The Agenda

The Green Energy Africa Summit brings together ministers and government officials from around Africa with representatives from the global commercial sector. In 2023, we welcomed senior delegates for two days of cutting-edge industry knowledge, negotiations, and transactions throughout our conference and elite networking platforms.

Past Event

The last  Green Energy Africa Summit was in 2021 at an exclusive ministerial and VIP symposium officiated by H.E. Suhail Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, United Arab Emirates, and attended by many high-profile figures including Africa Union Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy H.E. Dr. Amani Abou-Zeid and Africa Continental Free Trade Area Secretary General H.E. Wamkele Keabetswe Mene. It included round table discussions with more than 30 ministers from Africa and beyond who were negotiating project development with the global corporate sector. More than 500 institutions attended the event, together responsible for more than $100 billion in finance for energy projects

Guest Speakers and Ministers to Attend

1. Energy, Renewables, and Power Ministers
2. National utility CEOs and regulators
3. CEOs, Directors, Vice Presidents, and Directors from IPPs, technology, distribution, and generation firms
5. Global corporate finance leaders, development and project finance organisations, institutional investors, and high-net-worth individuals
6. Other energy pioneers of the future

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It is also the administrative capital of the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra administrative region, with a metropolitan population of about 1.2 million people. Rabat is located on the Atlantic Ocean near the mouth of the Bou Regreg River, directly across from Salé, the city’s primary commuter town.

MOREA 2023 is a high-level event that brings together representatives from all walks of life to discuss renewable energy and natural gas resources at the international, national, and subnational levels through a combination of in-depth panel and expert discussions with senior-level members of governments and key business leaders and pioneers.

During the Summit, stakeholders will assess progress, highlight successes, and develop solutions to ensure faster, broader progress towards sustainable and affordable clean energy for ALL.

The event will venture into the African energy mix; renewable energies and the natural gas resources market, as well as provide an international business and partnership platform by highlighting Africa’s vast resources of minerals that are critical for multiple clean energy technologies, as well as trade policies that are set to create new export markets.

Date:

October 18th – 19th, 2023

Time:

9am – 4pm Morocco Time

Host Country:

Rabat, Morocco

Venue:

TO BE DETERMINED

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This is possibly the most significant International Day of the African Child on record. Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to lead the world as the region with the youngest people (0-14) in 2023; the scope and acceleration of this age cohort are unique in history.But what does this change signify for Africa and the rest of the world? The answer to this question will be determined by leaders’ actions or inactivity – whether they seize a massive opportunity or let it pass them by.

Investing in education means investing in the future, and with Sub-Saharan Africa’s constantly rising number of young people, prioritising fruitful education systems is critical.

Africa’s Educational Landscape

Africa is a diversified and thriving continent that is abundant in culture, resources, and human capital. Nonetheless, it continues to face various obstacles, the most pressing of which is access to high-quality education.

According to UNESCO, nearly 59 million African children aged 5 to 17 would be out of school by 2021. This figure is a substantial impediment to progress and development, as education is a catalyst for empowerment, economic growth, and social transformation.Bridge International Academies has established the standard for others to follow across the continent by delivering transformational learning outcomes to students from marginalised communities.

Breaking the lack of Trade Education 

Education is a key instrument for providing future generations with trade prospects that most African communities lack. When students have a good education, they gain the required skills and information to secure greater job possibilities in the future. As a result, they are able to contribute to their families and communities, bringing them out of poverty and decreasing inequality. Africa will contribute over half of the world’s increase in working-age population in the next 5-10 years; investing in future generations’ learning will define the skill set of these world-shaping young people.As Sub-Saharan Africa’s population grows, so does the need for basic services such as healthcare, infrastructure, and all the aspects that contribute to and sustain a flourishing society.

On an economic level, the opportunity for embracing Africa’s growing youth population through education is obvious. According to the World Bank, one extra year of schooling correlates with 10% greater household income, and one extra year for a country amounts to 2.5% higher GDP per capital.

Developing Innovative Education Programs

Growth Education is vital in developing innovation, creativity, and critical thinking, all of which are necessary for economic success. When African students obtain a good education, they learn how to adapt to a quickly changing world. They become entrepreneurs, inventors, and problem solvers, promoting long-term development and contributing to the success of their countries and the continent as a whole.

Increasing Peace and Stability

Education is a significant force in creating community peace, stability, and social cohesiveness. By giving children a good education, we provide them the tools they need to identify and address the underlying causes of disputes, encouraging tolerance, empathy, and mutual understanding. Education raises a generation of African children who can actively participate to peaceful cohabitation and conflict resolution, resulting in a more harmonious future.

