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Algeria has launched a new oil and gas licensing round as it seeks to boost production and attract foreign investment. Branded “Algeria Bid Round 2026,” the initiative offers seven exploration blocks across the Ouargla, Illizi, Touggourt, and El Bayadh regions, which officials estimate contain hundreds of millions of barrels of oil and vast natural gas […]
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Africa’s insurance sector is entering a phase of rapid expansion, with the market projected to grow from $98.5 billion in 2025 to over $166 billion by 2034, according to a new report by IMARC Group. A burgeoning middle class and a revolution in digital access are driving this nearly 70% increase. Telecom partnerships have already […]
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Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has sharply criticized Donald Trump over reports that South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa could be excluded from the upcoming G20 summit in Miami. Speaking in Hannover alongside German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Lula insisted that Ramaphosa “must attend” the summit regardless of US opposition. Tensions between Washington and Pretoria […]
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The recent IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington delivered a sobering reality—a 23% collapse in global development aid, soaring borrowing costs for African nations, and Western donors cutting funding for the second consecutive year. Against this backdrop, African leaders and investors pushed for partnerships built on equity, rather than dependency. Aliko Dangote, Africa’s […]
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Niger’s Minister of Petroleum Hamadou Tinni will take the stage at the African Energy Week (AEW) Conference and Exhibition – taking place October 12-16, 2026, in Cape Town – as the country accelerates efforts to position itself as a competitive upstream and export-driven oil producer. His participation comes at a pivotal moment for Niger’s hydrocarbons […]
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Samed Agirbas, COP31 (https://apo-opa.co/4u3OpBB) Climate High-Level Champion and President of the Zero Waste Foundation (www.sifiratikvakfi.org/en), participated in the Second Africa Urban Forum (AUF2) held in Nairobi from 6–10 April, engaging with regional and international stakeholders to advance climate justice, strengthen global cooperation, and promote circular economy solutions through strategic partnerships with Africa. “We are here for […]
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APO Group (https://APO-opa.com), the pan-African communications consultancy integrating advisory, execution, and proprietary news distribution, has announced the promotion of Loanette Boshoff to Chief People Officer. As strategic communications advisors to top-tier clients, APO Group’s exceptional talent base is characterised by local fluency and cultural insight built from almost two decades of operating in African markets. […]
...Major offshore oil discoveries in the Orange Basin, combined with expanding green hydrogen developments, are reshaping how Namibia is structuring its energy supply chain. New local content frameworks, port expansions in Walvis Bay and Lüderitz, and rising investment from global operators and service firms are accelerating domestic participation and capacity. At the Namibia International Energy […]
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Energy Capital&Power (ECP) (https://EnergyCapitalPower.com) has officially launched Prospect – a dedicated newsroom delivering structured news and reporting on the energy and mining sectors. The move marks an evolution from ECP’s foundations in media and African events into a more focused global news platform. Prospect is now the group’s independent, online platform for comprehensive and timely […]
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NAIROBI, Kenya, 21 April 2026 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/ – BFA Global today released new findings from its Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) Opportunity Leads Umbrella Program, identifying five critical, interconnected domains that drive income growth for low-income women micro-entrepreneurs. The insights emerge from a two-year collaboration with 11 enterprises in Kenya through the WEE Program. The […]
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Martial Law in Ituri Province Restricts Free Speech, Assembly This week, a military court in the town of Bunia, in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ituri province, will hand down a verdict in the case against three members of the citizens’ movement Lutte pour le Changement (Struggle for Change, or Lucha). The activists were arrested […]
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A dispatch and reflection from the 2026 World Bank Spring Meetings Last week in Washington, the streets were crowded with global finance leaders, heads of state, business owners, civil society actors, and media gathered to discuss the current state of the global economy. The numbers that framed the week were sobering. OECD data confirmed a […]
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