Tag: AU

Youssouf Emerges New AU Chairperson
February 15, 2025 No Responses

Youssouf Emerges New AU Chairperson

Mahamoud Ali Youssouf of Djibouti has been elected Chairperson of the AU Commission after five rounds of voting, defeating Odinga Odinga of Kenya in the 4th round.Youssouf takes over from Moussa Faki Mahamat of Chad, who spent two terms of...
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LNG’s Plant Strike Push-Up Gas Price
August 22, 2023 No Responses

LNG’s Plant Strike Push-Up Gas Price

The prospect of a possible strike at a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plant in Australia has pushed wholesale gas prices up in Europe. The Offshore Alliance union warned that a strike at the North West Shelf facility could start as...
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AfDB Approves $27.33m For AU’s COVID-19 Response Initiative
September 10, 2020 No Responses

AfDB Approves $27.33m For AU’s COVID-19 Response Initiative

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved $27.33 million  in grants to boost the African Union’s  efforts to mobilise a continental response to curb the COVID-19 pandemic.  According to a statement from the AfDB, the approval was m...
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