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Ministers in Charge of Energy from ECOWAS Member States meet in Bissau: Adopt ECOWAS Energy Policy and Some Community Texts Relating to the Energy Sector

Ministers in Charge of Energy from ECOWAS Member States meet in Bissau: Adopt ECOWAS Energy Policy and Some Community Texts Relating to the Energy Sector   The Ministers in Charge of Energy from ECOWAS Member States met in Bissau, today, March 24, 2023, to adopt the ECOWAS Energy Policy, the Regional Electricity Code and the […]

COMESA, Zimbabwe Sign Euro 920,544 to Upgrade Chirundu Border Post

Lusaka, Friday, 24 March 2023: The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Secretariat, and the Government of Zimbabwe, have today signed a Euro 920,544.28 sub-delegation agreement to construct a cross-border market at Chirundu border post between Zambia and Zimbabwe. The Secretary General of COMESA, Ms. Chileshe Mpundu Kapwepwe and the Permanent Secretary, Ministry […]

Amprius launches new 500 Wh/kg Battery Platform

Amprius launches new 500 Wh/kg Battery Platform Amprius Technologies, Inc., a leader in next-generation lithium-ion batteries with its Silicon Anode Platform, is once again raising the bar with the verification of its lithium-ion cell delivering unprecedented energy density of 500 Wh/kg, 1300 Wh/L, resulting in unparalleled run time. At approximately half the weight and volume […]

E22 Spark Electric Aircraft to be unveiled in Australia

E22 Spark Electric Aircraft to be unveiled in Australia South Australia will be home to Australia’s first commercially produced electric aircraft, with Adelaide based Bader Aero already taking orders for their revolutionary new plane. The E22 Spark aircraft will be unveiled to the public for the first time at this weekend’s Adelaide Motorsport Festival as […]

Cyclone Devastation has Renewed our Resolve to Address Climate Change, COMESA SG  

Given the increasing impact of climate change-related disasters in the COMESA region and particularly the effect of the recent Cyclone Freddy, which caused unprecedented levels of devastation, we have renewed our resolve to develop and implement programmes that address the effects of climate change, and which enhance the region’s preparedness, says COMESA Secretary General Chileshe […]

Transport Stakeholders Dialogue to Promote Seamless Movement of Goods and People in the Region

A high-level regional dialogue between stakeholders in the transport sector and governments has taken place in Lusaka, Zambia, focusing on the movement of goods and people as part of encouraging intra-Africa trade. This is the 2nd Edition of the dialogue dubbed ‘Land-linked Zambia Conference and Exhibition’ themed ‘Leveraging on the Impacts of the African Continental […]