Category: AFRICA

Africa: APO Group Chairman Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard to Share Insights on African Sports and Development at EurAfrican Forum 2024

CASCAIS, Portugal, July 10, 2024/ — APO Group (www.APO-opa.com), the leading pan-African communications consultancy and press release distribution service, is glad to announce that its Founder and Chairman, Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard (www.Pompigne-Mognard.com), will be a guest speaker at the seventh edition of the EurAfrican Forum 2024 (www.EurAfricanForum.org). The event, organised by the Portuguese Diaspora Council, will take place at NOVA School of Business and Economics in Cascais, Portugal on 15 – 16 July 2024. Launched in 2018 and chaired by the former President of the European Commission and current Chair of…

The Celebration of Fire Festival:Prospects & Tourism Potentials for the Gbewaa Kingdoms(By Fuseini Yakubu)

  Fuseini Yakubu Introduction.  This article presents the celebration of Fire Festival in the three main Gbewaa Kingdoms in Northern Ghana. Fire Festival is an annual festival for the people of the Gbewaa Kingdoms. It’s celebrated on the 9th day of the month of fire “Bugum Goli”. The lunar month of Fire Festival “Bugum Goli”, is the first month and beginning of a new year, just like January which is the first month of a new year. The article will also discuss the prospects and tourism potentials for the celebration…

Angola Environmental Services Joins Angola Oil & Gas (AOG) 2024 as Silver Sponsor

LUANDA, Angola, July 8, 2024/ — Angola plans to increase oil production to 1.1 million barrels per day (bpd) until 2027, thereafter maintaining output at this level. To support production growth, the country is promoting investment in exploration, with several drilling campaigns planned across both on- and offshore acreage. As upstream drilling progresses in Angola, waste management company Angola Environmental Servicos (AES) joins the Angola Oil & Gas (AOG) conference (http://apo-opa.co/4cRIMO5) – scheduled for October 2-3 in Luanda – as a Silver Sponsor. During the event, AES is expected to share…

Africa Energy Expo 2024’s Dynamic Agenda Attracts High-Profile Speakers and Key Stakeholders Shaping the Continent’s Energy Landscape

KIGALI, Rwanda, July 8, 2024/ — Informa Markets (www.InformaMarkets.com), organisers of the first edition of the Africa Energy Expo (AEE), have confirmed that government Ministers from three African countries will join the line-up of speakers at the landmark energy event, taking place from 4 to 6 November 2024 at the Kigali Convention Centre, Rwanda. Delegates can look forward to hearing from Rwandan Minister of Infrastructure, H.E. Hon. Dr. Jimmy Gasore; Malawian Minister of Energy, H.E. Hon. Ibrahim Matola; and Namibian Minister of Energy and Mines, H.E. Hon. Tom Alweendo. They join a…

By land, air, and sea: Hospital ship and aviation charities renew partnership to bring life-changing surgery to patients to remote African regions

TOAMASINA, Madagascar, July 8, 2024/ — Humanitarian aid organizations Mercy Ships (www.MercyShips.org) and Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) have renewed their partnership to help bring life-changing surgical care to isolated communities across Africa. Mercy Ships operates state-of-the-art hospital ships, providing free surgeries and healthcare services to sub-Saharan nations with limited access to safe surgical care. MAF’s purpose is to bring help, hope and healing through aviation to people living in isolation and poverty. The renewed memorandum of agreement between these two faith-based charities enables Mercy Ships to extend their reach further…

Gazprom Joins African Energy Week (AEW) 2024 as Silver Sponsor, Driving Africa’s Gas Momentum

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, July 4, 2024/ — Russian multinational energy corporation Gazprom is spearheading a crucial refinery upgrade project at the Mossel Bay gas-to-fuel facility in South Africa – which advanced to feasibility stage last month – as part of efforts to support Africa’s gas monetization agenda and secure a reliable supply of refined petroleum products. As the world’s largest producer of natural gas, Gazprom will join African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energy – taking place in Cape Town on November 4-8 – as a Silver Sponsor,…

AFRY is the technical partner in a new waste-to-energy project in Thailand

Watsuduphan Thurakit Co. Ltd. (WSPT) has awarded AFRY with Owner’s Engineering services for a waste-to-energy facility in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand. This project contributes to the development of an improved municipal waste management system in the country. Waste-to-energy (WtE) facilities have become an important method for disposal of municipal solid waste around the world. The new plant will transform municipal waste into energy, thereby aligning with and contributing to Thailand’s sustainability pathway. The project, commonly known as WSPT 9.9 MW Nakorn Pathom WtE, will consist of the construction of a plant…

Egypt’s $50bn FDI sparks growth in tourism, housing construction

Egypt’s construction industry is projected to grow at a CAGR of more than 8 per cent until 2029, global property services firm JLL said in a report, driven by increased government spending, active public-private partnerships, and continued investments in residential and mixed-use sectors. JLL said in its Egypt Construction Market Intelligence report that the North African country accounts for $515bn or 12 per cent of the MENA region’s unawarded project pipeline the prevailing national and global economic challenges. The value of residential projects in Egypt totalled around $36bn in Q1 2024,…

Africa- Policy Reform and Revitalization: The Key to Expanding South Africa’s Natural Gas Infrastructure (By NJ Ayuk)

South Africa is in many ways one of the most modern countries in Africa, particularly with respect to electricity access. Yet while its numbers compare favorably with most other African nations (as of 2021, 89.3% of the population had reliable access to electricity, making it the fifth-highest ranking in the continent according to the World Bank), it still shares some of the same core problems as the others: an unreliable energy supply facing a rapidly growing population, an expanding economy, and increasing urbanization. With climate change looming large over any…

Republic of Congo Hydrocarbons Minister to Discuss Gas Monetization at Angola Oil & Gas (AOG) 2024

LUANDA, Angola, July 4, 2024/ — Bruno Jean-Richard Itoua, Minister of Hydrocarbons of the Republic of Congo (ROC), has joined the Angola Oil & Gas (AOG) conference as a speaker. During the conference – scheduled for October 2-3 in Luanda – Minister Itoua will provide insight into emerging opportunities in oil exploration, gas monetization and LNG development, as well as potential areas for collaboration between the two countries. Both ROC and Angola have set bold production targets, aiming to increase oil output to 500,000 barrels per day (bpd) and 1.1…