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- South Africa's Woolworths flags weak consumer spending
- South Africa's Woolworths flags weak consumer spending
- Mali’s new geology R&D agency to boost gold sector
- Ngami Copper Project set for in-situ recovery demo in 2027
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Nigeria: $1trn Economy - Business Leaders Move to Sign Pact On Policy Reforms
[Daily Trust] The Presidency has said Nigeria's ambition of building a $1 trillion economy by 2030 depends largely on bringing millions of economically active Nigerians and small business owners into the formal financial sector.
- Qatar Chamber reaffirms importance of investment partnerships with Africa
- Namibia launches guide to simplify intra-african trade Staff Reporter THE Namibia Step-by-Step Guide to Trading Goods under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has officially been launched, with the aim of simplifying access to information on t
- Nigerian agri-tech startup Bridge Merchant connects smallholder farmers to institutional buyers -
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South African swimmer Tatjana Smith switches allegiance to Netherlands
Double Olympic gold medallist cites 'financial and practical challenges' of swimming.
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Sudan: Two-Week Power Blackout After Drone Attack Sees Prices in Sudan's White Nile State Soar
[Dabanga] Rabak, White Nile State -- Residents of Rabak, in Sudan's White Nile state, have been without electricity for 14 consecutive days, with the cost of basic services rising sharply. A block of ice now costs SDG 60,000, charging a mob...
- Reparatory justice and the future of African-led development
- China's Ministry of Commerce Pushes Africa Zero-Tariff Plan, Seeks Rule-Making Voice in 15th Five-Year Plan
- Beyond the energy transition: South Africa’s industrial test ahead of COP31
- Tanzanian seaweed export highlights China-Africa trade cooperation
- Tanzania Can Become Africa’s Next Industrial Powerhouse, Says Ben Kazora as Diaspora Investment Takes Centre Stage at Wharton Forum
- Zero tariffs boost African exports to China
- PowerFleet Inc (AIOT) (Q2 2027) Earnings Call Highlights: Record Revenue, South Africa Momentum ...
- Africa’s own credit rating agency plans its first rating by March 2027, and our central bank has long backed it
- Mapping Clean Energy for Export in Africa
- Chinese gold giant failed to buy this African-focused miner for $3.9 billion; now its new Ethiopian mine is producing gold
- Beat it: Den Staat farmers in South Africa use drumming and fire to deter elephants - news
- Nigeria strikes landmark readmission deal with the EU after 10 years of talks to facilitate return of undocumented migrants
- Tatjana Smith, Olympic swimming gold medalist, switches from South Africa to Netherlands
- PepsiCo to cut 1,000 jobs in North America despite achieving $5.4 billion in revenue from Europe, Middle East and Africa
- 2-time gold medalist Tatjana Smith to swim for Netherlands
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Africa: Africa Seeks Terms For Backing COP31's Global Electrification Push
[Bird Story Agency] The COP31 presidency wants electricity to make up 35% of global energy use by 2035, but African countries question how it will be financed and whether it can support industrial growth.
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Kenya: Omtatah Questions World Bank's Silence On Kenya's Hidden Borrowing and Public Funds
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah has challenged the World Bank's latest assessment of corruption in Kenya, accusing the international lender of focusing on procurement irregularities while ignoring what he describes as a...
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Tchad: un salon national pour dynamiser l’élevage, secteur crucial pour l’économie du pays
Au Tchad, des éleveurs venus des 23 provinces du pays, des artisans et des transformateurs de produits laitiers, mais surtout les bêtes – vaches, taureaux, zébus, dromadaires, chèvres, béliers ou encore chevaux –, tous sont réunis du 4 au 1...
- PepsiCo to cut 1,000 jobs in North America amid losses of major contracts to Coca-Cola despite $5.4 billion revenue from Europe, Middle East and Africa
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Uganda: Uganda Puts Football At the Centre of Its London Pitch
[Independent (Kampala)] London, UK -- Uganda is using this year's World Travel Market (WTM) London to sell itself as a place for football fans as well as holidaymakers. The country is showcasing its tourism attractions and growing sports to...
- Africa's richest man pulls his $18 billion cement business from planned London listing as Britain's stock exchange struggles to attract major foreign companies
- American investors hold billions in debt from China, Saudi Arabia and South Africa as global holdings surpass $4 trillion
- Are you shaping the future of Africa’s blue economy? Apply to pitch at BlueInvest Africa 2027! - oceans-and-fisheries.ec.europa.eu
- ECA calls for greater investment in Africa's health data systems to strengthen healthcare financing
- Africa’s top 3 largest economies, South Africa, Egypt and Nigeria, owe China a combined $17.2 billion as of 2025, while poverty and unemployment persist
- Economic Commission for Africa
- South Africa's unemployment rate edges up, highlighting key voter concern
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Gabon : le Bloc des Cinq dénonce le blocage de la réforme des partis politques
🇬🇦 Au Gabon, le blocage du processus de réforme des partis politiques suscite de vives tensions. Cinq mois après l’échéance du 27 juin, le ministère de l’Intérieur n’a toujours pas rendu ses conclusions sur la conformité des 104 partis poli...
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Slave trade: Ghana's president says reparations not limited to cash payments
John Mahama specifically cited investments in education, health, economic growth and debt treatment as interventions that could be considered as reparations to redress historical wrongs
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Africa: African Development Bank Approves $200 Million Regional Trade Finance Line of Credit Facility for Tdb to Support Trade Across Africa
[African Development Bank (AfDB)] The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $200 million Trade Finance Line of Credit facility between the African Development Bank and Trade and Development Bank (TDB).