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African blockchain ventures outperform broader African VC landscape - report finds
IOL
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July 30, 2025
African blockchain ventures outperformed the broader African venture capital (VC) landscape, according to the 2024 African Blockchain Report, published in association with Absa, released on Wednesday. Despite capital headwinds, blockchain...
FAIEZ JACOBS: Reset or rupture? SA at the crossroads of trade diplomacy and economic sovereignty
BusinessLIVE
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As the August 1 deadline arrives, all eyes turn to Washington and Pretoria. Behind closed doors, shrouded in a binding nondisclosure agreement, a high-stakes diplomatic effort is unfolding to avert a 30% blanket tariff on all SA exports to the US....
Industrial revolution, trade reform top agenda at West Africa IMT
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 31, 2025
Stakeholders from across West Africa will gather in Lagos from October 21 to 23 for the West Africa Industrialisation, Manufacturing and Trade (West Africa – IMT) Summit and Exhibition 2025 as the region seeks to accelerate its economic...
Market capitalisation hits N88tr on improved corporate earnings
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 31, 2025
The Nigerian equities market hit N88 trillion yesterday as investors’ wealth surged by N864 billion, following impressive earnings scorecards from listed companies. The All Share Index (ASI) gained by 1,365.8 points, representing a growth of 0.99...
Omar Zizi joins Al Tamimi & Company as partner in Morocco
Emirati Times
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July 31, 2025
Casablanca, Morocco: Al Tamimi & Company, the leading full-service legal firm in the Middle East, has announced the addition of Omar Zizi as partner in Casablanca, marking a significant step in the firm’s renewed presence in Morocco. This...
Stakeholders seek action on neurological disorders in Africa
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 31, 2025
Stakeholders have called for urgent and coordinated policy interventions to address the growing burden of neurological disorders in Nigeria and across the African continent. They made the call at the First Africa Neurological Health Summit 2025,...
Some economists believe Reserve Bank’s MPC will make another repo rate cut
Eye Witness News
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JOHANNESBURG - Some economists believe the South African Reserve Bank (SARB)’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will make another repo rate cut when the central bank decides on its benchmark rate on Thursday. The July meeting comes amid heightened...
MTN Takes Lead In Microsoft Azure Certifications For Africa In 2025
Daily Independent
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July 31, 2025
1 MTN Group has advanced its internal cloud capabilities by certifying over 1250 employees through the Microsoft Enterprise Skills Initiative (ESI). Over the last 12 months, MTN has certified more employees than any other Microsoft customer in...
How TICAD has nurtured gradual growth of Japan-Africa ties
African Business
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July 31, 2025
The upcoming ninth edition of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9) will mark the latest step in a journey that began more than 30 years ago. Japan’s efforts to ramp up its engagement with Africa in the 1990s stemmed...
Islamic State and al-Qaida threat is intense in Africa, with growing risks in Syria, UN experts say
Associated Press
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July 31, 2025
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The threat from Islamic State and al-Qaida extremists and their affiliates is most intense in parts of Africa, and risks are growing in Syria, which both groups view as a “a strategic base for external operations,” U.N....
Tenant good standing improves despite tough economic times
BusinessLIVE
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Report shows preference for rental flexibility over long-term financial obligation is fuelling demand across the rental spectrum 31 July 2025 - 05:00 by Noxolo Majavu Despite the financial challenges facing most South Africans, 83.32% of tenants...
Rising costs& tariffs not so sweet for South Bend Chocolate Company
ABC 57 News - Indiana
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- One of Michiana’s sweetest staples is facing some bitter challenges. The South Bend Chocolate Company is feeling the impact as global prices for cocoa, coffee, and sugar reach all-time highs, and potential new tariffs threaten...
Information Minister Announces Sierra Leone as the Only African Country to Secure MCC Compact Without Modification
Sierraloaded
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July 30, 2025
Sierra Leone was the only African country approved for the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact by the United States Government without any modifications to its program. The announcement was confirmed by Chernor Bah, the Minister of...
African Activists Rally for Radical Change Ahead of Pan-African Women’s Day
The Washington Informer
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July 30, 2025
Every July 31, Pan-African Women’s Day (PAWD), marking the founding of the Pan-African Women’s Organization (PAWO) in 1962, works to remind women across the diaspora of the need for global solidarity to achieve liberation in the ongoing fight...
West African Nation of Togo Sees Growing Al-Qaeda Threat
Breitbart
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July 30, 2025
Togo’s Foreign Minister Robert Dussey said last week that at least 54 civilians have been killed this year by Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM), a terrorist group affiliated with al-Qaeda. Dussey’s remarks during an interview with...
Tata Motors to acquire Italy-based Iveco's core truck business in $4.36-billion deal
Zee Business
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July 30, 2025
Tata Motors said on Wednesday that it had agreed to buy Italian truck maker Iveco Group in a deal worth 3.8 billion euros ($4.36 billion), after the Italian truckmaker separately agreed to sell its defence business to Leonardo. As part of the...
Libya advances plan for Africa transit corridors
Libyan Express
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July 31, 2025
Libya pushes forward with continental trade linkThe High Committee for the Libya Africa Transit Corridors Project has approved the scope of work for an upcoming consultancy tender, marking a key milestone in the preparatory phase of this strategic...
Tinubu has elevated sports to economic driver – NSC Chairman
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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July 30, 2025
Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Malam Shehu Dikko, has said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration is repositioning the sports sector as a major contributor to Nigeria’s economy under the Renewed Hope Agenda. Speaking...
VitalSwap obtains licence, launches Global payment service for Africans
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 31, 2025
Founder and Chief Executive Officer of VitalSwap, Akinsola Jegede, has introduced a digital financial solution aimed at resolving one of Africa’s most persistent barriers to global economic participation: seamless cross-border payments. ...
ITA Airways BoD approves 2026-2030 business plan
AvioNews
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July 30, 2025
ITA Airways’ Board of Directors has approved today the Company’s 2026-2030 Business Plan. The Plan is structured around three fundamental strategic pillars: • Strengthening the competitive position: ITA Airways aims to establish itself as Italy’s...