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Afrik Allianz To Lead The Next Wave Of Global Investments In Africa
News Ghana
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August 18, 2025
United States and Ghanaian registered company Goldstar Air, a private international airline with an issued Air Carrier Licence (ACL/N-SCH No. 0239) from the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to operate passenger and cargo flights across West...
‘Power is exercised arbitrarily’: Lessons from a reporter’s arrest in Equatorial Guinea
ICIJ
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July 23, 2025
As a foreigner, it’s easy to land in trouble in Equatorial Guinea. A careless snap of a photo or a minor misstep in the maze of officialdom, with all its arbitrary permits and paperwork, quickly invites suspicion. I found this out the hard way one...
Radar tech from Blighter fights Petro-piracy off West Africa coast
Business Weekly
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Blighter’s C400 series radars have been proven to be highly effective in targeting the growing problem of piracy. It is estimated that the illegal black market for stolen oil is worth over $1 billion. The radars in Equatorial Guinea are now fully...
APD 2026 Launched at Historic Malabo Leadership Breakfast Meeting
Sada Elbalad
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July 29, 2025
The Africa Prosperity Dialogues (APD) 2026 was officially launched at the Malabo Leadership Breakfast Meeting, bringing together over 500 of Africa's most influential political and business leaders on the sidelines of the African Union's 7th...
Yaounde: Researchers, inventors exhibiting innovations, exchanging knowl...
The Guardian Post
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The excellence week is an initiative of the Ministry of Scientific Research and Innovation. The exhibitions, alongside plenary sessions and conferences, are holding at the esplanade of the Yaounde City Council, with experts in sectors such as...
Sustainable research fund key towards national devt — Prof. Danquah
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July 23, 2025
The Chairman of the Ghana National Research Fund (GNRF), Professor Eric Yirenkyi Danquah, has underscored the need for a sustainable research fund towards national development. He stated that, owing to inequalities in the world, Ghanaian...
India to share rural land-mapping model with other nations after global UPI push
Mint
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August 15, 2025
The Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas (Svamitva) uses drone-based maps to provide rural landowners with property cards and ownership clarity. That is expected to empower villagers with legal property...
Why Nigeria’s eastern CNG hub could redefine the nation’s energy future
Business Day
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August 15, 2025
Nigeria’s compressed natural gas sector is experiencing unprecedented momentum, with over $791 million in investments flowing into the ecosystem in just two months of 2025. At the centre of this transformation lies a groundbreaking industrial...
Access Bank, others pay tribute to helicopter crash victims
MyJoyOnline
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August 14, 2025
Photo caption: Pearl Nkrumah (arrowed), the Executive Director of Retail and Digital Banking, Access Bank, with other staff members of the bank after the wreath laying for the helicopter crash victims. Former First Lady, Nana Konadu...
Biomanufacturing: Scale-up vs Scale-out Economics
BioPharma Dive
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4 major trends shaping today’s oncology market
BioPharma Dive
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A time for our one-sided stories – Part 2
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 16, 2025
What UK Newspapers Do You Read And Why? Years ago, on a very clever and funny British sitcom about government (yes, I know, but it really was clever, funny and very popular), called Yes, Prime Minister there was a lovely bit of dialogue on the...
Devolution Conference in Kenya: Jospong Group showcases waste management innovations
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August 13, 2025
Ghana's sanitation and waste management giant, Jospong Group of Companies (JGC), has taken its innovative waste treatment and green solutions to Kenya in a major expansion drive into Eastern Africa. The private entity is currently showcasing its...
The AEW 2025 Announces Award Nominees
Business Ghana
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The nominees for the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies Awards have officially been announced, celebrating excellence in oil, gas and broader energy solutions. With eight categories covering the entire African energy sector and...
VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE:EGY) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Insider Monkey
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August 12, 2025
VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE:EGY) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript August 8, 2025 Operator: Good morning, and welcome to VAALCO Energy’s Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] Please note this event is being recorded. I...
The African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 Announces 2025 Award Nominees, Celebrating Excellence in African Energy
MENAFN
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August 12, 2025
(MENAFN- News.Africa-Wire) CAPE TOWN, South Africa, August 12, 2025/ -- The nominees for the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies Awards have officially been announced, celebrating excellence in oil, gas and broader energy...
How young people are transforming biodiversity policy
Global Environment Facility
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Young people are not part of the future of environmental governance; they are shaping it today. This is why youth empowerment is embedded in the Global Environment Facility’s work. As part of the financial mechanism of the Convention on Biological...
Kenya becomes 10th African nation to eliminate sleeping sickness
Down to Earth
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Kenya has successfully eradicated human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), or sleeping sickness, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed August 8, 2025. This marked the country's second victory over a neglected tropical disease following the...
WHO validation marks Kenya’s success in eliminating sleeping sickness
Medical News
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August 11, 2025
The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Kenya as having eliminated human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) or sleeping sickness as a public health problem, making it the tenth country to reach this important milestone. HAT is the second...
The history girls: Super Falcons achieve La Décima
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 11, 2025
Nigeria’s Super Falcons football team are true history-makers. They achieved their incredible “Mission X” – what Champions League-winning Real Madrid dubbed “La Décima” in 2014 – by winning their tenth Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). This...