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African Development Bank Group Annual Meetings Energize Africa

By Cov Africa on May 31, 2016

Posted in Energy and Natural Resources, Public Policy and Government Affairs

The theme of this year’s African Development Bank (AfDB) meetings, which ran from May 23rd to the 27th, was timely and necessary: “Energy and Climate Change.” In the first day of the meetings, AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina announced the AfDB Group agenda for the continent’s economic transformation, which includes The…
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Electrify Africa Act Affirms Broad U.S. Support for Investment in Power Sector

By Jonathan Wakely on May 14, 2014

Posted in Corporate and Investment, Energy and Natural Resources, Public Policy and Government Affairs

Last week the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Electrify Africa Act of 2014, confirming the existence of a broad, bi-partisan consensus in favor of supporting U.S. direct investment in Africa’s energy sector. The bill, which now heads to the Senate, seeks to establish a “comprehensive United States Government…
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