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Businesses urged to levearage NEWTRAL AI-enhanced ESG for sustainability, others
Business Day
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August 30, 2025
The need to provide a platform for companies and consultants that revitalises sustainability implementation, data collection and reporting in order to empower businesses to move from intention to action, and from action to transparent reporting,...
African Organization Praises Qatar’s US$300 Billion Investment Commitment
News Ghana
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August 30, 2025
A continental advocacy group has welcomed Qatar’s reported commitment to invest $300 billion across several African nations, calling it a historic development for the region’s economic prospects. The New African Charter International announced...
World News | UAE Consolidates Its Position as Destination for Major Corporate Headquarters in 2025
Latestly
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August 31, 2025
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 31 (ANI/WAM): The UAE has entrenched its position as a major destination for global companies seeking regional or global headquarters, benefiting from a sophisticated legislative system, advanced digital and financial...
Ghana Finance Minister Calls for New Deal on Africa’s US$1.3 Trillion Debt
News Ghana
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August 30, 2025
Ghana’s Finance Minister has joined growing voices demanding a fundamental shift in how the world handles Africa’s crushing debt burden, now exceeding $1.3 trillion. Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson made his position clear while receiving a petition from...
West African country rejects GMO mosquitoes: Bill Gates-backed anti-malaria project suspended amid controversy
Natural News
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August 30, 2025
West African country rejects GMO mosquitoes: Bill Gates-backed anti-malaria project suspended amid controversy On August 23, Burkina Faso's military government ordered the suspension of the Target Malaria project, a research initiative funded by...
A routine in dodgy car parks is knocking chunks out of our economy
The Times
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Every morning at 7am, Ali makes his way from his shared flat in Tottenham to the car park outside the local Wickes hardware shop. There, he and a dozen other men from north Africa and eastern Europe hang about by the gates, hoping to be picked up...
South Asia least integrated after Africa
Daily Star
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August 30, 2025
Regional cooperation in South Asia remains in a precarious state, largely due to political decisions that often override economic logic, foreign policy experts said yesterday. Despite widespread poverty and the looming threat of climate change,...
How 20yrs Later, Lula and Tinubu Achieved Stronger Nigeria/Brazil Economic Relations Aspiration
The Will
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August 30, 2025
August 31, (THEWILL) — President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil made a prediction about Nigeria and Brazil on April 12, 2005. During a state visit to Nigeria, he affirmed before his Nigerian host, then President Olusegun Obasanjo at a joint...
Indian exporters plan expansion in Africa to dodge 50pc US tariff
The Sunday Mail (Zimbabwe)
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August 30, 2025
Indian businesses are looking to expand production in Africa for exporting to the United States, after President Donald Trump hit the South Asian nation with one of the steepest levies globally as punishment for purchases of Russian oil. GAP...
Nigeria’s ambition of building $1t economy by 2030 achievable — NACCIMA
Eagle Online
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August 30, 2025
The President of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), Dr. Jami Ibrahim, says Nigeria’s ambition of building a $1 trillion economy by 2030 is achievable. Ibrahim, who said this on Saturday in...
Building Trust in Nigeria’s Financial System: An exclusive interview with Temitope Ijibadejo, Africa Regional Director, SquaredFinancial
Business Day
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August 30, 2025
Temitope George Ijibadejo, is an award-winning Forex fund manager with over 15 years of experience as a Forex fund manager, and business developer consultant and trainer in Forex trading. Trust remains one of the most critical elements of any...
MOBEX Africa Launches Continent-Wide Search for Top Tech Innovators
News Ghana
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August 30, 2025
MOBEX Africa has launched nominations for its 2025 Innovation Awards, seeking to recognize breakthrough technology and digital innovation across the African continent. The competition spans 22 categories including fintech, healthcare technology,...
Protesters in Ghana demand cancellation of mounting Africa debt
New Age Bangladesh
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Agence France-Presse . Accra 31 August, 2025, 00:13 Hundreds of workers on Friday poured onto the streets of Accra, Ghana’s capital, calling for the cancellation of Africa’s ballooning debt. Ghana, Africa’s leading gold producer and the world’s...
Impact of 24,000 missing Nigerians disrupting communities, impeding economic progress – ICRC
Daily Trust
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August 30, 2025
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has said the immense impact of 24,000 Nigerians declared missing by their families is disrupting communities and impeding social and economic progress in the country. Head of Sub-Delegation, ICRC...
MOBEX Africa opens nominations for 2025 Innovation Awards
Business and Financial Times
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August 30, 2025
MOBEX Africa has opened nominations for the 2025 MOBEX Africa Innovation Awards, which recognise excellence in technology and digital innovation across the continent. The awards feature 22 categories covering areas such as fintech, health,...
From Party Policy to State Policy: Rethinking Ghana’s Political Future in the Context of Africa’s Agenda 2063.
Modern Ghana
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Introduction Ghana is often celebrated as one of Africa’s most stable democracies. Since the return to constitutional rule in 1992, political power has alternated smoothly between the two dominant parties—the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and...
Youth empowerment key to $1tn economy, says NACCIMA
Punch
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August 30, 2025
President of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, Dr Jami Ibrahim, says Nigeria’s ambition of building a one trillion dollar economy by 2030 is achievable. Ibrahim, who said this on Saturday in Abuja...
African Union(AU) delegation concludes meeting on Strengthening Early Warning and Government Monitoring Mechanisms-Southern Africa, bids farewell to Foreign Affairs Minister Pholile Dlamini-Shakantu.
Swaziland News
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By Bongiwe Dlamini MBABANE:The African Union)AU) and the Economic and Social Council(ECOSOC) have today concluded a landmark meeting on Strengthening Early Warning and Government Monitoring Mechanisms in the Southern Africa Region, Government...
Nigeria ranked below average in SDGs performance
Peoples Gazette
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August 30, 2025
The World Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Organisation has ranked Nigeria below average in the actualisation of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Yahaya Muhammad, the African continental governor of the organisation,...
African Youths embrace Hands-On Tech training to drive Industrial change
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
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August 30, 2025
An inspiring convergence of innovation, skills development, and international collaboration has been ongoing at the Technical University of Kenya over the past month. It brought together 142 teams comprising students and trainers from across 12...