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Who Pressed Pause? How Stalled Negotiations Can Keep Equatorial Guinea from Being a Gas Mega Hub (By NJ Ayuk)

By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber (https://EnergyChamber.org). Will Equatorial Guinea fulfill its promise as a gas “mega hub,” or will stalled negotiations turn...

Who Pressed Pause? How Stalled Negotiations Can Keep Equatorial Guinea from Being a Gas Mega Hub (By NJ Ayuk)

By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber (https://EnergyChamber.org). Will Equatorial Guinea fulfill its promise as a gas “mega hub,” or will stalled negotiations turn...

APO Group appoints Bas Wijne as Chief Operating Officer

APO Group (www.APO-opa.com), the premier award-winning Pan-African communications consultancy and press release distribution service, is delighted to announce the appointment of Bas Wijne as...

Deel is Acquiring PaySpace, solidifying Deel as market leader in global payroll

Global HR company Deel (www.Deel.com) announced today that it is acquiring African-based payroll and HR solution company PaySpace (www.PaySpace.com) for an undisclosed amount. It is one...

In the race to digital wallets, don’t forget cash (By Juan Seco)

Success in the digital payment space will hinge on the ability of new players and incumbents to converge the physical and digital experience into...

EcoFlow Launches PowerStream, Helping Home Stay Powered During Load Shedding

EcoFlow (za.EcoFlow.com), a leading eco-friendly energy solutions company, has reached a new milestone with the launch of its latest innovation, the PowerStream (https://apo-opa.co/3Tiz7Jv), a...

France makes abortion a constitutional right

France has become the first country in the world to explicitly include the right to abortion in its constitution. Parliamentarians voted to revise the country's...

US Supreme Court rules Colorado cannot ban Trump from presidential ballot

The US Supreme Court has struck down efforts by individual states to disqualify Donald Trump from running for president using an anti-insurrection constitutional clause....

Haiti violence: Gangs demand PM resign after mass jailbreak

Haiti's government declared a 72-hour state of emergency on Sunday after armed gangs stormed a major prison. At least 12 people were killed and...

UN team says Hamas likely carried out sexual violence in Israel on 7 October

A UN team has concluded there are "reasonable grounds to believe" sexual violence, including rape and gang rape, was committed during the Hamas attacks...

US sanctions Zimbabwe president for corruption

The United States government has imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa, along with other senior officials, for corruption and human rights abuses. On Monday...

Children starving to death in northern Gaza – WHO

Children are dying of starvation in northern Gaza, the World Health Organization (WHO) chief says. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the agency's visits over the...

Afreximbank tops the loan market rankings in Bloomberg’s 2023 Capital Markets league tables for Sub-Saharan Africa

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) has been ranked number one in all three categories in the Bloomberg Capital Markets League Tables Report for African Capital...

Magistrate arrested for accepting groceries, microwave as bribe

In a shocking turn of events, a senior magistrate, Terence Mashaire, has found himself in legal turmoil as he is accused of accepting a...

International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) Signs Multiple Agreements with Uzbekistan Totaling US$715 Million

The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) (www.ITFC-IDB.org), a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, has signed several agreements with Uzbekistan, amounting...

Rwanda: The African Development Fund commits $12 million to the rapid operationalization of the African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation (APTF)

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund approved, in Abidjan on 27 February 2024, $11.96 million Grant to speed up the establishment...

Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Seeks to Unlock Estimated 5 Billion Barrels of Oil

With 180 million barrels of proven oil reserves – and up to 5 billion of estimated oil reserves – the Democratic Republic of the...

Africa Takes Centre Stage as the Gender Hub for Mainstreaming Success

The Gender Mainstreaming Awards, a powerful indicator of progress towards gender mainstreaming in the corporate world, proudly returns for its 12th event across Africa....

Canon to spotlight sustainability champions at Global Good Awards 2024

Canon EMEA (www.Canon-CNA.com), the world’s leading imaging company, continues its sponsorship of the Canon Young Champion of the Year category at the Global Good...

Nikki Haley beats Donald Trump in Washington DC for first primary victory

Nikki Haley has defeated Donald Trump in the Republican primary in Washington DC. This is her first victory over the former President in the 2024...

