Nigeria has stepped up its efforts to secure a seat on the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council as the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, launched a high-level …
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DevelopmentEastern AfricaEnvironmentInternational RelationsPolitics
Ethiopia Mobilizes Global Support Ahead of Africa Climate Summit 2025
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – The Federal Government of Ethiopia has begun active engagements with foreign diplomats and development partners as the country prepares to host the Second Africa Climate Summit …
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EconomyInfrastructureInternational RelationsINVESTMENTTransportation & Logisitics
Deutsche Bank Leads $747m Loan for Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway
German financial giant Deutsche Bank has led a group of international and regional lenders to provide a $747 million syndicated loan to fund the first phase of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal …
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EconomyEnergyInternational RelationsINVESTMENTZAMBIA
World Bank Urges Zambia to Boost Copper, Cobalt Production
The World Bank has advised the Zambian government to step up its efforts in the production of energy transition metals like copper, cobalt, and manganese, saying this is the key …
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DevelopmentEconomyInternational RelationsLesothoPolitics
Lesotho Declares State of Disaster Over Massive Youth Unemployment and Job Losses
Lesotho, a small landlocked country in Southern Africa with just over two million people, has officially declared a national state of disaster as youth unemployment and widespread job losses continue …
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EconomyEnergyInfrastructureInternational RelationsINVESTMENTMALAWI
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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Ethiopia Secures $1 Billion World Bank Support for Economic Reform and Growth
Ethiopia has secured a $1 billion funding package from the World Bank to support its ongoing economic reform programme and boost economic growth, the country’s Ministry of Finance announced on …
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AfricaEconomyInternational RelationsMarketsPoliticsSouth Africa
South African Rand Gains as Trump Extends Tariff Deadline on U.S. Trade
South Africa’s currency, the rand, made a slight recovery in early trading on Tuesday after hopes emerged that the country could still negotiate a less severe trade agreement with the …
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AfricaDevelopmentEconomyEgyptInfrastructureInternational RelationsINVESTMENT
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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China Defends BRICS as AU Rallies Behind AfCFTA in Response to Trump’s Tariff Threat
Tensions are rising on the global economic stage as China has come out in defence of the BRICS alliance, saying the group is not seeking confrontation, following threats by former …