Investing in Education

To ensure the successful education of African children, governments, civil society organisations, communities, and people must all work together. Adequate finance, legislative reforms, and infrastructure development are critical to increasing access to education.

Furthermore, investing in teacher training and support systems can improve educational diversity  and guarantee that children obtain the knowledge and skills they require. Bridge International Academies in Nigeria is up to the task. Bridge Nigeria has trained over 1,500 teachers, enhancing their ability to offer high-quality courses, and has established 46 schools with innovative systems that help students, teachers, and parents since its founding in 2019.

Africa’s most valuable asset is its youth. Their potential is amazing and unprecedented, and on this International Day of the African Child, we must unleash it by finally offering an education that results in learning. Then Africa’s children will be able to bring success not only to themselves, not just to Africa, but to the entire globe.Let us reiterate our commitment to delivering quality education to every child in Africa on this International Day of the African Child.

Education is not only a basic human right, but it is also a crucial motivator of growth, empowerment, and prosperity. By investing in the education of African children, we invest in the continent’s future, unlocking its tremendous potential and assuring a brighter future for future generations.

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According to a recent report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the African Development Bank Group (AFDB), immediate action is required to enhance access to credit and reduce financing costs. At a special event held as part of the Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi today, the study was introduced by IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol and AFDB President Akinwumi Adesina.

Despite having about 20% of the world’s population and abundant resources, Africa receives only around 2% of global renewable energy spending. Overall energy investment on the continent has suffered in recent years, despite the fact that it has to more than quadruple by 2030 to satisfy African economic aims, as well as international energy access and climate goals, with nearly two-thirds going to clean energy.

A variety of real and perceived hazards affecting African projects, as well as rising borrowing prices as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak and Russia’s war in Ukraine, indicate that there is a limited pool of inexpensive funding available to African energy companies. The cost of finance for utility-scale clean energy projects on the continent is at least two to three times higher than in advanced economies, according to the report Financing Clean Energy in Africa. This discourages developers from pursuing economically viable initiatives that provide affordable energy alternatives.

Based on an examination of more than 85 case studies from around Africa and more than 40 interviews with key stakeholders, the report explores innovative approaches to addressing this dilemma. Lowering the cost of capital and promoting the development of investable enterprises will necessitate the expansion of a variety of instruments. In order to attract private money, these include providing more early-stage financing and making more use of instruments that might minimise perceived investment risks. This will necessitate active participation from both the public and commercial sectors, as well as the backing of international and domestic institutions.

“Urgent action is required to dramatically increase clean energy investment in Africa, which has fallen short despite enormous opportunities,” said Kenyan President William Ruto. “However, this report is more than just a list of Africa’s problems.” Instead, it is an uplifting monument to our continent’s innovative spirit, with a diverse range of solutions emerging from Africa’s enterprising minds.”

“Africa has enormous clean energy potential, including a vast amount of high-quality renewable resources.” However, the tough financing environment means that many transformative initiatives will not be able to get off the ground,” stated IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol. “This report, which builds on the IEA’s landmark Africa Energy Outlook 2022, shows what is needed to lower barriers to investment, allowing African countries to tap accessible and affordable solutions to match their clean energy ambitions.”

“The current shortfall in clean energy investment in Africa puts at risk the achievement of a host of sustainable development goals and could open new dividing lines in energy and climate as clean energy transitions gather speed in advanced economies,” said AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina. “This report, which makes a compelling case for Africa to receive a bigger share of global climate financing, serves as an informative tool for policymakers in Africa, while best practice cases from the African Development Bank provide valuable insights for developers and capital providers.”

The report’s analysis is based on the IEA’s Africa Energy Outlook 2022 report’s Sustainable Africa Scenario. This scenario takes into account the various needs of different African countries and industries and puts out a plan to meet all African energy-related development goals. This covers the UN Sustainable Development Goals, such as universal access to modern energy by 2030, as well as meeting all previously declared climate targets in full and on time.

Delivering modern energy to all Africans will cost almost USD 25 billion per year until 2030, according to the analysis. This is a minor sum in the context of global energy spending, about similar to the investment required to construct one new LNG terminal each year. However, given the requirement for small-scale projects, frequently in rural regions, and consumers with limited financial means, it necessitates a fundamentally different sort of financing.

