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Ghana, Ivory Coast cocoa supply shortage makes chocolate prices soar in UK
Joy FM
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June 19, 2025
Chocolate prices in the UK rose at the fastest pace on record in May as the overall cost of food continued to climb, official figures suggest. The main rate of inflation remained at 3.4% in the year to May, the highest for more than a year....
ORUN Studios Unveils Its Immersive Narrative Universe In Abidjan, On The Sidelines Of International Exhibition Of Audiovisual Content (SICA) 2025
MENAFN
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June 27, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, June 27, 2025/APO Group/ -- On the occasion of the International Exhibition of Audiovisual Content (SICA), ORUN Studios ( ) officially launched at the Sofitel Hôtel Ivoire in Abidjan ....
Ivory Coast opposition weighs next move ahead of presidential vote
The Times of India
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Ivory Coast's opposition is weighing its options after four of its top figures were excluded from the October 25 presidential race.Tidjane Thiam, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Ivory Coast (PDCI), was removed from the electoral...
Abidjan: Science journalists brainstorming to tackle global health, envi...
The Guardian Post
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The conference, which began June 9, will run till Saturday June14. It is under the banner of the second edition of the world conference of Francophone Scientific Journalist, known by its French abbreviation, CMJSF. The conference, holding under...
How Termites and Ants Built the Tropics’ Best Soil
Green Prophet
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July 6, 2025
Part of the egress complex of a mound of Macrotermes michaelseni termites from Namibia, D. Andréen Biomimicry looks to nature for helping us engineer human products such as vernacular design For years, scientists believed the exceptional fertility...
The World Humanist Forum invites you to participate in its Third Open Assembly
Pressenza
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July 6, 2025
The Third Open Assembly of the World Humanist Forum will take place virtually on Saturday, July 19, 2025, starting at 10 a.m. Argentina/Brazil (1 p.m. GMT, 7 a.m. Mexico/Central America, 9 a.m. Chile/U.S. East Coast; 1:00 p.m. Ivory Coast, 2:00...
How an al-Qaeda offshoot became one of Africa's deadliest militant groups
BBC
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July 7, 2025
Priya Sippy & Jacob BoswallBBC News & BBC Monitoring ShareSave Al-Qaeda affiliate Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) is the main group behind a surge in militant jihadist attacks sweeping across several West African nations, especially...
Feature: Chinese-built plant helps upgrade cocoa industry in Cote d'Ivoire
The Malaysian Star
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June 10, 2025
ABIDJAN, June 10 (Xinhua) -- As the rainy season brings a welcome hint of cool relief to Cote d'Ivoire, a hive of activity is unfolding at the PK24 Industrial Park on the northwestern outskirts of Abidjan, the country's economic capital, marked by...
Canada vs Cote d'Ivoire Prediction and Betting Tips | June 10th 2025
Sportskeeda
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June 9, 2025
Canada and Cote d'Ivoire will square off in the 2025 Canadian Shield on Tuesday (June 10th). The game will be played at BMO Field. The home side will be looking to build on the 4-2 victory they registered over Ukraine in the same friendly...
Chinese-built hydropower projects foster talent development in Cote d'Ivoire
China Daily
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The Chinese-built Soubre Hydroelectric Power Plant is inaugurated in Soubre, Cote d'Ivoire on Nov 2, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua] ABIDJAN -- As the rainy season settles over southwestern Cote d'Ivoire, the Sassandra River swells with renewed vigor. In the...
The 1% country: Uganda’s contrarian tech play
Techpoint Africa
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June 20, 2025
“We are open for business.” This is what Dr Monica Musenero, Uganda’s Minister for Science, Technology, and Innovation, said to investors at the second edition of the Uganda Investor Summit in Kampala on Thursday, June 19, 2025. This was the...
African radio leaders discuss strategic transformation in Abidjan
Xinhua News Agency
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ABIDJAN, June 19 (Xinhua) -- African radio leaders gathered here on Thursday to reflect on the strategic transformation of radio stations in the new era aimed at enhancing technological innovation, financial resilience and content sovereignty....
Funding: These African Startups raised at least $10 million in H1 2025
Technext
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July 6, 2025
With $1.4 billion raised by African startups during the first half of the year, the ecosystem is gearing up towards a better 2025. By over 78%, the amount raised so far has surpassed the $800 million raised during the same period in 2024....
Prefontaine Classic 2025 Results : Sha'Carri Richardson faces massive upset; Kishane Thompson clinches title
Sportskeeda
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July 6, 2025
The 50th edition of the Prefontaine Classic was conducted at the Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. The Eugene Prefontaine Classic also serves as the Eugene leg of the Wanda Diamond League. Multiple records were broken at the Prefontaine Classic,...
VAALCO Energy Scales Up African Operations, Joins African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 As Platinum Partner
MENAFN
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July 4, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) CAPE TOWN, South Africa, July 4, 2025/APO Group/ -- U.S. oil and gas company VAALCO Energy has begun refurbishing its FPSO facility at the Baobab field in Block CI-40, offshore Ivory Coast. The modernization is...
Black Feminist Book Club Reads: My Country, Africa
Creative Loafing - Georgia
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From the venue: The Charis Black Feminist Book Club Returns! Many of you told us you missed participating in the first iteration of this book club, hosted by Dr. Susana Morris. We are excited to bring back The Black Feminist Book Club with former...
(Hello Africa) From Kenya to China, youth coding program sparks digital dreams
Birmingham Star - Alabama
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Pauline Wahura's public school, nestled in the rolling plains of southern Kenya's Kajiado County, may seem unnoticeable at first glance. Yet, it has become a thriving hub for nurturing the next generation of coders. NAIROBI, July 5 (Xinhua) --...
High grade gold in early stage drilling at Sandstone
Investing News Network
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July 2, 2025
Investor Insights Aurum Resources offers a compelling value proposition through its highly prospective gold assets in Côte d'Ivoire, a fast-emerging gold region in West Africa. Its cost-effective exploration strategy of drill rig ownership also...
50 Years Of Gowon’s Overthrow
Leadership
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July 5, 2025
Tuesday, July 29, 2025, will be the 50th anniversary of the overthrow of General Yakubu Gowon GCFR. He was overthrown in a bloodless military coup on the same Tuesday, July 29, 1975. Most of us remember where we were at 6.00 a.m. on Tuesday, July...
Origin and purpose of geographical description
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 5, 2025
For the purpose of this article, geographical description is the idea of describing people by their geographical locations. It is an idea that stems from racism. It is a major feature of 19th Century imperialism, which is about how Europe...