spanning […]
Inside the science: How malaria innovation is researched, assessed and tested
KAMPALA, Uganda, 22 April 2026 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/ – As the world marks World Malaria Day, scientists across Africa are exploring new ways to reduce the spread of one of the continent’s deadliest diseases: malaria. While significant progress has been made over the past two decades, the 2025 Africa Malaria Progress Report warns that momentum […]
Ethiopia: Persecution of Tigrayans Unrelenting
Rights Abusers Still in Power in Western Tigray; Returns Unsafe (Nairobi) – Authorities and security forces in Ethiopia’s contested Western Tigray Zone are arbitrarily detaining ethnic Tigrayans and imposing a discriminatory system that severely restricts their movements, employment, and access to services, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities’ unrelenting abuses have forced Tigrayans to […]
Creativity As Freedom: Alchemy Inspiration Marks World Creativity And Innovation Day With A Call To Reimagine Africa’s Future
In celebration of World Creativity and Innovation Day, Alchemy Inspiration today announced a bold, continent-wide call to action linking creativity with liberation, opportunity, and inclusive growth – culminating on Freedom Day. Observed globally on April 21, World Creativity and Innovation Day was established by the United Nations to raise awareness of the role of creativity […]
As East Africa’s Migratory Fish Vanish, A Food Security Crisis Surfaces
By the time the auction begins at Nangurukuru fish market in Tanzania’s southern Lindi region, the crisis is already visible. Wooden canoes that once returned from the Rufiji River with heavy catches now bring only a fraction of what they used to. Traders scan for the long-whiskered catfish that once defined the market but find […]
