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Diplomatic World Magazine Shines Spotlight on PM Drew’s Bold Vision for St. Kitts and Nevis
SKN Pulse
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July 21, 2025
Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 21, 2025 (PMO) – Prime Minister Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew has been featured in the 76th issue of Diplomatic World Magazine, one of the world’s leading publications on global diplomacy, economic development, and...
Smart Globe signs logistics deal with COSCO Shipping Africa in Zambia
Logistics Update Africa
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July 23, 2025
Smart Globe Holdings has entered into a logistics services agreement with COSCO Shipping Africa, formalising a strategic partnership at the company’s developing logistics centre in Zambia. The move signals the Hong Kong-based printing and...
Namibia’s foreign minister on the transformative impact of trade and foreign policy for Africa’s development
The Brookings Institution
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[music] SIGNÉ: Hello, I am Landry Signé, senior fellow in the Global Economy and Development Program and the Africa Growth Initiative at the Brookings Institution. Welcome to Foresight Africa podcast, where I engage with distinguished leaders in...
AfCFTA, Afreximbank chart course for Africa’s economic unity
The Sun Nigeria
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July 23, 2025
In a bold move to strengthen Africa’s economic sovereignty, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat and Afreximbank have joined forces to deepen regional integration and promote cross-border trade. At the 32nd Afreximbank...
54 Collective, formerly Founders Factory Africa, shuts down venture studio amid Mastercard Foundation dispute
Disrupt Africa
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July 23, 2025
54 Collective, the venture firm formerly known as Founders Factory Africa, has shut down its venture studio operations as its partnership with the Mastercard Foundation ended in legal action. Founders Factory, which originally launched in London...
Nigeria Targets West African Bloc For Coordinated Fuel Prices
Leadership
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July 23, 2025
…Continent’s refining capacity hits 1.365mbpd Nigeria is spearheading an initiative to establish a regional pricing benchmark for refined petroleum products across West Africa, aiming to create a more unified and transparent fuel market. This move...
Anambra to host historic WBF boxing spectacle, ‘Solution Bout’
National Accord Newspaper
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July 25, 2025
In a groundbreaking announcement, Zeus Sports Ltd unveiled plans to host Nigeria’s most monumental boxing event in partnership with the World Boxing Federation (WBF) in Anambra, promising a global showcase of talent and culture. Speaking to sports...
NMDPRA Advocates Oil Pricing Template For Africa
New Telegraph
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July 22, 2025
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has called for the creation of a regional oil pricing benchmark tailored to the peculiarities of the West African market. The Authority Chief Executive (ACE), Engr....
Uganda’s Utilities 2.0 Model Shows How Collaboration Can Accelerate African Electrification
CleanTechnica
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July 23, 2025
Last Updated on: 23rd July 2025, 03:51 am By Power for All A pilot project in rural Uganda demonstrates that utilities and mini-grid operators working together can deliver electricity 3.5 times faster and 64% cheaper than traditional approaches....
Bank of Africa Group Launches Working Capital Platform on Kyriba for 20-Country Network
The AI Journal
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July 23, 2025
Collaboration Marks Growth of Liquidity Performance Leader’s Supply Chain Finance Solutions DUBAI, United Arab Emirates–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#Finance—Kyriba, a global leader in liquidity performance, today announces its collaboration with the Bank of...
Renishaw and the ITSA Digital Trust partnership helps bridge the digital divide in African schools
Process & Control Today
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23/07/2025 Renishaw PLC Renishaw’s long-term partnership with Gloucestershire-based computer recycling charity, the ITSA Digital Trust (ITSA), is transforming access to digital education in Africa. Since 2012, Renishaw has donated hundreds of...
Russia’s African corps: Strategy, secrecy, and strategic minerals
News.Az
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Editor's note: Russian military-political analyst, expert in the field of strategic security, specialist in the Middle East and Africa Vladimir Bekish. The article expresses the personal opinion of the author and may not coincide with the view of...
African Lawyers Encouraged To Amplify The Continent’s Innovations Towards Improved Trade Practices
News Ghana
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July 21, 2025
The AfCFTA Secretary General, H.E. Wamkele Mene is encouraging African lawyers to support the implementation of the AfCFTA by amplifying Africa’s innovations in areas such as digital trade, intellectual property rights, women and youth in trade,...
Firms partner to scale up renewables in Africa
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 23, 2025
GENESIS Energy, a pan-African clean energy infrastructure development and asset management company, has entered into a strategic partnership with Global Citizen, a leading international advocacy organisation committed to ending extreme poverty....
PayCargo debuts in UAE with Emirates SkyCargo as launch partner
STAT Trade Times
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July 23, 2025
PayCargo, a leading logistics payment platform, has officially entered the United Arab Emirates market, with Emirates SkyCargo becoming the first regional carrier to adopt its digital payment solution. The partnership aims to streamline cargo...
Stakeholders warn of setback for Nigeria, Africa as U.S. exits UNESCO
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 23, 2025
• Out-of-school children’s crisis may worsen over withdrawal, expert cautions • How move exposes over-reliance on foreign aid, by consultant • Nobody will develop Nigeria but Nigerians, says CSJ Lead Director • ‘Nigeria must cover funding...
Trump’s Africa Advisor Massad Boulos to Make Key Morocco Visit
Morocco World News
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July 22, 2025
Marrakech – Massad Boulos, special advisor to US President Donald Trump for Africa, will reportedly embark on a diplomatic tour of the Maghreb region within the next few days with Morocco as a central destination, according to The Geopolitical...
Emirates SkyCargo becomes first regional airline to partner with PayCargo, bringing digital payment solutions to the UAE
Emirates 24|7
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July 23, 2025
PayCargo, a trusted logistics payment platform, has officially launched in the United Arab Emirates, with Emirates SkyCargo as the first carrier in the region to adopt PayCargo’s solution. This new collaboration simplifies the cargo payment...
Intl. relations, philosophy and delusions of rules-based orthodoxies
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 23, 2025
However imperfectly formulated in theory and practice, a rules-based order has regulated international relations in the 107 years following the end of World War I (1914-1918). That orthodoxy is evidenced partly through international law, which...
West Africa’s forgotten war claims Indian lives as Niger becomes a Jihadi playground
Organiser Weekly
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The resurgence of jihadist extremism in West Africa has reached an alarming new threshold, as evidenced by the recent killing of two Indian nationals and the abduction of a third in the West African nation of Niger on Tuesday, July 15, 2025. Once...