The International Energy Agency (IEA) has appointed Maximilian Jarrett as its first Africa Programme Manager to help extend the Agency’s reach and coordinate its work as it deepens its engagement across the continent. The IEA is seeking to expand its analysis of the energy sector and its partnerships with African countries, as the continent’s role in global energy affairs grows.

23^rd March 2020, ITU Secretary-General Houlin Zhao issued a statement on the launch of a global platform to help protect telecommunications networks during the COVID-19 crisis. The new platform will assist governments and the private sector in ensuring that networks are kept resilient and telecommunication services are available to all. The statement reads as below.

General Electric and the Africa Leadership University (ALU) in February announced the start of the this year’s Africa Industrial Internet Programme (AIIP) which is aimed at equipping young Africans with skills that will enable them to participate in the fourth industrial revolution.

ENGIE Africa reports that it has successfully accelerated the Access to Energy (A2E) strategy that it launched in 2018 through the development of its three A2E off-grid energy solution companies: Fenix International, ENGIE Mobisol, and ENGIE PowerCorner.

The African Development Bank has committed to providing underserved communities in Nigeria with sustainable energy solutions. This project, which will be implemented by Nigeria’s Rural Electrification Agency, is a boost to efforts to achieve the target of universal energy access by 2030.