Category: APO-OPA

Download logo Angola is one of five countries where dracunculiasis has not yet been eradicated. Between 2018 and 2020, human cases were identified in Cunene province, making the country endemic for this disease. Dracunculiasis is a parasitic disease caused by Dracunculus medinensis, a long white worm that can measure between 60 and 100 centimetres. There […]

Download logo On July 12, commencing at 9:45 a.m. for approximately 40 minutes, Mr. TSUJI Kiyoto, State Minister for Foreign Affairs, held a meeting with H.E. Dr. GIBRIL Ibrahim Mohamed, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning of the Republic of the Sudan. The overview of the meeting is as follows. At the beginning of the […]

Download logo H.E. Dr. Rania A. Al-Mashat, Minister of Planning, Economic Development, and International Cooperation participated in the inaugural events of the Conference of the Forum on Global Action for Shared Development, hosted by the Chinese International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) in Beijing. H.E. Dr. Rania A. Al-Mashat delivered a speech at a high-level session […]

Download logo On 8 July, UN Women launched a new project entitled “Promoting the socio-economic recovery and resilience of internally displaced and repatriated women and girls in Northern Mozambique”, in the province of Cabo Delgado, northern Mozambique in partnership with the Northern Integrated Development Agency (ADIN) and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA). H.E. António […]

Esther Kimani, a 2022 YouthADAPT winner, received the prestigious 2024 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation from the Royal Academy of Engineering on June 13 in Nairobi, Kenya. YouthADAPT is sponsored by the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and the Global Center on Adaptation under the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program (AAAP) (https://apo-opa.co/3XZTJch).  Innovative Solution for Smallholder Farmers Kimani’s […]

Rene Awambeng, Managing Partner at investment banking and advisory firm Premier Invest, outlined Africa’s current oil and gas financing gap and strategies for unlocking global capital at the Invest in African Energy reception -organized by the African Energy Chamber (www.EnergyChamber.org) – in London on Thursday. Last month, Premier Invest signed a milestone agreement with Shell […]

Angola’s oil and gas industry is growing rapidly, with a $60 billion investment pipeline planned for the next five years, a 2025 limited tender on the cards and industry reforms offering improved fiscal and contractual terms. The county’s premier industry event Angola Oil & Gas (AOG) connects international stakeholders to the market, serving as a […]

Kicking off the Invest in African Energy (IAE) reception in London on Thursday, Marilyn Logan, Director General of the Liberia Petroleum Regulatory Authority (LPRA), showcased Liberia’s available oil and gas blocks and upstream investment opportunities. The reception served to connect major technical and financial partners to Africa’s energy sector ahead of the African Energy Week: […]

Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas) Ekperikpe Ekpo will deliver a keynote address at the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energy 2024 conference, taking place in Cape Town from November 4-8. Minister Ekpo’s participation follows the launch of three new gas projects in Nigeria aimed at increasing gas supply by 25%. […]

Kicking off the Invest in African Energy (IAE) reception in London on Thursday, Marilyn Logan, Director General of the Liberia Petroleum Regulatory Authority (LPRA), showcased Liberia’s available oil and gas blocks and upstream investment opportunities. The reception served to connect major technical and financial partners to Africa’s energy sector ahead of the African Energy Week: […]