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Nexus between economy, thriving insurance sector
Zimbabwe Independent
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Zimbabwe’s insurance sector was also affected by the global outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, which led to unprecedented disruption and created material uncertainty. THE importance of the insurance sector to economic growth can never be...
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The Blackstone Valley Call & Times - Rhode Island
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Largest piece of Mars on Earth fetches meteoric $5.3 million at New York auction It's another meteoric rise for what's called the largest piece of Mars on Earth. The 54-pound rock fetched nearly $5.3 million at an auction at Sotheby's in New York...
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...
Africa Needs About 1.3 Trillion USD Annually to Meet SDGs
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, July 8, 2025 (ENA) - At the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), African countries made a strong case for overhauling the global financial system to reflect current development realities and risks. Held...
Accelerating development in Africa’s digital era!
The Sun Nigeria
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July 10, 2025
By Professor Ojo Emmanuel Ademola Guest Columnist THE 2025 Human Development Report unequivocally asserts that digital transformation is not just about technological advancements; it is fundamentally about the people and communities these...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
African lion confiscated during raid at residence in Gujar Khan
The Nation
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July 8, 2025
Gujar khan - In a significant operation conducted on Monday afternoon, an African lion was recovered from the lavish residence of a foreign national residing in the Bewal area of Gujar Khan, as reported by local police authorities. According to...
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...
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...
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...
Archer: I’m ready to play final two Tests against India … if they let me
The Times
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Jofra Archer says he is raring to play in the final two matches of the series after bursting back into the Test arena by taking five wickets in England’s 22-run win over India at Lord’s. Archer’s long-awaited return, playing in his first Test...
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...
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,...
Arnaiz remembers Cutillas
Philstar
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July 16, 2025
PBA legend Francis Arnaiz recently shared interesting stories about the late national football coach Juan Cutillas who also served as physical director of the Toyota and Ginebra basketball teams where Mr. Clutch played. Additionally, Arnaiz was on...
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...
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...
ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (07.14.25)
Aero-News Network - Florida
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July 15, 2025
Mon, Jul 14, 2025 Scouring the information super airways can sometimes be a tough, if educational, task for the Aero-News staff... but it also allows us to check out some truly neat and exciting sites, so it's not that bad a gig. On any given day,...