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Bill Gates to direct majority of US$ 200bln pledge toward Africa’s future
ADDIS ABABA, June 3, 2025 – In an address today in Nelson Mandela Hall at the African Union, Gates Foundation Chair Bill Gates urged African leaders to seize the moment to accelerate…
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Busia County: Gov’t distributes 400,000 free Robusta seedlings to revamp coffee farms
BUSIA, May 30, 2025 — The Government of Kenya has issued 400,000 free coffee robusta seedlings to boost coffee farming and production in Busia County. Cabinet Secretary [CS]Wycliffe Oparanya stated days ago…
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Standard Chartered Hosts Investment Dialogue Highlighting Cross-Border Trade as Catalyst for Uganda’s Tenfold Growth Strategy
KAMPALA, May 23, 2025 –– Standard Chartered Bank Uganda yesterday hosted a high-level Uganda Investment Dialogue in Kampala centred on cross-border trade as a key driver of the country’s ambitious tenfold growth…
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“We Don’t Have the Luxury of Time”: Global Energy Leaders Urge Swift Action on Africa’s Resources
PARIS, May 16, 2025 — In a striking call to action at the closing session of the Invest in African Energy Forum in Paris, Energean CEO Mathios Rigas laid out a bold…
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Tayebwa calls for end to resource exploitation without local benefit
ENTEBBE, May 12, 2025 –– The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa has urged African countries to take charge of their economic destiny by adding value to their natural resources like minerals,…
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Africa Welcomes Pope Leo XIV with Joy and Hope
ACCRA, May 11, 2025 — The Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar [SECAM], together with the entire Church, Family of God in Africa and its Islands, joyfully joins the universal…
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Africa’s coffee exports rose 36.3 percent in March 2025 – report
KAMPALA, May 10, 2025 – Africa’s coffee exports rose significantly in March 2025, increasing by 36.3 percent to 1.58 million bags, up from 1.16 million bags in March 2024, according to the…
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Amadou Hott, AfDB presidential candidate, unveils a vision for Africa’s self-reliance
WASHINGTON D.C., May 7, 2025 — Amadou Hott, former Vice President of the African Development Bank [AfDB] and former Minister of Economy, Planning and Cooperation of Senegal has laid out his bold…
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Africa Energies Summit in London Must Prioritise Hiring Black Africans
SANDTON, May 6, 2025 –– In the evolving and competitive energy landscape of Africa, the Frontier and Africa Energies Summit in London holds a critical position, drawing substantial revenue from the continent’s…
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African Mining Week 2025 to Feature Women in Leadership Forum
CAPE TOWN, May 1, 2025 — As women take on increasingly influential roles in shaping the future of Africa’s mining sector, African Mining Week [AMW] 2025 – taking place from October 1–3…
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