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Africa’s Richest Man, Aliko Dangote, backs Otedola’s ‘Making it Big’ memoir
Nairametrics
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August 13, 2025
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has thrown his weight behind the upcoming memoir “Making It Big” by billionaire businessman Femi Otedola, praising it as a “remarkable masterclass” on turning challenges into opportunities. The President and...
Africa’s dependence on imported fuel poses strategic risk – ARDA
Ghana News Agency
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August 13, 2025
Accra, Aug. 13, GNA – A 30-day halt in petroleum product imports can cripple Africa’s economies, grounding planes, immobilising trucks, plunging hospitals into darkness, and disrupting supply chains, the African Refiners and Distributors...
Africa50 Sets New Benchmark In Infrastructure Financing, Surpasses $1.4B In Managed Assets
MENAFN
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August 13, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) MAPUTO, Mozambique, August 13, 2025/APO Group/ -- Eight-Year Journey from Single Employee to 100-Strong Team Managing $8 Billion Portfolio Value Demonstrates Africa's Infrastructure Investment Potential....
Africa –China 2.0 with Philip Akrofi Atitianti, Ph.D: ‘Greening’ Transportation: EVs and Sustainable Mobility Push
Business and Financial Times
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August 13, 2025
Amidst efforts to adopt sustainable environmental practices, sustainable transportation is a prioritized area of consideration. The quest for sustainable transportation makes electric vehicles (EVs) an appealing alternative to internal combustion...
Turned back from Gaza by Israel, aid shipments languish in warehouses, on roadsides
Gulf Today
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August 13, 2025
Boxes of Gaza-bound aid turned back by Israel on Sunday languished atop a truck and flatbed trailer parked metres from its border with Egypt, as exasperated drivers and UN officials criticised delays in sending food and medicine to the enclave....
Marin City celebrates its African American heritage
KALW - California
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August 13, 2025
Today marks the 83rd anniversary of the creation of Marin City. After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, six emergency shipyards sprang up in the Bay Area to produce tankers and transport ships. The Marin City Historical and Preservation...
20 killed in shipwreck off Italy’s Lampedusa
New Age Bangladesh
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Agence France-Presse . Rome, Italy 13 August, 2025, 22:11 At least 20 migrants died after a boat overturned in the Mediterranean on Wednesday, with many more still missing, the UN’s refugee agency said. ‘Deep anguish for the umpteenth shipwreck...
AfDB Backs Ethiopia’s US$10 Billion Aviation Megaproject
News Ghana
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August 13, 2025
Ethiopia secured crucial momentum for its ambitious Bishoftu International Airport this week as the African Development Bank committed to arrange nearly $8 billion in financing. AfDB President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina and Ethiopian Airlines Chief...
China in Africa: Partner or new colonial master?
Business Day
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August 13, 2025
In contemporary African metropolises, from Lagos to Lusaka, the imprint of Chinese infrastructure is unmistakable. New stadiums, overpasses, rail lines and industrial zones are now part of the urban landscape, transforming skylines and transport...
Menzies Aviation to expand operations at Mosul International Airport in Iraq
Logistics Manager
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August 13, 2025
Menzies Aviation, which provides services to airports and airlines around the world, has announced it will deliver ground, air cargo and fuelling services at Mosul International Airport (OSM) in Iraq through Menzies Aviation Services Iraq Limited...
Durban’s vehicle assembly plant fuels sharp rise in bakkie production across South Africa
Highway Mail
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August 13, 2025
MAHINDRA South Africa officially opened its new purpose-built Vehicle Assembly Facility at the Dube TradePort Special Economic Zone in La Mercy, Durban, yesterday (August 12). The investment marks a significant leap in production capability,...
Tanzania’s TASHICO, Nigerian Chamber of Shipping seek collaboration for sector growth
Business Day
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August 13, 2025
R-L: The Chief Financial Officer, Stac Marine, Mr. Lateef Aliu; Deputy Attorney General of Tanzania, Mr. Samwel Maneno; Vice President, Nigerian Chamber of Shipping (NCS), Ify Akerele; Tanzanian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Selestine Gervas Kakele;...
South Africa’s mining sector: Slow growth in a fast-moving world
Mining Review
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August 13, 2025
By the numbers, South Africa’s mining sector is growing. But the question is, fast enough to matter? According to the latest Minerals Council South Africa economic report, the mining production figures for June 2025 paint a mixed picture. Yes,...
South African couple celebrates wedding with Milngavie Station photoshoot
STV News
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August 13, 2025
A newlywed couple celebrated their big day with pictures on a ScotRail train in East Dunbartonshire. Kyle and Lara tied the knot at Kilmardinny House on Friday and commemorated the day with pictures at Milngavie Station. While most couples will...
Google launches programme to train Nigerian developers in generative AI
Nairametrics
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August 13, 2025
Google has launched a new initiative, Build with AI, to train 1,000 Nigerian developers in generative artificial intelligence (AI) skills. The programme aims to equip participants with the expertise to build innovative, locally relevant, and...
At least 26 refugees and migrants die in shipwreck off Italy’s Lampedusa
Al Jazeera
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There are 60 survivors from the perilous journey from Libya, but a UN agency says there could be more people missing. At least 26 people have died after two boats sank off the southern Italian island of Lampedusa, and a United Nations agency says...
1 Radiographer to 400,000 people - Radiology Society calls for efforts to train more
Graphic
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August 13, 2025
Ghana has approximately one radiologist per 400,000 people, instead of the basic international standard of nine radiologists to 100,000 people. Also, about 90 per cent of the country’s district hospitals lack specialist radiological services,...
AI: Google, GOMYCODE launch initiative to train 1000 Nigeria developers
Technext
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August 13, 2025
Tech giant Google, in partnership with GOMYCODE, has launched a new initiative to equip up to 1,000 local developers with generative AI skills. According to a statement by Google, the move aims to accelerate Nigeria’s participation in the global...
floLIVE launches cross-border cellular IoT service spanning Africa’s logistics corridors
IoT Now
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August 13, 2025
floLIVE, a global enabler of IoT connectivity solutions, has announced the launch of its connectivity offering designed to revolutionise monitoring of transportation and logistics in Sub-Saharan Africa. The solution enables trucking, supply chain...
Kenyan hosts summit to push for science-led solution to climate crisis in Africa
The Malaysian Star
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August 13, 2025
NAIROBI, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- Kenya held a forum on Wednesday in the national capital of Nairobi for senior policymakers, scholars, and green campaigners to push for science-led interventions aimed at mitigating the climate crisis in Africa. More...