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Energy Capital & Power

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    • Senegal’s Energy, Petroleum & Mines Minister Announces MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power 2026
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Senegal’s Energy, Petroleum & Mines Minister Announces MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power 2026

At the 2025 edition of the conference, Minister Diop urged global investors to join the region’s energy growth, emphasizing local content, regional collaboration and sustainable gas development

Birame Soulèye Diop, Minister of Energy, Petroleum & Mines of Senegal, announced that the next MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power Conference and Exhibition will take place from December 1-3, 2026, in Dakar, Senegal. The announcement was made during a fireside chat at the 2025 edition of the event, with Minister…

RegTech Africa

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    • Nigeria Sets the Stage for Global Regulatory Technology Leadership as 2026 RegTech Africa Conference & Expo Heads to Abuja
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Nigeria Sets the Stage for Global Regulatory Technology Leadership as 2026 RegTech Africa Conference & Expo Heads to Abuja

A central highlight of the event will be the hosting of the prestigious Global Startup World Cup Tournament – Regional Challenge, providing African startups with a world-class stage to pitch their solutions before an international panel of judges

Under the distinguished patronage of the Office of the Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, and in partnership with the Presidential Committee on Economic & Financial Inclusion (PreCEFI), with the collaboration of the Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA), the 2026 RegTech Africa Conference & Expo…

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    • Major Global Players Set to Join MSGBC Upstream Market as Nations Eye Future Discoveries
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Major Global Players Set to Join MSGBC Upstream Market as Nations Eye Future Discoveries

Following Chevron’s acquisition acreage in Guinea-Bissau earlier this year, several other international players are lining up to invest in the MSGBC region

Several international energy companies are expected to join the MSGBC region’s upstream market in the coming months, as operators target exploration opportunities in The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry. Speaking at the MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power 2025 conference this week, Ben Sayers, Partner & Energy Specialist, GeoPartners, explained that the…

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The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) Provides EUR 135 million Insurance Support for Türkiye’s Strategic Kars–Iğdır–Aralık–Dilucu High Standard Railway Project

The Project is set to generate strong economic and environmental impact by shifting freight from road to electrified rail, cutting logistics costs by an estimated 40% by 2030

The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) (http://ICIEC.IsDB.org), a Shariah-compliant multilateral insurer and member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, has approved EUR 135 million in Non-Honoring of Sovereign Financial Obligations (NHSFO) insurance in support of the Kars-Iğdır-Aralık-Dilucu (KIAD) High Standard Railway Project in…

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The Government of Angola Launches an International Public Tender for the Management of the Namibe Corridor

Individual companies or consortiums of competitors with proven experience in the management of railway infrastructure and freight operations are eligible to apply

The Ministry of Transport of The Republic of Angola (www.MinTrans.gov.ao) has today launched, 5th December, the Public Tender for the Concession of the Right to Operate, Manage and Maintain the Namibe Corridor. Interested entities may submit their proposals until 4 May 2026.  The concession, with an initial duration of 30…

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Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) Deepens Central African Presence as Equatorial Guinea Becomes 47th Member State

As a Member State, Equatorial Guinea gains access to AFC’s suite of products including project preparation, equity investments, debt financing, and risk mitigation instruments

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.AfricaFC.org), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, today announced that the Republic of Equatorial Guinea has officially acceded to membership, becoming the Corporation’s 47th Member State. The decision, which closely follows the Central African Republic’s recent accession, marks a significant step in AFC’s deepening presence in…

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Uganda to host the first ever African Dragon Boat Cup 2026

The meeting was attended by Head of Public Diplomacy Margaret Kafeero and Mr. Stilson Muhwezi, First Secretary in charge of Sports Diplomacy

Sports Diplomacy: Uganda set to host the first ever Africa Dragon Boat Cup from 1st – 4th October, 2026. Mr. Solomon Muwonge, president of the Uganda Dragon Boat Federation, revealed this in a meeting with Ambassador Richard Kabonero, Head of Regional Economic Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The…

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Senegal’s President Faye Opens MSGBC 2025 with Call for African Energy Sovereignty

The MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power 2025 conference and exhibition officially opened on 9 December with a call by Senegal’s President to develop regional integration and Africa-led sovereignty for shared prosperity

Senegalese President H.E. Bassirou Diomaye Faye opened the 2025 edition of the MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power conference and exhibition in Dakar today, setting an ambitious tone for regional integration, energy sovereignty and shared prosperity across West Africa’s premier energy basin. Marking the fourth edition of the high-level energy gathering,…

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African Development Bank Approves $10 Million to catalyse Namibia’s Large Green Hydrogen Project

The project is poised to leverage the country’s world-class solar and wind energy resources

The African Development Bank’s Board of Directors (www.AfDB.org) has approved a $10 million loan to Hyphen Hydrogen Energy, a Namibian green hydrogen development company,  to support a green ammonia project valued at more than $10 billion and with the potential to position Namibia as a pioneer in the global green…

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    • The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) Supports EUR 132.5 Million Financing to Strengthen Uzbekistan’s Steel Industry
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The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) Supports EUR 132.5 Million Financing to Strengthen Uzbekistan’s Steel Industry

The financing, backed by ICIEC’s sovereign cover, will enable the completion of Uzmetkombinat’s new Casting and Rolling Complex in Bekabad, Southern Uzbekistan

The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) (https://ICIEC.IsDB.org), a Shariah-compliant multilateral insurer and member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, is pleased to announce its support for a landmark EUR 132.5 million financing arranged by Standard Chartered for Joint-Stock Company “O'zbekiston Metallurgiya Kombinat” (Uzmetkombinat),…