CAIRO – October 30, 2026 -- Sinopec honored 30 students from Egyptian universities as "China-Egypt Youth Cultural Ambassadors" at the final round and awards ceremony of its cultural competition in Cairo on Oct. 26.

SUNNYVALE – October 30, 2026 -- Law Innovation Agency has partnered with Kulana, a systems integrator in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), to deliver AI enablement programs through Kulana Academy to corporate, quasi-governmental and government clients in the region.

CAIRO – October 28, 2026 -- Sinopec invested more than US$5.7 billion in 33 projects across 16 African countries between 2021 and 2025, according to its Sustainability Report in Africa (2021-2025), released in Cairo on October 25.

Total tax payments and social responsibility contributions over the period exceeded US$4 billion. Sinopec's African operations directly created 16,000 local jobs in 2025. The company also introduced WE17, its global sustainability communication brand.

Cologne – October 27, 2026 -- DEG - Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft has committed its 100th ImpactConnect financing, a €5 million loan to KBE Tunisie, a subsidiary of Germany's KBE Group. The loan funds a new production site in Monastir, Tunisia.

Mediterranean – October 27, 2026 -- A Mali-flagged general cargo vessel switched off its AIS transponder for 25 days and 8 hours off eastern Libya between August 28 and September 23, 2026. Windward's maritime intelligence team assesses the gap as deliberate.

MARRAKECH – October 27, 2026 -- The International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities (IAACA), which counts more than 190 member anti-corruption authorities worldwide, will hold its 2026 annual conference in Marrakech, Morocco, on November 25, marking the organisation's 20th anniversary.

Houston – October 12, 2026 -- VAALCO Energy (NYSE: EGY, LSE: EGY) has brought the Ebouri-5H development well online offshore Gabon at an initial rate above 8,000 gross barrels of oil per day (BOPD), or 4,700 BOPD net to the company, with very low water cut.

Ebouri-5H hits 300 meters of net pay in Gamba sands

The well was drilled at the top of the Ebouri structure with a 300-meter lateral of net pay in high-quality Gamba sands. VAALCO completed the well and placed it on production as part of its ongoing Gabon drilling campaign.

Houston – – October 12, 2026 -- Vaalco Energy reported Q2 2026 net income of $42.4 million ($0.39 per diluted share), against a net loss of $93.8 million ($0.90 per share) in Q1. Adjusted EBITDAX rose almost fivefold to $54.8 million from $11.6 million. In Q2 2025, the company earned $8.4 million ($0.08 per share).

Newport Beach – October 05, 2026 -- Aviation Capital Group (ACG) has delivered the sixth Boeing 737-8 aircraft to Compagnie Nationale Royal Air Maroc, completing a six-aircraft orderbook commitment within a six-month window in 2026.

Benguerir, Morocco – September 20, 2026 -- Envision Energy has energised Morocco's first large-scale lithium iron phosphate battery storage system, a 25 MW / 125 MWh unit installed at OCP Green Energy's Benguerir mining site.