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Day: November 22, 2025

Cayman Islands Airports Authority Announces Date for the Annual Meeting of the Wildlife Hazardous Working Group Mon Dec 1

We are pleased to share with you the details on our upcoming Annual meeting of the Wildlife Hazard Working Group.  The meeting is open to the public, including all airport staff, partners, and stakeholders.  We hope you join us.   The…

Africa targets $5 Billion Project Pipeline as Green Economy Summit Returns for Fourth Edition

The Summit will also host technical site visits across Cape Town, showing how climate investments translate into jobs, competitiveness and long-term resilience CAPE TOWN, South Africa, November 21, 2025/ — The critical climate negotiations at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, are…

United Kingdom (UK) Offshore Expertise to Boost African Energy Projects, Sustainability

Industry leaders at the Wider African Energy Summit discussed how lessons from the UK Continental Shelf can help African projects reduce costs, integrate sustainability and develop local talent ABERDEEN, Scotland, November 21, 2025/ — Industry leaders highlighted how expertise developed…

Italy-Libya Roundtable at Libya Energy & Economic Summit (LEES) 2026 to Drive Strategic Energy and Infrastructure Investment

The Libya Energy & Economic Summit 2026 will highlight Italy’s growing strategic role in Libya’s energy and infrastructure sectors, presenting opportunities for deeper investment and collaboration TRIPOLI, Libya, November 21, 2025/ — The Libya Energy & Economic Summit (LEES) 2026,…

Day 10: Island Voices Rise Despite COP31 Setback

In a last-minute reversal that has disappointed Pacific island nations, Turkey will host COP31 after Australia withdrew its bid in exchange for having its Climate Minister, Chris Bowen, serve as COP president. In this unprecedented arrangement, the presidency is separated from the…

Cost savings the real power behind South Africa’s solar boom

Solar generation now costs between 30% to 50% less than grid electricity (around R1.20–R1.70/kWh equivalent after installation) JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, November 21, 2025/ — According to the recently released South Africa’s Largest Solar Survey (https://apo-opa.co/487ALDZ), the South African solar market has…

30th Conference of the Parties (COP30): African Development Bank Group’s (AfDB) Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) mobilises nearly EUR50 million in new commitments for just energy transition and Mission 300

The discussions also featured the impactful work of BURN, a successful African clean cooking company and SEFA grant recipient BELEM, Brazil, November 21, 2025/ — The African Development Bank Group’s Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) (www.AfDB.org), a multi-donor special fund…

Niger takes a major step towards high-speed connectivity with handover of over 1,000 km of fibre-optic cable

The project has two major components: first, the construction of a 1,031-km national and cross-border fibre-optic network; and secondly, the installation of a Tier III national data centre NIAMEY, Niger, November 21, 2025/ — Niger has taken a major step…

African Energy Chamber Calls for Pragmatism, Strengthened United Kingdom (UK) Partnerships to Drive Africa’s Oil Future

The continent offers significant opportunities for UK-based investors and service providers – from upstream to midstream and infrastructure development ABERDEEN, Scotland, November 21, 2025/ — The African Energy Chamber (AEC) (https://EnergyChamber.org) has called for pragmatic and common-sense approaches to Africa’s…

Minister Mantashe to Speak at G20 African Energy Chamber (AEC) African Energy Investment Forum as South Africa Accelerates Resource and Energy Investment Drive

Minister Mantashe’s participation at the G20 African Energy Investment Forum comes as South Africa advances major mining, oil and gas projects JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, November 21, 2025/ — South Africa’s Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources Gwede Mantashe will participate…