Libya and Italy Collaborate on Major Oil & Gas Ventures
Libya's economy relies heavily on its upstream oil and gas sector, which holds Africa's largest proven oil reserves – over 48 billion barrels – and substantial natural gas reserves. To stabilize and increase current and future production levels, the country is rolling out a dynamic project pipeline that presents new opportunities for investment and partnership with industry stakeholders. The...
AfDB provides US$ 102.79 million to support farmers through climate resilient Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones infrastructure
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group ("ADB") approved $102.79 million for the Multinational (Guinea, Senegal and Togo) Promotion of Sustainable Agricultural Value Chains in Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones Program which fosters sustainable agricultural value chains around agro-industrial processing zones (SAVC-SAPZ).
This project expands the integration of climate change and reduction of low greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions...
Liquid Intelligent Technologies expands cyber security offering to provide holistic data and asset protection
Liquid Intelligent Technologies, a business of Cassava Technologies, a leading technology company of African heritage, has announced the addition of an exciting new cyber security solution to the stable of products offered through its Cyber Security Fusion Centres (CSFC).
Aimed at providing customers with a more holistic cyber security proposition, the solution will see features such as asset management, risk...
Bioactive glasses for potential bone cancer treatment
A team of researchers at Aston University have combined bioactive glasses with gallium to create a potential treatment for bone cancer.
Bioactive glass is a filling material which can bond to tissue and improve the strength of bones and teeth. Tests in labs have found that bioactive glasses doped with gallium have a 99 per cent success rate of eliminating...
China Bridge Energy Commits to Bringing Innovative EPC and Financing Solutions to African Projects
Maritime and energy firm China Bridge Energy is assessing project opportunities across Africa with a view to creating win-win collaborations and advancing the development of cost-effective oil and gas solutions. With experience in ship brokerage; financing and refinancing; ship building and conversion; and oil and gas projects, the company aims to use its Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) and...
Dr. Benedict Oramah Provides Thoughtful, Balanced Insights Into Africa’s Energy Future
Ahead of the November 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (more commonly known as COP27) in Egypt, Dr. Benedict Oramah, president and chair of Afreximbank, authored a thoughtful and compelling commentary about the economic and social impact of divestment from the production of fossil fuels in Africa. With fossil fuel use creating 65% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, divestiture...
USAID Partnership Supports Young Kenyan Women Acquire Vital Technical Skills to Secure Jobs
Seventy-eight (78) young women from Nairobi and Kiambu Counties on Wednesday 11th September graduated from the PEPFAR/USAID-supported DREAMS Construction Skills Training program after successfully completing plumbing and electrical skills training conducted by accredited institutions at the Project Safe spaces. These young women are part of 427 graduates from the program to date who have broken barriers to become skilled...
Communication Authority of Kenya Committed to Spurring Innovation and Uptake of New Technologies
The Authority is committed to facilitating an enabling regulatory environment to spur innovation and uptake of emerging technologies, the Director General David Mugonyi has said.
Director General Mr. David Mugonyi says the Unified Licensing Framework (ULF), which is service and technology neutral, allows businesses to provide diverse services under one licence, spurring investment in the delivery of infrastructure and other...
Kenyans to Continue Benefiting from Stable Cheaper Hydropower Despite Dry Season
Kenyans can rest assured that the benefits of affordable and reliable Hydroelectric Power (HEP) will continue, even as the heavy rains that recently swept across the country begin to subside.
Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen) says its proactive water management program particularly at the Seven Forks dams in Embu and Machakos counties is ensuring uninterrupted power supply from these...
Vertiv Introduces Cloud-Based and Vendor-Neutral Fleet Management and Monitoring Solution for Edge and Distributed Physical Infrastructure Environments in EMEA
As AI workloads pivot to the network edge, the need for enhanced visibility at these remote data centre sites has become increasingly apparent. Recognising this, Vertiv (NYSE: VRT), a leading provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, has introduced Vertiv™ Environet™ Connect, a cloud-connected and web-based fleet management and monitoring solution. It features a device-agnostic interface that can handle...
