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Firm to empower 10,000 Nigerian, South African SMEs with digital skills
Business Day
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July 10, 2025
Upskill Universe, in collaboration with Google and HP Inc., has launched ‘Skills for Business’ to empower 10,000 African small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria and South Africa to build critical digital and business skills for...
FG seals partnership deal with UAE to train 7 million Nigerian youths in digital skills
Nairametrics
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July 10, 2025
The Federal Government of Nigeria has sealed a landmark partnership with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to equip seven million Nigerian youths with cutting-edge digital skills, entrepreneurial training, and global exposure. This landmark agreement...
How Network and Odoo Are Going to Empower African SMEs with Seamless Payments, Smarter Commerce
TechEconomy
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July 10, 2025
Advertisements Across Africa’s busy markets and fast-growing e-commerce corridors, a new partnership is reshaping how small businesses grow, trade, and thrive in the digital economy. Network International, a leading force in digital payments, has...
US Navy and Latvian EOD Experts Work to Clear Shipwreck
Deeper Blue
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July 10, 2025
US Navy explosive ordnance disposal technicians joined forces with the Latvian Navy Diving Unit to remove unexploded ordnance from the wreck of the World War II–era German cargo ship Ilmenau off Liepaja. The operation, part of the BALTOPS 25...
First Trump Africa Summit; DRC Tensions; Shabaab Momentum: Africa File, July 10, 2025
Critical Threats - Washington D.C.
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To receive the weekly Africa File or tri-weekly Congo War Security Review via email, please subscribe here. Follow CTP on X, LinkedIn, and BlueSky. Contributors: Ellery White and Edie Tesfaye Key Takeaways: US-Africa Summit. The United States will...
A bus driver in South Africa went viral after hilariously making his passengers sing Happy Birthday
Briefly
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July 10, 2025
A hilarious viral TikTok video captured a South African bus driver demanding his passengers sing The driver playfully insisted until the commuters sang the song with more enthusiasm, prompting laughs The clip resonated widely with viewers,...
Celebrity Cruises Finally Breaks Silence Over Highly Anticipated New Ship Details That Have Guests Shaking For More
The Travel
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July 10, 2025
Celebrity Cruises published a press release announcing details about its Celebrity Xcel ship. The vessel, which is set to debut in November 2025 for its first official sailing, will feature several amenities, including a magic carpet area, a...
30% tariff, 0% respect. Why South Africa must push back against US bullying
Mail & Guardian
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July 9, 2025
Donald Trump’s ‘solution’ to South Africa avoiding the tariff hike – move production to the US – is nothing more than economic blackmail On 7 July, United States President Donald Trump delivered an aggressive diplomatic strike against South...
Ordinary South Africans will feel impact of US tariffs
The Citizen (South Africa)
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July 10, 2025
South African consumers already battle to make ends meet in difficult economic conditions and the US tariffs will make it even worse. US president Donald Trump’s import tariffs will threaten South African jobs and livelihoods, with ordinary people...
Maritime transport: Kribi Port poised to transform country to major hub
The Guardian Post
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The revelation was made by the Director of Exploitation at PAK, MichaelMama. He was speaking in Yaounde on Friday, July 4. This was during a conference the PAK organised on the sidelines of the Fair on Government Action, SAGO. Held on the theme:...
AGOA – End of an Era: Reimagining AfCFTA as a strategic lever for growth in Africa
Business and Financial Times
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July 10, 2025
By Kwame Asante (Executive Director, Structured Solutions Development, Cash, Standard Chartered Bank) The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), a landmark U.S. trade initiative launched in 2000, now faces an uncertain future as renewal...
GF Trucks: Our victory at DITF symbolizes local manufacturing growth
Daily News Tanzania
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July 10, 2025
DAR ES SALAAM: GF Trucks & Equipment Ltd, a Tanzanian-owned automotive and equipment company, has been crowned the overall winner of the 49th Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair (DITF), a recognition the firm says reflects more than just...
First Oncology Nurse Leadership Programme in Africa launched...
Modern Ghana
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The Oncology Nurse Leadership Programme (ONLEP) has been officially launched at the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) on Monday, July 7, 2025. The programme, the first of its kind in Africa, is set to revolutionise cancer care across...
Procura Global secures two industry awards at 7th Africa Procurement and Supply Chain Summit & Awards 2025
Business and Financial Times
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July 10, 2025
Procura Global Ltd, a leading Ghanaian procurement and supply chain consultancy, has received top honours at the 7th Africa Procurement & Supply Chain Summit & Awards, held at the Oriental Hotel in Lagos, Nigeria. The company was recognized with...
Bridging the legal gap in Africa’s digital boom {Business Africa}
Africanews
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July 10, 2025
As Africa Goes Digital, Can the Law Keep Up? Africa’s digital economy is growing at an unprecedented pace, powered by advances in fintech, e-commerce, and artificial intelligence. But while businesses race ahead, a key question remains: can...
Real and fake antidotes to Trump's latest tariffs, seen from South Africa
CADTM
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July 10, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump apparently aims to reassert his power to cause a full-blown economic catastrophe, perhaps reminiscent of 1930s-scale Make America Great Depression Again. The self-harm to his own MAGA lower-middle-class social base –...
Rolls-Royce Power Systems sees data centres as one of the emerging new markets in Africa
Engineering News
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Rolls-Royce Power Systems, the Germany-based business of renowned propulsion and power systems group Rolls-Royce, sees data centres as a significant emerging market in Africa, including South Africa. “We think the data centre boom will come to...
TOR, PHDC to train 500 youth for Ghana’s Oil and Gas Industry
Joy FM
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July 10, 2025
Tema Oil Refinery Ltd (TOR) and the Petroleum Hub Development Corporation (PHDC) are teaming up to train 500 Ghanaian youth in oil, gas, and petrochemical skills, as part of a bold initiative to prepare the country’s workforce for expansion in the...
AGC 2025: How the African gaming championship is transforming local talent into global stars
IOL
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July 10, 2025
The African Gaming Championship (AGC), Africa’s premier esports event, is back with even greater ambition, aiming to catapult African gamers onto the global stage while nurturing a growing ecosystem that extends far beyond the controller. Held for...
Lawmakers to vote on North Africa asylum ban as rights groups cry foul
Kathimerini
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July 10, 2025
Newly-arrived migrants are sheltered in a municipal hall, in the town of Agyia, on the island of Crete, Greece, on July 10, 2025. [Nicolas Economou/Reuters] Greek lawmakers were set to vote on legislation on Thursday that would temporarily halt...