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Cocoa sector studies forecast key growth into the 2030’s, despite market tests
Confectionery Production
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Cocoa farming in West Africa, pic Koa/Ben Rotthoff Share this page A fresh industry study has forecast the global cocoa bean market to expand towards a total of $20.8 billion by 2032, growing annually at 4.9% and up from a figure of $13.5 billion...
AU-IBAR Leads Drive to Safeguard Donkeys With New Continental Strategy
Capital FM Kenya
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June 26, 2025
ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, Jun 26 – Africa has taken a major step toward safeguarding the future of its donkey population, as leaders, experts, and stakeholders from across the continent gather in Abidjan for the Second Pan-African Donkey Conference...
The AWD Japanese Sedan That Could Keep Up With American Muscle Cars In The '90s
HotCars
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July 1, 2025
Mitsubishi's rise to motorsport and enthusiast success is deep. Everyone except annoying Subaru owners can appreciate the uniqueness and special identity of icons like the Mitsubishi Eclipse, 3000GT, and Lancer Evolution. The Evo, in particular,...
The exit of CO Adebayo, an Awoist philosopher-king, By Ropo Sekoni
Premium Times
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July 5, 2025
The late Mr Cornelius Adebayo In sum, CO substantially impacted good governance in Kwara State and in Nigeria as a whole. First, he used his opportunity to participate in politics as commissioner and governor in the state to further democratise...
Cyber Criminals Exploit Open-Source Tools to Compromise Financial Institutions Across Africa
The Hacker News
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June 26, 2025
Jun 26, 2025Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Ransomware Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a series of cyber attacks targeting financial organizations across Africa since at least July 2023 using a mix of open-source and...
Africa Data Center Portfolio Database 2025 Almost 350 MW Of Additional Power Capacity Is Expected To Be Added By The End Of 2025
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) Explore the in-depth analysis of Africa's evolving data center market with this comprehensive database. Covering 117 existing and 55 upcoming colocation data centers across 14 countries, including South Africa,...
Jumia opens Egypt’s largest integrated e-commerce warehouse to boost logistics, digital economy
Food Business Africa Magazine
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July 1, 2025
EGYPT – Pan-African e-commerce platform Jumia has inaugurated its largest integrated warehouse in Egypt, located along the Suez Road in Cairo. The new logistics center spans more than 27,000 square metres and aims to improve storage, distribution...
Good news comes in threes for Al Ain midfielder Brahima Keita
The National News
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Playing for Al Ain has coincided with two of the most memorable events in Brahima Keita's life. He received a first call-up to the Ivory Coast national-team squad and his son, Bilal, was born a month earlier. "It has been some of the happiest and...
Esther Dyson to deliver keynote at 12th Angel Fair Africa in New York City
Joy FM
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July 1, 2025
Renowned angel investor and tech visionary Esther Dyson will headline the 12th edition of Angel Fair Africa (AFA@12) as keynote speaker when the event makes its historic debut in the United States on 19th September, 2025. Hosted at Google’s 9th...
Democracy must serve citizens, not just electoral cycles — Prof. Manuh
Graphic
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July 1, 2025
An Academic and a Senior Fellow at the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Prof. Emerita Takyiwaa Manuh has called for a shift in focus from electoral cycles to ensure that democracy serves the needs of the people. “We must ensure...
24-Hour Economy to attract $4 billion in private sector funding - Goosie Tanoh
GhanaWeb
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July 1, 2025
Presidential Advisor on the 24-Hour Economy, Goosie Tanoh, has projected that Ghana’s ambitious 24-Hour Economy initiative will attract an estimated $4 billion in private sector investment over the next few years. Speaking ahead of the official...
Seven wild discoveries about animals in 2025
The Week Magazine
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June 25, 2025
From deep in the ocean to high in the sky and back in our own homes, animals continue to surprise us with their intelligence and sometimes bizarre behaviours. This year, scientists have uncovered more surprising facts about the animal kingdom....
From Strategy To Action: African Development Bank And Google Explore Africa's Artificial Intelligence (AI) Future At The 2025 Annual Meetings
MENAFN
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June 19, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, June 19, 2025/APO Group/ -- One side event at the African Development Bank Group's ( ) 2025 Annual Meetings unpacked the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a powerful tool to advance...
Monday Menu: Cocktails, Chicken and Cinco de Lona Edition
Nashville Scene - Tennessee
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June 30, 2025
With the Fourth of July falling on a weekend this year, you already knew it would be an entertaining week in Nashville — even before the hordes descend on downtown to watch the pyrotechnics. The best news is that it will be a great week for locals...
Sierra Leone Stakes Next Oil Frontier Claim
Oil Price
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June 30, 2025
African countries have recently started making more and more headlines with their plans to develop local oil and gas reserves despite strong opposition from foreign environmentalist organisations and international lenders. The latest to join the...
Undergraduates make Juneteenth a celebratory occasion at UW
The Daily - Washington State
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June 24, 2025
Andi Triplett gives a tour of their Beauty of Black Culture exhibit in the Arts & Cultures Workroom at the Burke Museum on June 19, 2025, in Seattle. Sean Fan Two of three undergraduate researchers studying the Burke Museum’s African collection...
Jumia opens 27,000 sq.m. warehouse in Egypt to boost logistics
Logistics Update Africa
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June 30, 2025
NYSE-listed Jumia, a leading e-commerce platform in Africa, has launched its largest integrated warehouse in Egypt, located on the Suez Road in Cairo. "The facility was inaugurated in the presence of Mostafa Madbouly, Prime Minister of Egypt, Amr...
Lethal infection vaccine 'runs out' for UK travellers as Foreign Office issues alert
Daily Express
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June 30, 2025
Holidaymakers have been issued a warning as a crucial vaccine will be 'unavailable' for the next 2-3 weeks. Sanofi has informed NaTHNaC of an impending disruption in the supply of the yellow fever vaccine Stamaril in the UK. The vaccine is...
WAES2025: West Africa Must Trade Its Way To Prosperity
Daily Independent
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July 6, 2025
1 For all the ambition that has long swirled around regional integration in West Africa, the reality has remained underwhelming. Trade among ECOWAS member states still lags just below 10%. That figure is a quiet indictment in an era where...
New EUMETSAT satellites set to sharpen Africa’s weather forecast
Switch TV
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July 4, 2025
EUMETSAT Satellites Set to Sharpen Africa’s Weather Forecasting Tools WINDHOEK —Africa’s capacity to respond to extreme weather and climate shifts is set to improve, following new satellite support from the European Organisation for the...