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SOUTH AFRICA : APO Group’s Director of Strategy, João Marques, Appointed as Strategic Advisor to Decarb.earth to Support Expansion of Renewable Energy Projects in Africa

22 Octobre 2024

LIBREVILLE, October 22 (Infosplusgabon) - João Marques, Director of Strategy at APO Group has been appointed as a strategic advisor to Decarb.earth, a Swiss-based sustainability start-up operating in the carbon credit landscape, to help accelerate renewable energy projects and decarbonisation efforts across Africa. In this advisory role, Marques will leverage his expertise to connect Decarb.earth with renewable energy developers in the region, supporting the company’s mission of driving sustainable development.

ADF-16: Benin to contribute $2 million to the African Development Fund

11 Octobre 2024

LIBREVILLE, October 11 (Infosplusgabon) - Benin joins six other African countries that contribute to ADF; 74 million people in Africa have benefitted from improvements in agriculture for food security through the Fund. Benin has pledged $2 million to the next replenishment of the African Development Fund, the concessional window of the African Development Bank Group.

NIGERIA : International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) and the Central Bank of Nigeria Successfully Conclude Workshops on Islamic Banking and Trade Finance

08 Octobre 2024

LIBREVILLE, October 7 (Infosplusgabon) - The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, in partnership with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), successfully concluded a workshop on Non-Interest Banking and Trade Finance in Nigeria. Held from 17th to 19th September 2024 in Abuja, the sessions aimed to enhance capacity and knowledge in Islamic banking principles, trade finance products and services, and how different financial toolkits are applied in Islamic finance from operational and business perspectives.

ANGOLA : Sonangol to Lead Decarbonized Oil & Gas (O&G) Development, Says Angolan National Oil Company (NOC) Head

04 Octobre 2024

LIBREVILLE, October 4 (Infosplusgabon) - Angola’s national oil company Sonangol reiterated its commitment to driving sustainable hydrocarbon development during the Angola Oil & Gas (AOG) conference this week. Speaking during an “In-Conversation with” session, Sonangol CEO Sebastião Gaspar Martins stated that the company will not abandon oil and gas, but rather advance decarbonized oil and gas development.

From darkness to light: Local bakeries and homes flourish under Benin’s new urban electricity project

29 Septembre 2024

LIBREVILLE, September 29 (Infosplusgabon) - The bustling sound of dough kneading fills the air at Pierre Gbenou Tito Dossou’s bakery in Okoun-Sèmè, Benin, as the once energy-starved business now hums along smoothly. Orders for bread, croissants, and chocolate pastries are met on time, a feat Dossou attributes to a newly stable power supply.