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Promoting West Africa through Travel, Trade
This Day
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July 11, 2025
Recently West African leaders met in Abuja for the inauguration of West African Economic Summit where Nigeria pushed for the removal of structural and policy bottlenecks in travel and trade in order to boost economic growth of the sub-region....
Rail supplier news from Hitachi Rail and HID (July 10)
Progressive Railroading
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July 10, 2025
Rail News Home Railroading Supplier Spotlight 7/10/2025 Rail News: Railroading Supplier Spotlight Hitachi Rail supplied automated train operation technology to a DB Cargo locomotive to test and develop an automated freight-rail system in Europe,....
Rwanda invests USD500 million more in Bugesera Airport as it promotes an African sporting nirvana
Routes
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Rwanda's new Bugesera International Airport is a teenager already - and it hasn't even been built yet. The government has been forced into a further USD500 million cash injection in it for this fiscal year, supported by a Development Bank loan,...
Lekki port trans-shipment operations increased over stronger naira, says deputy MD
The Cable
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July 10, 2025
Daniel Odibe, the deputy managing director of the Lekki deep seaport says its trans-shipment operations have increased substantially due to a stronger naira. Odibe spoke during an interactive session with journalists in Lagos on Thursday. He said...
Goal and Highlights Botswana 0-1 Nigeria in Women's Africa Cup of Nations
VAVEL
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July 10, 2025
July 10, 2025, 5:20 pm ET2 hours ago⏱️ 90'+ 20 The match ends The match ends, and the Nigerian national team takes the win after a great finish, taking home all three points from Week 2. The Nigerian team looked much better at times, and that's...
Revolutionary Technology: How SPRIBE’s Aviator Redefined iGaming Through Innovation and Social Integration
The London Economic
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July 10, 2025
SPRIBE’s development of Aviator represents a convergence of advanced technology, social gaming principles, and user experience design that has established new benchmarks for the iGaming industry. Technological Foundation Drives Gaming Innovation...
Adeniyi’s Customs reforms elevate Nigeria, amplify Africa’s voice at WCO
The Sun Nigeria
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July 10, 2025
By Uche Usim If there is one appointment made by President Bola Tinubu that gladdens stakeholders’ hearts, it is elevating Adewale Adeniyi to the position Comptroller-General at the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in June 2023. While expectations...
Building Trust through Effective Service Delivery in Africa
GNN Liberia
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July 10, 2025
MONROVIA, July 10, 2025 – The World Bank’s annual Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) report for Sub-Saharan Africa, released today, reveals that despite a stable average CPIA score for the region, there is an urgent need for...
Trump hails Africa’s mineral wealth
Kuwait Times
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July 10, 2025
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump hailed West Africa’s rich natural resources as he hosted five of its leaders Wednesday for a White House summit aimed at fostering trade to counter the growing influence of Russia and China. Trump’s...
Inside the cross-border network exposing the environmental crisis facing Africa’s longest river
Reuters Institute
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In 2017, inside a modest media nonprofit office in Kampala, Uganda, a collaboration between Ugandan journalist Fredrick Mugira and American journalist Annika McGinnis gave rise to InfoNile, one of Africa’s most ambitious environmental journalism...
The shattered mirror of Namibia: A Pan-Africanist analysis of economic decline and the urgency of sovereignty
Windhoek Observer
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PAUL T. SHIPALE (with inputs by Folito Nghitongovali Diawara Gaspar) There are realities whose poignancy transcends mere numerical quantification. Namibia’s recent downgrade by the World Bank’s classification – a global singularity, being the only...
Woman alleges home destroyed by fire truck hitting water main
OurWeekly LA - California
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July 10, 2025
A Hollywood woman has formally sought dismissal of a lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles in which she alleged an LAFD truck damaged a leaking water main in 2023, resulting in a geyser that destroyed the roof of her home and damaged or...
MEST Launches AI Startup Program to Train Africa’s Next Generation of Tech Founders
I Africa
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July 10, 2025
The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) has opened applications for its revamped MEST AI Startup Programme, aimed at equipping Africa’s top tech talents to build and scale globally competitive AI startups. MEST, based in Accra,...
Innovative startup secures funding to boost growth and drive EV adoption in South Africa
The Small Business Site
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July 10, 2025
Article provided by Edge Growth According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), global electric vehicle (EV) stock surpassed 16 million vehicles in 2022, marking a 60% increase from the previous year, with another 35% increase in 2023 and 25%...
Dry Bulk Shipping Market: Spotlight on Brazilian Corn Shipments
Hellenic Shipping News
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July 10, 2025
This week’s Chart Monitor highlights increasing constraints on Brazilian corn exports, even as the country nears its second-largest harvest on record. Brazil’s National Supply Company (Conab) projects 2024–2025 corn production at nearly 5 billion...
Saudi Maritime & Logistics Congress 2025: spotlight on $1.71b market
Seatrade Maritime News
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July 9, 2025
As the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s maritime logistics market continues its strong growth at 4.3% annually until 2030 - a significant component of Saudi Arabia’s growing non-oil economy - the 6th edition of Saudi Maritime & Logistics Congress is well...
Meridian elevates cultural diplomacy; African embassies honor independence
The Washington Diplomat
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July 10, 2025
Meridian’s Culturefix blends creativity and diplomacy Diplomats and the creative industries collided in Washington last month for Meridian International Center’s fifth edition of its signature cultural diplomacy event, Culturefix. Hosted on June 5...
The Secure Cash and Transport Association (SCTA) Releases Preliminary Agenda for its 2025 Cash Industry Conference
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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The annual SCTA Conference, which attracts stakeholders from the cash-in-transit and cash industries, will be held on October 1-3, 2025, in Chicago. This year's conference features David Birch as the keynote speaker. PURCELLVILLE, Va., July 10,...
Underwater Photographer May Face Trial Over Gold Taken From Historic Shipwreck
PetaPixel - California
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July 10, 2025
A special agent with U.S. Homeland Security Investigations holding two of the five gold ingots looted from a 18th century shipwreck in France. The gold bars were returned to France in 2022 An underwater photographer could face trial over the...
Liberia: U.S. Hails Ivanhoe Rail Access Deal
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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July 10, 2025
The Government of Liberia’s landmark rail agreement with Ivanhoe Atlantic has received a new wave of endorsement from the United States, following a high-level meeting between President Joseph N. Boakai and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State...