Category: APO-OPA

MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power 2024 will host its first CEO Assembly on December 2, one day before the conference and exhibition officially opens in Dakar from December 3-4, under the patronage of Senegalese President Birame Souleye Diop. This invitation-only event will gather up to 30 global CEOs from diverse sectors, including oil and gas […]

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has appointed Dr Babatunde Samson Omotosho, an economist and statistician, as Director of the Statistics Department, effective June 16, 2024. Dr Omotosho, a Nigerian national, has more than 21 years experience in developing data strategies to align with the strategic objectives of organisations. He also brings expertise in data compilation, data […]

The African Union of Broadcasting (AUB) (www.UAR-AUB.org), in partnership with Media for Peace, will host a training seminar for journalists on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the Sahel on July 9-10, 2024, in Maroua, the capital of the Far North Region of Cameroon. This initiative by Media for Peace, supported by the AUB […]

Multinational energy company TotalEnergies acts as a key contributor to economic growth and tax revenues in the markets in which it operates, extending beyond its core oil and gas exploration and production activities. In 2023 alone, the company’s production taxes and current income taxes across all activities amounted to just over $24.7 billion, with an […]

Advancing efforts to direct energy investments to Africa, Susan D. Maples, Partner at New York-based firm Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, will moderate the upcoming Invest in African Energy reception in London. Specializing in high-stakes, complex international arbitrations and corporate transactions, Maples’ experience spans multibillion-dollar disputes and negotiations in over 30 countries across energy, oil […]

Download logo Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has called on the leadership and members of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) and other transport operators to collaborate with government as it works to transform Ghana’s public transport system. According to Dr Bawumia, ongoing efforts to infuse digitalization into the transport sector such as the streamlining […]

South Africa represents one of the world’s final frontiers for offshore oil and gas exploration, with indicated resources measuring as much as nine billion barrels. The country’s offshore gas resources are estimated at 60 trillion cubic feet (tcf) while onshore shale could be as much as 390 tcf. While exploration has been slow, recent developments […]

African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) Vice-President for Regional delivery, Integration and Business Delivery, Marie-Laure Akin-Olugbade has completed a mission to Angola in which she held several strategic, high-level dialogue sessions with authorities of the country. The talks provided the foundation for the implementation of the Bank’s new 2024-2029 Country Strategy Paper. The country strategy paper, which […]

The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) (www.ITFC-idb.org), a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group is pleased to announce the Corporation’s active participation at the 9th World Global Review for Trade. This event, themed ‘Mainstreaming Trade’, was held at the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) headquarters, in Geneva from June 26 to 28, 2024. […]

Night has fallen on Sèmè-Kpodji, a lively town on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, in south-east Benin. Many of the city’s residents are still busy working, including Fatima Hounkanrin, 30, who runs a small shop selling tomatoes, pepper, soap, drinks and other household goods. Thanks to new street-lighting in the area, she’s able to […]