AFRICA
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Burkina Faso Opens $19m Gold Refinery in Push to Keep More Mining Value at Home
The new facility can refine 164 tonnes of gold annually in its first phase, with capacity planned to rise to…
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African Leaders Put Development, Reform and Regional Cooperation at the Heart of UNGA 81 Debate
African leaders and senior government representatives used the fifth day of the 81st United Nations General Assembly debate to press…
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Nigeria Approves Modernisation of Four Eastern Ports to Expand Trade and Maritime Capacity
Nigeria’s Federal Government has approved the comprehensive modernisation and upgrade of Onne Port, Rivers Port, Delta Port and Calabar Port,…
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Airtel Begins Compensation for Customers Affected by Poor Network Service
Airtel Nigeria has begun a second round of automatic compensation for customers who experienced qualifying network failures between February and…
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Nigeria-China Trade Hits $18 Billion in Six Months as Economic Ties Deepen
Trade between Nigeria and China reached $18 billion in the first half of 2026, marking a 35 per cent increase…
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Ghana Plans New Trade Corridor to Burkina Faso With $200m IFC Backing
Ghana is moving to open a new trade route to Burkina Faso and other landlocked Sahelian markets, with the International…
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Nigeria Gets $25m AI Maternal Health Programme to Reach 500,000 Women
Nigeria is set to receive an initial $25 million investment from MTN Group Foundation and the Gates Foundation for a…
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Africa Wanted One Payment Network. Nearly Two Years Later, GIMpay Is Still Struggling to Scale
A regional payment platform launched with the promise of making financial transactions across West Africa simpler and more connected is…
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Liberia to Establish Five Digital Hubs to Empower Women Entrepreneurs
Liberia is set to establish five technology and business innovation hubs aimed at helping women develop digital skills, start and…
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Nigeria Records West Africa’s First Tele-Robotic Surgery Across 500 Kilometres
Nigeria has recorded a major development in medical technology after a surgeon in Ogun State remotely operated on a patient…
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