H.E. Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima, Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons of Equatorial Guinea met with H.E. Timipre Sylva, Minister of Petroleum Resources of Nigeria at the presidential palace in Malabo intending to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries. The…
Last month, reports that Angola was drafting legislation to permit oil, gas and mining activities in 14 national conservation areas, including the Luengue-Luiana National Park, which represents part of the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area stretching across Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia…
The Department of Water and Sanitation has assured the public that the country’s large dams are not likely to collapse as a result of the heavy rainfall that is predicted to continue until mid-February. Department’s Director in the Dam Safety…
With fertile river valleys, expansive coastal lowlands and the prolific Zambezi River as a source of irrigation, Mozambique is considered a mecca for crop cultivation, with climatic conditions catering to a diverse range of agricultural products. Agriculture represents the second-largest…
A lot has changed in the past year. One thing that has remained constant is the state of stasis of South Africa’s new petroleum code. Earlier this month, Africa Intelligence reported (https://bit.ly/3pn2MzH) in a headline: ‘Total makes development of block…
The 6th PIDA Week opened virtually on Tuesday under the theme “New decade, new realities, new priorities – positioning PIDA and infrastructure development in Africa’s continued growth and economic recovery”. Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) Week is an…
On 1 January 2021, at the launch of the start of trading on the basis of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the Pan-African Private Sector, under the umbrella body of the African Business Council (AfBC), issued a press…
A little more than a year ago, in November 2019, the European Investment Bank (EIB) declared its intention to phase out funding for fossil fuels. Specifically, it said that it would no longer grant loans for projects involving crude oil,…
The African Development Bank and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), a regional organization of Horn of Africa countries, held a webinar to discuss the pressures affecting water security in the Greater Horn of Africa and how the Bank can…
The African Energy Chamber (EnergyChamber.org) met with the Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi to discuss the implementation of Human Development Application Of Nuclear Technology in Africa through appealing to private sector participation in the initiative….
