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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...
Support for Saipem’s West African flex-lay campaigns comes from UK firm
Offshore Energy
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June 24, 2025
Aberdeen-headquartered Maritime Developments Limited (MDL) has supported Italian engineering, drilling, and construction services company Saipem during flex-lay campaigns in West Africa. Source: MDL Under its contract, MDL was in charge of...
Breaking Barriers: Why Regional Integration Is West Africa’s Economic Lifeline
Leadership
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July 5, 2025
At the 2025 West Africa Economic Summit (WAES), experts and policymakers made one message clear: the future of intra-regional trade depends on collective action. From accelerating digital identity systems to harnessing the energy of West Africa’s...
Breaking barriers, building markets: A new trade vision for West Africa
Business Day
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July 6, 2025
Long before borders, policies, or trade agreements, West Africans traded with trust, from Sahelian livestock to forest-grown kola nuts. But in today’s fragmented regional economy, that natural flow has been replaced with red tape, delays, and...
African Fencing Championships: Nigeria records historic win as Egypt dominates 23rd edition
Premium Times
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June 29, 2025
Nigeria’s women’s epee team celebrated a historic milestone at the 23rd African Fencing Championships, securing their first-ever win in the competition to finish in the top five. The five-day tournament, hosted at Charterhouse, Lagos, concluded...
Kola Abiola, Sule Lamido and their June 12 lies
The Cable
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June 29, 2025
One of the worst crimes is to twist and distort history either for personal gains or to make political capital from fraudulent claims about an event that led to the death of so many people. Both Kola Abiola and former Governor of Jigawa State,...
#OpEd: Kola Abiola, Sule Lamido And Their June 12 Lies, By Adewale Adeoye
Sahara Reporters
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One of the worst crimes is to twist and distort history either for personal gains or to make political capital from fraudulent claims about an event that led to the death of so many people. Both Kola Abiola and former Governor of Jigawa State,...
As donkeys disappear, African leaders push to protect silent lifeline
TUKO
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June 27, 2025
African leaders and scientists gathered in Abidjan this week to confront the crisis of mass donkey slaughter driven by global demand AU-IBAR launched a Pan-African Donkey Strategy, warning that unregulated trade risks wiping out donkeys vital to...
Combatant human slaves
Renew America
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Barbara Kralis, RenewAmerica analyst July 25, 2006 Wars produce slaves used by the triumphant forces, who often sexually abuse women and children taken from ravished war-torn villages. The U.S. State Department reports that adult and child males...
Goldstar Air, the wings of Ghana and Belly of America marks ...
Modern Ghana
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The United States and Ghanaian registered company Goldstar Air, a private international airline with an issued Air Carrier Licence (ACL/N-SCH No. 0239) from the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to operate passenger and cargo flights across...
Recycling e-waste an elusive dream
NewsDay Zimbabwe
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THOUSANDS of tonnes of hazardous plastic and electronic waste (e-waste) is routinely dumped on the African shores in countries like Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, Angola and Mozambique, before trickling further inland into some of...
Top AI Events in Africa to Attend in 2025
I Africa
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June 27, 2025
Africa’s AI landscape is buzzing with activity in 2025, and the continent is set to host a vibrant lineup of events that promise to connect innovators, researchers, and enthusiasts. From Johannesburg’s enterprise-focused expos to Nairobi’s climate...
List of 10 most expensive African countries to rent houses in 2025
TUKO
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June 29, 2025
The surge in urban migration in African countries has led to high demand for housing and escalating rental costs across the continent New York City is often considered the most expensive city and its used as a benchmark for rental indexing African...
Ranked: Countries With the Most Children in 2025
Visual Capitalist
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June 28, 2025
See this visualization first on the Voronoi app. Use This Visualization Ranked: Countries With the Most Children in 2025 This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven...
Paraguay’s growing pork industry looks to expand in Asia
Buenos Aires Herald
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June 28, 2025
Paraguay has been known for many years solely as an agricultural country, with soybeans as its leading product, and, to a lesser extent, as a cattle-raising country with beef production. The country is currently positioning itself on the global...
Africa risks losing its 'invisible workforce' as donkey population plummets
The Standard
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Delegates pose for a picture during the two-day Second Pan African Donkey Conference in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. [Courtesy] Leaders, scientists, and policymakers meeting in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, have sounded the alarm over Africa’s rapidly...
Switch Metals upbeat after year of transformation
ShareCast
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During the reporting period, the AIM-traded company remained non-trading as it prepared for the reverse takeover of Switch CDI. The acquisition was finalised on 3 April, alongside the company’s admission to AIM and a £2m fundraising at a...
Kalkine: Atlantic Lithium (ASX:A11) Sharpens Focus with Cost Cuts and Exploration Push
Kalkine Media
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June 13, 2025
Highlights Strategic leadership changes to streamline operations Mining lease ratification for Ewoyaa remains the key near-term goal Côte d'Ivoire exploration bolsters future resource outlook Atlantic Lithium (ASX:A11) is actively steering its...
How old narratives still shape the future of African startups
Techpoint Africa
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June 27, 2025
Africa’s tech ecosystem has come a long way. From record-breaking startup funding to innovation addressing some of the world’s toughest challenges, the continent is proving its place on the global tech stage. Even with this recent progress,...
EqualOcean Weekly Hotspots Series (6/15-6/20)
EqualOcean
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Event Highlights & Commentary 1. WeRide Signs Tripartite Agreement with Uber and Dubai's RTA 【Event】On June 15, 2025, Chinese autonomous driving technology company WeRide signed a cooperation agreement with the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority...