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BOAD reaffirms commitment to energy transition and sustainable agriculture in West Africa
Joy FM
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June 15, 2025
The West African Development Bank (BOAD) has reiterated its dedication to promoting energy transition and sustainable agriculture across the sub-region. Determined to play a leading role in tackling these pressing issues, the bank convened the...
PODCAST: Will China open up for more agricultural products from South Africa?
BusinessLIVE
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We are waiting for more details on China’s intentions to lower import tariffs for various African countries. What is worth emphasising for now is that, from a South African agricultural perspective, this would be a welcome development. China is...
WAES: A Decisive Moment For West Africa’s Economy
Daily Independent
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June 15, 2025
1 The West Africa Economic Summit stands as a vital platform in our region’s journey toward economic integration, political cooperation, and sustainable development. It serves as a culmination of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s tenure as the...
Ibukun Awosika Launches African Marketplace Dubai 2025
Fresh Angle
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The Ibukun Awosika Leadership Academy (IALA) is proud to announce the debut edition of African Marketplace Dubai 2025 platform that aggregates the finest export-ready SMEs, brands, and products from Africa and the Caribbean, spanning fashion,...
China-Africa expo closes with bumper deals signed
Xinhua News Agency
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CHANGSHA, June 15 (Xinhua) -- The fourth China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo concluded on Sunday, with bumper deals signed as China and Africa seek to deepen economic cooperation. A total of 176 projects worth 11.39 billion U.S. dollars were...
Economic Watch: China-Africa expo showcases vitality of economic, trade cooperation
Xinhua News Agency
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by Xinhua writer Zhao Zhiqin CHANGSHA, June 15 (Xinhua) -- The fourth China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo, themed "China and Africa: Together Toward Modernization," opened on Thursday in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province. The...
Africa’s Youth lead the charge against...
Capital Ethiopia
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June 15, 2025
Beijing, China As Africa faces mounting food security challenges amid rapid population growth, a new generation of young innovators is stepping up to transform the continent’s agricultural landscape. With the population projected to soar to 4.3...
Brilliant Black minds in US, Africa and Middle East unite to advance digital talent bank for Africa’s future at 6th Annual AFRICA’s BRAIN BANK® Summit in New York
Baltimore Afro-American - Maryland
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June 15, 2025
Industry changemakers and Black stakeholders from African Diaspora establish global intellectual network as solution to Africa’s brain drain HOUSTON, (June 11, 2025) – Africa’s booming youth quake and projected 2.5 billion residents by 2050 have...
The World Bank affirms its intention to finance agricultural studies and projects in Tunisia.
Tunisie Numerique
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June 15, 2025
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp During their meeting with the Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources, and Fisheries, Ezzedine Ben Cheikh, in Tunis, World Bank representatives affirmed their intention to finance new studies and projects in...
Mbalmayo: African Forestry Forum drilling youth on sustainable forest ma...
The Guardian Post
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Organised by the African Forest Forum, AFF, the highly interactive event kicked-off Wednesday at the National Forestry School in Mbalmayo, Nyong-et-So'o Division of the Centre Region. The training, expected to run until Friday, June 13, has brough...
Economic Watch: China's new energy technologies support green development in African countries
Xinhua News Agency
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CHANGSHA, June 15 (Xinhua) -- Green energy cooperation is a hot topic at the 4th China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo, which is taking place in central China from June 12 to 15. During the expo, cooperation deals between Chinese and African...
After Musk’s Feud With Trump and Exit From Government, Will the White South African Refugee Cause Survive?
The New York Sun
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June 15, 2025
Two waves of white South African refugees have arrived in the United States under a Trump-era program granting asylum to Afrikaners claiming racial persecution. With 59 resettled in Virginia and a second group just landed in Atlanta, the policy —...
Hombisa Mbokotho: the award-winning businesswoman transforming industries in South Africa
IOL
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In the heart of South Africa's vibrant business ecosystem, Hombisa Mbokotho stands as a beacon of inspiration and success. Hailing from the sleepy Enkozo village in Flagstaff, Eastern Cape, Mbokotho has carved an impressive path through multiple...
1 Billion Meals: MBRGI, UNITLIFE combat malnutrition in Africa
Emirati Times
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June 15, 2025
Dubai: The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives (MBRGI), through its 1 Billion Meals campaign, has completed a series of significant projects aimed at combating malnutrition in Niger, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and...
China deepens economic ties with Africa at 4th China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo in Changsha
Capital
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June 15, 2025
Changsha, China The 4th China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo opened on June 12, 2025, in Changsha, Hunan Province, marking a significant step in strengthening economic cooperation between China and African countries amid shifting global trade...
From savanna to mega market, African goods gain popularity in China
Xinhua News Agency
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* China had been Africa's largest trading partner for 16 consecutive years by the end of 2024. * A growing number of African products are entering the Chinese market. * China imported 15.83 billion yuan worth of agricultural goods from Africa in...
Africa’s future lies in educating girls — I know because I was one of them
LBC
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14 June 2025, 18:13 Amina (right) — a member of the CAMFED Association of women leaders educated with CAMFED support and trained Learner Guide (peer mentor) — with secondary student Hilda. Picture: Kumi Media By Angeline Murimirwa Change is...
I was tricked, tortured, finally freed: inside a Burmese scam farm
The Times
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Mustapha Momoh, a 36-year-old sports teacher from Sierra Leone, remembers posing as a brunette to flirt with a British man he met on Tinder.Mustapha would spend his days hunched over a long table in a hall in Myanmar with hundreds of other...
Accused Minnesota assassin Vance Boelter has ties to Middle East and Africa, runs security company
New York Post
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June 14, 2025
The Minnesota man being sought in connection with the Saturday morning assassination of a state lawmaker and the shooting of another runs a security company and has ties to the Middle East and Africa, online biographies showed. Vance Luther...
About Mushroom Farming…
Zim Eye
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June 14, 2025
About Mushroom Farming… By Dr Trywell Muzerengi Oyster mushroom farming is fast emerging as one of the most accessible and profitable agribusiness opportunities in Zimbabwe, offering a low-cost, high-value avenue for income generation, food...