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Six new Adinkra symbols unveiled to signify Asantehene’s unparalleled leadership
Joy FM
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June 20, 2025
Six new symbols have been added to the few curated Adinkra symbols to celebrate the esteemed and dignified leadership of Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. Prominent amongst them is the “Otumfuo Nsa” - to wit - “The Hand of Otumfuo”. This is a two...
AFRICA-EUROPE PARTNERSHIPS' new forms
Business Ghana
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The Sub-Saharan Component of the AFRICA-EUROPE PARTNERSHIPS FOR CULTURE programme represents an ambitious cultural cooperation initiative between Sub-Saharan Africa and Europe. With an €8 million budget over 42 months, this Component forms part of...
Mohammed bin Rashid: UAE 5th in 2025 IMD Competitiveness Index
Sharjah24
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The meeting was attended by His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Presidential Court; His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai,...
Mpotjoane champions Global South unity at Changsha meeting
Public Eye
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June 17, 2025
• As Africa adopts Changsha declaration on upholding solidarity and cooperation of the global south • China offers zero tariffs on 53 African countries SEEPHEEPHE MAHAO MASERU – Foreign minister, Lejone Mpotjoane, is leading Lesotho’s delegation...
Stone tools from a cave on South Africa’s coast speak of life at the end of the Ice Age
The Conversation
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June 19, 2025
The Earth of the last Ice Age (about 26,000 to 19,000 years ago) was very different from today’s world. In the northern hemisphere, ice sheets up to 8 kilometres tall covered much of Europe, Asia and North America, while much of the southern...
Denying People Freedom of Movement Is a Form of Global Apartheid
The Nation
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June 19, 2025
In an aphorism sometimes attributed to Leo Tolstoy, sometimes to John Gardner, all literature relies on one of two plots: A person goes on a journey or a stranger comes to town.Let me offer my own version. We might summarize the entire history of...
China steps in to rescue the Global South as Trump’s tariffs wreak havoc
IOL
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Abbey Makoe|Published 1 minute ago 5min AT a time of great economic strife across the global community — triggered largely by the huffing and puffing of US President Donald Trump’s approach to foreign policy — too many nations are reeling from the...
Private sector, experts hail Zimra's TaRMS tax regime
Bulawayo 24 News
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June 19, 2025
Private sector players and financial experts have praised Zimbabwe's Tax and Revenue Management System (TaRMS) for significantly improving taxpayer accessibility and compliance, particularly among small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Speaking at...
Change of guard: the road ahead for AfDB's new president
African Business
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June 17, 2025
Sidi Ould Tah’s election to the helm of the African Development Bank (AfDB) in May comes at a pivotal moment for Africa’s biggest multilateral lender. Africa is grappling with a worsening funding crisis and the increasingly urgent need to assert...
International Big Cat Alliance holds its first assembly in Delhi
Hindustan Times
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June 17, 2025
New Delhi: The International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) held its first assembly at its Delhi headquarters on Monday. A pair of Asiatic lion and lioness, seen in their enclosure on a hot summer day, at Sarthana Nature Park in Surat, India. (PTI) The...
China’s clever trade deal with Africa – removal of tariffs on most goods
The Citizen (South Africa)
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June 17, 2025
While the US is alienating other countries with high import tariffs, China is making friends in Africa by scrapping most import tariffs. While the rest of the world is sidetracked with the unrest in the Middle East and US President Donald Trump’s...
Shipping industry braces for impact as Middle East tensions rise
IOL
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June 17, 2025
As geopolitical tensions continue to escalate between Israel and Iran, the shipping industry is watching closely, with major players voicing their concerns over potential disruptions. Shipping giant Maersk on Tueday said that its immediate...
Coding is no longer enough: Why Africa needs AI literacy in every school
Joy FM
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June 16, 2025
“Teaching children to code is like teaching them to read in an era when the world is already speaking in algorithms.” Across Africa, education policymakers are proudly expanding coding programs in primary and secondary schools. From Lagos to...
China/Africa and the partnership for shared development
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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June 17, 2025
As the outcome of the Beijing summit of the Forum for China Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) held in September, last year enters a crucial stage of implementation, a fresh vista is emerging in the mutual opportunities of the two sides. Just before the...
Lesotho and South Africa Take a Step Forward in Trade Facilitation: Time Release Study Launched at Maseru & Ficksburg Bridge Border Posts
World Customs Organization
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With the support of the World Customs Organization (WCO) Accelerate Trade Facilitation Programme, Lesotho and South Africa have conducted an end-to-end Time Release Study (TRS) at the Maseru Bridge and Ficksburg Bridge border posts. The TRS...
More than R1 billion spent by foreign buyers on Cape Town homes
Cape Town ETC
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June 17, 2025
Cape Town’s luxury property scene is booming, with international buyers spending over R1 billion on real estate in just five months of 2025, and the year is far from over. New figures released by Seeff Property Group confirm what local agents have...
South Africa is at the heart of the HIV pandemic. What happens now the money has been cut?
The Guardian
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June 17, 2025
Lebo is very afraid. She used to go to a clinic where sex workers such as her could get HIV medication without facing discrimination. But the dispensary, in Johannesburg’s run-down central Hillbrow district, shut down in January, when Donald Trump...
108 Senior Security Officers From 20 Countries Graduate In Rwanda
KT Press Rwanda
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June 16, 2025
4 The 108 senior officers from 20 countries including Jordan A total of 108 senior officers from the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF), Rwanda National Police, and armed forces from 19 African countries and Jordan have graduated from the Rwanda Defence...
FAWEZI Mastercard Foundation step towards equity
Three Men on a Boat
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June 14, 2025
FAWE program launchby Khumbulani Muleya A transformative and inclusive educational program set to benefit more than 10 000 marginalised young women and men across 10 African countries has been launched in Zimbabwe. The FAWE Mastercard Foundation...
Youth Unemployment Crisis Defines a Generation, Says Youth Capital
South Africa Today
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June 16, 2025
As South Africa commemorates Youth Day, the staggering issue of youth unemployment continues to overshadow the prospects of millions of young people, shaping their lives in profound and often devastating ways. Clotilde Angelucci, acting lead of...