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The African Circular Economy Alliance (ACEA) and the Circular Economy Coalition of Latin America and the Caribbean (CEC LAC) have organized the first regional dialogue to strengthen cooperation around their common objectives. The event, titled “Regional deep-dive: Africa, Latin America & the Caribbean joining forces for circularity,” took place as …

Energy giant, Shell, has said they align its research and development strategy with Nigeria’s 10-year strategic roadmap for local content being implemented by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB). Managing Director of the deep-water business of Shell in Nigeria, Mrs. Elohor Aiboni, said Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production …

The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) has approved a $1 million grant for modernization of Africa’s aging hydropower fleet. The grant will fund the mapping and evaluation of African hydropower facilities’ rehabilitation needs. It will also support the preparation of modernization works for two pilot facilities to a bankable …

The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) and the African Development Bank has launched a call for applications for the first edition of the African Youth Adaptation Solutions (Youth Adapt) Challenge. The call encourages young entrepreneurs, innovators from micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), and other youth-led and youth-owned enterprises in …

Mayor Sylvester Turner has officially endorsed the first edition of the U.S.-Africa Energy Forum 2021 (December 9-10; Houston, Texas) with a letter of invitation to take part; the City of Houston has emerged as a global leader in energy innovation, home to over 500 oil and gas exploration and production …

The US Geological Survey (USGS) has awarded Fugro a new Geospatial Products and Services Contract (GPSC) to support the National Geospatial Program (NGP), which provides a digital foundation for geospatial infrastructure in the US. Under this indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract, the USGS will issue Fugro task orders on …

 The NNPC/ Chevron Nigeria Limited Joint Venture has donated modern medical equipment worth millions of Naira to the Oporoza and Tsekelewu Cottage hospitals in Egbema-Gbaramatu kingdoms, as well as the Government hospital in Ogidigben. The Egbema Gbaramatu Communities Development Foundation (EGCDF) received the items for the Oporoza and Tsekelewu cottage …

Digitizing the transport sector has become inevitable. As the different countries adopted different measures to curb the spread of COVID-19, one of the first sectors to be hit hard was the transport sector, as the movement of goods and people came to a standstill. We are seeing the tide turning …

The Presidents of Ruanda and Senegal, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and EIB President Werner Hoyer met BioNTech-Founder Uğur Şahin to discuss the development of vaccine production for Africa; BioNTech affirmed its intention to manufacture any vaccines arising from its development of vaccine candidates to fight malaria and …

African businesses and consumers will now be able to benefit from a direct connection to the USA as Liquid Intelligent Technologies opens an Internet Point of Presence in Miami, connecting to the Liquid network via a South Atlantic subsea cable. As part of Liquid’s East-West route between the US and …