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Source: African Energy Chamber |

International Energy Forum (IEF) Secretary General Joins African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 Amid Forecasts Global Energy Growth

IEF Secretary General Jassim Alshirawi will speak at this year’s African Energy Week: Invest in African Energies conference

Jassim Alshirawi, Secretary General of intergovernmental organization the International Energy Forum (IEF), has joined the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies conference as a speaker. As the world’s largest gathering of energy ministers, the IEF accounts for more than 90% of global oil and gas supply, and as…

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The State of Qatar
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The State of Qatar |

Qatar Hosts Signing of Declaration of Principles Between Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), March 23 Movement

Negotiations are set to continue in the coming phase, with active participation from regional and international parties, in order to reach a final and comprehensive agreement that reinforces security and stability in the region

The State of Qatar hosted Saturday in Doha the signing ceremony of a Declaration of Principles between the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Congo River Alliance/March 23 Movement, in a step considered a significant development in efforts aimed at achieving peace and stability in the…

Ministry of Finance, Ethiopia
Source: Ministry of Finance, Ethiopia |

State Minister Calls for Rigor and Responsibility in Economic Discourse at Ethiopian Economics Association (EEA) Conference

The annual international Conference on the Ethiopian Economy brings together leading economists, academics, policymakers, and practitioners to deliberate on key economic developments and policy directions

State Minister of Finance, Dr. Eyob Tekalign, opened the 22nd International Conference on the Ethiopian Economy, organized by the Ethiopian Economics Association (EEA). In his keynote address, Dr. Eyob praised the EEA for its consistent contribution to policy-relevant research over more than two decades, highlighting the Association’s role as a…

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Liberia
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Liberia |

President Boakai Extols Colombia on Independence Day Observance

The Liberian leader noted that as the Colombian people celebrate this milestone, he assured them of Liberia’s commitment to the bonds cooperation and friendship subsisting between the two countries and peoples which has continue to be increasingly enhanced

The President of the Republic of Liberia, His Excellency President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has on behalf of the Government and people of Liberia and in his own name extended heartfelt felicitations and best wishes to the Government and People of the Republic of Colombia, on the auspicious occasion marking…

Republic of Liberia: Executive Mansion
Source: Republic of Liberia: Executive Mansion |

President Boakai Departs Liberia to Attend West Africa Economic Summit in Nigeria

The summit is a key platform for shaping policies and partnerships that promote sustainable economic growth, job creation, and industrial development across West Africa

President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., departed the country earlier today, June 19, 2025, to participate in the West Africa Economic Summit (WAES), taking place from June 20–21, 2025, in Abuja, Federal Republic of Nigeria. The West Africa Economic Summit brings together Heads of State, senior government officials, private sector leaders,…

African Union (AU)
Source: African Union (AU) |

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Welcomes the Signing of Declaration of the Principles Between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Alliance Fleuve Congo / March 23 Movement (AFC/M23)

The African Union remains fully committed to working with all stakeholders to support the successful implementation of the Peace Agreement and to contribute to sustainable peace, security, and development in the DRC and the region

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, warmly welcomes the signing of the Peace Agreement between the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Alliance Fleuve Congo / March 23 Movement (AFC/M23) today in Doha, Qatar. This significant development marks a major…

African Energy Chamber
Source: African Energy Chamber |

Upstream Momentum Builds in Ghana as Eni Declares Eban-Akoma Commercial and Tullow, Kosmos Extend Licenses

The African Energy Chamber recognizes Eni’s recent progress on the Eban-Akoma discovery and last month’s long-term license extensions by Tullow Oil and Kosmos Energy as key milestones in Ghana’s drive to boost investor confidence and secure sustainable energy growth

Ghana’s oil and gas sector is showing clear signs of resurgence, underscored by Eni’s recent declaration of commerciality for the Eban-Akoma complex in the Cape Three Points Block 4. Estimated to hold between 500 and 700 million barrels of oil equivalent, the find marks the country’s largest offshore discovery in…

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Source: Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) |

Combating Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and sexual harassment: Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) strengthens the capacities of ivorian actors

Côte d’Ivoire alone recorded 9,607 cases of gender-based violence in 2024, affecting 7,950 women and 3,290 children, according to official figures

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Centre for Gender Development (CCDG), in partnership with the Ministry of Women, Family and Children, has initiated a national training workshop on the prevention of and response to gender-based violence (GBV) and sexual harassment from Thursday 26 to Saturday 28 June 2025…

World Health Organization (WHO) - Democratic Republic of Congo
Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Democratic Republic of Congo |

Tackling mpox through global and local collaboration in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

As part of efforts to strengthen the health system beyond the immediate response, 59 front-line workers, including 27 doctors and 32 nurses from the Clinique Kinoise received training in clinical management of mpox

Mpox continues to strain the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s health system. Between 1 January and 31 May 2025, the country reported more than 12 000 suspected cases and 22 deaths, accounting for over 50% of all mpox cases in Africa this year. In response, World Health Organization (WHO) and…

UN News
Source: UN News |

Aid cuts leave refugee agency unable to shelter six in 10 fleeing war in Sudan

In South Sudan, 75 per cent of safe spaces for women and girls supported by UNHCR have closed

Major cuts to aid budgets have already left people fleeing wars in Sudan and beyond without the assistance and protection they need, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday. Globally, $1.4 billion of the agency’s programmes are being shuttered or put on hold, UNHCR said in a new report. “We can't stop water,…