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Poor governance offsetting reform gains in Africa – World Bank
Business Day
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July 10, 2025
… warns against lagging service delivery, weak transparency eroding trust Despite isolated progress in fiscal discipline and digital transformation, poor governance is eroding reform gains across Sub-Saharan Africa, according to the World Bank’s...
African Anti-Corruption Day comes as SA grapples crime eroding public trust
eNCA
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JOHANNESBURG - Today marks African Anti-Corruption Day, a moment for the continent to reflect on its progress and renew its commitment to ending one of its most stubborn challenges: corruption. Commemorated every year on 11 July the day marks the...
Leaders of two rebel groups in CAR dissolve armed movements to join peace process
Xinhua News Agency
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YAOUNDE, July 11 (Xinhua) -- Two rebel leaders in the Central African Republic (CAR) announced the dissolution of their armed movements on Thursday in the capital city of Bangui, pledging to join the country's peace and reconciliation process, the...
Africa’s strategic shift: from donor dependence to entrepreneurial powerhouse
Zawya
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Africa is poised to become the world’s next growth engine — not by chance, but by design. With a projected population of 2.5 billion by 2050, over 60% under the age of 25, and attracting less than 1% of global private capital, the continent...
African Civil Society Unites in Malabo to Advance Reparations Agenda
News Ghana
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July 11, 2025
The African Union’s Civil Society Forum and Interregional Dialogue opened at Malabo’s Sipopo International Conference Centre, placing reparations for historical injustices at the forefront of continental discourse. Running from July 7 alongside...
Africa Focuses on Local Production for Pharma Growth
News Central TV
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July 11, 2025
Africa is building a new vaccine future through strategic investments, skilled workforce development, and local manufacturing. From Kenya to Rwanda, deals for new facilities and skills development promise to reduce reliance on foreign pharma...
Africa’s Spiro gets global climate backing, targets $200m revenue boost
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 11, 2025
Spiro, a leading Pan-African electric mobility firm, has been selected for the prestigious 2025 Regional Platforms for Climate Projects (RPCP) Pipeline, a major endorsement of its climate leadership and innovation in Africa’s transport sector. The...
AfricaUnlocked forum: How Africa’s trillion-dollar SME growth relies on B20 alignment
The Citizen
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Cape Town. African nations must shift from a dependency mindset to one of self-reliance by prioritising entrepreneurship, inclusive growth, and private sector development, experts have urged at the ongoing AfricaUnlocked 2025 Forum in South...
Africa Heritage Fund Launches Continental Infrastructure Campaign
News Ghana
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July 11, 2025
Leaders and investors convened in Malabo this weekend to advance the Africa Heritage Fund for Infrastructure (AHFI) and its “Operation One Dollar a Day” initiative. The proposal aims to mobilize 50 million Africans and global supporters to...
African U18/U20 Athletics Championship: South Africa, Kenya, Ethiopia, Others Confirm Arrival Dates
Leadership
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July 11, 2025
As the countdown to the highly anticipated CAA African U18/U20 Athletics Championships Intensifies, excitement is mounting at major Nigerian airports, with just seven days to go until the event kicks off. Leading athletics powerhouses from across...
African blockchain startups outpaced VC landscape in 2024: report
Coingeek
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July 11, 2025
Homepage > News > Business > African blockchain startups outpaced VC landscape in 2024: report In 2024, blockchain startups in Africa outperformed the rest of the market, capturing 13% of all deals on the continent amid contracting VC funding to...
Africa’s Readiness to Take Action: Climate Modalities, ESG Impact Investment & Inclusive Growth
Business Ghana
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The 4th Annual B Lab Africa Summit 2025 on Climate Modalities, ESG Impact Investment & Inclusive Growth: Africa's Readiness to Take Action is now officially open for ticket sales. This landmark event will be held from October 2 to 3, 2025, at...
BRICS+ Series: Uganda Leads the African Union on Refugee and Migration Policy
IOL
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Uganda stands out for its progressive refugee policy, a cornerstone of its leadership in refugee affairs. This policy, which has been carefully crafted through legal and institutional frameworks championed by Kampala and endorsed by AU assemblies,...
Senate demands N200m compensation for toddler shot during NDLEA raid
The Sun Nigeria
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July 11, 2025
From Adesuwa Tsan, Abuja The Senate has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to provide N200 million as compensation to the family of a toddler killed and another critically injured in the eye during a raid by operatives of the National Drug Law...
Téte António in Malabo to participate in the session of the Executive Council of the African Union
Ver Angola
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According to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, seen by VerAngola, the Angolan leader arrived in the capital of Equatorial Guinea this Wednesday. At this session – to be held on the 10th and 11th of this month at the Sipopo...
Parliament Ratifies Project Preparation Facility for Sierra Leone Rural Electricity Access Project
Sierraloaded
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July 10, 2025
The Parliament of Sierra Leone ratified the Project Preparation Facility for the Sierra Leone Rural Electricity Access Project (SLREAP) on Thursday, the 10th July 2025. Ministry of Energy wishes to inform the General Public that the Parliament of...
AFRICA - "Neocolonialism in fishing": The fishing industry in West African countries is in crisis
Fides
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July 10, 2025
photo nigrizia.it by Cosimo Graziani Banjul (Agenzia Fides) - In West African countries, the local fishing industry is in crisis. European countries are also to blame for this. Gambian activist Mustapha Manneh also spoke out at the United Nations...
NGO launches ‘Kemi’ AI chatbot to tackle online gender-based violence
The Cable
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July 10, 2025
The Brain Builders Youth Development Initiative (BBYDI), a Nigerian youth-led non-governmental organisation, has launched an artificial intelligence-powered WhatsApp chatbot designed to support survivors of technology-facilitated gender-based...
Senate Democrat Fetterman says his Republican family was 'proud' after Trump praised him
Just the News
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July 10, 2025
Pennsylvania's Democratic Sen. John Fetterman admitted on Thursday that his family appreciated President Donald Trump's support for his recent rhetoric blasting calls to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Fetterman is known for...
African Nation Won’t Take US Immigration Deportees
KKOB News Radio - New Mexico
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July 10, 2025
An African nation leader who met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday said his country would not take third-country deportees from the U.S. The president of Guinea-Bissau said his country would accept deportees who are...