Former Niger Hydrocarbons Chief Joins MSGBC 2025 As a Speaker
PRESS RELEASE DAKAR, Senegal, November 26, 2025/ — Kabirou Zakari Oumarou, Former Director General of Hydrocarbons at Niger’s Ministry of Energy, has joined the upcoming MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power 2025 conference and exhibition – taking place in Dakar from December 8-10 – as a speaker. Oumarou is expected to engage with global investors and
African Development Fund commits $14 million grant to scaling up climate resilience across the Sahel
PRESS RELEASE ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, November 25, 2025/ — The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has approved a grant of $14.64 million to support Project 2 of the Programme to Strengthen Resilience to Food and Nutrition Insecurity in the Sahel (P2-P2RS) in Abidjan on 21 November 2025. The additional financing is provided
Merck Foundation underscores their long-term partnership with Angola First Lady to train healthcare providers and support Girl Education
PRESS RELEASE LUANDA, Angola, November 25, 2025/ — Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany underscored their commitment to build healthcare capacity and support girl education in Angola during a high-level meeting held between Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation and The First Lady of the Republic of Angola, H.E. Dr. ANA DIAS LOURENÇO, who
Africa’s Clean-Cooking Drive Hinges on Carbon-Credit Reform, Transport Upgrades
PRESS RELEASE JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, November 22, 2025/ — Africa’s long-delayed transition to clean cooking will fail without a serious overhaul of how the continent finances, transports and regulates LPG, senior executives said during a high-level panel on clean cooking and LPG at the G20 Africa Energy Investment Forum in Johannesburg on Friday. Speakers pointed
COP30: Africa needs funding to adapt to the climate crisis – what negotiators need to do to secure it
By Brian Mantlana & Basanda Xhanti Nondlazi Since it was set up in 1992, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change has focused mainly on mitigation. Mitigating the effects of climate change is all about transitioning away from fossil fuels to renewable energy, improving energy efficiency and setting up new forests to absorb greenhouse gas emissions.
