By NJ Ayuk, Chairman, African Energy Chamber (www.EnergyChamber.org) Like many other national oil companies (NOCs) in Africa, Ghana National Petroleum Corp. (GNPC) has mostly served as a minority partner in upstream projects. That is, it has represented the Ghanaian government’s interests in contracts with foreign investors and collected a share of the money earned from […]
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Yellow Fever – West and Central Africa
Download logo In 2021, nine countries in the WHO African Region (Cameroon, Chad, Central African Republic (CAR), Côte d'Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Ghana, Niger, Nigeria, and Republic of Congo,) reported human laboratory confirmed cases of yellow fever (YF) in areas that are at high risk for the disease and have a history […]
Statement on the Deployment of the Wagner Group in Mali – December 23rd 2021
Download logo We, the international partners committed to supporting Mali and its people in their efforts to achieve sustainable peace and stability and combat terrorism, firmly condemn the deployment of mercenary troops on Malian territory. This deployment can only further deteriorate the security situation in West Africa, lead to an aggravation of the Human Rights […]
Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio Commissions TRANSCO CLSG Interconnections in Bo and Kenema, Switches on 225 kV Power Line
His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has officially switched on the Côte d’Ivoire-Liberia-Sierra Leone-Guinea, CLSG, Electricity Interconnection line at Teloma to bring power to south and east of the country. For the specific case of Sierra Leone, the project involves the construction of approximately 530km, 225 kV power line through seven districts Pujehun, Kenema, […]
Foreign Minister Peiris meets Envoys of 17 countries after their presentation of credentials
Download logo Foreign Minister Prof. G. L Peiris met the newly appointed envoys representing 17 countries at the Foreign Ministry on 22 December. The meeting followed the presentation of credentials to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on 21 December by the envoys. Most of the envoys are non-resident Heads of Mission based in New Delhi. Minister Peiris welcomed the Heads of […]
Minister Gobin reiterates Government's commitment to encourage local production
Download logo Government still encourages local food production, through natural means by using less pesticides and chemical products, and will continue to provide subsidies to small food crop growers and farmers. The Attorney General, Minister of Agro-Industry and Food Security, Mr Maneesh Gobin, made this statement, today, following the launching by the Small Farmers Welfare […]
Statement by the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, Mr. Adam Abdelmoula, on the situation in Bossaso, Puntland State
Download logo I am extremely concerned about the impact of ongoing hostilities in Bossaso, Puntland State, on civilians. With the fighting in Bossaso town continuing into a third consecutive day, more than half of the city’s population has reportedly been displaced from their homes. According to humanitarian partners and local authorities, some 40 per cent […]
AMISOM boosts education and sports for communities in Jubaland State
Download logo The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has handed over newly constructed classrooms, sanitation facilities, learning materials and sports equipment to boost education and sports in Jubaland State. The facilities were constructed under AMISOM’s Quick Impacts Projects, and as an extension of the mission’s Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) mandate to promote cordial relations with […]
U.S. Embassy Launches Project to Restore Medracen Mausoleum
Download logo The United States Embassy in Algeria has launched a $175,000 project to restore the Medracen Mausoleum in Batna as part of a larger cultural preservation and anti-looting partnership with the Algerian Ministry of Culture and the Arts. The project will start with an archeological review of the structural integrity of the pre-Roman Medracen […]
Emergency Grant Aid for People in the Northern Ethiopia
Download logo On December 24, the Government of Japan decided to extend Emergency Grant Aid of 12.4 million US dollars for people in the Northern Ethiopia. The grant is to provide humanitarian assistance in the provision of relief items such as shelter and food through the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), World Food […]