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Sangu Delle Urges Intra-African Trade, Simpler Rules and Local Capital to Scale Companies
Ghanaian investor Dr. Sangu Delle has urged African governments, investors and entrepreneurs to make it easier to trade and do business across the continent, and to mobilize local capital to build large, sustainable companies. Speaking recently on...

Project Rehema Ministries raises money during its Sing for Africa event
SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - Monday night, a Siouxland-based non-profit held its annual event, all in an effort to help orphans thousands of miles away. That Sing for Africa event brought local choirs and singers together to fundraise money for Project...
African Construction Summit Pushes Continental Integration Through AI and Sustainability
Africa’s construction and real estate sectors need to stop thinking nationally and start thinking continentally, according to industry leaders who gathered in Accra for the 2nd African Continental Engineering, Architecture, Construction and Real...

‘We can leverage AI to protect freedom of expression, civic space’
Human Rights lawyer, Tsema Ede, has suggested looking into how media professionals and civil society organisations can maximise Artificial Intelligence (AI) to protect freedom of expression and the civic space. Ede spoke at the Journalism and...

When culture becomes currency: Zimbabwe’s arts sector faces new era
IN the quiet of an artist’s studio, the echo of chisel on stone, the hum of a mixing console, or light falling across a painter’s canvas, something deeper than craftsmanship emerges. IN the quiet of an artist’s studio, the echo of chisel on stone,...

Country ranks 44th worldwide, 2nd in Balkans for women’s rights
TIRANA, Oct. 13 (TemA) — Albania ranks 44th worldwide and second in the Balkans among the best countries for women, according to CEOWORLD Magazine’s 2025 global index. The survey, based on responses from nearly 280,000 women across 156 countries,...

Partnering with Africa: TICAD’s Growing Role in a Shifting Global Landscape
The ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development was held in Yokohama in August. For more than 30 years, Japan has supported development on the continent via TICAD, evolving from a focus on aid to promoting investment. A Timely,...

TeXcellence 2025 returns to redefine Africa’s role in the global tech landscape
CWG Plc is hosting TeXcellence Conference 4.0 on October 14, 2025, at Landmark Events Centre, Lagos, with the theme “Future-Forward Africa: Leveraging Technology for Global Competitiveness” The event will feature over 20 influential speakers,...

Africa Land Administration Summit Kicks Off in Sierra Leone on Tuesday
The Government of Sierra Leone, in Collaboration with Sierra Leone Land Alliance and Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI), will Host the 5th Regional Conference of the African Land Institutions Network for Community lights Protection (ALIN) at...

Why the Far Right Loves Morocco in Paris and Loathes It in Madrid
Marrakech – Nostalgia has taken political form in what is now broadly known across Europe as the far right – a constellation of nationalist, populist, and identitarian movements that promise to defend the “real” Europe from globalization,...

Ayanna Pressley’s Stolen Land Whining: Gripes on Indigenous Day, Keeps Martha’s Vineyard Mansion
The most annoying group in Congress, 'The Squad', is really showing out today. Along with Thanksgiving, this is one of their favorite holidays to pretend they are aggrieved, mistreated and not receiving six figure salaries with exceptional...

History As Cape Verde Qualify For Its First-Ever World Cup
Cape Verde has made history by qualifying for the FIFA World Cup for the first time, sealing its place in the 2026 edition of the tournament. The “Blue Sharks” dominated Group D in the African qualifiers, finishing ahead of heavyweights like...
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, is closer than ever to the $30 billion mark
As of today, 13th of October, the same index has Dangote’s net worth at $29.6 billion, $400 million away from entering the $30 billion club. This denotes that the Nigerian billionaire is the closest he has ever been to that mark, and could, before...

The right to development, public interest litigation, and rule of law in Nigeria (2)
PROF MIKE OZEKHOME INTRODUCTION In our last outing in this treatise, we started with a brief introduction of the subject matter, after which we delved into the following sub-topics: Public Interest Litigation (PIL); Rule of Law; Significance in...

Cape Verde Makes History as Cameroon Waits in Suspense
CameroonOnline.ORG | For the first time ever, Cape Verde’s Blue Sharks have qualified for the FIFA World Cup™, writing a golden chapter in their football history. Their dream became reality after a commanding 3–0 victory over Eswatini, a result...

Bioplastics in Africa: A ‘Green Revolution’
Examples of biodegradable bio-based plastics include but are not limited to PLA, Bio-PET, and PHA. EVERY aspect of our everyday lives involves the use of plastic in one form or another. From electronics to water bottles and cars to children’s...

AFRICA/SUDAN - Sign language in Sudanese Arabic: Comboni missionaries' initiative for the hard-of-hearing people
Monday, 13 October 2025 mccj Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - Promoting inclusion, communication, and awareness in Sudan, particularly among teachers, families, and organisations that support communities of deaf or hard-of-hearing people. Father Jorge...

Madagascar president flees as soldiers revolt: Opposition lawmaker
Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina fled the country after an elite military unit revolted against his government in what appeared to be a coup following weeks of youth-led protests, an opposition lawmaker said Monday. The lawmaker's comments...

Unlock Africa's Energy Potential at Wider African Energy Summit 2025
Don't miss the Wider African Energy Summit (WAES) 2025 in Aberdeen, Scotland, organized by OGV, where NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman of the African Energy Chamber (AEC), will deliver the opening address on November 18-19, 2025, at the Marcliffe Hotel...

History written as Cape Verde beat Eswatini to qualify for 2026 World Cup
Cape Verde booked an automatic place in their first-ever World Cup after defeating stubborn Eswatini 3-0 in their Group D fixture at Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde on Monday. Two second-half goals in a space of six minutes, courtesy of Dailon...