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Chargé d'affaires of Belarus V.Zhur meets the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Fisheries and Environment of Equatorial Guinea
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus
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27 May 2025 On May 27, 2025 Chargé d'Affaires of the Republic of Belarus in the Republic of Equatorial Guinea Vladislav Zhur met with the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Fisheries and Environment of Equatorial Guinea Juan José Ndong...
African Island States Advance Ocean Partnerships And Finance Innovation At United Nations (UN) Ocean Conference
MENAFN
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June 23, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) In a high-profile gathering during the Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), the African Island States Climate Commission (AISCC), in partnership with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the...
Politicians, Academics, Actress: Meet the 15 nominees for ambassadorial roles
GhanaWeb
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June 23, 2025
Exercising his executive powers, President John Dramani Mahama has nominated fifteen individuals to serve as Ambassadors, Consular-Generals, and High Commissioners in his first batch of diplomatic appointments. In a formal letter dated June 10,...
Stakeholders decry funding crisis in agriculture sector
The Citizen
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Dar es Salaam. Despite the government’s ongoing commitment to agricultural transformation, persistent challenges in budget execution, delayed disbursements, and fund mismanagement continue to undermine progress in the sector, a new review has...
ECOWAS: As Tinubu’s two years of robust leadership comes to an end, By Linda Nwabuwa Akhigbe
Premium Times
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June 23, 2025
President Tinubu handing over the chairmanship of ECOWAS to President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone The exit of President Tinubu as ECOWAS chairman will be profoundly felt. His contribution to making ECOWAS a stable, peaceful and united...
Flutterwave boosts Cameroon’s businesses with 34th country licence
Technext
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June 23, 2025
Flutterwave has officially launched its digital payment services in Cameroon after securing a Payment Service Provider licence from the Central Bank of Central African States (BEAC). This milestone, achieved through a technical partnership with...
Two South Africans jailed in Eq. Guinea return home after pardon
Modern Ghana
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Two South African engineers jailed in Equatorial Guinea for more than two years on what they say are fake drugs charges returned home late Saturday after being freed on a presidential pardon. Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham, both in their mid-50s,...
Empowered to lead: How CALA helped me redefine leadership in African agriculture
Joy FM
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May 30, 2025
Before joining the Centre for African Leaders in Agriculture (CALA) Advanced Leadership Program (ALP), I was a passionate young professional working in agriculture with big dreams. I was Farmer Outreach Manager at Moringa Connect in Ghana, a...
Meren Energy is well placed for its growth voyage, CEO Roger...
Proactive UK
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May 29, 2025
Sometimes rebranding can be tough, and sometimes rebranding can go awry - just ask Aberdeen and Jaguar – but, other times the branding moguls can deftly redefine a company’s identity. It’s with that in mind that I draw your attention to the...
Panoro Energy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) To Outline Infrastructure-Led Exploration At African Energy Week (AEW) 2025
MENAFN
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May 27, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) (MENAFN- APO Group) John Hamilton, CEO of independent exploration and production company Panoro Energy, has joined the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies 2025 conference - taking place September 29 to October...
Kosmos Energy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Joins African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 Following Major Production Milestones
MENAFN
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May 27, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) (MENAFN- APO Group) Andrew Inglis, Chairman and CEO of upstream energy company Kosmos Energy, has joined this year's African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies 2025 conference – set for September 29 to October 3 in...
Kalsoume Sinare to Madrid, Nii Amasah Namoale to Brasilia, Kojo Bonsu to Beijing
The Herald Ghana
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June 23, 2025
President John Dramani Mahama, has nominated 15 individuals for appointment as Ambassadors, High Commissioners, and Consul-General Designates to represent Ghana in various diplomatic missions abroad. The nominations, made in consultation with the...
Powering sub-Saharan Africa’s energy future
SA Instrumentation & Control
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Powering sub-Saharan Africa’s energy future May 2025 Level Measurement & Control Crude oil storage plays an important role in the energy infrastructure of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), supporting the production, distribution and export of oil across...
Dr Ben Asante proposes African Energy College at Oil and Gas Forum in Angola
GhanaWeb
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May 26, 2025
The former Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana National Gas Company (Ghana Gas), Dr. Ben K.D. Asante, made a compelling call for the establishment of an African Energy College at the recently concluded Forum for Oil and Gas in Africa (FOGA) in...
Top 10 stories of the day: Shivambu appeals for volunteers | US strikes Iran | Record price for Clifton apartment
The Citizen (South Africa)
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June 22, 2025
Here’s your daily news update for Sunday, 22 June 2025: An easy-to-read selection of our top stories. News today includes Floyd Shivambu making a public appeal for progressive volunteers just a day after being snubbed from his party’s...
When Will Genetically Modifying Our Children Go Mainstream?
Gizmodo
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June 22, 2025
In late May, several scientific organizations, including the International Society for Cell and Gene Therapy (ISCT), banded together to call for a 10-year moratorium on using CRISPR and related technologies to pursue human heritable germline...
South Africans jailed in Eq. Guinea return home after pardon
East Coast Radio
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Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham, both in their mid-50s, arrived on a chartered flight and were welcomed by Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola, who had been involved in efforts for their release, their families said. The "two innocent South African...
Wicknell Chivayo: How a self-styled knight giving away cars and wads of cash got people talking
Nehanda Radio
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June 22, 2025
By Shingai Nyoka | BBC News, Harare | A flashy tycoon in Zimbabwe has a nation entranced – some beguiled, others alarmed – by his habit of giving away cars along with wads of cash to those he deems patriotic – even presenting them to those he has...
Malawi caught in fake ship registry storm as shadow fleet expands
Malawi 24
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June 22, 2025
The landlocked African nation of Malawi has been thrust into the centre of a growing maritime scandal after being identified as the latest hub for a fraudulent ship registry operation. According to an investigation by Lloyd’s List, a fake Malawi...
Will Trump's travel bans, student visa crackdowns hit home in Brevard?
Florida Today
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New restrictions on student visas and an expanded travel ban are impacting international students' ability to study in the U.S. Florida Tech is working to support its international students by advising them to keep their paperwork accessible and...