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US considers imposing visa ban on Nigeria, 24 other African countries
Premium Times
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June 14, 2025
About one week after imposing a travel ban on seven African countries, the Donald Trump-led US administration is considering imposing a visa ban and other travel restrictions on citizens of Nigeria and 24 other African countries. The Washington...
ETI Tops Nigeria’s Tier-1 Bank Category in New Report
The Will
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June 14, 2025
June 15, (THEWILL) – Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) has emerged as Nigeria’s highest-ranked Tier-1 bank in 2025, thereby disrupting the popular league of “Big Five”, also known as FUGAZ (First Bank, UBA, GTB, Access Bank and Zenith...
Caribbean Pushes Ocean Finance to the Forefront at UNOC3
St. Vincent Times
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June 14, 2025
As the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) concludes, Caribbean leaders and global partners are reaffirming one of the region’s most urgent calls: unlocking long-term, sustainable financing for ocean action. During the conference, the...
Accused Minnesota assassin Vance Boelter has ties to Middle East and Africa, runs security company
New York Post
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June 14, 2025
The Minnesota man being sought in connection with the Saturday morning assassination of a state lawmaker and the shooting of another runs a security company and has ties to the Middle East and Africa, online biographies showed. Vance Luther...
Africa's Pangolin Crisis: The Delicacy That's Driving a Species to the Brink
ScienceDaily
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The vast majority of pangolin hunting in African forest landscapes is done for meat consumed by people in the region, rather than for scales shipped to East Asia, a new study led by the University of Cambridge suggests. Pangolins are the most...
How apartheid South Africa became a road map for the far right
The Financial Times
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June 14, 2025
When South Africa’s apartheid ended, I was in my mid-twenties. Only a fool would have denied then that the future looked uncertain. Nelson Mandela had forged a compromise with white South Africans, which had saved the country from destruction. But...
Holidaymakers take note: Spanish banking authority warns 'check what the ATM tells you'
RSVP Live
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June 14, 2025
The Bank of Spain has issued a warning to anyone who is planning to use cash machines to do withdrawals. While many of us opt to use fee-free financial service apps on our phones during holidays abroad, others like to carry cash, and my end up...
South Africa leads as 17 African companies make Forbes list of world’s largest firms
Business Insider Africa
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June 14, 2025
In 2025, a total of 17 African companies made the Forbes Global 2000 ranking, dominated by South Africa with 14 entries, followed by Morocco with 2 and Egypt with 1. Per Forbes, the 2025 Global 2000 companies collectively account for $52.9...
South Africa stock loses $3.7b as foreign investors withdraw from its market
Business Insider Africa
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June 14, 2025
A Reuters report noted that the recent withdrawal, amounting to nearly double the $1.9 billion in outflows recorded from 2023 to early 2024, underscores increasing investor hesitation towards stocks listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE),...
Prioritise prudence, not foreign debt – Deputy Ahafo Regional Imam implores African leaders
Joy FM
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June 14, 2025
The Deputy Ahafo regional Imam for the Ahlussunna, Ishak Alhassan, has called African leaders to prioritise prudent management of internal resources rather than turning to foreign loans and external financial institutions for development aid. He...
"Means a lot" - Temba Bavuma's massive statement on his Black African heritage after 2025 WTC final win
Sportskeeda
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June 14, 2025
South African Test captain Temba Bavuma made a massive statement about his Black African heritage after the historic World Test Championship (WTC) final victory over Australia at the Lord's Cricket Ground. Bavuma commented that it means a lot to...
Global South must rise to end debt trap and reclaim sovereignty – Pan-Africanist political scientist Dr. Aziz Salmone Fall
Sunday Observer
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June 14, 2025
35 From the legacy of odious debt to climate reparations and tricontinental unity, a new era of resistance and people-led development rooted in the unfinished project of decolonisation As the world commemorated the 70th anniversary of the landmark...
GPZ APPLAUDS CHINA…..for its decision to drop all tariffs on African imports
Zambian Observer
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June 14, 2025
GPZ APPLAUDS CHINA …..for its decision to drop all tariffs on African imports Lusaka… Friday June 13, 2025 (SMART EAGLES) Golden Party Zambia President Jackson Silavwe says the announcement that China is ready to drop all tariffs on African...
Africa’s Social Media Destiny
The Namibian
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June 14, 2025
In today’s digital world, social media platforms are more than communication spaces. They’ve become modern town squares and powerful tools shaping economies, politics, narratives and culture. The recent move by the United States (US) to ban...
Youth unemployment, a crisis in South Africa
IOL
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As South Africa marks Youth Day, the youth in the country face unemployment, violence, limited access to mental health care and inequality in education. During an address this week at the SA Youth Engagement hosted by the Harambee Youth Employment...
Fuel prices set to rise in South Africa next month
Cape Town ETC
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June 14, 2025
South African motorists are bracing for a painful spike in fuel prices next month as global oil markets reel from rising geopolitical tensions and local economic pressures pile on. The surge in petrol and diesel costs comes on the back of...
UN warns of unprecedented global decline in fertility rates as financial pressures and work-life balance issues take toll
The Indian Express
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June 14, 2025
A new report by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has found that people across the world are having fewer children than they want often due to rising costs and lack of time.In a survey of 14,000 people across 14 countries, one in five...
How This Major Airline Improved Its Financial Performance In 2025
Simple Flying
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June 14, 2025
Brussels Airlines is the main airline of Belgium, and it carried 23.6 million passengers in 2024. This makes it one of the world's smaller flag carriers, and it is dwarfed by KLM, the flag carrier of Belgium's northern neighbor, the Netherlands....
China to remove tariffs on African imports to boost trade
Modern Ghana
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China says it will sign a new economic pact with Africa that will get rid of all tariffs on the 53 African states it has diplomatic ties with – a move that could benefit middle-income nations as they prepare for tariff hikes on products entering...
Africa Eyes Diaspora Funds to Close US$1.3 Trillion Development Gap
News Ghana
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June 14, 2025
New research reveals Africa’s diaspora communities could hold the key to solving the continent’s massive infrastructure and development financing challenges. The 2025 African Economic Outlook report shows that while remittances to Africa reached...