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UK Opens Applications for Fully Funded Commonwealth Shared Scholarships for Master’s Students
Times Now
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August 26, 2025
UK Opens Applications for Fully Funded Commonwealth Shared Scholarships for Master’s Students (Source: Canva) The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC), United Kingdom, is inviting applications for its Commonwealth Shared Scholarships...
TIME Announces TIME Africa
Business Ghana
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Today, global media company TIME (https://TIME.com/) announced TIME Africa, a new regional editorial expansion in collaboration with Global Venture Partners (GVP). TIME Africa will launch as a digital and live events platform, bringing TIME’s...
Avance Media Announces 2025 100 African Female Finance Leaders Ranking
Business and Financial Times
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August 28, 2025
Leading PR & Rating firm, Avance Media, has officially unveiled the 2025 edition of its 100 African Female Finance Leaders Ranking, a prestigious publication celebrating outstanding women who are shaping Africa’s financial sector. Selected from 31...
Business News | Afcons Elevates Shapoorji Mistry as Chairman - Emeritus, Krishnamurthy Subramanian as Executive Chairman, and Inducts Pallon S Mistry to Its Board
Latestly
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August 29, 2025
PRNewswire Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 29: Afcons Infrastructure Limited, a flagship infrastructure engineering and construction company of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group, announced today, that the Board of Directors elevated existing...
Godswill Okiyi
The Cable
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August 26, 2025
Different ethnicities in Nigeria have always had different stereotypes with which they are associated with. Yet, such casual jokes, have become caustic, harmful and weaponised with the passage of time. Further it has morphed to something more...
Palestinian statehood: Where countries stand when it comes to recognition
Middle East Eye
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August 28, 2025
Country by country, the world is becoming increasingly receptive to the idea of Palestinian statehood. Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) leader Yasser Arafat first declared an independent Palestine on 15 November 1988, including the West...
Take Control of Your Cash Flow: Proven Strategies for AR Leaders
CFO Dive
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Afghanistan Faces Highest Unemployment Rate Citizens Seek Jobs
MENAFN
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August 28, 2025
(MENAFN- Pajhwok Afghan News) KABUL (Pajhwok): Based on the World Bank's data, Afghanistan ranks 21st among countries with the highest unemployment rates in 2024. Afghan citizens are calling for more job opportunities, while experts say addressing...
TIME Announces TIME Africa In Partnership With Global Venture Partners
MENAFN
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August 28, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, August 28, 2025/APO Group/ -- Today, global media company TIME ( ) announced TIME Africa , a new regional editorial expansion in collaboration with Global Venture Partners (GVP)....
TESDA NE showcases partner agencies’ services on 31st National Tech-Voc Da
Punto Central Luzon
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August 25, 2025
CABANATUAN CITY (PIA) — The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Nueva Ecija highlighted the services of government agencies and financial institutions during the 31st National Tech-Voc Day. TESDA Provincial Director Alvin...
Why Does Historian Eric Toussaint Accuse China, India And Russia of Being "Silent Accomplices” in the Horror in Palestine?
CADTM
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August 27, 2025
In an extensive article signed by Eric Toussaint in the digital mouthpiece of the ‘Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt’, the Belgian historian and political scientist raises, providing all kinds of data, sources and statistics,...
Africa Intelligence Brief Comprehensive News Roundup For August 27, 2025
MENAFN
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August 27, 2025
(MENAFN- The Rio Times) On August 27, 2025, Egypt signed a $220 million deal with Gulf and Chinese partners to build a major solar-panel production complex, boosting its renewable energy capacity. Meanwhile, Algeria battled dozens of wildfires...
Report: Moroccans ready for digital economy, but Africa’s digital divide persists
Hespress
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August 27, 2025
A new report by Afrobarometer, a pan-African survey organization, found that 78% of Moroccans say they are ready to take part in the digital economy, while only 3% said they are not prepared. The report, titled “Africa’s Digital Divide is...
AfCFTA is a big step for Africa, and India should be part of this journey
The Diplomatist
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IETO has grown significantly under your leadership. Can you walk us through your vision when the organisation began, and how that vision has evolved, especially in the context of India–Africa economic diplomacy? When we started IETO, the main idea...
The Digital Shift: Redefining Insurance with Smarter Payments
Banking Dive
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How far have francophone African nations come since 1960?
Deutsche Welle
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"Sixty-five is a ripe age" – that is how Ivory Coast president Alassane Ouattara congratulated his country on 65 years of independence. "It's a moment to reflect together how far we have come, a chance to cement what we have learned, and look to...
MF summit brings together 14 1st ladies
Business Ghana
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Merck Foundation (http://www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, conducted the 7th Edition of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative - MFFLI Summit 2025 on 19th and 20th June in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was...
Year of Africa 1960: How far have francophone African nations come?
Deutsche Welle
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August 26, 2025
"Sixty-five is a ripe age" – that is how Ivory Coast president Alassane Ouattara congratulated his country on 65 years of independence. "It's a moment to reflect together how far we have come, a chance to cement what we have learned, and look to...
Africa Intelligence Brief Comprehensive News Roundup For August 26, 2025
MENAFN
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August 26, 2025
(MENAFN- The Rio Times) On August 26, 2025, Egypt's petroleum ministry announced new gas drilling in its giant Zohr field to boost output. Meanwhile, Tunisian rights groups condemned the government's closure of a key information agency as a...
Life presidency a poisonous pill: Zim can’t swallow twice
Zimbabwe Independent
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ZANU PF ZANU PF is at it again. Whenever the ruling party runs out of solutions to Zimbabwe’s grinding crises — a collapsing economy, a broken health sector, underfunded schools, power cuts and deepening poverty — it reaches for its favourite...