Africa: Foreign investment in clean energy fell to $53bn in 2023- UNCTAD
Foreign direct investment (FDI) flows to Africa fell by 3% to $53 billion in 2023, according to the latest World...
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Global resurgence of cholera leaves 1,900 deaths in 6 months
The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced a spike in cholera in several regions of the world, with almost...
Global foreign investment declines on increasing geopolitical tensions – UNCTAD
Efe Tega with agency The UN Trade and Development Organisation (UNCTAD) has said that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) fell by...
Global gas flaring rises to highest level since 2019 – World Bank
The amount of gas flared worldwide in 2023 rose by nine billion cubic meters (bcm) to 148 bcm, its highest...
Chevron signs contracts for ultra-deepwater blocks in Angola amid attractive policies
Multinational energy corporation Chevron has signed two Risk Service Contracts (RSC) for Block 49 and Block 50, located in the...
AfCFTA to stimulate intra-African trade by $35bn annually – Minister
Omeiza Bilal Minister, Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Doris Uzoka Anite has revealed that the African Continental Free Trade Area...
Afreximbank, Africa CDC partner to strengthen health systems in Africa
Omeiza Bilal African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) entered into a Cooperation Agreement with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention...
WTO highlights strategies to tackle illicit trade in food, food fraud
Omeiza Bilal A new publication by the World Trade Organization (WTO) has fashioned out ways to combat the challenges of...
Experts seek to mobilise, utilise Africa’s financial resources
Omeiza Bilal In a significant step toward bolstering public finance systems, experts and stakeholders from across Africa have drawn up...
ILO closes in on international regulation of biological hazards
Omeiza Bilal Delegates attending the 112th International Labour Conference (ILC) have taken the initial step towards what would be the...
