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African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

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    • African Development Bank’s investment anchors first close of $118 million for Africa's leading green infrastructure initiative
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African Development Bank Group Commits $40 Million to Catalyze the Alliance for Green Infrastructure - Project Development Fund

The Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa - Project Development Fund is part of the AGIA initiative, led by the African Development Bank, the African Union Commission, and Africa50

Bank’s investment anchors first close of $118 million for Africa's leading green infrastructure initiative The Fund, managed by Africa50, seeks to raise $400 million of blended, early-stage development capital to deliver a pipeline of investment-ready green infrastructure projects in Africa The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has announced $40 million…

African Energy Chamber

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    • Africa's Energy Security on the Line as Shell's Orange Basin Exploration Faces Court Battle
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Africa's Energy Security on the Line as Shell's Orange Basin Exploration Faces Court Battle

Shell’s Orange Basin offshore exploration in South Africa faces legal challenges but remains a crucial opportunity to enhance energy security, drive economic growth and create jobs

Shell’s plans to explore for oil and gas in South Africa’s Orange Basin, recently granted environmental authorization to drill up to five deepwater wells, now faces a court appeal from environmental groups and coastal communities. While legal challenges are a natural part of democratic governance, there is broad consensus on…

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO): Regional Office for Africa

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    • Building skills to track progress on strengthening resilience across Africa
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Building skills to track progress on strengthening resilience across Africa

Regional workshop opens in Addis Ababa focusing on final Malabo review

A regional workshop on measuring household resilience to climate and socioeconomic shocks has opened in Addis Ababa, bringing together statisticians and technical experts from 27 African countries. The three-day event, jointly organized by the African Union Commission (AUC) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), aims…

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    • Nigeria needs to increase investment in agricultural biotechnology for food security - Joseph Omode
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Nigeria needs to increase investment in agricultural biotechnology for food security - (By Joseph Omode)

Biotechnology provided innovative tools to improve agricultural productivity and safeguard food crops from the impacts of climate change, such as heat, floods and drought

By Joseph Omode, editor in chief of Alexa News Nigeria (www.Alexa.ng) and the Chief Executive Officer of Alexa Media Services. Nigeria is making remarkable progress in leveraging agricultural biotechnology. With robust regulatory structures, real-world biotech crop adoption, and growing public engagement, the country is setting the pace for innovation in…

International Trade Centre
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From 8 to 30 bales: How climate-smart cotton farming is transforming lives in rural Zambia

This project, grounded in climate-smart solutions like Biochar and Bokashi, has enabled farming families to not only survive but thrive

Zambian farmers have doubled their yields and their incomes, using climate-smart techniques learned through a partnership among the European Union, African, Caribbean and Pacific states (ACP), and the International Trade Centre (ITC). Before 2021, many smallholder cotton farmers in Magoye and Ngwezi in Zambia faced declining yields, poor soils, and limited…

African Union (AU)
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Statement of the African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson on International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

He underscores their vital role in preserving cultural diversity, safeguarding the environment, and advancing sustainable development in line with Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf joins the global community in commemorating the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. This day is an opportunity to celebrate the rich heritage, knowledge systems, and resilience of indigenous communities across Africa and the world. The Chairperson reaffirms…

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
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International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Launches New Outlook on Nuclear Power for Development in Africa at G20

The publication surveys the continent’s current energy landscape, highlighting the prospects for nuclear power to address the lack of electricity that is a daily reality for about half a billion people across Africa

IAEA-Group of Twenty cooperation broke new ground with the release of a new publication examining the potential for nuclear power in Africa.   The IAEA launched the publication at a side event co-organized with the Clean Energy Ministerial and the South African Department of Electricity and Energy on the margins of a key Group…

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    • The African Development Bank is providing financial and technical assistance to The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar and Togo to strengthen the business environment and promote the private sector in the four countries
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The African Development Bank approves a grant of over $5 million to strengthen public-private partnerships in The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar and Togo

The project aims to strengthen the public–private partnership (PPP) environment in four countries, with the goal of catalysing private investment

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved a grant of $5.3 million to implement the Project to Strengthen the Public-Private Partnership Environment for the Promotion of Private Investment in The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar and Togo. The project, approved in Abidjan on 27 June 2025,…

African Energy Chamber

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    • Faustin-Archange Touadéra, President, Central African Republic
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Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadéra to Speak at African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies 2025

Faustin-Archange Touadéra, President, Central African Republic joins AEW: Invest in African Energies 2025 as a speaker as the country accelerates clean energy growth, regional power partnership and climate resilient projects

Faustin-Archange Touadéra, President, Central African Republic (CAR) is confirmed to speak at this year’s African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies 2025, taking place from September 29 to October 3 in Cape Town. His announced participation comes on the heels of a major boost to CAR’s climate resilience strategy,…

African Union (AU)
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Statement by the Chairperson of the African Union Commission on the Tragic Helicopter Crash in Ghana

The Chairperson conveys his heartfelt condolences to H.E. President John Dramani Mahama, the Government and people of Ghana, and the bereaved families of all those who lost their lives in this national tragedy

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has learned with deep sorrow of the tragic helicopter crash in the Ashanti Region of the Republic of Ghana, which claimed the lives of eight people, including Ghana’s Minister of Defence, Hon. Edward Omane Boamah, and Minister of Environment,…