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Gabon’s Gas Agenda Amplified with Recent Independent-led Power Projects

A recently signed MoU between Perenco and the Gabon Power Company lays the foundation for a new gas-fired power plant that will help electrify the country and compliment the government’s broader plans to utilize its abundant but overlooked gas resources April 11, 2023/AEC Demonstrating the significant role natural gas continues […]

Elumelu Joins US VP Kamala Harris at Gender Inclusion Digital Economy Summit in Zambia

April 2, 2023/UBA Plc The Group Chairman of United Bank for Africa (UBA) and Heirs Holdings, the leading Pan-African investor, Tony O. Elumelu, CFR, will be traveling to Zambia at the invitation of United States Vice President, Kamala Harris.   Mr. Elumelu will join other global leaders at the inaugural […]

Africa’s impact: US Vice President Kamala Harris visits Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia

March 31, 2023/Baker McKenzie By Virusha Subban, Partner specialising in Customs and Trade, and Head of Tax, Baker McKenzie Johannesburg   In late March 2023, the United States (US) Vice President Kamala Harris visited Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia to discuss, among other things, increasing investment between the US and African […]