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Nigerian, African businesses to get Denmark’s $40m clean energy fund
Business Day
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August 20, 2025
Nigerian businesses will be among the beneficiaries of a $40 million investment from Impact Fund Denmark into CrossBoundary Energy (CBE), aimed at expanding access to clean and reliable electricity for businesses across Africa. The investment,...
Madagáscar assume presidência da Comunidade para o Desenvolvimento da África Austral
Ver Angola
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The President of Madagascar replaced his Zimbabwean counterpart, Emerson Mnangagwa, at the summit's opening ceremony. "At this solemn moment in our shared history, I accept with pride and a sense of duty the mission of presiding over SADC. A...
ED busts global drug trafficking syndicate
The Economic Times
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August 25, 2025
New Delhi: Enforcement Directorate has busted a drug trafficking syndicate with "international linkages" and cross-border contacts for both procurement and distribution, people in the know told ET. ED probe has revealed that the syndicate is...
How to get cinema tickets in the UK for under £5 this Bank Holiday weekend
Digital Spy
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August 20, 2025
The August Bank Holiday weekend is right around the corner, and Showcase Cinemas is taking advantage with a special three-day deal. The cinema chain is running an offer allowing people to see films between Saturday 23 to Monday 25 for under a...
‘My journey to the boardroom started selling sanitary ware in a market’
The National News
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Anis Sajan, vice chairman of Dubai-based conglomerate Danube Group, learnt the art of sales when he went door-to-door trying to sell water purifiers in Mumbai in 1991. This was after he had to leave Kuwait in 1990, where he went to join his elder...
FDA does a 180, suspending use of Valneva's chikungunya vaccine
Fierce Pharma
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August 25, 2025
Less than three weeks after lifting a pause on the use of Valneva’s chikungunya vaccine Ixchiq, the FDA has done an about-face, banning the use of the shot in the United States. On Friday, the agency suspended Valneva’s license “based on serious...
Continental business women join forces to boost intra-trade
The Standard
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African women in business have launched a Continental Network for Women’s Business Associations in Africa (CONWOBAA), a lobby that is aimed at promoting intra-African trade. The network which is facilitated by the International Trade Centre (ITC)...
High Court sanctions restructuring plan for Madagascar Oil
ICLG
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Judge overrides dissenting creditors and gives green light to contested cross-class clam-down. Judge overrides dissenting creditors and gives green light to contested cross-class clam-down. The High Court has sanctioned the restructuring plan...
Africa braces for likely end of AGOA trade deal under Trump
Context
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What’s the context? Few expect the decades-old programme that has boosted economies across Africa to be renewed when it expires in September. NAIROBI - Since returning to office, U.S. President Donald Trump has cut vital aid to Africa and...
Kenya’s Laura Akunga Joins Top Leadership of Africa’s Women Business Network
Switch TV
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August 19, 2025
Johannesburg, South Africa – A Kenyan entrepreneur has been elected to one of the highest leadership positions in a continental body representing women-led business associations across Africa. Laura Akunga Mwenje, founder and chief executive of...
Traxport partners Belgian company to improve freight rail operations in Nigeria
The Cable
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August 19, 2025
Traxport Rail Services Ltd has signed a technical support and investment deal with Vecturis, a Belgian rail management company, to scale freight rail operations in Nigeria. The deal, which follows CET Group’s recent investment in Traxport, will...
“We Are Making Ourselves Easy Targets”: President Mnangagwa Blasts SADC’s Lack of Economic Unity in Fiery Farewell Speech
Zambian Observer
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August 19, 2025
“We Are Making Ourselves Easy Targets for Exploiters”: President Mnangagwa Blasts SADC’s Lack of Economic Unity in Fiery Farewell Speech In a fiery farewell as SADC Chairperson, President Emmerson Mnangagwa tore into the regional bloc, accusing it...
Madagascar meeting set priorities for the SADC’s Heads of State summit
Daily News Tanzania
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August 15, 2025
ANTANANARIVO: THE implementation of directives from the Council of Ministers,the ratification of protocols and other legal instruments, headlined the recently concluded Ordinary Meeting of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Council...
President Nandi-Ndaitwah returns from SADC Summit in Madagascar
Namibian Broadcasting Corporation
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President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has returned from the 45th SADC Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Governments in Madagascar. The Summit addressed critical issues, notably the recent US tariff challenges impacting the region. Press Secretary...
SADC nations resort to boost security, economy infrastructure
Daily News Tanzania
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August 18, 2025
ANTANANARIVO: THE Southern African Development Community (SADC) Heads of State Summit concluded with the leaders emphasizing unity, solidarity, and cooperation as fundamental approaches to achieving economic liberation and addressing emerging...
Mnangagwa delivers stark warning on SADC's economic weakness
Bulawayo 24 News
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August 18, 2025
News / National by Staff reporter 5 hrs ago | Views In his final act as Southern African Development Community (SADC) Chairperson, President Emmerson Mnangagwa delivered a blunt critique of the regional bloc, warning that its failure to strengthen...
SADC leaders vow to expand manufacturing, trade at Madagascar summit
Africanews
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August 18, 2025
Held under the theme "Advancing Industrialisation, Agricultural Transformation, and Energy Transition for a Resilient SADC," the summit in Antananarivo Sunday focused on accelerating regional integration through strengthening industrial capacity,...
Mnangagwa Hands Over SADC Chairmanship to Madagascar’s Rajoelina
The Zimbabwe Mail
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August 17, 2025
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar – Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Saturday formally handed over the chairmanship of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to his Malagasy counterpart, President Andry Rajoelina, at the 45th SADC...
Madagascar and the Indian Ocean set to shine
Sail-World
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August 14, 2025
by ABC 2025 13 Aug 18:35 PDT 21-22 October 2025 Madagascar and the Indian Ocean are fast emerging as some of the most exciting new frontiers in luxury tourism and superyacht exploration. This October, the African Boating Conference will spotlight...
Colombian VP to Visit Four African Nations in Push for Stronger Ties
teleSUR
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Colombian Vice President Francia Marquez. X/ @flopix August 25, 2025 Hour: 10:50 am Between Aug. 26 and Sept. 1, Colombian Vice President Francia Marquez will visit Ethiopia, Mozambique, Madagascar and Nigeria as part of a “reconnection” mission...