30th Conference of the Parties (COP30): African Development Bank Group’s (AfDB) Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) mobilises nearly EUR50 million in new commitments for just energy transition and Mission 300
PRESS RELEASE BELEM, Brazil, November 21, 2025/ — The African Development Bank Group’s Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) (www.AfDB.org), a multi-donor special fund managed by the Bank Group, has secured new investment commitments totalling nearly EUR 50 million, to strengthen the rollout of Mission 300 (https://apo-opa.co/48qxL74) and accelerate climate action across Africa’s power sector. The
United Kingdom (UK) Offshore Expertise to Boost African Energy Projects, Sustainability
PRESS RELEASE ABERDEEN, Scotland, November 21, 2025/ — Industry leaders highlighted how expertise developed in the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) can be leveraged to support Africa’s energy growth, extending beyond traditional oil and gas projects to include sustainability and technological innovation at the Wider African Energy Summit this week. Speaking during the summit, Thomas Sommerstad,
US House votes to cancel big payouts for senators’ ‘Arctic Frost’ phone subpoenas
By Jennifer Shutt WASHINGTON — The U.S. House approved legislation Wednesday that would revoke part of a law Congress approved just last week, which for the first time allows senators to sue the federal government, potentially for millions of dollars, if their data is subpoenaed without their knowledge. The 426-0 vote sent the bill to the
IAEA BoG Adopts Resolution against Iran
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency passed a resolution against Iran on Thursday, November 20. Nineteen countries on the IAEA’s 35-member board voted for the resolution at the UN nuclear agency’s headquarters in Vienna, according to diplomats who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe the outcome of
Trump signs bill requiring DOJ release of Epstein files
By Ashley Murray WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed into law late Wednesday a bill compelling the release of unclassified investigative files from the case against convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, with whom he shared a well-documented friendship, though Trump denies any involvement in the financier’s crimes. Epstein, who surrounded himself with the rich and
