Tanzania:  U.S. Energy Investors Set to Pay Dar a Visit

The Citizen, 6 February 2012

Executives from some leading US energy companies are scheduled to arrive in the country on Wednesday to explore opportunities in power-generation and fuel-supply projects, a State ... read more »

Tanzania:  Top U.S. Diplomat Leads Energy Investors' Visit to Dar

The East African, 5 February 2012

Executives of some leading US energy companies are scheduled to arrive in Tanzania on February 8 to explore opportunities for investing in power-generation and fuel-supply ... read more »

Nigeria:  U.S. Trade Mission to Visit the Country

This Day, 4 February 2012

A United States Energy Trade Mission will meet with senior Nigerian government officials on February 13 and 14 to discuss challenges for US private-sector investment in energy ... read more »

Africa:  U.S. Assistant Secretary Leads Energy Trade Mission

Leadership, 3 February 2012

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson will lead an Energy Trade Mission to five African nations from 6-17 Feb., the U.S. State Department said in a ... read more »

Africa:  U.S. Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson to Lead Energy Trade Mission (press release)

United States Department of State, 2 February 2012

Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson will lead an Energy Trade Mission to Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya, Nigeria, and Ghana February 6-17. The delegation ... read more »

Africa:  U.S. Energy Trade Mission to Visit Four Nations

United States Department of State, 1 February 2012

The United States is sending an energy trade mission to Mozambique, Tanzania, Nigeria and Ghana to look at potential investment projects with the aim of enhancing the countries' ... read more »

Africa:  Top U.S. Official Highlights U.S.-Africa Partnerships, Trade (press release)

United States Department of State, 30 January 2012

The United States has a strong commitment to Africa, and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William J. Burns spent a week visiting several countries on the continent to reinforce that ... read more »

Africa:  Ideas for Africa - Selling Solar (document)

United States Department of State, 8 November 2011

Solar Sister is based on the idea that the millions of Africans who lack access to electricity can get solar energy from a source they trust: their neighbors. read more »

Africa:  U.S. and Nigeria Sign U.S $1.5 Billion Electricity Financing Deal

Radio Netherlands Worldwide, 19 October 2011

The US Export-Import Bank on Wednesday signed a deal with Nigeria aimed at providing $1.5 billion in financing for investments in the country's woefully inadequate electricity ... read more »

Africa:  The Cookstove Conundrum - Old Ways Vs. New Habits, Better Health (document)

United States Department of State, 18 October 2011

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is initiating research to find out whether developing world families will adopt a new cooking technology and adapt their ... read more »

Africa:  Conoco Considers Exit From Nigeria, Libya, Three Others

This Day, 29 March 2011

ConocoPhillips, a Houston-based integrated energy company and key player in Nigeria's oil and gas sector has announced plans to sell between $5 billion to $10 billion worth of ... read more »