The international community can play a significant role in increasing clean energy investment in Africa. According to the paper, concessional finance – or assistance from development finance institutions and donors – can act as a critical catalyst. It concludes that about USD 28 billion in concessional capital is required each year to mobilise USD 90 billion in private sector investment by 2030, a more than tenfold increase from now.

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Africa’s population will rise from 800 million to 1.3 billion people between 2000 and 2020. A report from the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (JMP), released today during a session of the World Water Forum hosted by the African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW) and UNICEF, estimates that approximately 500 million people now have access to basic drinking water and 290 million to basic sanitation services.

On the continent, however, 418 million people continue without access to even the most basic drinking water services, 779 million lack access to basic sanitation (including 208 million who nonetheless defecate in the open), and 839 million do not have accessibility to basic hygiene services.

According to the research, increasing current rates of growth for safely managed drinking water, safely managed sanitation, and basic hygiene services by 12 times, 20 times, and 42 times, correspondingly, is necessary for Africa to meet the SDG targets.

UNICEF urges quick action at a time when a lack of water exacerbates conflicts and water sources are targeted. We need water, sanitation and hygiene services in schools, especially for the advantage of female students who can skip class due to lack of lavatory access or having to fetch water. Children and women require secure access to water. We need global risk-sensitive and heat-resilient water, sanitation, and hygiene services for kids and their communities as climate change puts more strain on resources. And right away, please.

Within African countries, there are still large disparities between the richest and the poorest, between urban and rural areas, and across subnational regions. In major cities, half the population lacks access to basic hygiene services, and two out of every five persons lack access to securely treated drinking water, sanitation, or both. In rural regions, 3 out of 4 people lack access to clean sanitation, 4 out of 5 people lack access to safe drinking water, and 7 out of 10 people lack accessibility to basic hygiene services.

Within African countries, there are still significant gaps between the richest and the poorest, between urban and rural areas, and across subnational regions. In major cities, half the population lacks access to basic hygiene services, and two out of every five persons are denied access to securely treated drinking water, sanitation, or both. In rural regions, 3 out of 4 people lack access to clean sanitation, 4 out of 5 people lack access to clean drinking water, and 7 out of 10 people lack connection to basic hygiene services.

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Global healthcare has never seen a period like this one. The pandemic’s ramifications have resulted in a paradigm shift that has challenged the existing design and functioning of health systems and has expedited the need for the establishment of creative ecosystems with overhauled health delivery models and scaling capacities.

Governments in Africa, as in the rest of the globe, are investing heavily on healthcare to meet the global healthcare problem. These budgets are becoming increasingly unsustainable, making the change to digital technology a critical step in redefining healthcare professional (HCP)-patient connections and supporting a new era of care access for the continent’s population.

Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in health are spreading across Africa as governments recognise the critical role of the private sector in delivering and sustaining health services and bridging the continent’s numerous gaps.
However, for this new paradigm for providing public health and healthcare delivery systems to succeed, a number of solid factors must be considered, including a strong political commitment and institutional support, a coherent integration into each national health strategy, favourable fiscal conditions, agreed PPP policies, and a clear regulatory framework.

The One Africa One People Foundation Initiative will advocate for African pharmaceutical manufacturing. Telemedicine will be adopted throughout West Africa, allowing more remote health care personnel to conduct face-to-face appointments.

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing in Africa is Being Localised

The COVID-19 epidemic has highlighted African countries’ reliance on global pharmaceutical markets and imports of key medicines and healthcare items. In order to mitigate the severe impact of disrupted global supply chains and strengthen domestic pharmaceutical manufacturing capabilities, governments in these markets have been forced to renew their attention on pharmaceutical localisation activities.

In addition to localised manufacturing, the pharmaceutical sector is pursuing localization through partnerships and joint ventures with local enterprises, an initiative strongly supported by local governments.
These initiatives lay the groundwork for long-term localisation ambitions, as well as create legislation and policies that will shape the region’s pharmaceutical and healthcare sector.

Telemedicine foundations will be created for broader adoption throughout the West Africa.

Telemedicine had arisen as an alternative to filling the gap in Africa’s poor health resources and infrastructure long before the COVID-19 disaster. The present pandemic crisis has heightened this demand, as more than 400 million people currently lack access to healthcare.
While a few African countries have previously established telemedicine policies and guidelines, most countries still face regulatory, delivery model, internet connectivity, and human resource difficulties.

Governments and insurance players must also explore win-win reimbursement methods that allow for the democratisation of telemedicine while also providing long-term benefits to patients at a reasonable cost.

