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Thanda’s Agroecology Initiative Aims to Shift the Future for Young South Africans as Youth Unemployment Reaches Crisis Levels
South Africa Today
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June 6, 2025
Mtwalume, KwaZulu-Natal – With youth unemployment levels in South Africa currently sitting at a staggering 46.1%, according to Stats SA last week, the urgency to find sustainable solutions has never been greater. In rural KwaZulu-Natal, nonprofit...
Africa, struggling for stability and economic growth, is not a dumping ground for unwanted migrants
South Florida Times
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June 5, 2025
Capetown STOCK PHOTO The Trump administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to approve deporting undocumented migrants to South Sudan after a lower court blocked the plan. It is a matter not just about whether President Donald Trump has the...
Africa’s banks must back green growth Ruto tells leaders
Switch TV
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June 6, 2025
Nairobi – Standing before a hall of Africa’s most powerful financiers, President William Ruto issued a blunt message if Africa is to prosper, its banks must take the lead. “We must believe in ourselves and believe in our continent,” Ruto said on...
From crisis to coordination: Leveraging remote sensing and AI to manage IDPs and refugees in West Africa
Business and Financial Times
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June 5, 2025
By Olusola AKANNI Displacement and Economic Strain in West Africa Across West Africa, internal displacement and cross border refugee movements have become enduring realities rooted in armed conflict, terrorism, environmental disasters, and...
Egypt Launches Standardised Reporting Framework for Startups and Investors
Fintech News Middle East
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June 6, 2025
Free Newsletter Get the hottest Fintech Middle East News once a month in your Inbox Egypt’s Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency (MSMEDA), backed by World Bank, has collaborated with several venture capital firms and the US-based...
Petrobras aims to make Africa its main exploratory region outside Brazil: CEO
Times LIVE
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June 6, 2025
Petrobras is also seeking to explore India's coast, taking part in an upcoming oil block auction scheduled for July, Chambriard said. Petrobras's plans mark a return to the African continent after the company divested assets in the region under...
Africa Finance Corporation unveils 2025 State of Africa’s Infrastructure report
CNBC Africa
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June 5, 2025
Africa Finance Corporation recently launched the State of Africa's Infrastructure Report 2025, focusing on the theme of Mobilizing Domestic Capital. The report delves into the potential for unlocking trillions in domestic capital to revolutionize...
South Africa: Cape Town solar PV project gathering steam
ESI Africa
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June 6, 2025
Construction of the first municipal own-build solar plant in South Africa is making progress, with thousands of solar panels installed so far. The City of Cape Town announced yesterday (5 June) that 2,400 panels of the total planned 12,850 are in...
Diaspora investment, homeownership headline Africa real estate expo in Maryland
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 6, 2025
The first edition of the Africa Real Estate Expo (AFREEXPO 2025) took place in Gaithersburg, Maryland, on May 26, 2025, bringing together key stakeholders in Nigeria’s real estate sector and the diaspora community in the United States. The event,...
NDB signs 1.2-bln-yuan loan agreement to finance environmental projects in China
China Internet Information Center
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SHANGHAI, June 6 (Xinhua) -- The BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) on Friday announced that it has signed a 1.2-billion-yuan (about 167 million U.S. dollars) syndicated loan agreement to support environmental projects in China. The agreement,...
BALKAN BLOG: Slovenia steps up its diplomatic game in Africa
BNE Intellinews
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Slovenia is emerging as an unexpected, but increasingly visible, diplomatic player in Africa with efforts ranging from opening new embassies to championing efforts to combat climate change. President Nataša Pirc Musar’s state visits to Kenya and...
Mouka Reaffirms Leadership in Africa’s Raw Material Value Chain at 2025 Summit
BrandCrunch Nigeria
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June 6, 2025
Mouka, Nigeria’s leading manufacturer of quality sleep solutions and a proud member of the Dolidol International group, has reiterated its commitment to strengthening Africa’s raw material value chain at the recently concluded Africa Raw Materials...
Crossing Borders: Women Traders are thriving at Africa’s borders and building the future
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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June 6, 2025
By Sarah Mawerere-UBC In many parts of Africa, borders are more than just demarcations; they are lifelines for cross border traders especially the women who trade goods to sustain families and communities. There a number of borders that are key...
Arundel rain leaves South Africa banking on pre-tour preparation ahead of WTC final
ESPN India
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June 7, 2025
"As a small boy, you want to be involved in Test cricket, and then you want to play against Australia and then you want to play at Lord's. And then suddenly it happens all at once." For eight members of the South African squad, this hat-trick of...
All time, Africa has 10 tech Unicorns: here are the founders
Technext
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June 6, 2025
Africa’s tech ecosystem is thriving, with a growing number of startups achieving unicorn status. As these unicorns, valued at over $1 billion, drive innovation, they also create new opportunities for economic growth and development. In recent...
Renaissance Africa Energy meets Minister of Economy
Eagle Online
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June 6, 2025
The Chairman of Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited, Dr. Layi Fatona, has led a team of company executives, including the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Tony Attah, on a courtesy visit to the Minister of Finance and...
Africa builds 2,000km of railways between 2015 and 2024 – Report
Nairametrics
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June 6, 2025
Africa added approximately 2,000 kilometres of new railway lines between 2015 and 2024, reflecting renewed interest in rail as a driver of connectivity and trade. This was revealed in the State of Africa’s Infrastructure Report 2025, published by...
African Union Commission Hosts Regional Consultation To Validate The Draft Africa Common Position For Disaster Risk Reduction
MENAFN
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June 6, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) The African Union Commission (AUC) successfully hosted the Regional Consultation on the Africa Common Position for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) on June 2, 2025, in Geneva, Switzerland. Organised on the sideline of the Global...
African countries are bad at issuing bonds, so debt costs mo...
Modern Ghana
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Over the past two decades, African countries have increasingly turned to international capital markets to meet their development financing needs. For example, Kenya and Benin raised a combined US$2.5 billion through bond issuances during the first...
African leaders, Africa CDC, and partners unite to fight cholera outbreak
China Daily Global
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By Edith Mutethya in Nairobi, Kenya | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2025-06-06 17:43 In a historic demonstration of political resolve and continental unity, 20 African Union member states affected by the current cholera outbreak have expressed...