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Mozambique's $57B LNG Projects Get Reboot Despite Risk
Rigzone
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July 11, 2025
Four years after terrorist attacks halted a massive liquefied natural gas project in Mozambique, momentum behind $57 billion in facilities that will export the fuel is picking up. TotalEnergies SE and Eni SpA have readied contractors and signed...
African rail connection: A path to multimodal freight optimisation
Rail Freight
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July 11, 2025
Africa is home to some of the fastest-growing economies globally, and there is an urgent need to expand its infrastructure to ensure this growth aligns with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With rapid urbanisation and population increases...
Mozambique’s $57bn of LNG projects get reboot despite risk
Engineering News
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Four years after terrorist attacks halted a massive liquefied natural gas project in Mozambique, momentum behind $57-billion in facilities that will export the fuel is picking up. TotalEnergies SE and Eni SpA have readied contractors and signed...
Trade plays a much smaller role in China's economy than it did a few decades ago
Our World in Data
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July 11, 2025
Globally, the share of the population living in extreme poverty has declined fast, from 38% in 1990 to 9% in 2024. Some countries, however, have not made any progress against poverty. Four of them are in Southeast Africa, as shown in the chart. In...
Africa’s four richest men wealthier than half the continent combined
The Times
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Africa’s four richest people hold more wealth than half the continent’s population combined, the charity Oxfam reported, warning that skewed policies are fuelling deepening poverty and the soaring fortunes of a few. Africa had no billionaires in...
African Central Banks weigh policy options amid Trump’s tariffs
Engineering News
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July 10, 2025
Key African economies are set to stake out different approaches to interest rates in the coming weeks as they gauge the impact of US President Donald Trump’s new tariff proposals and their domestic influences on their economies and inflation....
Technip Energies awarded contract for an FLNG unit in Africa
LNGindustry
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July 11, 2025
Save to read list Published by Jessica Casey, Editor LNG Industry, Friday, 11 July 2025 09:00 Technip Energies has been awarded a large contract to perform preliminary activities for a floating LNG (FLNG) unit in Africa. The contract will be...
TotalEnergies' Mozambique gas project at a turning point
Modern Ghana
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Construction on a stalled $20 billion gas project by TotalEnergies in Mozambique is edging closer to restarting, four years after it was suspended due to a bloody jihadist insurgency. The French oil giant has said it hopes to re-ignite the project...
Technip Energies bags preliminary FLNG deal in Africa
Offshore Energy
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July 11, 2025
French-based engineering company Technip Energies has won a contract to perform early-stage work relating to a floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) unit offshore Africa. Coral Sul FLNG; Source: Eni As disclosed, the deal covers preliminary...
Technip Energies Bags ‘Large Contract’ for FLNG Unit in Africa
Offshore Engineer News
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July 11, 2025
Jul 11, 2025 (Credit: Technip Energies) Technip Energies has secured a large contract to perform ‘preliminary activities’ for a Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) unit in Africa. The contract, valued between $290 million and $584 million, will...
Africa’s HIV Fight Strains Under Shrinking Aid: IAS 2025 To Reveal Scale Of Crisis In Nigeria, Others
Daily Independent
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July 9, 2025
0 LAGOS – With the HIV response facing an unprecedented financial reckoning, IAS 2025—the 13th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science—is set to spotlight urgent new evidence revealing the perilous impact of global funding cuts,...
Mozambique Begins Hearing into Police’s role in Post-Election Violence and Killings
Human Rights Watch
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July 9, 2025
On July 7, the former commander-general of the Mozambican police, Bernardino Rafael, whom the President dismissed in January 2025, appeared before the Office of the Attorney General (Procuradoria-Geral da República) for a hearing about the...
New CDD Report finds “worrying levels” of democracy capture in Africa
Ghana News Agency
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July 7, 2025
By Edward Acquah, GNA Accra, July 7, GNA- A new report by the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) has found “worrying levels” of democracy capture in Africa. The findings of the Democracy Capture (DECAM) Index Report, disseminated...
Full List Of African Countries Affected By 3-Month US Visa Validity
Naija News
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July 11, 2025
In a statement released by the US Embassy in Abuja on Tuesday, the American government announced that “most non-immigrant and non-diplomatic visas issued to citizens of Nigeria will be single-entry visas with a three-month validity period.” The...
Prebendal rule and the democracy challenge in Africa
Daily Trust
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July 11, 2025
The post 1990 return of democracy in Africa skipped many countries that had established successful dictatorships that stood firm. In Equatorial Guinea, the 82-year-old dictator, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, has been in power since 1979, making...
Technip Energies wins FLNG work in Africa
Splash 247
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July 11, 2025
French-based engineering and technology company Technip Energies has been awarded a contract for work on an FLNG unit in Africa. The company said that the contract was for preliminary activities and that it was effective until the end of...
Mozambique Pavilion: Expanding Horizons
Nippon
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July 9, 2025
Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai Guideto Japan Global Exchange Travel Jul 9, 2025 The Osaka Expo’s Mozambique Pavilion presents the country’s scenery and culture. The Attraction of Beautiful Seas and Colorful Patterns Located in the southeastern part of...
Reparations, justice and the 2025 Africa Anti-Corruption Day
The Cable
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July 11, 2025
The African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption (AUCPCC) was adopted on 11 July 2003, during the 2nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government in Maputo, Mozambique. To affirm the continent’s commitment...
South African doctor offers ‘pay what you can’ healthcare for all
Cape Town ETC
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July 10, 2025
In a world where quality healthcare often comes at a steep price, one South African doctor is breaking barriers and offering hope to those in need. Dr Paulo de Valdoleiros, popularly known as the Walk-In Doctor, opened a groundbreaking clinic in...
Prebendal Rule and the Democracy Challenge in Africa, By Jibrin Ibrahim
News Diary Online
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July 10, 2025
The post 1990 return of democracy in Africa skipped many countries that had established successful dictatorships that stood firm. In Equatorial Guinea, the 82 years old dictator, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, has been in power since 1979, making...