Face-to-face and remote detailing to Healthcare Professionals will be used.

With access restrictions in place to help combat the spread of COVID-19, all pharma and life sciences companies shifted to remote detailing within the first few months of the pandemic, allowing them to stay connected with healthcare professionals during this critical period.
Today, with medical promotional activity returning to normal, virtual detailing remains popular among HCPs due to the ability to receive information when and where it is convenient, while also assisting life sciences companies in increasing their capacity to engage with HCPs confidently and compliantly.

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Draft a Strong Headline

Envision yourself in a bookstore, examining the newly published books. You don’t have enough time to read every single book. You’re more likely to pick up a book if it has an engaging title and cover design.

The same may be said about blog entries. People’s social media feeds are constantly bombarded with news and online content. To make yours stand out, you must have an eye-catching headline: something that provides value to the reader in exchange for their time.

David Ogilvy, known as The Father of Advertising, is said to have stated, “The headlines that work best are those that promise the reader a benefit.”

A benefit could range from amusing someone to teaching someone, encouraging someone, or supporting someone to resolve a problem.

Keep the four U’s of headline writing in mind when you construct your blog post headlines.

1. Is this “Unique”?
2. Am I being “Ultra-specific”?
3. Am I creating “Urgency”?
4. Is this “Useful”?

You probably won’t be able to cover all four U’s, but if you include at least one or two, you should be able to create a compelling headline. List posts work well because they are highly specific, and how-to blogs perform well because they are informative.

You can use the Coschedule Headline Analyzer to check if there are any methods to improve the strength of your titles.

Once you’ve decided on a title, you may choose a lead photo for your blog post that depicts it in some way. This is the image that will be displayed when your post is shared on social media, so make it appealing. Pixabay and Unsplash are two fantastic databases where you can find beautiful, royalty free photos to use.

Begin with an Irresistible Intro

Your headline has piqued your reader’s interest, but does your content deliver on its promise?

The first paragraph of your blog post should entice visitors to want to read more. This is where you tell them what to expect from the rest of the blog post.

A strong introduction consists of three components:

1.The lure
2. The Section of Transition
3.The Opening Statement of the Argument

In the lure, you capture the interest of your reader with a remarkable anecdote, fact, or inquiry. Usually, I put up an issue for the reader in the hook. I frequently ask a straight question to the reader. Like the question, “Does it ever feel like there just aren’t enough hours in the day for everything that you want to accomplish?”

Then I’ll tell you a story about a great writer or perhaps about myself. In this transition part, I’ll delve a little deeper into the problem’s negative consequences. Then I’ll explain that I’ve discovered a solution to the problem.

Finally, I provide the opening argument, which is a one-sentence overview of the post and how I will assist the reader in resolving their issue. On that note, “In today’s post, I’m looking at five different ways we can carve out time for writing even when it seems there are no more hours left in our schedules.”

Make Your Post Simple to Read

Even if you produce a fantastically captivating or extremely informative content, readers may not remain to read it. Most people rapidly scan a post to see how long it is. Others are sceptical of click bait since they do not want to waste their time on something that will not help them.

Here are three measures you may do to improve the readability of your post:

1. Divide your article into short pieces with subheadings.

The subheadings provide a plan for your reader to follow, and the short portions make a lengthy post much easier to absorb.

However, you must ensure that the subheading does not provide too much information, otherwise readers would not bother reading each section. Take note of how each of my subheadings in this piece offers a brief preview of what comes in the paragraph.

2. Use short paragraphs and sentences

Long blocks of text can be frightening to read, especially on a mobile device. I aim to keep paragraphs to three to four sentences in length.

3. Examine the readability of your post.

I use Quillbot to catch any typos or grammar mistakes that I may have made. Then I compare my content to a readability score.

A readability score estimates the amount of education required for someone to easily understand your piece of content. It will assist you in writing in a more conversational tone. I aim to write my pieces as if I were having a conversation with you over a cup of tea in a café. Do you want another latte?

You can use this website to assess the readability of your writing. If you have a WordPress website that is self-hosted, I recommend installing the Yoast SEO plugin. It features a built-in readability analysis and will assist you in optimising your material for the web.

Finally, make a call to action.

You’ve taken your reader on a fantastic journey. What should he do now that he has this newfound knowledge?

“The Takeaway” is what I normally call the conclusion of my blog posts. It’s where you can highlight the most important points from your post.

Following that, give your reader a clear call to action. Maybe you tell them to take the actions they read about in your piece (and emphasise the risks if they don’t).

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