European Commission Commits $640 MM for African Energy Transition

The European Commission has unveiled a Team Europe package of EUR 545 million ($639.5 million) to accelerate Africa’s energy transition. "The choices Africa makes today are shaping the future of the entire world. A clean energy transition on the...

Buhumuza : hygiene and cooking in crisis in the Congolese refugee camp

SOS Médias Burundi Buhumuza, October 2 – For nearly three months, refugees in the Kinama camp have been facing a persistent shortage of soap, an essential product for daily hygiene. This situation stems from the cessation of activities of the...

This week’s bestselling books – October 17

NONFICTION 1 Nourish by Chelsea Winter (Allen & Unwin, $49.99) Number 1 with a bullet in its first week in the shops, inevitably. ReadingRoom is Team Chelsea, all the way, from way back, from her first happy recipes through to her pious vegetarian...

Wale Tinubu bags Africa Energy award in S’Africa

The Group Chief Executive, Oando Plc, Wale Tinubu CON, has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at Africa Energy Week 2025, in recognition of his commitment to building Oando into one of Africa’s foremost integrated energy companies. The...

Oando CEO Wale Tinubu Receives Lifetime Achievement Award At Africa Energy Week 2025

The Group Chief Executive of Oando Plc, Wale Tinubu, has been awarded the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at Africa Energy Week (AEW) 2025, in recognition of his commitment to building Oando into one of Africa’s foremost integrated energy...

Wale Tinubu Honoured At Africa Energy Week 2025

1 Wale Tinubu, Group Chief Executive, Oando PLC, has been awarded the presti­gious Lifetime Achievement Award at Africa Energy Week (AEW) 2025, in recog­nition of his unwavering commitment to building Oando into one of Africa’s foremost integrated...

Wale Tinubu Gets Lifetime Achievement Award at Africa Energy Week

Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja The Group Chief Executive of Oando Plc, Wale Tinubu, has been awarded the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at Africa Energy Week (AEW) 2025, in recognition of his commitment to building Oando into one of Africa’s...

Wale Tinubu honoured with Lifetime Achievement at Africa Energy Week 2025

Wale Tinubu CON, group chief executive, Oando PLC, has been awarded the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at Africa Energy Week (AEW) 2025, in recognition of his unwavering commitment to building Oando into one of Africa’s foremost integrated...

Africa Stakes Its Claim as Energy Player

Africa is seeking to move beyond being a raw material supplier and establish itself as a critical energy player, government leaders said at African Energy Week (AEW) 2025: Invest in African Energies, highlighting investment opportunities, energy...

Letter from the Congo: Growing the church in Walikale

Every day I get news from Walikale, and usually it is encouraging. Walikale is our archdeaconry in the forest, ‘rediscovered’ by the diocese about four years ago to become one of our main mission priorities, where there is an open door for the...

Zambian Farmers Sue Chinese Mining Company Over Toxic Spill, Seek $220 Million in Damages

Zambian workers constructing a new $300 million copper smelter in Chingola, Zambia, a short drive from the Congolese border on top of some of the richest copper deposits in the world, on Dec. 13, 2006. AP Photo/Joseph Schatz Dozens of Zambian...

Hong Kong court refuses to send Congo mining feud to arbitration

The Hong Kong court refused to compel arbitration (Credit: Shutterstock/Lee Yiu Tung) A Chinese state-owned entity has failed to persuade a Hong Kong court to send a dispute over alleged fraud at a Congolese mining venture to arbitration. Register...

Tanker Diversions From Sanctioned Chinese Terminal May Cause Congestion at Other Ports

SINGAPORE, Oct 15 (Reuters) – Trading firms have diverted at least five more crude oil tankers from a major port in eastern China after the U.S. imposed sanctions on an import terminal there, according to trading sources and shipping data. The...

Pope denounces use of hunger as weapon of war as he urges world leaders ‘not to look the other way’

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Thursday denounced the use of hunger as a weapon of war as he urged world leaders to act responsibly and focus on the multitudes across the globe who face hunger, wars and misery. During an address on World Food Day at...

BIG WEEK: Shipyard Open Studios, Rock Poster Fest, Other Minds, Bearrison Street Fair…

Welcome to our calendar feature BIG WEEK, wherein our expert Arts & Culture writers recommend the best things in Arts, Music, Food & Drink, Stage, Film, Nightlife, and more. This week, we were very sad to hear that Altman-Siegel Gallery, a pillar...

EU announces $638m to support Africa’s clean energy transition

The European Union (EU) has announced a €545m ($638m) package for Africa to support electrification, modernise power grids, expand access to renewable energy,and accelerate the continent’s clean-energy transition. The funding will back projects in...

Heirs Energies Leads Indigenous Leadership At African Energy Week 

1 LAGOS – Heirs Energies, one of Africa’s indigenous-owned integrated energy company, is set to make a strong impact at Africa Energy Week (AEW) 2025, taking place from 29 September – 2 October 2025 in Cape Town, South Africa. Represented by CEO...

Congo will not ‘auction’ mineral resources to the US, president says

“We will, as part of this partnership, be working in the development of the mining sectors, developing the value chain, developing infrastructure with a particular emphasis on energy,” he said. Tshisekedi said the country had signed a strategic...

Pope Leo urges world leaders ‘not to look other way’ in fighting global hunger

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday called on world leaders to show responsibility as he urged the international community to focus on the multitudes across the globe who face hunger, wars and misery. Addressing the World Food Day global ceremony that also...

Slotkin supports UP mining

Senator Elissa Slotkin WAKEFIELD — As the Copperwood Mine Project, in the Western Upper Peninsula, continues to gain traction with Michigan’s elected officials, and increasing opposition from environmental groups, recent additions to the 2025 U.S....