Extreme greens grouse, but African and other poor families see hop in David Malpass Paul Driessen President Obama infamously told Africans they should focus on their “bountiful” wind, solar and biofuel. 1,347 more words
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Lately, Ethiopia has seen in what could be termed as a renaissance in its economic, politics and social activities. Some of them leading to a strengthening of its foreign relations and some others leading to a dispute with its neighboring countries. Here we chose to look at the country’s current situation from the government’s perspectives.…
via How successive governments, have tranformed Ethiopia — Wakeupafrica360!
Centurion Law Group (“Centurion”) (Centurionlg.com) is set to become the first African legal and energy advisory firm to be publicly-listed this year, as it prepares to join one of Europe’s leading stock exchange. This represents a natural step for Centurion given the group’s strong market share within the oil & gas sector in sub-Saharan Africa […]
The Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons continues rolling out the Year of Energy initiative as Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons H.E. Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima calls for a stronger African energy dialogue. Following the success of the Cape VII Congress & Exhibition in April, Malabo will host the Oil & Gas Meeting Day for services […]
Helios Investment Partners LLP, the Africa-focused private equity firm, plans to raise a fund of about $1.25 billion to invest across the continent, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The London-based company, led by Tope Lawani and Babatunde Soyoye, is in talks with asset managers and development agencies about what would be its […]
via Helios Investment Plans $1.25 Billion Pan-Africa Fund — Financing for Development in Africa
via EPA reaffirms glyphosate weed killer safe, calls IARC cancer designation an ‘outlier’ inconsistent with multiple countries’ assessments — Genetic Literacy Project
The signed deals will see up to 1600 new jobs in Nigeria and Ghana, and at least 150 in UK; £30m of UK funding to help transform agriculture in Ghana. Speaking in Ghana on the second day of his trip to Africa, the Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt commits to supporting ‘Ghana beyond aid’ as he […]
