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Flutterwave boosts Cameroon’s businesses with 34th country licence
Technext
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June 23, 2025
Flutterwave has officially launched its digital payment services in Cameroon after securing a Payment Service Provider licence from the Central Bank of Central African States (BEAC). This milestone, achieved through a technical partnership with...
Another SA neighbour gets Musk’s Starlink
The Citizen (South Africa)
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June 23, 2025
Lesotho is the 23rd African country to be licensed for South African born Elon Musk’s Starlink service. Lesotho, a landlocked country surrounded entirely by South Africa, has officially welcomed Starlink. The Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA)...
Zambia, two others set for strong 2025 growth – AfDB
Daily Nation
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June 10, 2025
BUUMBA CHIMBULU THE African Development Bank (AfDB) says Zambia, eSwatini, and Zimbabwe could see economic growth of six percent or more in 2025, backing a weak regional trend. In its African Economic Outlook 2025, the bank noted that while...
Anambra Central And Senator Umeh’s Representation
Daily Independent
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June 22, 2025
1 Chief Victor Umeh, the Ohamadike Ndigbo, a quintessential democrat, responsive leader and staunch promoter of an egalitarian society, is the Senator representing the people of Anambra Central Senatorial District in the Red Chamber of the...
Trump invites China to make itself at home in Africa
African Business
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June 20, 2025
Since taking office in January, US President Donald Trump’s Africa ‘strategy’ has been even more short-sighted and tin-earned than his most trenchant critics might have feared. Never one to show much of an interest in the continent, Trump appears...
34 Law Enforcement Officers Complete Senior Command and Staff Course
KT Press Rwanda
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June 20, 2025
1 Thirty-four senior police officers from nine African countries graduated on Friday, June 20, from the National Police College (NPC) after successfully completing the one-year Police Senior Command and Staff Course (PSCSC). This 13th PSCSC intake...
Six new Adinkra symbols unveiled to signify Asantehene’s unparalleled leadership
Joy FM
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June 20, 2025
Six new symbols have been added to the few curated Adinkra symbols to celebrate the esteemed and dignified leadership of Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. Prominent amongst them is the “Otumfuo Nsa” - to wit - “The Hand of Otumfuo”. This is a two...
AFRICA-EUROPE PARTNERSHIPS' new forms
Business Ghana
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The Sub-Saharan Component of the AFRICA-EUROPE PARTNERSHIPS FOR CULTURE programme represents an ambitious cultural cooperation initiative between Sub-Saharan Africa and Europe. With an €8 million budget over 42 months, this Component forms part of...
Mohammed bin Rashid: UAE is ranked 5th globally by 2025 IMD World Competitiveness Ranking
Zawya
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ABU DHABI: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, has chaired a Cabinet meeting held at Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi. The meeting was attended by His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed...
Mohammed bin Rashid: UAE 5th in 2025 IMD Competitiveness Index
Sharjah24
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The meeting was attended by His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Presidential Court; His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai,...
Stone tools from a cave on South Africa’s coast speak of life at the end of the Ice Age
The Conversation
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June 19, 2025
The Earth of the last Ice Age (about 26,000 to 19,000 years ago) was very different from today’s world. In the northern hemisphere, ice sheets up to 8 kilometres tall covered much of Europe, Asia and North America, while much of the southern...
Denying People Freedom of Movement Is a Form of Global Apartheid
The Nation
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June 19, 2025
In an aphorism sometimes attributed to Leo Tolstoy, sometimes to John Gardner, all literature relies on one of two plots: A person goes on a journey or a stranger comes to town.Let me offer my own version. We might summarize the entire history of...
China steps in to rescue the Global South as Trump’s tariffs wreak havoc
IOL
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Abbey Makoe|Published 1 minute ago 5min AT a time of great economic strife across the global community — triggered largely by the huffing and puffing of US President Donald Trump’s approach to foreign policy — too many nations are reeling from the...
Mpotjoane champions Global South unity at Changsha meeting
Public Eye
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June 17, 2025
• As Africa adopts Changsha declaration on upholding solidarity and cooperation of the global south • China offers zero tariffs on 53 African countries SEEPHEEPHE MAHAO MASERU – Foreign minister, Lejone Mpotjoane, is leading Lesotho’s delegation...
Private sector, experts hail Zimra's TaRMS tax regime
Bulawayo 24 News
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June 19, 2025
Private sector players and financial experts have praised Zimbabwe's Tax and Revenue Management System (TaRMS) for significantly improving taxpayer accessibility and compliance, particularly among small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Speaking at...
Change of guard: the road ahead for AfDB's new president
African Business
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June 17, 2025
Sidi Ould Tah’s election to the helm of the African Development Bank (AfDB) in May comes at a pivotal moment for Africa’s biggest multilateral lender. Africa is grappling with a worsening funding crisis and the increasingly urgent need to assert...
China’s clever trade deal with Africa – removal of tariffs on most goods
The Citizen (South Africa)
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June 17, 2025
While the US is alienating other countries with high import tariffs, China is making friends in Africa by scrapping most import tariffs. While the rest of the world is sidetracked with the unrest in the Middle East and US President Donald Trump’s...
International Big Cat Alliance holds its first assembly in Delhi
Hindustan Times
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June 17, 2025
New Delhi: The International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) held its first assembly at its Delhi headquarters on Monday. A pair of Asiatic lion and lioness, seen in their enclosure on a hot summer day, at Sarthana Nature Park in Surat, India. (PTI) The...
Shipping industry braces for impact as Middle East tensions rise
IOL
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June 17, 2025
As geopolitical tensions continue to escalate between Israel and Iran, the shipping industry is watching closely, with major players voicing their concerns over potential disruptions. Shipping giant Maersk on Tueday said that its immediate...
China/Africa and the partnership for shared development
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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June 17, 2025
As the outcome of the Beijing summit of the Forum for China Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) held in September, last year enters a crucial stage of implementation, a fresh vista is emerging in the mutual opportunities of the two sides. Just before the...