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The 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29): No more delay. Time to pay up is now! (By Landry Ninteretse)

COP29 is taking place in a challenging geopolitical and economic context marked by a downward trend in global growth, drastic budgetary constraints and cuts in almost all countries

By Landry Ninteretse, 350Africa.org Regional Director (www.350Africa.org). As the Baku climate negotiations enter the final stretch, we are still very far from an agreement. There is no clarity on the climate finance target, the quality of the finance, or how it will be made accessible to developing countries. The latter,…

African Energy Chamber

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    • AEW: Invest in African Energies Returns to Cape Town in 2025 with a Focus on Investment, Sustainability and Eradicating Energy Poverty
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African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies Returns to Cape Town in 2025 with a Focus on Investment, Sustainability and Eradicating Energy Poverty

African Energy Week: Invest in African Energies 2025 is set to take place in Cape Town, South Africa from September 29 to October 3, 2025

Serving as the leading platform for deal-making, energy partnerships and capital investment in Africa’s energy sector, African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies will return to Cape Town, South Africa in 2025, in partnership with the Government of South Africa, S&P Global Commodity Insights and Afreximbank. Featuring a strong…

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    • Ghana is Pivotal for Africa and a Strong Partner for African Energy Week: Invest in African Energies
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Ghana is Pivotal for Africa and a Strong Partner for African Energy Week: Invest in African Energies

During this year’s African Energy Week: Invest in African Energies, a Ghanaian delegation engaged in forward-looking discussions, outlining key opportunities across the country’s energy industry

On the back of a series of policy reforms and regulatory changes, Ghana has positioned itself as a globally competitive oil and gas market. The country has put in place ambitious energy targets and strives to boost oil production while stimulating development across the natural gas value chain. A Ghanaian…

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Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) urges African leaders and the international community to fulfill their commitments to climate justice

As COP29 takes place in Baku, Azerbaijan, from November 11 to 22, 2024, world leaders are urged to maintain the momentum established at COP28

The Justice, Peace, and Development Commission of SECAM (www.SECAM.org), in collaboration with its Environment and Climate Change Working Group, is urging African leaders and the international community to prioritise public investment, improve energy infrastructure, and fulfill their commitments to climate justice and funding. These actions are vital for meeting the…

African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
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Speech Delivered by Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, President and Chairman, Boards of Directors, African Development Bank Group at the High-Level Event, 29th Conference of the Parties (COP 29) “Measuring the Green Wealth of Nations: Natural Capital and Economic Productivity in Africa”

When the value of Africa’s vast forest and environmental services, and natural capital, are properly valued, the size of its rebased GDP taking this into account will be much higher

Your Excellency, President Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of Congo Your Excellencies, Heads of State and Government Your Excellencies, Vice Presidents, Prime Ministers Your Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen. I wish to thank you all for taking the time to be here today for the Heads of State High-Level Dialogue…

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The Critical Minerals Africa Group (CMAG) Launched to Unlock Africa’s Critical Minerals Potential

CMAG’s mission is to foster deeper relationships between Africa and global markets, and thereby enable the creation of resilient and diversified critical minerals supply chains

Global leaders in the critical minerals industry have today launched the Critical Minerals Africa Group (CMAG) (www.CMAGAfrica.com) to foster deeper relationships between Africa and global markets, empower companies operating in Africa’s critical minerals space, and thereby unlock Africa’s full critical minerals potential. Sub-Saharan Africa is believed to be home to…

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    • AEC Executive Chairman NJ Ayuk sharing stage with global superstar Flavour at the the Just Energy Transition Concert to open AEW 24
    • Deal signings to fund and grow diverse aspects of the African energy landscape are a permanent fixture at successive AEW events
    • Only at the African Energy Week will you have a closing panel with Oil and Gas stalwarts sharing the stage and having discussions freely with climate cahnge zealots
    • NJ Ayuk in discussion with Andy Inglis Chairman and CEO of Kosmos Energy at AEW 2024 on the future of energy in Africa critical elements for developing the continents world class gas resources responsibly
    • The AEC has succeeded in federating key stakeholders and building a movement seeking to ensure that Africas interests are protected and its voice respected when it comes to its energy future
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Dismissed and Ignored: Keys to an African Lobby Group’s Success Being Overlooked by Climate Activists and Africa Oil Week (By Ajong Mbapndah L)

How the supercharged African grassroots won the admiration of the oil industry and African leadership

By Ajong Mbapndah L. In 2021, the citizen-driven African Energy Chamber-AEC (www.EnergyChamber.org), and its unapologetic position in support of the right of African countries to produce oil and gas spread like wildfire. They adopted a narrative of Drill Baby Drill shocking most western political establishment, African elites and pundits. Within…

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    • (from center left) AfdB VP President Kariuki with Tanzania's Vice President Philip Mpango, Fatih Birol, IEA Executive Director, and Damilola Ogunbiyi, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All, and other participants at a COP29 Clean Cooking side event
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Conference of the Parties (COP29): Lack of Clean Cooking Access Poses Deadly Risks for Millions in Africa, Leaders Urge Action

At a Paris summit held In May 2024, African Development Bank President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina pledged to allocate 20 percent of Bank financing for energy projects that promote clean cooking alternatives

African policymakers and international partners meeting at this year’s UN Climate Change Conference, COP29 on Tuesday highlighted the urgent crisis posed by lack of access to clean cooking, a challenge impacting 1.2 billion people across Africa and leading to millions of premature deaths annually.    "It is unacceptable that women…

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    • Afreximbank asserts Africa’s climate position at the Conference of the Parties (COP29); advocates for a just and equitable energy transition for economic development
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Afreximbank asserts Africa’s climate position at the Conference of the Parties (COP29); advocates for a just and equitable energy transition for economic development

A primary objective of the Bank will be to advocate for the swift operationalization of the Loss and Damage Fund, which provides financial support to countries suffering from climate-related losses

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) is participating at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, where it is doubling-down on its commitment to facilitating a just energy transition for Africa that supports the continent’s critical development needs and unlocks its economic potential. The Bank’s participation will align with the African Union’s Nairobi Declaration…

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    • Bruno Jean-Richard Itoua, Minister of Hydrocarbons of the Republic of Congo
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Republic of Congo Eyes Accelerated Oil, Gas, Sustainable Projects

The country’s Hydrocarbon Minister Bruno Jean-Richard Itoua shared insight into the government's ongoing efforts to attract new investments in the upstream, downstream and forestry sectors

The Republic of Congo (RoC) is preparing to launch a Gas Master Plan and new Gas Code, all while enticing investment in crude exploration and production. Speaking during a press conference at African Energy Week 2024, Bruno Jean-Richard Itoua, the country’s Minister of Hydrocarbons, outlined how these policies will drive…