Qatar and US warn EU law may threaten energy security in Doha talks

Energy security and regulatory risk were front and centre as the 27th Ministerial Meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) convened this week in Doha, bringing together ministers, officials and experts from the world's leading...

Charting New Waters: Industry Explores Southern African Superyacht Route

Southern Africa may soon become the next frontier for superyacht tourism, following discussions at the inaugural African Boat Conference, held in Cape Town this week. The idea of a dedicated superyacht route around the region was the subject of a...

Brazilian president will seek fourth term at age 80: ‘I’ve got as much energy as when I was 30’

The Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has announced he will seek a historic fourth term in next year’s presidential election, potentially extending one of the most remarkable and enduring political careers in modern Latin American...

Body of Kerala man killed in Mozambique boat tragedy to reach India on October 24

The body of a 35-year-old man who died in the recent boat tragedy off the coast of Mozambique will be brought to India on Friday, MP NK Premachandran said. Sreerag Radhakrishnan of Naduvilakara in Thevalakkara here was among 21 persons, including...

Kenyan innovator Elly Savatia wins $67k Africa Prize for Engineering for sign-language app

Kenyan innovator Elly Savatia has won the prestigious Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation for Terp 360, an AI-powered app that translates speech into sign language using 3D avatars. Launched in 2014 by the Royal Academy of Engineering, the...

Tai: Trade expos boost economic diversification and industry ties

Secretary for Economy and Finance Anton Tai underscored the pivotal role of major events like the Macao International Trade and Investment Fair (MIF) in economic development, noting that the trade fair fosters deeper industry integration with...

Floating Solar Projects See Continental Surge

African countries are eyeing floating solar power projects to slash dependence on fossil fuels, amid rising energy demand and the growing pressures of climate change. Africa is fast turning its dams, reservoirs and lagoons into electricity plants...

South Africa Unveils New Energy Policy

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: South Africa’s government endorses a new energy policy, Nigerians protest the detention of an Igbo secessionist leader, and Kenyans remember former Prime Minister Raila Odinga....

Great news as South Africa removed from global watchdog’s ‘dirty money’ list

South Africa has been removed from the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) grey list, marking a major step forward for Africa’s most industrialised economy and bolstering investor confidence. The Paris-based watchdog announced on Friday that...

Empowering Good Governance with Energy-Based Development Assistance

By Rupak Chattopadhyay October 22, 2025 Imagine a rural village in Africa where nightfall brings silence: no humming clinics, no bustling markets, with children reading by flickering oil lamps. For over 600 million people across sub-Saharan...

AFREC’s Eastern Africa oil and gas report: Charting a path for regional energy integration

The African Energy Commission (AFREC) launched its Eastern Africa Regional Oil and Gas Market Report at the 2025 Africa Oil Week (AOW) in Accra, Ghana. This launch highlights AFREC's commitment to accelerating regional energy integration,...

Mozal Aluminium energy fears

Negotiations are continuing to secure an energy supply agreement for the Mozal Aluminium smelter in Mozambique. In a financial note this week, owner South32 it was engaging with the Mozambique government, Hidroeléctrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB) and...

Insurgents kill at least two policemen in Mozambique attack

MAPUTO - At least two members of Mozambique's security forces were killed Tuesday morning in a jihadist attack in northern Cabo Delgado province, conflict monitoring group ACLED told AFP Wednesday. Attacks by Islamic State-linked jihadists have...

SAPP marks 30 years of regional energy cooperation at CIGRE 2025

Created out of necessity to facilitation reliable and cost-effective power for all, the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) has over the last three decades become a critical enable of regional economic growth and energy resilience. Eng Stephen...

FG Cheers FATF Grey‑List Exit, Calls It a Vote of Confidence in Reform Drive

Nigeria has officially been removed from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) “grey list” after nearly three years of heightened monitoring. The Paris‑based global watchdog announced the delisting on Friday, citing Nigeria’s successful...

Inspur Technology Debuted At The 60Th Maputo International Trade Fair

(MENAFN- PR Newswire) JINAN, China, Oct. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In August 2025, during the 60th Maputo International Trade Fair (FACIM 2025), H.E. Daniel Chapo, the President of Mozambique, the Minister of Agriculture, and the Director of the...

Mozambique Boat Tragedy: Body of Kerala Man Recovered, Another Malayali Missing

The Indian High Commission confirmed three Indian nationals died, one was injured, and five were rescued in the Mozambique boat tragedy. Efforts are underway to repatriate the remains of the deceased to India. Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala): A Kollam...

Mozambique boat tragedy: Kollam native’s body identified

The body of a 35-year-old man from Kollam, who went missing in the Mozambique boat tragedy, has been identified as that of Sreerag Radhakrishnan, a native of Naduvilakara in Thevalakkara. The confirmation was conveyed to his family by Scorpio...

Drone Manufacturer Wants to Protect Africa’s Assets

By Nell Lewis, CNN (CNN) — Attacks on Africa’s critical infrastructure are not uncommon. This year, insurgent militant groups led to a temporary shutdown of a tin mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo and fighting in Sudan’s civil war caused a...

Mozambique can leverage its energy wealth to drive growth: IEA

To serve a rapidly growing population, Mozambique’s significant energy resources can support government efforts to achieve universal access to electricity and clean cooking while charting a path to economic development, according to the...