Category: News Stories

Mentoring Young Achievers…NWR launches Noble Kids Platform

Report: Mohammed A.Abu  Noble World Records (NWR) has announced  the public launch and inauguration of Noble Kids, a dedicated online platform for children, parents, schools, and educators, says  an official statement issued in Lucknow, Wednesday, and signed by Shoaib ANSARI, Head Records-NWR-ISE ,Noble World Records. Inaugurated by Dr. Mohammad Seraj Ansari, Global Chairman & Editor-in-Chief of NWR and Global Chairman of the World Economic Forum of Asia-Africa, the statement said, the platform  aims to encourage children to explore their abilities, build confidence and discover new possibilities, provides parents and educators…

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Electric motorcycles and battery-swapping technology enter Ghana

…..As Spiro expands  pan-African footprint Spiro’s entry into Ghana introduces the Ekon 450 M1 V3 electric motorcycle and its battery-swapping solution, bringing a new mobility option to commercial riders and delivery fleets. The integrated offering aims to reduce daily operating costs and minimise downtime, with battery swaps completed in just two minutes and potential savings of up to USD 2 per day compared with petrol-powered motorcycles. Test rides and product demonstrations across Greater Accra will support the rollout and help riders experience the benefits of electric mobility. Spiro (www.Spironet.com), Africa’s…

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Angola Attracts $10B in Mature Field Investment Through Regulatory Reforms

Angola has attracted more than $10 billion in investment across mature oilfields through regulatory reforms and a flexible approach to investor engagement, according to Alcides Andrade, Executive Board Member at the National Oil, Gas & Biofuels Agency (ANPG). Speaking during a fireside chat at African Energy Week 2026 in Cape Town, Andrade said the investments have helped extend the life of existing assets and add approximately one billion barrels to the country’s reserves, supporting production over the next five years. The investments form part of the ANPG’s broader strategy to…

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Africa’s Oil demand to hit 383 mboe/d,by 2050

……As Continent’s population hits 2.5billion,says OPEC From now until 2050, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) forecasts an increase in global primary energy demand from the current 312 million-barrels-of-oil-equivalent-per-day (mboe/d) to nearly 383 mboe/d in 2050 – an increase of around 23% over the 25-year period, with growth almost entirely coming from developing countries, including Africa. In its 20th edition of the World Oil Outlook, released in 2026, OPEC included a section dedicated to understanding Africa’s long-term energy role, demographic trajectory, and investment needs, due to the continent’s…

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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…

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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.…

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Ghana’s Finance Minister assures continued Partnership

..As ICC’s Arbitral Tribunal rules in favour of Ghana  Story: Mohammed Abu Ghana’s Finance Minister, Dr. Cassil Ato Forson says, the arbitral tribunal of the Rules of the Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce rule yesterday in favour of the country in the Tullow Tax Arbitration case, notwithstanding, the company remains a vital partner and it is the country’s largest petroleum producer. Its operations in the Jubilee and Ten Fields,Dr.Forson notes, support Ghana’s energy security, domestic gas supply and thousands of Ghanaian livelihoods. It is in the national interest…

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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…

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Ghana to take Centre Stage in India

…. As Nkrumah and Mahama are Honoured at Global South Summit GSM-FACC 2026 to Open New Africa–Asia Trade, Investment, Education and Agricultural Partnerships as Ghana Helps Shape the Emerging Global South Architecture Story: Mohammed A. Abu ACCRA/MUMBAI — Ghana is set to take centre stage at the forthcoming 1st Global South Ministers, Farmers, Academia & Chambers of Commerce (GSM-FACC) Summit, Awards & International Expo 2026, with President John Dramani Mahama expected to receive a Global South Leadership Award, while Ghana’s first President, the late Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, will be honoured…

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