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São Tomé And Principe Appoints Nigerian Energy Guru Harry Ebohon As Special Advisor On Trade And Investment
The Prime Minister and Head of Government of São Tomé and Principe, Américo Ramos, has appointed Nigerian entrepreneur and Chief Executive Officer of Propetrol Limited, Mr Harry E. Ebohon, as Special Advisor on trade and investment. The...
Owner: Nduka Obaigbena
Boris Becker and Björn Borg: Serving time
Center-left
The Observer
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Shortly after he announced his retirement from tennis in 1999, Boris Becker and I had lunch in a London restaurant. He was a brooding presence, at one moment proud and prickly, the next playful but a little lost. At the end of the meal, I asked...
Owner: Tortoise Media Ltd
Sao Tome and Principe hails partnership with China as model of South-South cooperation
SAO TOME, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Sao Tome and Principe has called for its growing ties with China to serve as an inspiring example of South-South cooperation, highlighting the historic depth and modern vitality of bilateral relations. Speaking on...
Owner: AMSEC Nominees (Tempatan) Sdn. Bhd. Malaysian Chinese Association
São Tomé and Príncipe Achieves Full Biosphere Reserve Status
São Tomé and Príncipe has made history by becoming the first country to have its entire territory classified as a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve. The Portuguese news agency Lusa reports that the decision – announced following the World Congress of...
Owner: Mariana César de Sá
Sharjah International Film Festival for Children & Youth Wraps Up 12th Edition
Pro-Government
The Daily Tribune - News Of Bahrain
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The curtain has fallen on the 12th edition of the Sharjah International Film Festival for Children & Youth (SIFF), held under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, wife of His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah and...
Owner: Nabeel Al-Hamar
São Tomé and Príncipe commits to creating a marine protected area network
São Tomé and Príncipe will establish eight marine protected areas (MPAs) covering 93 square kilometers (36 square miles) of coastal habitats in the Gulf of Guinea. The island nation aims to protect its marine environment while improving the lives...
Owner: Non-transparent
São Tomé and Príncipe "Can Count…
Gov't Propaganda
Periódico 26
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At the Palace of the Revolution, the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, welcomed Her Excellency Celmira de Almeida do Sacramento dos Santos Lourenco, President of the...
Owner: Communist Party of Cuba
São Tomé and Príncipe "can count on Cuba"
Gov't Propaganda
Diario Granma
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For 50 years, Cuba and São Tomé and Príncipe have maintained excellent bilateral relations. Photo: Estudios Revolución At the Palace of the Revolution, the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party and President of the Republic, Miguel...
Owner: Cuban Government
WFF 2025: Hand-in-Hand Investment Forum Pitches $15.9 Billion In Agrifood Opportunities
ROME – The Hand-in-Hand (HIH) Investment Forum 2025 opened today at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) headquarters, showcasing more than $15.9 billion in investment cases that target improving...
Owner: The National Tribune Australia
Sao Tomé and Principé: UN Experts help protect cocoa plantations
It's a country that relies strongly on cocoa production to support local livelihoods. Sao Tomé and Principé is rich with cocoa plantations and rainforests, but is grappling with mounting land degradation due to agricultural expansion and the...
Owner: Pedro Vargas David & Luís Santos
São Tomé and Príncipe commits to creating a marine protected area network
São Tomé and Príncipe will establish eight marine protected areas (MPAs) covering 93 square kilometers (36 square miles) of coastal habitats in the Gulf of Guinea. The island nation aims to protect its marine environment while improving the lives...
Owner: Rhett Ayers Butler
Diaz-Canel received Speaker of the Parliament of São Tomé and Príncipe
HAVANA, Cuba, September 23 (ACN) Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and president of the country, received at the Palace of the Revolution Celmira de Almeida do Sacramento dos Santos...
Owner: Cuban Government
A guide to São Tomé and Príncipe
Neutral
Lonely Planet
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Off Africa’s west coast, the archipelagic nation of São Tomé and Príncipe is one of the continent’s most special secrets. Made up of two main islands, São Tomé and Príncipe offers the best of tropical paradise: long and deserted beaches fringed...
Owner: Ric Elias
Jimoh Ibrahim: The Bricklayer’s Son Who Built His Way to the Senate
Born in Okitipupa, Ondo State, Senator Jimoh Folorunso Ibrahim has built his life from modest roots to commanding roles as a lawyer, billionaire businessman, and, since 2023, the senator representing Ondo South.Who Is Jimoh Ibrahim?Senator Jimoh...
Owner: Michael Ringier
Why Is Ghana’s WACA ResIP 2 Delaying?
Neutral
Modern Ghana
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“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter (most).” – Martin Luther King Jr. When the World Bank approved Ghana’s participation in the West Africa Coastal Areas Resilience Investment Project Phase 2 (WACA ResIP...
Owner: Kwame Owusu
One South African bank out values Nigeria’s entire industry, by Blaise Udunze
It is a sobering reality that one South African bank, Standard Bank Group, has a market capitalisation of roughly ZAR 384.34 billion (about $21 billion to $22 billion), while the entire Nigerian banking sector combined cannot match it. For a...
Owner: Dotun Oladipo & Oladipo Family
Nigeria’s Banking Woes: How One South African Bank Outvalues An Entire Industry
Indeterminate
The Nigerian Voice
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It is a sobering reality that one South African bank, Standard Bank Group, has a market capitalisation of roughly ZAR 384.34 billion (about $21-22 billion), while the entire Nigerian banking sector combined cannot match it. For a nation of more...
Owner: Henry D Oduenyi
Electricity is bedrock of jobs, manufacturing and economic growth in power-deficit Africa
Around 600mn people in Africa—roughly 43% of the continent’s population — still lack access to electricity. While electrification rates have improved over the past decade (from about 40% in 2010 to around 57% in 2024), sub-Saharan Africa remains...
Owner: Qatari Government
Africa accelerates Mission 300 with 17 new energy compacts
Mission 300 took a major step forward this week with the unveiling in New York of a second batch of National Energy Compacts by seventeen African countries. This brings the number of countries that have now finalised their compacts to 29. The...
Owner: VUKA Group
African nations commit to energy access under Mission 300
Neutral
Africa Business Communities
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Seventeen African governments have endorsed national plans to expand electricity access as part of Mission 300, a partnership led by the World Bank Group and the African Development Bank Group. The initiative seeks to connect 300 million people in...
Owner: Bas Vlugt