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ILO reaffirms support for advancing social, solidarity economy in Africa
The Sun Nigeria
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June 16, 2025
By Bimbola Oyesola The International Labour Organization (ILO) has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing the social and solidarity economy (SSE) in Africa. The ILO, at a high-level roundtable in Nairobi, Kenya, recently highlighted its...
Media reports Africa to initiate new credit rating organization
MENAFN
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June 16, 2025
(MENAFN) Africa is set to launch its first homegrown credit rating agency, the African Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA), by the end of September, according to a Bloomberg report. Backed by the Africa Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) under the African...
AMEA Power reaches financial close for utility scale BESS project in Egypt
Energy Global
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June 16, 2025
AMEA Power, one of the fastest-growing renewable energy companies in the region, has achieved financial close on the first ever utility scale battery energy storage system (BESS) project located in Egypt. The 300 MWh BESS project is an extension...
Beyond The Sweet Talk: ThinkBusiness Africa Dissects, Disputes CAPPA’s Push For A 1200 Percent SSB Tax Hike
Daily Independent
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June 16, 2025
3 In May 2025, the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) released a new report titled “Junk on Our Plates: Exposing Deceptive Marketing of Unhealthy Foods Across Seven States in Nigeria.” The document called for an...
Coding is no longer enough: Why Africa needs AI literacy in every school
Joy FM
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June 16, 2025
“Teaching children to code is like teaching them to read in an era when the world is already speaking in algorithms.” Across Africa, education policymakers are proudly expanding coding programs in primary and secondary schools. From Lagos to...
Bridging the AI Education Gap: How African schools can leapfrog into the future
Joy FM
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June 16, 2025
Africa stands at a crucial crossroads. With more than 200 million young people poised to enter education systems and the workforce over the coming decade, the continent faces both an unprecedented opportunity and a formidable challenge to prepare...
AFRICA’S PATH TO ECONOMIC INTEGRATION AND GROWTH
This Day
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June 16, 2025
It was the Nigerian iconic music activist cum philosopher, the late Sunny Okosun in the earliest part of 1990 that sang ‘African liberation is now or never’. At the time he sang the song, African population was barely hovering around 500 million....
Business News | Paisabazaar Expands Product Suite with Loan Against Car; Ties Up with HDFC Bank, Tata Capital, and Others
Latestly
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June 16, 2025
NewsVoir Gurgaon (Haryana) [India], June 16: Paisabazaar, India's leading marketplace for consumer credit and free credit score platform, today announced the launch of its new offering - 'Loan against Car'. The new product further expands...
Brazil’s Financial Morning Call for June 16, 2025
The Rio Times
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June 16, 2025
Brazil’s financial markets are poised for a pivotal session today, driven by a series of domestic and international economic indicators that will shape investor confidence. Key domestic releases, including Brazil’s BCB Focus Market Readout and...
Chase confirms all branches to be closed for 24 hours in another banking blackout forcing customers to find alternatives
The U.S. Sun
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June 16, 2025
CHASE has confirmed that it will close all of its branches for a full day very soon, leaving users facing another banking blackout. So far this year, Americans have been forced to work around several federal holidays, and another one coming up...
Dubai’s AI Operating System: A strategic blueprint for governments and future of African economies
Joy FM
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June 16, 2025
Dubai has fundamentally redefined governance by declaring artificial intelligence as its "operating system" - a transformative approach that weaves AI into the very fabric of public services, decision-making, and economic operations (Dubai Media...
As Bonn climate talks begin, Nigeria pushes climate finance, loss and damage agenda
The Cable
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June 16, 2025
BY DARE AKOGUN As global leaders, negotiators, and climate advocates gather in Bonn, Germany, for the 62nd Session of the UN Climate Subsidiary Bodies (SB62), Nigeria is stepping forward with renewed determination to ensure Africa’s voice echoes...
After COVID, Africa needs to make healthcare a priority
NewsDay Zimbabwe
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As we approach the end of a disastrous year that brought death, misery and economic hardship for so many around the world, those of us lucky enough to still be here have a lot to reflect upon. Indeed, the ongoing coronavirus pandemic exposed the...
UAE's AMEA Power reaches financial close for Egypt’s first utility-scale BESS project
Zawya
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UAE-based renewable energy company AMEA Power announced on Monday the financial close of Egypt's first ever utility-scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project. The 300MWh [megawatt-hour] BESS project is an extension of AMEA Power’s...
Bahrain eyes Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy
The Daily Tribune - News Of Bahrain
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TDT | Manama Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com Bahrain is deepening its outreach to Africa’s largest economy, as the Bahrain Chamber signalled interest in boosting trade and investment ties with Nigeria during high-level talks on Sunday. Africa...
Rethinking the place of communication in combating malnutrition in Africa
The Cable
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June 16, 2025
BY MILLISCENT NNWOKA Africa faces a grave nutrition crisis, one that statistics alone cannot solve. In Nigeria, 40% of children under five are stunted, and over 17 million people are food insecure (UNICEF, 2023; FAO et al., 2023). Children are not...
The hillside memorial that sparked misinformation about South Africa’s farm killings
The Independent
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June 16, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Shareholder Alert: Robbins LLP Informs Investors Of The 3D Systems Corporation Class Action
MENAFN
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June 16, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) SAN DIEGO, June 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Robbins LLP informs stockholders that a class action was filed on behalf of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired 3D Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: DDD ) securities between...
China-Africa expo seals $11.4 billion in deals
China Daily
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A news conference was held on Sunday to announce the outcomes of the fourth China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo. [Photo by Zhu Youfang/for chinadaily.com.cn] The fourth China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo announced 176 signed projects worth...
West Africa’s hidden border economy: A journey through migrant suffering and state complicity
The Cable
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June 16, 2025
BY LEKAN OLAYIWOLA I travelled the human trafficking, smuggling, and irregular migration corridor across Nigeria, Benin, Togo, and Ghana recently, not as a tourist or aid worker, but as an independent researcher. My return journey, late in the...