Mahama officially informed about Access Bank CEO’s death [Photos]

A delegation from Access Bank Ghana PLC has visited former President John Mahama to officially inform about the untimely death of its CEO, Dr...

Radio News Release (Soundbite): Applications Open for the Sixth Edition of Africa’s Biggest Entrepreneurial Competition

Listen to the soundbite Download the soundbite The Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Competition has launched its sixth annual continent-wide search for 10 exceptional entrepreneurs who...

South Sudan President Opens New Nilepet headquarters (HQ); National Oil Firm Aims to Transform its Role in Energy Sector

Nilepet is a major employer and incubator of talent in the petroleum industry of South Sudan. Its new, modern HQ marks a shift to...

EMURGO Africa Unveils ’EMURGO Labs’

EMURGO Africa (www.EMURGO.africa), the investment and commercial arm of Cardano in Africa, today announced the launch of EMURGO Labs, a dedicated development entity for...

Applications Open for the Sixth Edition of Africa’s Biggest Entrepreneurial Competition

The Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Competition has launched its sixth annual continent-wide search for 10 exceptional entrepreneurs who are striving to make a...

Pecan Energies, operator of Deepwater Tano/Cape Three Points (DWT/CTP) block, completes rebranding, committing to unlock prosperity for Ghana and beyond

Pecan Energies (www.PecanEnergies.com), the operator of the Deepwater Tano/Cape Three Points (DWT/CTP) block offshore Ghana is thrilled to announce the successful completion of its...

Israel-Gaza war: Kamala Harris urges more aid for starving Gazans

US Vice-President Kamala Harris says people in Gaza "are starving" and has urged Israel to "significantly increase the flow of aid" there. She said...

Why Macron hopes abortion rights are a political winner

France is preparing to become the first country in the world to put the right to abortion in its constitution. On Monday, parliamentarians from the...

Swiss vote to give themselves a bigger pension

Swiss voters have given themselves an extra month's pension each year - in a nationwide referendum focusing on living standards for the elderly. The...

Ukraine war: Russia intercepts 38 Ukrainian drones attacking Crimea

A series of explosions have rocked Crimea, after a reported Ukrainian drone attack on the peninsula which was illegally annexed by Russia in 2014....

Haiti violence: Gangs free 4,000 inmates in mass jailbreak

Armed gangs have stormed the main prison in Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince, releasing many inmates. The vast majority of about 4,000 men held there have now...

Senegal protesters demand fresh election within a month

Hundreds of protesters in the Senegalese capital Dakar have called for elections to be held before the end of President Macky Sall's term on...

170 dead in Burkina Faso village ‘executions’

Some 170 people including women and children have been "executed" in attacks on three villages in Burkina Faso, a public prosecutor has said. Aly Benjamin...

Gunfire near Haiti airport disrupts flights for second day

Flights at Port-au-Prince airport in Haiti’s capital have been disrupted for the second straight day by heavy gunfire nearby, as the Caribbean nation grapples...

Mr. Ibu’s cause of death revealed

National President of the Actor Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Emeka Rollas has confirmed the death of actor John Okafor, popularly known as Mr. Ibu. In...

FIFA hails International Football Association Board (IFAB) decision on permanent concussion substitutes

Decision is a “very important” step, says Mattias Grafström, FIFA Secretary General ad interim and Chair of The IFAB’s Board of Directors; FIFA (www.FIFA.com) to...

Veteran actor Mr. Ibu passes on

Veteran Nigerian actor, John Okafor popularly known as Mr Ibu has passed on. The actor died in a hospital in Lagos state on Saturday,...

New era for global salt production: McDan advocates research and technology

In the vast expanse of the salt industry, Daniel McKorley, stands as a beacon of innovation. As the Founder and CEO of The McDan...

US threatens to restrict aid to Ghana over anti-LGBTQ+ bill

The United States on Thursday cautioned that it might limit foreign aid to Ghana if President Nana Akufo-Addo signs a new bill criminalising LGBTQI+...

Jose Peseiro resigns as Nigeria head coach

José Peseiro, the head coach of the Nigerian national team, the Super Eagles, has left his role following the expiration of his contract with...