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List of 10 poorest countries in Africa based on income, GDP per capita
TUKO
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June 5, 2025
The AfDB revised Africa’s economic growth forecast downward in its May 2025 report, cutting the 2025 and 2026 projections to 3.9% and 4.0%, respectively Economist Daniel Kathali explained that while closely related, GDP per capita and GNI per...
Fancy a multi-stop train trip but no time to plan? Try a guided tour
Euronews
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I smile as Silvia – our tour leader on Intrepid’s eight-day Best of Switzerland rail trip – guides us confidently through Zurich’s main station, tickets to Lucerne in hand. Though Italian, Silvia now spends much of her time in Germany and...
Nigeria Gets $5.34b Highest Payment Globally From Shell In 2024
New Telegraph
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May 16, 2025
Share Nigeria received $5.34 billion from Shell in 2024, marking the highest payment the energy giant made to any country worldwide in 2025. This amount represents a significant increase from the $3.8 billion paid to Nigeria in 2023. Shell’s total...
World Bank approves funding for Inga 3 development programme
Energy Global
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June 4, 2025
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved a US$250 million credit from the International Development Association (IDA) as the first phase of a US$1 billion Inga 3 development programme. This long-term programme is a multi-phase...
Petrobras eyes Nigeria, others for oil exploration
Punch
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June 6, 2025
Brazil’s state-run oil giant, Petrobras, has declared its ambition to make Africa its principal region of development outside South America, with a major push into deepwater exploration. The company’s Chief Executive Officer, Magda Chambriard,...
Petrobras aims to make Africa its main exploratory region outside Brazil, CEO says
Hellenic Shipping News
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June 6, 2025
Petrobras PETR3 aims to make Africa its main region of development outside Brazil, the state-run oil giant’s CEO told Reuters on Thursday during a wide-ranging interview about the company’s strategy. Ivory Coast has extended the “red carpet” for...
Next launches MOSIP compliant thinnest-yet fingerprint biometric sensor
Biometric Update
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June 5, 2025
Next Biometrics has launched a new very-thin fingerprint biometric sensor especially suited for integration into identity verification modules, point of sale terminals, tablets and other devices. The L1 Slim, the latest addition to its Next Basalt...
Biometric privacy on trial: The constitutional stakes in United States v. Brown
Biometric Update
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June 5, 2025
In January 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a ruling that may ultimately reshape the boundaries of constitutional rights in the digital age. In United States v. Brown, the D.C. Circuit held that the FBI...
IKE’s on-device age assurance for vapes gets FDA approval to proceed
Biometric Update
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June 5, 2025
IKE Tech LLC has received an Acceptance Review letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Premarket Tobacco Product Application (PMTA) relating to a blockchain and Bluetooth-based tokenized age assurance system built into...
Ocean is our lifeline: Why climate change is drowning small island nations and threatening us all
Asianet Newsable
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June 5, 2025
For most people, the ocean is a place for vacations, Instagram-worthy sunsets, or seafood platters. But in reality, the ocean is a life-support system for both humans and marine life. It is deeply tied to the air we breathe, the climate we live...
Petrobras Targets Africa as Its Main Exploration Area Outside Brazil
Offshore Engineer News
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June 6, 2025
Petrobras aims to make Africa its main region of development outside Brazil, the state-run oil giant's CEO told Reuters on Thursday during a wide-ranging interview about the company's strategy. Ivory Coast has extended the "red carpet" for...
Petrobras targets Africa for oil exploration region outside Brazil
Offshore Technology
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June 6, 2025
Petrobras, the Brazilian state-run oil company, is setting its sights on Africa as its primary region for oil exploration activities outside its home country, reported Reuters, citing the company’s CEO Magda Chambriard. She detailed the strategic...
Petrobras CEO: Africa will be the main exploration region for Petrobras outside Brazil.
World Energy News - Connecticut
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Petrobras wants to develop Africa as its primary region outside Brazil. The CEO of the state-run oil company said this in a broad interview on Thursday. Petrobras CEO Magda Chabriard said that Ivory Coast extended the "red-carpet" to Petrobras...
Why We Need Another Airports In Cross River – Aviation Commissioner
Daily Independent
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June 5, 2025
0 LAGOS – Cross River State requires additional airports to fully showcase its tourism potential, attract more business and leisure travellers to the state. Also, an additional airport or two would not be a burden to the State Government or be...
Exclusive-Petrobras aims to make Africa its main exploratory region outside Brazil, CEO says
Regional Media News - Iowa
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June 5, 2025
By Rodrigo Viga Gaier, Marta Nogueira and Fabio Teixeira RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Petrobras aims to make Africa its main region of development outside Brazil, the state-run oil giant’s CEO told Reuters on Thursday during a wide-ranging interview...
Cape Verde open to regular labor immigration: minister
Xinhua News Agency
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PRAIA, June 4 (Xinhua) -- Cape Verde is open to regular labor immigration through organized bilateral cooperation that takes into account its needs in specific sectors, Cape Verde's Minister for Investment Promotion and Business Development Eurico...
PopID gets equity financing to build global biometric network infrastructure
Biometric Update
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June 5, 2025
PopID has received equity financing with investments from Verifone, Chipotle’s Cultivate Next venture fund, Commerce Ventures, PayPal and Visa Ventures. The financing comes as Verifone and PopID pair biometrics with payments and loyalty...
Defining the Right Digital Strategy for Oncology: What Do You Want to Measure?
BioPharma Dive
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How to harden biometric authentication with presentation attack detection
Biometric Update
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June 5, 2025
By Mike Engle, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of 1Kosmos It’s no secret, and hasn’t been for some time, that identity is the preferred attack vector for cyber criminals and nation-state actors. According to Cisco Talos Incident Response Q1...
FaceTec advances 2 patents for its 3D face biometric liveness to protect IP
Biometric Update
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June 5, 2025
FaceTec has strengthened its intellectual property protections for the company’s biometric identity verification technology, with one patent granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Organization and another allowed. The total number of issued...