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Mozambique: Zambezi Valley Agency to Disburse Six Million Us Dollars for SMEs

Maputo -- The Zambezi Valley Agency, based in the central Mozambican province of Tete, will disburse six million US dollars aimed at funding small...

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Mozambique: Mozambique LNG Already Trained 100 SMEs in Cabo Delgado

Maputo -- The French oil and gas company TotalEnergies, which heads the liquefied natural gas (LNG) consortium, in Palma district, in the northern Mozambican...

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Rwanda: Congress Members ‘Alarmed’ By U.S.-DR Congo Mineral Deal

Dozens of members of the United States Congress have raised concerns about the Trump administration's critical minerals agreements with the DR Congo and...

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Ghana: Telecel Rewards Four Customers With Gh¢20,000

Four Telecel Ghana customers have won a combined GH¢20,000 in monthly cash prizes in the 15th cycle of the Telecel Dream Car Promo,...

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Nigeria: Jigawa Partners Egyptian Firm On Date Palm and Potato Tissue Culture Technology

The proposed collaboration would explore the establishment and commercialisation of plant tissue-culture technology in Jigawa State, initially focusing on date palm and Irish...

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Kenya: NCBA Golf Series Heads to Nyali As Busy Weekend of Golf Takes Shape

NAIROBI -- The NCBA Golf Series heads to the coast this weekend with the Nyali Golf & Country Club set to host the...

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Gambia: What Are the Energy Challenges of the Gambia?

This question was posed to Halifa Sallah and he said the...

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Africa: Rwandan Legend Karekezi Reflects On the CAF Interclub Experience As Clubs Prepare for 2026/27 Season

Olivier Karekezi believes the competitive nature of CAF Interclub football played an important role in preparing him for the next stage of his career...

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Africa: Everything You Need to Know About the 2026 CAF Women’s Champions League Qualifiers

The road to the sixth edition of the CAF Women's Champions League will begin in August, with the six zonal qualification tournaments set to...

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Kenya: Invest Kenya, Eavca Partner to Attract Private Capital

Nairobi -- The Kenya Investment Authority (Invest Kenya) and the East Africa Venture Capital Association (EAVCA) have signed a partnership to attract more...

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Di Zhe Pharmaceuticals Reports Revenue Surpassing $500 Million in First Half, Advances Globalization Strategy into Innovation Value Realization Phase

Di Zhe Pharmaceuticals (stock code: 688192.SH) announced its 2026 interim report on August 20, 2026, revealing a revenue of $523 million during the reporting period,...

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Clps Successfully Modernizes 30-Year-Old Mortgage System of International Bank with AI

Clps Group (Nasdaq: CLPS), today announced the successful implementation of an artificial intelligence (AI) modernization project for the 30-year-old mortgage system of an international bank...

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Sipei Health Technology Turns Profitable, Enters New Phase of High-Quality Development in 2026

Sipei Health Technology, a leading enterprise insurance brokerage and commercial health protection integrated service platform in China, officially released its interim performance announcement for the...

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Nigeria: Octan Presses for Effective Workforce Development to Deliver Oil , Gas Projects

The President of the Oil and Gas Trainers Association of Nigeria (OGTAN), Chris Osarunmewense, has advocated for stronger collaboration among government, regulators, energy companies...

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Nigeria: D’Tigers Name Strong 12-Man Squad for Crucial Fiba World Cup Qualifying Window in Tunisia

The roster features a blend of established internationals and returning players as Nigeria begins the second round of the African qualifying campaign with...

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Ethiopia: UAE-Linked Zijin Gold Acquires Stake in Ethiopian Gold Mine Near Sudan Border

Addis Abeba -- Chinese mining company Zijin Gold International has acquired a 9.2% stake in Canadian mining firm Allied Gold, gaining partial ownership...

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Centre asks PSBs, IBA to standardise contract-farming loans in 6-12 months

But despite the scale of production, the document flagged gaps across the agri-value chain. Only 7% of perishables are processed in India, compared with 23%...

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Live updates: Trump warns of ‘unprecedented’ economic warfare against Iran

Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C., acknowledged last night that she “tripped up” during last night’s debate when she said national security was “not my thing,” prompting...

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Market wrap: Eternal Kotak Bank, HCL Tech, InterGlobe top gainers and losers on Nifty and Sensex on Thursday

Benchmark Indian equity indices snapped their seven-day losing streak and finished higher on Thursday, August 20, as markets found much-needed relief after the US Treasury...

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Botswana: Lobatse Sets Sights On Regional Trade Centre

Lobatse -- The historic town of Lobatse is poised to chart a new economic path towards becoming a regional investment hub due...

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Ghana: Goldbod Dismisses Gh¢22bn Loss Claim …Says It Recorded Gh¢907m Operational Surplus

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has dismissed claims by the Minority that it incurred a US$1.7 billion loss from its operations under the...

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Ghana: Mining Pushes Producer Inflation to 4 Percent

Ghana's Producer Price Index (PPI) inflation rose to 4.0 per cent in July 2026, from 3.5 per cent in June, driven largely by...

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Nigeria: Christantus Uche Undergoes Successful Surgery After Serious Knee Injury

The Nigerian international confirmed on Wednesday that he had completed the procedure and shared a photograph of himself as he began what is...

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Namibia: Kruger Eyes New Era for Tennis

Larushka Kruger's injury may have ended her dream of playing college tennis in the United States, but it has also opened another door...

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Namibia: Desert Queens Ready for Super League

Desert Queens FC have secured promotion to the Women's Super League after winning all three of their promotional play-off matches, capping a remarkable...

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Anwar’s Taiwan remarks put Malaysia’s Beijing calculus in focus

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s emphatic backing of Beijing’s position on Taiwan has won praise and diplomatic goodwill from mainland China, even as Kuala Lumpur...

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Jefferies favours two-wheeler stocks over four-wheeler stocks as earnings gap widens

Jefferies has maintained a constructive view on India’s automobile sector while firmly preferring two-wheeler manufacturers over passenger vehicle makers, citing a widening divergence in profitability...

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Rupee spins wheels in thin band, shorts await fresh entry points

The Indian rupee lumbered in a thin range on Thursday, with both positive and negative global cues having limited impact on the currency as sustained...

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India, Japan Deepen Maritime Ties Amid China’s Military Muscle-Flexing

India and Japan on Thursday deepened their maritime security and defence cooperation, signing a pact to strengthen naval ties and vowing to work together to...

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