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Energy Capital & Power

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    • Invest in African Energy (IAE) 2025 to Highlight Growth Opportunities in Africa’s Downstream Supply Chain
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Invest in African Energy (IAE) 2025 to Highlight Growth Opportunities in Africa’s Downstream Supply Chain

A dedicated downstream panel at the Invest in African Energy Forum in Paris will explore strategies to enhance Africa’s refining capacity, strengthen supply chains and drive investment in key infrastructure projects

The upcoming Invest in African Energy (IAE) 2025 Forum will host a high-level panel – Downstream Beneficiation: Supply Chain Development for Optimal Performance – as the continent aims to enhance energy security, reduce import dependence and maximize the value of its natural resources. The session will explore how the expansion…

African Energy Chamber

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    • Victoria Emeafa Hardcastle, CEO of the Ghana's Petroleum Commission
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Ghana’s Petroleum Commission to Outline Investment Opportunities at Accra Investor Briefing

The Invest in African Energies: Accra Investor Briefing will showcase emerging opportunities in exploration and procurement

Striving to increase production and reverse natural declines in mature oilfields, Ghana is promoting new investment across its upstream oil and gas sector. The country – through national upstream regulator the Petroleum Commission of Ghana – is embarking on a series of industry reforms that aim to strengthen the operating…

CrossBoundary Energy

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    • Kamoa Copper and CBE team give a celebratory thumbs up 3 April 2025 LR
    • Annebel Oosthuizen and Jules Ndambu sign PPA 3 April 2025
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Kamoa Copper and CrossBoundary Energy sign agreement for a groundbreaking baseload renewable energy system in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

The ramp-up of the new on-site direct-to-blister copper smelter is expected to commence in the second quarter of 2025

Kamoa Copper S.A. and CrossBoundary Energy (www.CrossboundaryEnergy.com) have signed a power purchase agreement to provide a 30 MW baseload renewable energy supply to the Kamoa-Kakula Copper mining complex in the DRC The renewable energy system will include a 222 MWp solar PV system and a 123 MVA/526 MWh battery energy…

OPEC Fund

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OPEC Fund approves over US$600 million in new financing to strengthen connectivity, human capital and economic resilience

The new commitments reflect the OPEC Fund’s efforts to promote inclusive and resilient growth in line with its strategic priorities

The OPEC Fund for International Development (OPEC Fund) (www.OPECFund.org) has approved over US$600 million in new development financing to support sustainable infrastructure, private sector development, food security and human capital in partner countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. The new projects were approved during the institution’s 191st Governing…

African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

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    • Participants at the signing of a tripartite agreement for a drone-driven initiative to strengthen disaster preparedness in Mozambique
    • From left to right: Mr. Changmoon Yang, MD of Busan Techno Park, South Korea; Mozambique’s Minister of Communication and Digital Transformation; and Akposso Marcelle, Division Manager, AfDB, at the signing of a tripartite agreement for a drone-driven initiative to strengthen disaster preparedness in Mozambique
    • A prototype drone for an initiative to strengthen disaster preparedness in Mozambique
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African Development Bank and Mozambique launch drone-based initiative to strengthen country’s disaster preparedness

The Drone-Based Disaster Management Project will establish a drone training centre in Mozambique to train 30 professionals, including 10 instructors

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org), the government of Mozambique, and Korea’s government agency Busan Technopark have launched an innovative drone-driven initiative to strengthen disaster preparedness in Mozambique, a country frequently hit by floods, mudslides, cyclones, and other weather-related crises.   The launch event took place in Maputo, on Thursday, April 3.  …

Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH)
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Resilience: A Winning Strategy for Legacy-Building (By Ibukun Awosika)

Theirs is a vital lesson: success is about the courage to show up, the willingness to learn and the determination to keep building despite setbacks

By Ibukun Awosika (apo-opa.co/4jiBjuS), ABH Grand Finale Judge (www.AfricaBusinessHeroes.org) The boldest entrepreneurs understand that resourcefulness, resilience and collaboration are essential - not only for overcoming challenges but also for sustaining success. These are not just assets in the toolbox of the average businessperson but the foundation upon which enduring enterprises…

State House Sierra Leone
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Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio Presides Over Swearing-In Ceremony Of New Minister Of Energy 2, Reaffirms Commitment To Sustainable Energy

President reaffirmed his administration’s unwavering commitment to sustainable energy and expanding access to electricity across the country

His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio has presided over the swearing-in ceremony of the newly appointed Minister of Energy 2, Dr. Abdul Rahim Jalloh, at State House. During the event, the President reaffirmed his administration’s unwavering commitment to sustainable energy and expanding access to electricity across the country. Performing…

World Health Organization - Sierra Leone
Source: World Health Organization - Sierra Leone |

Strengthening Healthcare Workforce for Triple Elimination: World Health Organization (WHO) Supports Training of Frontline Health Workers in Sierra Leone

The World Health Organization (WHO) provided technical support, ensuring the training aligned with global best practices

In a concerted effort to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B (Triple Elimination), Sierra Leone strengthened its healthcare workforce through targeted training of frontline health workers in Makeni and Bo. Held from March 10th to 14th, 2025, the training equipped healthcare providers with the knowledge and skills…

African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

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    • Members of the African Development Bank team and other participants who worked on Senegal's award-winning $500 million sustainable term loan in Cape Town, South Africa
    • Members of the AfDB team that participated in Rwanda's €200 M award-winning ESG loan in Cape Town
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CORRECTION: African Development Bank-Supported Projects in Senegal, Rwanda Clinch Top Honors at 2025 Bonds, Loans & ESG Capital Markets Africa Awards

The awards celebrate Africa’s most innovative and transformative financial deals, highlighting exemplary execution, effective mobilization of new liquidity pools, and innovative deal structuring

Two African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org)-supported projects have garnered top honours at the 2025 Bonds, Loans & ESG Capital Markets Africa Awards (https://apo-opa.co/4lvavcK) conference. A $500 million sustainable term loan facility in Senegal (https://apo-opa.co/4i1gUt8) was named Sovereign Syndicated Loan Deal of the Year, while Rwanda’s €200 million ESG loan (https://apo-opa.co/3RxvfTd) was awarded ESG…

Parliament of the Republic of Uganda
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Legislators query funding for compensation of war claimants

MPs also raised concerns over the absence of trade attachés in the diaspora

Members of Parliament have expressed dissatisfaction over the lack of budgetary provision and delay in compensation of cooperative societies and unions for losses suffered during political instabilities in the 1970s and 1980s. Appearing before the Committee on Tourism, Trade and Industry to present the Ministry’s policy statement for Financial Year…

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