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Islamist attacks in northern Mozambique highlight challenges facing LNG scheme
Scores of people have been killed since late May in attacks on villages in the northern Cabo Delgado province blamed on Islamist militants. In one attack near the coastal town of Palma, the attackers abducted residents from Monjane and Ulumbi villages who were found beheaded...
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Mozambique
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Tanzania: Songas unfazed by critical report
A Special Parliamentary Committee on the Gas Sub-Sector delivered a summary of its report in Tanzania’s parliament on 2 June. The committee was tasked in November 2017 with deciding whether contracts in the gas sector contained “unconscionable terms” which could be revised...
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Tanzania
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DR Congo: BBOXX to provide power to 2.5m people in DR Congo
UK-based off-grid utility BBOXX announced on 7 June that it has signed an agreement with the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that will see the company provide power to 2.5m people. BBOXX began operations alongside energy system supplier Victron Energy in...
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DR Congo
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Cameroon moves closer to second FLNG project
Cameroon’s second floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) project has taken a step forward with the signing of a gas convention agreement between New Age LNG and the government establishing the fiscal terms for its project to produce gas from the Etinde permit. Project company...
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Cameroon
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Morocco/Nigeria: Rabat claims pipeline advances
A 10 June visit to Morocco by Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari allowed both sides to announce the progress of plans to build a gas pipeline across north-west Africa. Moroccan media reported that the pipeline’s route, a mixture of onshore and offshore tranches, had been...
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Morocco, Nigeria
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Equatorial Guinea: Malabo calls on IMF help
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on 4 June announced approval of a staff-monitored programme (SMP) for Equatorial Guinea as the country struggles to reduce its dependence on oil. The IMF said the SMP, which does not include funding, will help to build a track record of...
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Equatorial Guinea
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Ethiopia: EEP privatisation among mooted reforms
The government of new prime minister Abiy Ahmed has lifted the state of emergency and announced plans for the part privatisation of several state enterprises, including Ethiopian Electric Power, in the latest moves by the new administration to relax the state’s tight control....
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Ethiopia
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Electricity supply industries must deal with legacy of poor policy
The legacy of colonialism may continue to shape contemporary Africa, but policymakers must also grapple with more recent follies as they struggle to address the legal and financial ramifications of decades of poorly structured and inadequately implemented infrastructure...
Africa
Emergent superpower China can’t be reduced to hero or villain
In this still young century, China has emerged as by far Africa’s biggest economic partner, establishing a vast footprint across the continent at breakneck speed. As many ties with the west have declined – especially following the 2008-09 global financial crisis – Chinese...
Africa
Fundamental shift drives growth in Francophone West Africa
The Abidjan-based Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières (BRVM) stock exchange is ambitious but lacks liquidity. Questions persist about the CFA franc peg, underwritten by the French treasury since the West African currency was created in 1945. Destructive trends from...
West Africa
Questions as ‘Bulldozer’ Magufuli clears way for his new Tanzania
It may be symbolic that, beyond the state-run grid, Tanzania provides an enticing opportunity for innovative investors to build businesses in marginalised communities with aspirations to move beyond energy poverty. Tanzania has been a pioneer in the sub-Saharan off-grid...
Tanzania
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03 October 2018 to 04 October 2018
Africa Investment Exchange: Nairobi
Power & Renewables Executive Briefing
Co-produced by African Energy, AIX: Nairobi builds on...
Nairobi
Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Mozambique, Zambia
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25 June 2018 to 29 June 2018
WGC 2018- The 27th World Gas Conference
The 27th World Gas Conference is the largest and most high-profile global gas conference and...
Walter E. Washington Convention Centre Washington DC, USA
Africa
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2nd Namibia Renewable Energy & Power Infrastructure Investment Conference
Euroconvention Global is pleased to announce its 2nd Namibia Renewable Energy & Power...
Windhoek
Namibia
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09 July 2018 to 11 July 2018
Africa Petroleum Equipment Summit 2018
According to the International Monetary Fund quarterly Outlook Report released in April 2017, world...
The Radisson Blu, Nairobi, Kenya
East Africa
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16 August 2018 to 18 August 2018
East Africa Power and Electricity Expo 2018
In 2013, President Obama launched Power Africa, an innovative partnership to double access to...
Dar es salaam, Tanzania, Mwl. J. K. Nyerere Trade Fair Ground, ''Saba Saba Grounds''
East Africa
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16 August 2018 to 18 August 2018
Solar Power Expo Tanzania
The solar power expo Tanzania provides a platform that introduces individuals to the world of...
Dar es salaam, Tanzania, Mwl. J. K. Nyerere Trade Fair Ground, ''Saba Saba Grounds''
Tanzania
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05 September 2018 to 07 September 2018
AOP Africa Oil & Power Cape Town
For the third year running Cape Town is host to the flagship Africa Oil & Power conference,...
Cape Town International Convention Centre
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