ACEACRES 2025 to Drive Africa/Global Stakeholder Engagement By: Mohammed A.Abu The flagship event of the Africa Continental Engineering & Construction Network(ACECEN),” The 3rd African Continental Engineering, Architecture, Construction and Real Estate Summit (ACEACRES 2025) scheduled to be held from the 29th-30th September,2025 in Accra, Ghana, is expected to attract an estimated eight hundred (800) in-person participants from Africa and other parts of the world. Held under the theme, Revolutionizing the Built Environment for Sustainable Infrastructure Development Through the use of Disruptive Innovations, Big Data and Quantum Technologies, participants confirmation has already…
Month: July 2025
Exclusive / Mauritania to meet Israel at Trump White House meeting
Yinka Adegoke and Mathias Hammer,Semafor Updated Jul 9, 2025, 10:38am GMT, Africa The Scoop The Islamic Republic of Mauritania is set to take a step toward resuming ties with the state of Israel at a White House meeting brokered by US President Donald Trump later Wednesday, according to a person familiar with the plans. Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the sidelines of a mini US-Africa summit featuring four other western African countries: Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, and Senegal. Mauritania, which is a member of…
Dubai to Host Third Edition of International Glass Manufacturing Show in April 2026
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 10 July 2025: The Emirate of Dubai is set to welcome the third edition of International Glass Manufacturing Show (IGMS 2026), taking place from April 13 to 15, 2026, at Dubai World Trade Centre. This premier event will offer a specialized platform that underscores Dubai’s growing reputation as a regional and global hub for the advanced construction and façade industries. IGMS 2026 stands as the most prominent event of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa region, dedicated exclusively to the entire glass industry…
Texas flooding: Who are the victims, what’s the death toll, could it rise?
More than 100 people were killed in the flash floods. Camp Mystic, a camp for girls, is among the worst-hit sites. By Sarah Shamim Published On 7 Jul 20257 Jul 2025 |Updated: 3 hours ago Flash floods that ravaged Texas over the weekend have killed more than 100 people in the state in the southern United States. The state’s governor said on Tuesday that more than 160 people are missing. The deaths and destruction caused by the floods have brought the government’s response and warning systems under scrutiny. A warning for flash floods in…
Factoring Baobab Farming into Ghana’s Mainstream Agriculture
HTU Research Team Leads the Charge in the Volta and Upper West Regions By: Mohammed A. Abu The Research Team of the Ho Technical University under its “Domestication of the African Baobab” Project has collected baobab germplasm from across the Volta region early 2024 and they are under conservation on the field. The University can boast of at least 115 accessions of baobab. The baobab collection and conservation work was sponsored by Spearhead Spirit of South Africa. Atmosmare of Finland on its part, is sponsoring the project this year to…
Africa: The Evolution of a Juggernaut(By Emeka Eke,Global Focus Media)
The journey of a thousand miles often begins with a first step! This truism may very well resonate with Africa, a continent which many; especially from the west have often described as dark, the white man’s grave etc.! By the way, some still have their traditional fixated mindset about the region intact despite her transition from a supposed underdeveloped state – by their assessment – many centuries ago, to one of the world’s leading focal points today! During his lifetime, Sir Isaac Newton, one of the greatest scientists to ever…
Wind, Solar and Hydro Power: Our Renewable Energy Initiatives in Africa at a Glance
By Dr Johnstone Chikwanda, Zambian Energy Expert Africa’s energy landscape is evolving rapidly with rising populations and expanding economies driving the demand for reliable, sustainable and affordable energy. The World Bank estimates that about 640 million people have no access to clean energy in Sub-Sahara Africa (SSA), With the ravaging impact of climate change, policy renovations to onboard alternative forms of sustainable and affordable clean energy are underway. Wind, solar, geothermal and hydroelectric power offer sustainable alternatives, but transitioning requires balancing long-term goals with infrastructure and economic perspectives. Despite abundant…
Gabon’s Minister of Oil & Gas Joins AOG 2025 Amid Shift to Deepwater Exploration
Sosthene Nguema Nguema, Minister of Oil & Gas of Gabon, has joined this year’s Angola Oil & Gas (AOG) conference – taking place September 3-4 in Luanda – as a keynote speaker. Minister Nguema’s participation comes as the country implements a strategic shift towards deepwater exploration and production, seeking to unlock additional resources across the country’s offshore acreage. As one of Africa’s biggest deepwater producers, Angola offers significant experience in the field, highlighting a strategic opportunity for bilateral collaboration. With a goal to increase production to 220,000 barrels per day (bpd), Gabon…
82 Palestinians killed in Gaza, including 38 people waiting for aid, hospitals and the Health Ministry say
By MELANIE LIDMAN and KAREEM CHEHAYEB,AP Updated 4:37 PM GMT, July 3, 2025 TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli airstrikes and shootings killed 94 Palestinians in Gaza late Wednesday and Thursday, including 45 who were attempting to get much-needed humanitarian aid, hospitals and the Health Ministry said Thursday. Families wept over the bodies from a strike that hit a tent camp during the night as displaced people slept in southern Gaza. At least 13 members of a single family were killed, including at least six children under 12. “My children, my children … my beloved,”…
OIC, LAS, and AU launch a joint emergency humanitarian appeal regarding the catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip
Amb. Samir Bakr, the Assistant Secretary-General for Palestine and Al-Quds Affairs, led a delegation from the General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in a consultative meeting with UNRWA and representatives from the League of Arab States (LAS) and the African Union (AU). This meeting addressed the dire humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. It took place at the LAS headquarters in Cairo on July 2, 2025. The meeting resulted in a joint emergency humanitarian appeal. Joint Emergency Humanitarian Appeal of the Three Regional Organizations: The League of…