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UN Secretary General Laments Low Investment In Africa’s Renewable Energy
Leadership
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July 23, 2025
The United Nations Secretary Antonio Guterres has said that Africa’s 1.5% renewable energy installed capacity despite having about 60% of the global energy resources is a disturbing phenomenon that needs to change to put the continent on the path...
Gupshup Bags $60 Mn From Globespan Capital Partners, EvolutionX Debt Capital
Inc42
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July 23, 2025
SUMMARY Gupshup has raised fresh funds in a mix of equity and debt funding from Globespan Capital Partners and EvolutionX Debt Capital The proceeds will be deployed to boost the company’s sales, product innovation and further deepen its presence...
US Secretary of State, Ethiopia’s PM Discuss Stability and Reform Across Horn of Africa
Shabelle Media Network
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July 23, 2025
WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a phone call with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to discuss shared priorities for peace, stability, and economic development in Ethiopia and the wider Horn of Africa, the State Department...
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...
UNILAG EU-Africa Connect Programme Sparks Dialogue On Power Imbalance, Continental Partnerships
Daily Independent
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July 23, 2025
1 The University of Lagos, through its EU-Africa Connect Programme, has hosted a thought-provoking seminar as part of an ongoing initiative to foster academic and diplomatic exchange between Africa and the European Union. The seminar, which was...
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...
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...
UK admits foreign aid cuts could see deaths rise – with Africa hit hardest
The Independent
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July 23, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Weird Things About Presidents' Ancestors That Explain A Lot
Grunge
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July 27, 2025
You can't choose your family, a fact many U.S. presidents have known all too well. Jimmy Carter had a sketchy brother, Bill Clinton had a sketchy brother, and both of those siblings caused them embarrassment during their political careers. Others,...
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...
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....
DSS boss tasks security alumni on strategic policy roles
Eagle Online
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July 27, 2025
The Director-General, Department of State Services (DSS), Adeola Ajayi, has called on the alumni of the National Institute for Security Studies (NISS) to move beyond ceremonial affiliations and take up strategic roles in shaping national and...
Advancing gender responsive land governance and women’s land tenure security
Capital
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July 27, 2025
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is convening a high-level regional workshop to advance gender-responsive land governance across the continent. As part of the multi-country initiative on Gender-Responsive Land Governance in...
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...
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....
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...
Mumini Alao: My Brother, Friend, And Colleague
Leadership
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July 27, 2025
On Sunday, August 10, Mumini Alao, one of Nigeria’s foremost sports journalists, will host family, friends, colleagues, and associates at an event in Lagos to formally present his Autobiography – his third book – which vividly captures his life...