Africa Oil Week’s Unabashed Attempt to Usurp Africa’s Energy Narrative Hinders the Continent’s Progress and Hurts Africans

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, February 6, 2024/ — “AOW: Investing in African Energy” – formerly known as Africa Oil Week – has engaged in a rebranding campaign to pose as allies to Africa’s energy development. Yet this new name fails to reflect Africa or her people and is a slap in the face to the continent’s resource development strategy and vast energy needs. Look at the leadership team of Hyve Group. No Blacks and No Africans. https://apo-opa.co/4buXzyg. They need to rebrand their leadership team. AOW claims to heed African interests but has fundamentally…

Global Logistics Execs see coming Surge of African Investment

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait, February 6, 2024/ — Nearly 62% of global logistics professionals say their companies are planning additional or first-time investments in Africa, according to a closely watched yearly industry survey. The survey of 830 logistics executives is part of the 15th annual Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index (https://apo-opa.co/4bD4lSW), a snapshot of industry sentiment and ranking of the world’s 50 leading emerging markets. The Index ranks countries for overall competitiveness based on their logistics strengths, business climates and digital readiness — factors that make them attractive to logistics providers, freight forwarders,…