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Equatorial Guinea president to join global energy leaders at AEInvest 2025 in New York
Africa THE President of Equatorial Guinea, His Excellency, President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, has confirmed that he will join other African Presidents, global energy leaders and investors at the inaugural Africa Energy Investment Summit...

AEW 2025: Regulatory, policy leaders driving Africa’s energy investment
AEW 2025 will feature several key regulatory and policy leaders from across Africa who are driving the continent’s energy investment. Participants include Dr Zwanani Titus Mathe, CEO of the South African National Energy Development Institute...

Nigeria aims for global energy dominance with $60bn gas expansion – NNPCL’s Ojulari
Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has announced plans to secure $60 billion in investments over the next five to seven years to enhance Nigeria’s gas infrastructure and strengthen its position in the global energy market....

When is a Party Required to Arbitrate?
Over the past few decades, arbitration agreements have become increasingly common in contracts between corporations, workers and customers. In fact, you’ve likely agreed to one in signing a generic consumer agreement or by checking a terms and...

GNPC CEO hopes to strengthen cooperation among Africa’s oil-producing nations
Kwame Ntow Amoah – GNPC CEO Mr Kwame Ntow Amoah, the Chief Executive Officer of Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), has expressed his desire to deepen cooperation among Africa’s oil-producing countries. This comes after he was appointed...

President Nguema Joins Global Energy Titans At AEInvest 2025 In New York
1 ABUJA – The President of Equatorial Guinea, His Excellency, President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, has confirmed that he will join other African Presidents, global energy leaders and investors at the inaugural Africa Energy Investment Summit...

Egypt’s Elsewedy Electric to invest US$2.5 billion in Algeria’s energy sector
Egyptian group Elsewedy Electric and Algeria’s Investment Promotion Agency (AAPI) signed a memorandum of understanding for US$2.5 billion of investments in Algeria. The agreement, signed on the sidelines of the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) in...

Nigeria advances Equatorial Guinea Gas Pipeline to boost regional energy links
Nigeria is pressing ahead with the Nigeria–Equatorial Guinea Gas Pipeline, a cross-border project designed to transport stranded Nigerian gas to Equatorial Guinea for processing and export, Minister of State for Petroleum (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo,...
From pioneer to powerhouse / How ConocoPhillips shaped the LNG industry
ConocoPhillips has been instrumental in shaping the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry, from pioneering early technologies to forming key international partnerships. The origins of the LNG business date back to the mid-1950s, when...

APPO to Finalize Launch Date of Energy Bank at Crucial Ministerial Meeting: A Milestone for African Energy Independence
In a pivotal development for Africa's energy sector, the African Petroleum Producers Organization (APPO) is set to convene a high-level ministerial meeting to determine the official launch date of the long-anticipated African Energy Bank (AEB)....

PIA proposed amendment (mutilation): Taking Nigeria’s oil and gas industry back to the ‘stone age’
BY AYODEJI SERIKI Only few Nigerians know that between 2015 and 2019, about $70 billion was invested in the Oil and Gas industry in Africa. But that was where the good news ended. While Nigeria always boasts of having the largest crude and gas...

FG unveils agric reforms, moves to create 21m jobs
The Federal Government on Tuesday reeled out a slew of new incentives to attract agricultural investment, which it said could create 21 million jobs in the country. It also pledged reforms to expand irrigation, improve access to credit and create...

Why new Celtic signing Seb Tounekti turned down Bundesliga and Premier League moves
Seb Tounekti, the Tunisian internationalist who completed his £5.2m transfer from Hammarby in Sweden to the Scottish champions on the final day of the summer window, is slightly different. He has turned down enticing offers to play at the very...

GNPC Chief Executive named chairman of African Petroleum Producers’ Organisation
The CEO of Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), Kwame Ntow Amoah, has been appointed Chairman of the African Petroleum Producers' Organisation (APPO), marking a significant milestone for Ghana's leadership in the continent's energy sector....

GNPC CEO named chairman of continental oil body
The Chief Executive Officer of Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), Kwame Ntow Amoah, has been appointed Chairman of the African Petroleum Producers' Organization (APPO), marking a significant milestone for Ghana's leadership in the...

Ghana’s GNPC Chief Executive named Chairman of Continental Oil Body
The Chief Executive Officer of Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), Kwame Ntow Amoah, has been appointed Chairman of the African Petroleum Producers’ Organization (APPO), marking a significant milestone for Ghana’s leadership in the...

AEW 2025 to Feature Key Regulatory, Policy Leaders Driving Africa’s Energy Investment
African Energy Week (AEW) 2025: Invest in African Energies – taking place from September 29 to October 3 in Cape Town – will host a distinguished group of regulatory, policy and advisory leaders from across Africa and beyond. Participants include...

Why Africa's next transformation must be built on agriculture and agro-processing
A general view of Bahati market in Nakuru county on June 4,2025. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard] In every African market, from Dakar to Dar es Salaam, the sounds and smells of trade tell a story that is bigger than food. They are the pulse of Africa’s...

Meren Energy announces leadership team changes
Meren Energy Inc (TSX:MER, OTC:AOIFF) has announced several changes to its executive leadership team as part of an organizational streamlining initiative. The company said Craig Knight has stepped down from his role as chief operating officer to...

Africa’s Next Transformation Must Be Built on Agriculture and Agro-Processing
In every African market, from Dakar to Dar es Salaam, the sounds and smells of trade tell a story that is bigger than food. They are the pulse of Africa’s economic potential. Every sack of maize, every truck of tomatoes, every carton of processed...