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USA : Tumultuous Time In US History Leads To Decrease In Ratings

08 Décembre 2020

Libreville, Gabon, December 8 (Infosplusgabon) - The 2020 NBA finals saw an average viewership of 7.5 million viewers. This is a 51% drop compared to the 2019 Finals which recorded an average of 15.14 million viewers. It is also the lowest number of average viewers of any Finals in the last two decades. Expectedly, the 2020 Finals also saw the lowest TV ratings in the last two decades with a rating of 4 compared to 8.8 in 2019.

The pipeline has therefore become a symbol of hope in Niger

08 Décembre 2020

Niamey, Niger, December 8 (Infosplusgabon) - Niger’s Secretary General in the ministry of Energy, Balla Mahaman Rabiou, announced during a working visit of the African Energy Chamber to Niger, that his country had concluded preliminary studies for the implementation of power projects worth hundreds of millions of dollars nationwide. According to Rabiou, the government has embarked on an aggressive plan, to increase access to power for its predominantly youthful population from currently over 16% to 80% by 2035. Of particular focus, are Niger’s rural areas which have power access levels of less than 5%. Many of the power projects envisaged, are expected to be solar mini-grids, taking advantage of Niger’s abundance of sunlight throughout the year. The recently created Agency for the promotion of rural electrification is at the forefront of this effort.

US Imports from China Grows by 126% to $292 Billion Amid Pandemic

08 Décembre 2020

Libreville, Gabon, December 8 (Infosplusgabon) - Data presented by Bankr indicates the United States imports from China have grown by 126.29% to $292.64 billion between March October 2020. In March, the coronavirus was declared a pandemic.

African Countries Must Take a Balanced Approach to the Energy Transition

08 Décembre 2020

Johannesburg, South Africa, December 7 (Infosplusgabon) - The road to energy transition might be bumpy for all of us, but the idea of banning all fossil fuels makes it exceptionally treacherous, if not impassable, for Africa.

The recovery of the continent’s oil and gas sector requires the full cooperation of government and industry stakeholders to work together on lasting and impactful reform

08 Décembre 2020

Johannesburg, South Africa, December 8 (Infosplusgabon) - Nigeria has been attracting the world’s attention in recent months for all the wrong reasons. Nigerians have taken to the streets to protest police brutality after social media users spread accounts of an unarmed youth being shot and killed by a police officer with the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). The protests quickly grew, from their epicenter in Lagos, into a nationwide plea to end government corruption and widespread human rights abuses.