CERAWeek Leadership Circle Calls for affirmative action Africa will need at least $125 billion in refining investment through 2050 across current projects, future projects and maintenance, Abderrezak Benyoucef, Head of the Energy Studies Department at OPEC, said in a fireside chat with Eithne Treanor, Founder and CEO of ETreanor Media, at African Energy Week (AEW) 2026 in Cape Town. OPEC also distributed hard copies of a new study on Africa’s medium- and long-term energy outlook at the session, ahead of its online publication. Africa must accelerate industrialization and attract more…
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Russian Industrial & Energy Leaders Present Next-Generation Technologies
….As African Energy Week 2026 holds in South Africa Under the auspices of the Russian Export Center (REC) business mission, a delegation of leading Russian technology providers, engineering firms, and industrial manufacturers is showcasing advanced solutions at African Energy Week (AEW) 2026 in Cape Town. The joint initiative focuses on fostering cross-border partnerships, modernizing energy infrastructure, and delivering scalable industrial technology across Central and Southern Africa. The participating companies present a comprehensive range of solutions spanning upstream exploration, midstream infrastructure, digital transformations, environmental sustainability, and cross-border trade execution: Upstream &…
Read More →Scaling AI Across African Energy, Mining Operations….Microsoft Leads the Charge
Microsoft is targeting wider artificial intelligence adoption across oil and gas, power and utilities, and mining, focusing on the integration of enterprise data and operational technology to improve industrial decision-making and asset performance. During a Microsoft-hosted session at African Energy Week 2026 on Monday, Gargi Mishra, Frontier Industry Advisor for Energy and Resources, Microsoft, explored how companies can move AI from individual productivity applications into operational workflows. “The opportunity for the energy sector is to connect the data companies already generate across their operations with AI capabilities that can help…
Read More →Scaling up Ghana’s baobab value Chain
HTU and Partners Launch BAOMAP Project Story: Mohammed A. Abu Baobab is critical to the socio-economic development of Ghana and therefore stock taking of it and to understand its spread in the country is important. This observation was made by Prof Kenneth Fafa Egbadzor, Head of the Directorate of Research and Innovation, Ho Technical University, Volta Region, in his opening remarks during a hybrid webinar to officially launch the BAOMAP Project (Mapping of Baobab Populations (Adansonia digitata) in Ghana Using Remote Sensing and Ground Verification Surveys), in Ho, last Monday.…
Read More →Attaining Vision 2050 goals….Tanzania bolsters reforms in mining sector
GEITA: PRIME Minister Mwigulu Nchemba has directed the Ministry of Minerals to strengthen the management of the mining sector in order to enhance productivity in line with the country’s Development Vision 2050. Dr Nchemba issued the directives on Saturday of October 3rd, 2026 during the closing ceremony of the Ninth National Mining Technology Exhibition held at the Dr Samia Suluhu Hassan grounds in Geita Municipal Council. He said that, in line with the theme of the exhibition, “Minerals are Wealth, Let Us Take Responsibility Together,” everyone has a responsibility to…
Read More →GNPC Moves Voltaian Basin Exploration Towards TUA 1X Well at Chegu
Years of subsurface studies in Ghana’s Voltaian Basin are advancing towards a major milestone, as the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) and GNPC Explorco intensify preparations to drill the TUA-1X exploratory well at Chegu in the Mion District. The proposed well will take the exploration programme from seismic data and geological interpretation into the subsurface, providing new information to test years of technical work and help determine the direction of further exploration across the Basin. Management of GNPC and GNPC Explorco visited the proposed well location to review progress and…
Read More →Addressing Nigeria’s gender political imbalance ahead of 2027
Moment for Women Alliance host virtual Summit Story: Mohammed A. Abu Speakers and panelists representing women’s rights advocates, civil society organizations, political actors, governance stakeholders, media professionals, and allies committed to advancing women’s meaningful participation in Nigeria’s democracy, have unanimously drummed home the need for collective and shared responsibility driven affirmative action for the desirable impact at both state and societal levels towards addressing Nigeria’s persistent democratic deficit that affects women who constitute half of the national population. They were speaking during the Let Women Vote Nigeria 2027 Summit convened…
Read More →AASGON and GSEF Board make bold Declaration
….As a Unified Global South Development Architecture rises On the occasion of the UN Day for South-South cooperation, Mohammed (ADM) Founder & Group Executive President, AASGON & GSEF Architect, GS‑IDF & GSSDC Chair, GS‑IDF Custodianship Council noted that, South‑South Cooperation has entered a new era according to an official statement issued in London, over the weekend. The BRICS Indore Declaration demonstrates, that, he noted, the Global South is ready to lead with its own institutional voice, its own development architecture, and its own sovereign agenda. “The GS‑IDF provides the unified…
Read More →Mainstreaming Non-Interest Banking & Finance in Ghana
All-inclusiveness re-echoed… As maiden virtual National Dialogue holds By: Mohammed A. Abu Accra/Panelists drawn from diverse faiths, professional and academic backgrounds from Ghana, Nigeria and Kenya have re-emphasized that, non-interest Banking and Finance (NIBF) in Ghana otherwise termed as “Islamic Banking & Finance” in other jurisdictions, is about offering an alternative all-inclusive ethics driven financing mechanism for economic development not about religion per say, and which is going to be accessible to all Ghanaians irrespective of their religious persuasions. They were also unanimous about the catalytic role it could play…
Read More →Driving Continental Investment,Ownership and Growth
Unstoppable Africa 2026 sends African,Global CEOs,Leaders to New York More than 2,000 African and global business leaders plus heads of state will gather in New York on September 20–21 for Unstoppable Africa, flagship event of the Global Africa Business Initiative (GABI) according to an official statement issued in New York,Wednesday. Convened by UN Secretary-General António Guterres and H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, and organized and coordinated by the UN Global Compact, the fifth edition of Unstoppable Africa will convene under the theme “Powering Business,…
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