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SA nears Financial Action Task Force greylist exit, on-site visit next step
Rising Sun Chatsworth
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The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has confirmed that South Africa has substantially completed all 22 recommended action items outlined in the Action Plan adopted when the country was placed on the organisation’s greylist in February 2023....
Sahel nations unite under new agricultural seed alliance to strengthen food security
Business Insider Africa
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July 4, 2025
The AES - Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have come together to create the Alliance of Agricultural Seed Producers of the Sahel (APSA-Sahel), with the aim of strengthening regional food sovereignty and promoting locally adapted seed systems tailored...
WAEMU Market: Senegal borrows 76 billion FCFA, Ivory Coast leads the lenders
Sene News
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June 14, 2025
Senegal raised a total of over 76 billion CFA francs on the WAEMU government securities market this Friday. This operation generated strong demand, with bids reaching over 79 billion CFA francs. Similar to the recent mobilization of 196 billion...
Fouzi Lekjaa extends a hand to Algerian fans
Atalayar
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July 5, 2025
Political tension between Morocco and Algeria has been high in recent years due to political disagreements on very important issues such as sovereignty over Western Sahara, a territory claimed by the Moroccan kingdom. This political tension has...
Second Largest Acquires Yatela, Morila
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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July 4, 2025
The Yatela and Morila gold mines were formally taken over by Mali on June 30, 2025. The country’s resource management has undergone significant transformation. Mali aims to improve its economy, manage its natural resources more effectively, and...
Captain Ibrahim Traoré channels Africa’s great freedom fighters— that’s why the West is afraid
The Voice
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July 4, 2025
ACROSS BURKINA Faso and way beyond, Captain Ibrahim Traoré has emerged as a powerful symbol of pan-African defiance. He’s also accused by critics in the West of being Russia’s latest proxy in Africa. This overly simplistic narrative, however, is...
Project management of economic diversification
Trinidad Express
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June 11, 2025
Minister of Planning Dr Kennedy Swaratsingh, has expanded on his comment to the Chamber of Commerce that his government will be depending on the private sector to be in the vanguard of implementing the required diversification project with the...
Mahama bids farewell to UK envoy, discusses economy, security, regional ties
Joy FM
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June 13, 2025
President John Dramani Mahama bid farewell to the outgoing British High Commissioner to Ghana, Harriet Thompson, on Thursday (June 12, 2025), expressing gratitude for her four-year tenure and emphasising key areas for ongoing Ghana-United Kingdom...
Mahama bids farewell to UK envoy, calls for deeper economic and security ties
Joy FM
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June 13, 2025
President John Mahama on Thursday, 12 June, bade farewell to the outgoing British High Commissioner to Ghana, Harriet Thompson, while commending her for her four-year service marked by “positive engagements.” During the farewell courtesy call, the...
Abidjan dreams of becoming Africa's next cinema hub
The Hazard Herald - Kentucky
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In the lush forests north of Abidjan, technicians were busy filming on the set of "Le Testament" ("The Will"), a comedy co-production between Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and Senegal. Under a large tree, village elders gathered to discuss the death...
Introduction of Abrahamic ethically conscious banking: A timely response by the Central Bank
Business and Financial Times
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June 11, 2025
By Yakubu ISSAHAKU(PhD) Mahama’s reset agenda is not a tale-spin or a pipe dream but a manifest purposeful signpost to resolving the myriad socio-economic issues. They are getting the basics right from fiscal consolidation policies through to...
Reinvigorating intra-African trade amid global tensions
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 11, 2025
The golden triad of domestic, regional, and international trade catalyzes markets and, by extension, economic growth and productivity – in an ideal state. The significant counterpoint however, is that geoeconomics, geopolitics, and overriding...
African Development Bank And International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) Hold Workshop For Francophone West Africa Governments To Strengthen Development Effectiveness
MENAFN
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June 11, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) The African Development Bank ( ) and the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) concluded a workshop on Thursday aimed at enhancing the use of development finance data to support national planning, coordination, and...
EU adds Angola and nine other countries to high-risk list against financial crime
Ver Angola
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"The European Commission has updated its list of high-risk jurisdictions that have strategic deficiencies in their national anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism regimes," which serves to require EU entities to apply...
Future Green Business conference highlights role of Croatian companies, EU-Africa partnership in climate action
Balkan Green Energy News
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June 9, 2025
The International Institute for Climate Action (IICA) held its third international Future Green Initiative conference on climate change. The event in Zagreb was dedicated to the role of the business and financial sectors in mitigating climate...
“ABPD 2025” poised to redefine Tunisia-Africa economic ties
African Manager
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June 10, 2025
The 1st edition of the Africa Business Partnership Days (ABPD 2025) already billed as a “major event for developing partnerships between Tunisia and sub-Saharan African countries,” will bring together twelve sub-Saharan African countries in Tunis...
RISE-Ghana begins social cohesion project in border districts
Ghana News Agency
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July 4, 2025
By Anthony Adongo Apubeo Bolgatanga, July 4, GNA – A new initiative aimed at promoting peace, inclusion, and access to public services as part of efforts to tackle the growing socio-economic challenges and conflict risks facing Northern border...
Mapped: The State of Freedom Around the World in 2025
Visual Capitalist
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July 5, 2025
The State of Freedom Around the World in 2025 This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Key Takeaways Finland has the...
World Bank Forecasts 3.6% Economic Growth For Nigeria In 2025, Behind Ghana, Niger Republic, Others
Sahara Reporters
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The World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects report reveals that Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is projected to grow by 3.6% in 2025. However, this growth rate lags behind the projections for 18 other African nations, including Ghana, Niger...
Whirlwind week for ECOWAS President Doctor Omar Alieu Touray: Sahel re-engagement, election pacts, and a call for African market access
The Standard Gambia
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June 11, 2025
- Advertisement - ABUJA, Nigeria – The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Alieu Touray concluded an intense week of high-stakes diplomacy and strategic engagements across West Africa. Dr Touray’s mission was marked by critical...