The Founder and Senior Partner of AB & David Africa, Dr. David Ofosu-Dorte, has urged the Ghanaian government to focus more on using local pension funds, rather than depending on …
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Malawi Secures $12 Billion in Mining, Infrastructure Deals with China
Malawi has signed investment agreements worth over $12 billion with Chinese firms, signaling a major boost in the country’s mining and infrastructure sectors. The deals, which include the largest foreign …
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Airports Company of Zimbabwe Hails Progress, Vows to Stick with National Goals
The Airports Company of Zimbabwe (ACZ) says it is proud of how it has performed in the first half of 2025, and it is determined to continue following good corporate …
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Can Egypt’s New Capital Project Prove Critics Wrong?
Egypt is moving forward with its New Administrative Capital (NAC), a multi-billion-dollar mega city project meant to reduce pressure on Cairo and become the country’s new political and economic centre. …
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Kenya SGR Passenger Numbers Keep Falling, but Cargo Transport Hits New High in 2025
Kenya’s Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), one of East Africa’s major transport investments, is seeing a major shift in usage. While passenger numbers have continued to fall for the third year …
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FG Weighs Carter Bridge Replacement Over Costly Repairs
The Federal Government is currently considering two major options for the rehabilitation of the aging Carter Bridge in Lagos: a complete replacement of the bridge with a modern cable-stayed structure …
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Storm Damages IBEDC Infrastructure, 40 Ibadan Communities
About 40 communities in Ibadan, Oyo State, have been thrown into darkness after a windstorm destroyed major electricity infrastructure belonging to the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC). This marks the …
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FG Unveils $150,000 Solar Testing Centre to Tackle Substandard Products
The Federal Government has commissioned Nigeria’s first Mini-grid Simulation and Standardisation Centre, a $150,000 facility aimed at regulating the quality of solar components and promoting local manufacturing of renewable energy …
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EBID Approves €50m to Build Six New Technical Training Centres in Togo
The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has approved a fresh €50 million investment to support the construction and equipping of six new technical education and vocational training (TVET) …
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Agritech Expert Urges FG to Invest in Cold Storage to Cut $9bn Post-Harvest Losses
A Nigerian agritech expert, Ayomide Olugbade, has called on the Federal Government to invest heavily in cold-chain infrastructure to reduce the huge post-harvest losses that continue to affect the agricultural …