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African scammers con British women as 'payback for colonialism by reclaiming what was taken by white people'
GB News
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August 26, 2025
Online scammers in Africa are conning British women out of thousands of pounds as "payback for colonialism", a study has revealed. The Ghanaian group, known as Sakawa Boys, has been asking women for money and tricking them into thinking they are...
Africa Intelligence Brief Comprehensive News Roundup For August 26, 2025
MENAFN
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August 26, 2025
(MENAFN- The Rio Times) On August 26, 2025, Egypt's petroleum ministry announced new gas drilling in its giant Zohr field to boost output. Meanwhile, Tunisian rights groups condemned the government's closure of a key information agency as a...
AD Ports Group Expands Angola Operations with Strategic Agreements to Develop Digital Single Logistics Trade Window and Expand Truck Fleet
Hellenic Shipping News
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August 26, 2025
AD Ports Group, a global enabler of integrated trade, transport, industry, and logistics solutions, today announced the signing of an agreement to develop a digital Single Logistics Trade Window solution for Angola’s trade regulator – Agência...
China Is Pouring Exports Into Africa Faster Than Anywhere Else
Yahoo Finance
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Containers stacked on a dock at the Port of Cape Town in Cape Town, South Africa. (Bloomberg) -- Africa has become a new hotspot for Chinese exports as Donald Trump’s tariffs redraw trade for the world’s biggest manufacturing nation. Most Read...
South Africa allows private operators access to rail freight network
Rail Freight
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August 26, 2025
South Africa has decided to open its rail freight network to private operators. The decision comes as state operator Transnet struggles with falling volumes. South Africa will allow private companies to operate trains on its rail freight network,...
Can Nigeria’s Focus On Youth Drive Entrepreneurship Across Africa?
Forbes
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Later this Fall, world leaders will assemble in Johannesburg for the G20 World Leaders Summit. When the South African’s began planning the summit years ago, they had a vision to bring together world leaders to make a commitment to Africa – and...
The Highest-Paying Jobs in South Africa That Don’t Need a Degree
Cape Coloured Culture
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August 26, 2025
Did you enjoy this post? Share it with others! Local companies offer several semi-skilled jobs that pay surprisingly well, especially for roles that don’t require a university degree. Below is a breakdown of some of the highest-paying jobs in...
Phyllis Heller, South African-Born Rare Book Dealer, Dies at 87
Washington Jewish Week
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August 26, 2025
Phyllis Heller, a South African-born rare book dealer whose life reflected a deep Jewish identity and devotion to family, died on Aug. 9 in Rockville. She was 87. Born Phyllis Posniak in 1938, she grew up in Wynberg, a suburb of Cape Town, in a...
Delta sees Nigeria as strategic hub in Africa – Gbobaniyi
Punch
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August 26, 2025
In the face of global challenges in the airline industry, Delta Air Lines’ Sales Manager for West Africa, Mary Gbobaniyi, shares how the company’s strategic focus on Nigerian passengers has become a key driver of its strength and success in the...
Ghana Secures $100M Investment to Launch Africa’s First AI-Powered Agricultural Hub
I Africa
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August 26, 2025
Ghana is set to become Africa’s first AI-powered agricultural hub following a $100 million investment from Degas Limited, a global agri-tech company. The four-year commitment was announced after a strategic meeting between President John Dramani...
Russian and Ukrainian grain shipments plunge 49%
Hellenic Shipping News
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August 26, 2025
“Russian and Ukrainian grain shipments are estimated to have plunged 49% combined y/y between January and August 2025. Both countries had a smaller export surplus following weaker grain harvests in the second half of 2024. Overall, the combined...
Nigeria emerges as Africa’s second-largest solar importer amid 60% surge across continent
Nairametrics
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August 26, 2025
Nigeria has emerged as Africa’s second-largest solar importer after a record surge in solar panel shipments across the continent, according to new data from energy think tank Ember. In the 12 months to June 2025, Nigeria imported 1,721 MW of solar...
Foreign Trucker Kills 3 In Head-On Collision In Nevada, Video
TV Shows Ace
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August 26, 2025
Based on clips that have been circulating online and garnering a lot of attention, another foreign truck driver went head-on in Nevada on August 23rd, 2025. This is yet another tragedy in the wake of last June 2024’s tragic killing of 3 people by...
How Sherifdeen Badmus Is Rewriting the Global Playbook for African Startups
This Day
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August 25, 2025
In the fast-changing world of African tech, scaling is no longer about surviving the local market—it’s about owning a place in the global value chain. Startups from Africa’s major innovation hubs are chasing growth in the U.S., Europe, and Asia....
Cape Town Wellness Event brings Cutting-edge Health Technology and Expertise to Everyday South Africans
South Africa Today
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August 26, 2025
Registration is now live for Thrive by WHX, taking place from 2–4 September 2025 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC). The flagship wellness, sport and longevity summit of the World Health Expo will bring together global and...
Viral online videos wey promise jobs for Russia - South Africa govment warn women
GhanaWeb
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August 26, 2025
South Africa govment don warn young women say make dem no fall for social media recruitment scam wey dey promote job opportunities for abroad. Dis dey come as plenty online videos wey South African social media influencers dey push to advertise...
Learning the history of African Americans in the UP
Upper Michigan´s Source
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August 26, 2025
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - Tuesday, The Marquette community had the chance to learn the history of African Americans in the Upper Peninsula. The Northern Center for Lifelong Learning hosted NMU History Professor Russell Magnaghi at the Mead...
SSNBS sensitizes traders on African standards for safer automobiles
Sudans Post
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August 26, 2025
Minister of Trade and Industry, Atong Kuol Manyang, speaks during the sensitization of a section of traders on African automobile standards in Juba on Tuesday, 26/08/2025. [Photo: Courtesy]JUBA – The South Sudan National Bureau of Standards...
Abuja-Kaduna Bound Train Derails +Video
Lagos Post Online
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August 26, 2025
An Abuja–Kaduna-bound train derailed on Tuesday at about 11:09 a.m., the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) confirmed the incident. The corporation said the incident occurred at KM 49 between Kubwa Station and Asham Station while the Kaduna-bound...
Awele Elumelu: Africa needs investments to overcome challenges… not sympathy
The Cable
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August 26, 2025
Awele Elumelu, director of Heirs Holdings and co-founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, says Africa needs investments to overcome its challenges and not sympathy. Elumelu spoke on Tuesday at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI)...