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Independence: Escudo was Portuguese, but thrived as the currency of Cape Verde
Portugal Pulse
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June 29, 2025
The Cape Verdean archipelago inherited the escudo from its colonial regime, later establishing its own currency, the Cape Verdean escudo, under a currency agreement with Portugal. While visiting the main market in the capital, Praia, the currency...
Russia hails favorable fishing conditions in Moroccan waters, eyes stronger maritime ties with Africa
Hespress
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July 5, 2025
The Russian Federal Agency for Fisheries has confirmed that conditions remain favorable for Russian vessels operating in Morocco’s and Mauritania’s exclusive economic zones (EEZs), with scientific projections pointing to continued marine abundance...
Where the Biggest Telecom Investments Are Happening Around the World
Digital Information World
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July 5, 2025
From social media to online shopping, modern life runs on connectivity. Behind that seamless experience sits a massive, often invisible network of infrastructure, fiber optic cables, data centers, cellular towers, built and maintained by the...
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...
All Set for Episcopal Consecration of Catholic Bishop for Bafatá Diocese in Guinea-Bissau
ACI Africa
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June 26, 2025
Born in April 1967 in Cúmura in the Catholic Diocese of Bissau, the Bishop-elect was ordained a Priest in May 1998 in Nhoma, Guinea Bissau. As a Priest, Mons. Quematcha served as OFM Cap. Assistant Novice Master in Dapaong, Togo, and Rector at St....
Nine dead in pirogue shipwreck off Guinea-Bissau coast
Xinhua News Agency
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BISSAU, June 26 (Xinhua) -- A pirogue capsized Wednesday evening off the coast of the Bijagos Islands in Guinea-Bissau, leaving nine of its 27 passengers dead, local media reported Thursday, citing eyewitness accounts of the tragedy. The alert was...
Two European countries in ‘red zone’ of climate finance vulnerability
Euronews
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By Euronews Green Published on 26/06/2025 - 15:41 GMT+2 A new index has identified the countries most vulnerable to climate shocks. More than two billion people live in ‘red zone’ nations, where the risk of a major hazard or disaster is high...
Digital ID revolution: Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, PNG make strides
Coingeek
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June 26, 2025
Homepage > News > Business > Digital ID revolution: Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, PNG make strides Digital identity is no longer a buzzword; it’s the foundation of the rapidly growing digital economy. Most governments are spending millions of dollars to...
Global Climate Risk Index Ranks 188 Countries by Vulnerability and Access to Finance
State of the Planet
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June 25, 2025
The Climate Finance Vulnerability Index ranks 188 countries according to both their vulnerability to hazards and their financial resilience. Researchers at the Columbia Climate School, with support from the Rockefeller Foundation, have unveiled a...
Mozambique marks 50th anniversary of independence with call for economic independence
The Malaysian Star
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June 25, 2025
MAPUTO, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Mozambique held a grand ceremony on Wednesday at Machava Stadium in Matola, Maputo Province, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the country's independence from Portuguese colonial rule. Mozambican President Daniel...
Guinea-Bissau: Spain debt swap project to be presented at UN conference – consul
Macau Business
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June 19, 2025
Guinea-Bissau’s debt swap project with Spain for social support will be presented at the UN conference on investment in development to be held from the 30th in Seville, a diplomatic source has said. The Spanish consul in Bissau, Lúcia Piñon...
Zinox chair urges entrepreneurs to build wealth
Punch
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June 25, 2025
Chairman of Zinox Group, Leo Stan Ekeh, has urged young Nigerian entrepreneurs to focus on building lasting systems that drive national development rather than chasing quick wealth. Ekeh gave this advice while addressing a gathering of young...
Economy, health, education, top agenda as ECOWAS ministers meet in Abuja
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 19, 2025
Critical issues relating to economic integration, infrastructure development, health, education and agriculture were some of the issues topping the agenda at the opening of the 94th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers in Abuja on...
DEMETER: how an enforcement operation is driving Customs’ efforts against illicit trade in waste, ODS and potent greenhouse gases
World Customs Organization News
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The WCO aims through Operation DEMETER to equip Customs officers with the knowledge, tools, and cross-border networks needed to address environmental crime related to waste, ODS and potent greenhouse gases with agility and precision. The first...
Leo Stan Ekeh: “I Founded Zinox Group to Create Confidence and Faith in Our Digital Economy…”
TechEconomy
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June 23, 2025
Advertisements There is an African proverb that says, “What an elder sees sitting down, a young man cannot see even if he climbs a tree.” This timeless wisdom speaks to the far-reaching foresight of elders and pioneers whose quiet convictions and...
West Africa must break trade barriers to unlock $500bn regional potential – says WTO chief Okonjo-Iweala
Sierra Leone Telegraph
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June 23, 2025
Nosakhale Akhimien (Channels TV): Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 June 2025: The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has urged West African leaders to dismantle trade barriers, reduce costs, and think regionally...
African Island States Advance Ocean Partnerships And Finance Innovation At United Nations (UN) Ocean Conference
MENAFN
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June 23, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) In a high-profile gathering during the Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), the African Island States Climate Commission (AISCC), in partnership with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the...
Flutterwave boosts Cameroon’s businesses with 34th country licence
Technext
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June 23, 2025
Flutterwave has officially launched its digital payment services in Cameroon after securing a Payment Service Provider licence from the Central Bank of Central African States (BEAC). This milestone, achieved through a technical partnership with...
Tinubu Hosts Historic West Africa Economic Summit to Deepen Regional Integration
News Diary Online
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June 22, 2025
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to lead a high-level push for regional economic integration as he hosts the inaugural West Africa Economic Summit (WAES) at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja. By Chimezie Godfrey...
50 Years Of Gowon’s Overthrow
Leadership
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July 5, 2025
Tuesday, July 29, 2025, will be the 50th anniversary of the overthrow of General Yakubu Gowon GCFR. He was overthrown in a bloodless military coup on the same Tuesday, July 29, 1975. Most of us remember where we were at 6.00 a.m. on Tuesday, July...