In a RootsToFoods Capital Series interview, Frannie Léautier argues that Africa ' s financing constraint is not simply a shortage of money,...
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South Africa: NSFAS Says Student Debt ‘Not Its Fault’ Despite Housing Cap and Rising Rent
As South African students report evictions, mounting debt and academic exclusion, universities, student leaders and Parliament clash over an unyielding student housing financial...
Nigeria: China Eye D’Tigress Clean Sweep After Second Straight Pre-World Cup Victory
The three-match series is part of both teams' preparations for next month's FIBA Women's World Cup in Berlin, with China now looking to...
Nigeria/Cameroon: Despite Defeat to Cameroon, World Cup Remains Our Target – Super Falcons’ Christy Ucheibe
Ucheibe acknowledged that Nigeria gave everything in the contest but admitted that their efforts ultimately fell short, and despite the disappointment of losing...
Kenya: Why It Was Necessary to Shut Down Chase, Imperial and Dubai Banks – Patrick Njoroge
Nairobi -- Former Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Governor Patrick Njoroge has said tough decisions had to be made during his tenure, including...
Nigeria: TSC Row – Unions Disrupt Air Peace Operations, Strand Passengers
Unions in the country's air transport sector have disrupted operations of the country's largest airline, Air Peace, leaving several passengers stranded at the Murtala...
Nigeria: Tinubu Moves to Double Livestock Sector’s $32bn Economic Contribution
ABUJA - PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu yesterday disclosed moves to double livestock sector's $32 billion economic...
Nigeria: 53.7m Barrels of Crude Oil, Condensate Supplied to Local Refiners in Q2 – – NUPRC
NUPRC says 53.7 million barrels of crude oil and condensate were supplied to local refineries between April and June 2026 under the Domestic...
Mecca pact isn’t a NATO for Gulf-it’s Saudi insecurity on display
The Gulf has learned that buying American weapons and hosting US bases is not the same as having a guarantee from America that holds. Washington’s...
Tech stock sell-off tests AI hype, but infrastructure investment cycle will go on
SINGAPORE – Technology stocks may have recovered from their worst monthly performance in years, but most analysts believe the July retreat – amid concerns about...
Tanzania: Songea DC Urges Farmers to Wait On Maize Price
Songea -- SONGEA District Commissioner, Wilman Kapenjama Ndile has urged maize farmers to avoid selling their harvest to middlemen at low prices as...
Tanzania: Only 30pc of Oil, Gas Areas Explored
Dodoma -- TANZANIA has explored only 30 per cent of its identified oil and gas prospective areas, leaving more than 370,000 square kilometres...
Russia fired North Korean missiles in attack that killed six in Zaporizhzhia, Zelenskyy says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday that Russia fired North Korean missiles in an overnight attack that killed six and wounded 19 in the...
Spy cams on British Navy drones sent signals to China, says Telegraph report. UK denies data breach
New Delhi: Chinese spy cameras were found in British military drones that were to be deployed as part of a defense package to the Strait...
Nigeria: Ten Oil Spills Recorded in Niger Delta in July
Analysis of official spill records shows sabotage, corrosion and equipment failures continued to pollute oil-producing communities across the Niger Delta in July despite...
Turkiye defence pact fails first test as Houthi drone hits Jazan, alliance does nothing: JPost analysis
Riyadh , August 11 (ANI): The newly announced Mecca Joint Defence Agreement between Pakistan, Turkiye and Saudi Arabia appears to have failed its first...
CNBC Daily Open: Trump’s Strait of Hormuz claim meets crude reality
U.S. President Donald Trump has claimed that the U.S. Navy has “100%” control of the Strait of Hormuz. Oil futures are still climbing as prospects for...
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Finish Eighth in World Athletics U20 4x400m Final
Team Zimbabwe finished eighth in the men's 4x400m final at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Oregon on Sunday...
What the NATO spy arrest says about public service security screening
Wesley Wark, a senior fellow at the University of Waterloo’s Balsillie School of International Affairs, said that Canadians who work at NATO are subject to...
Korea’s coffee market diversifies as premium, budget demand grows
A Mammoth coffee store in Seoul displays a banner for its iced americano, July 29. Yonhap Diversifying demand for coffee drinks has broadened the consumer market...
Kenya: Dangote’s Lamu Oil Refinery to Be Constructed Through Debt, Own Financing
Nairobi -- Construction of Dangote's Lamu oil refinery will be financed through a combination of debt and shareholders' funds ahead of construction commencement...
From Heritage to Horizon: Fenjiu Laozuofang Zisha Makes Its Global Debut in Sydney
SYDNEY, Aug. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — On July 24, Phoenix New Media, in collaboration with Fenjiu Group, hosted the “From Heritage to Horizon” Fenjiu...
INDIA BONDS-Indian bonds skid as crude soars, Treasuries fall
Indian government bonds buckled early on ?Tuesday, shadowing a Treasury ?selloff, as soaring crude prices rekindled inflation fears, while traders ?braced for economic data from...
Taiwan gingerly tests how it would cope if China choked its internet
TAICHUNG, Taiwan – For half an hour Monday, mobile data was throttled across central Taiwan, leaving millions of people unable to stream videos, share photos...
What’s buzzing on Gen Z’s feed today? Bodhana Sivanandan makes chess history, Ravi Tamta’s flying vehicle & more
The internet never really takes a day off, and neither do our news notifications. Today’s feed is packed with stories worth knowing, from Indian-origin Bodhana...
Has Iran War Emptied US Weapons? Why Trump’s Military Options Are Now Under Pressure
The United States is facing a serious shortage of some of its most important offensive and defensive weapons after more than five months of airstrikes...
No transaction charge on UPI for users, small merchants: Nirmala Sitharaman
Indian customers will continue to use instant digital payments without paying any transaction charge, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman assured the Parliament on Monday, saying...
Ramayana releases in India two days after premiere. Will West-first strategy work?
Namit Malhotra’s Ramayana is taking an unusual route to the big screen: the Indian epic will premiere internationally on November 6, 2026, two days before...
The AI Boom Runs on an Even More Dangerous Machine (Part 1)
Yves here. We called out the shift to much greater corporate/profit share of GDP in our 2005 article, The Incredible Shrinking Corporation. The money quote: Part...