ANGLO AMERICAN STARTS MINERAL PROSPECTING IN ANGOLA

Luanda - Multinational mining company Anglo American this Friday started prospecting for mineral resources in the provinces of Cunene and Moxico, located in southern and eastern Angola, respectively.

The activity is the result of the signing, in November 2019, of five investment contracts in that sector, between the multinational company and the Ministry of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas (MIREMPET), three of which are for Cunene province and two for Moxico.

In the southern region, the company will exploit basic metals (copper, cobalt and nickel), whilst in the east it will focus on copper, cobalt and silver, according to a note from the Geological Institute of Angola (IGEO), which ANGOP received today.

"At first aerogeophysical surveys are being carried out, which result from the referred to mining investment contract, signed by Anglo American and the Ministry of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas," the document said.

According to the chairman of the board of IGEO, Canga Xiaquivuila, cited in the note, "a group of pilots travelled today from Luanda to Cunene and on Wednesday (18 August) they will be in Moxico.

As the result, the note said, IGEO will continue to be available to provide institutional support for contacts with local authorities and other necessary aspects.

Mo Ibrahim Foundation Leadership Fellowship Programme 2022 for emerging African Leaders(Fully Funded to work at AfDB & ITC with Annual Stipend of $100,000)

Application Deadline: October 15th 2021

The Ibrahim Leadership Fellowships form a selective programme designed to mentor future African leaders. Through this annual fellowship programme, we seek to deepen and broaden our growing network which continues to contribute its skills and learning to a better Africa.

The Fellowships offer the opportunity to work in the executive offices of either the AfDB (Abidjan) or the ITC (Geneva) with an annual stipend of $100,000.

Fellowships are open to young professionals, mid-career and new executives from Africa with relevant work experience and a master’s degree.

Eligibility criteria

ational of an African country
7-10 years of relevant work experience
Master’s degree
under the age of 40, or 45 for women with children
any additional criteria as set by the host.

Click here to apply: https://bit.ly/3iKJGmy

Westerwelle Young Founders Programme - Autumn 2021 for young Entrepreneurs from emerging and developing countries (Fully Funded to Berlin, Germany)

Application Deadline: September 3rd 2021 

The Westerwelle Young Founders Programme (YFP) is a six-month fellowship for 25 leaders uplifting emerging and developing markets towards a sustainable future. YFP offer targeted support to scale our founders' ventures and develop their leadership abilities, with the following programme plan:

Kick-Off Conference: A two-day digital kick-off conference will take place in the last week of September 2021;

Remote Programme: From October 2021 – March 2022, the Young Founders will receive six months of support including a personal mentor, alumni buddy, monthly peer mentoring sessions, monthly expert workshops and networking opportunities with corporates and investors;

Berlin Conference: The ten best performing Young Founders will be invited to a five-day conference in Spring 2022. During this conference, the founders will have the opportunity to pitch in front of investors, participate in workshops, join networking events and get an insight into the German start-up scene.

Criteria

YFP is looking for entrepreneurs with high potential for impact and growth to become leaders of a sustainable future, with the following criteria:

You have recently (in the last five years) started a for-profit company focused on developing or emerging markets;

Your company possesses a scalable business model that has ideally generated revenue or secured a first round of external funding;
You or your business possesses disruptive qualities that can increase the quality, impact or inclusiveness of the industry;
You possess a good working knowledge of English;

You are available to attend the digital kick-off conference and can make time to participate in programme activities for the six months.

Click here to apply: https://bit.ly/3xDMOVo

OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards 2022 for Early-Career Women Scientists in the Developing World (USD 5,000 Prize)

Application Deadline: 28 October 2021. 

The call for applications for the OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards for Early Career Women Scientists in the Developing World is now open.

Eligibility
The applicant must be a woman who has received her PhD in a scientific discipline within the previous ten years and whose current scientific research is related to the area of climate action and the environment.

Eligible scientific fields:

Agricultural Sciences
Astronomy, Space and Earth Sciences
Biological Systems and Organisms
Chemical Sciences
Computing and Information Technology
Engineering Sciences
Mathematical Sciences
Medical and Health Sciences (including Neurosciences)
Physics
Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology

Prize
Cash prize of USD 5,000.
All-expenses-paid trip to attend the Awards Ceremony to be held at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in February 2022. The trip will be confirmed in the coming months according to how the COVID-19 pandemic evolves; it may be that the awards ceremony is celebrated online. Awardees will not be required to travel if they judge the situation to be unsafe.
The 5 awards will be distributed as follows: one for each of the four regions of the developing world (Africa, Arab region, Asia & the Pacific and Latin America & the Caribbean), plus an additional ¨floating” award for an outstanding candidate from any of these regions.

Click here to apply: https://bit.ly/3AFRU5c