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Making Africa healthier: global forum launches $1.2bn initiative to boost local vaccine production

World leaders, health groups, and pharmaceutical firms have announced an African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator initiative to the tune of $1.2 billion that will incentivize and offset start-up costs for vaccine manufacturing in the continent. The initiative is “an essential step towards a genuine African vaccine market,” French President Emmanuel Macron said at the opening of […]

Egypt: Renewable energy to supply 42% of energy mix by 2040

Egypt’s ambitious goals to have renewable energy accounting for over 42% of Egypt’s energy mix by 2040 were outlined during the BRICS Energy Ministers Conference held in Moscow this week. In an address before the conference, Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, Mahmoud Esmat, said Egypt also targets to capture 5-8% of the global green […]

Egypt: Centamin’s gold production is rising

Good news is coming out of Egypt’s Sukari gold mine. Centamin has announced that it is expecting more than a 20% increase in its production this year. The company which is focused on mineral exploration, development and mining has been achieving positive results for the past couple of years. Some of the company’s expansion projects […]