International oil & gas company Trident Energy has started its second drilling program in Equatorial Guinea. The milestone comes after the arrival of a semi-submersible drilling rig in Luba, offshore…
Tanzania has announced plans to ban the export of unprocessed lithium, effective from 31 May 2024. The government outlined the export license process, stating that mining companies are required to…
Multilateral development finance institution, the African Development Bank (AfDB), has approved a $102 million grant to support Ghana’s Fiscal Consolidation and Economic Recovery Program. The program – which runs from…
Namibia began, on Monday, the construction of the first decarbonized iron industry in Africa, powered exclusively by green hydrogen, part of the Oshivela project, announced the country’s investment promotion body.…
Ireland’s Alan Fisher Snatches Guinness World Record from Nigerian Chef Hilda Baci. Guinness World Records (GWR) has officially recognized Irish chef Alan Fisher as the new holder of two culinary…
The national carrier, RwandAir, expects to double its fleet to 25 planes over the next five years to better connect underserved markets in Africa and boost the continent’s reach to…
The Kivu Queen uBuranga, Rwanda’s first luxury cruise ship is expected to get operational and serve clients by early December. Fully built in Rwanda, uBuranga will operate on Lake Kivu,…
Dantagos Jimmy-Melani, the producer of ‘Bokwagter’, one of the films which formed part of the MultiChoice Namibia/NBC project, was recently selected to attend the Creative Producer Indaba (CPI). The indaba…
Two-time Olympic champion Caster Semenya says she is “not going to be ashamed” of being “different”, and will “fight for what is right” amid her ongoing dispute with athletics authorities.…
Axali Doëseb, the composer of Namibia’s national anthem, will be conferred a state funeral – a tribute his family believes would have made him proud. President Hage Geingob on Saturday…