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Tanzania added to the EU Air Safety List due to lack of safety standards
Times Aerospace
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Suriname in South America has also been added to the list. The European Union said the decision is based on serious safety concerns identified during assessments conducted by European Union aviation safety experts. They revealed that civil...
Using AI for Scalable, Accelerated Fraud Detection in Financial Services
Banking Dive
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Calema concert today in Luz is a “historic” moment for Lusophony.
Portugal Pulse
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June 7, 2025
António and Fradique Mendes Ferreira, born in 1992 and 1987 in São João dos Angolares, São Tomé and Príncipe, have amassed millions of views and streams online and boast over a million social media followers. As children, their thoughts were just...
Africa moves to validate first-ever continental strategy to protect donkeys
TUKO
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June 26, 2025
The wellness of donkeys across Africa has been under a big threat as the meat and skin business booms with a target on the animals Stakeholders are convening in Côte d'Ivoire to deliberate on the measures to safeguard the well-being of donkeys and...
World Bank: Conflict, instability driving extreme poverty in Nigeria and 38 other economies
Nairametrics
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June 27, 2025
The World Bank has raised alarm over the growing impact of conflict and instability on 39 developing economies, including Nigeria, warning that these states are being left behind on key development indicators, with extreme poverty, hunger, and...
AU-IBAR Leads Drive to Safeguard Donkeys With New Continental Strategy
Capital FM Kenya
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June 26, 2025
ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, Jun 26 – Africa has taken a major step toward safeguarding the future of its donkey population, as leaders, experts, and stakeholders from across the continent gather in Abidjan for the Second Pan-African Donkey Conference...
Russia challenging US, China for strategic clout in Africa
Asia Times
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June 26, 2025
Russia has never had an African colony. It stayed out of the scramble for Africa, only engaging with African states in the 19th Century. In 1869, for instance, the Russians gave Ethiopia military support to threaten the position of the British in...
US delegation visits Lobito Corridor, which it considers the “crown jewel” of US/Africa cooperation
Ver Angola
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Troy Fitrell, Senior Director of the U.S. Department of State, called the project the “crown jewel” of U.S.-African cooperation, highlighting a $5 billion investment in the project, a strategic rail link between Angola and the Democratic Republic...
Scaling Smarter: How a Modern Tech Stack Fuels Diagnostic Lab Growth
BioPharma Dive
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US-Africa Business Summit: A showdown in Luanda
Sunday Independent
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June 26, 2025
Manuel Godsin|Published 20 hours ago 6min THE atmosphere at this year’s US-Africa Business Summit in Luanda was far from what American delegates expected. Instead of handshakes and optimistic speeches, African leaders delivered one of the most...
China and Africa consolidate dynamic partnership
Friends of Socialist China
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June 16, 2025
On June 11, 2025, the Ministerial Meeting of Coordinators on the Implementation of the Follow-up Actions of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) was held in Changsha, capital of China’s Hunan Province. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi...
Top 10 African countries with the lowest leap in government debt from 2024 to 2025
Business Insider Africa
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June 26, 2025
While borrowing is sometimes required to promote development, the capacity to sustain a minimal year-on-year increase in government debt indicates good economic management, maintains macroeconomic stability, and fosters long-term resilience. As...
Pirates Board Cargo Ship and Abduct One Injured Crewmember
The Maritime Executive
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Another cargo ship has been attacked in a violent incident of piracy off the coast of West Africa between Nigeria and São Tomé and Príncipe. Details of the incident remain vague, but it is a well-known area for piracy with the authorities warning...
TAAG transfers all international flights to new airport from 15 September
Ver Angola
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"TAAG Linhas Aéreas de Angola informs about the transfer of its entire operation from the 4 de Fevereiro International Airport in Luanda to the Dr. António Agostinho Neto International Airport (AIAAN), located in Bom Jesus, province of Icolo and...
Angola proposes former minister Fátima Jardim as new Executive Secretary of the CPLP
Ver Angola
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Maria de Fátima Monteiro Jardim, a graduate in biology from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, who was vice-president of the Council of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), representing Africa, a position...
Maintenance Facility Part Of Aviation Masterplan For Cross River – Commissioner
Daily Independent
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June 10, 2025
15 Capt. Eno Inah (rtd), the Commissioner for Aviation, Cross River State, in this interview with OLUSEGUN KOIKI, speaks on the plan of the State Government to construct an additional airport in the state, development of aviation industry,...
Hands in the Dirt, Eyes on the Horizon
DVIDS - Georgia
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May 12, 2025
SAO TOME ISLAND, SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE 04.27.2025 Under the humid African sun, Sailors, Marines, and São Tomé engineers worked side-by-side, trading tools and techniques as they brought a new maritime training facility to life. This hands-on...
Reserve Marines Lead Martial Arts, Weapons Training with São Toméan Military
DVIDS - Georgia
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May 12, 2025
SAO TOME ISLAND, SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE 04.27.2025 The clatter of rifle drills and the sharp cadence of martial arts training echoed across a São Tomé military compound as Marines assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 25 led São Toméan...
A raggedy ferry ride into forgotten, dark history
The Economic Times
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June 21, 2025
I recently spent an entire week in the country where I live. Didn't go anywhere, didn't even fly. Flying less than once a week always struck me as somewhat improbable. Now that I am back on the road again, I realise that there is no avoiding home...
Obangame Express Stresses Maritime Readiness, Promotes Rule of Law
Africa Defense Forum
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May 27, 2025
Effective communication is key to ensuring the success of military training events such as Obangame Express 2025, the largest multinational maritime exercise in Western and Central Africa. The annual exercise aims to build cooperation among...