July 09
South Africa: Search for Missing Runner Ends in Tragedy - South African News Briefs - July 09, 2024
allAfrica
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Ghana: Ghana Is Planning Its First Nuclear Energy Plant - What's Behind the Decision [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Ghana is considering bids from five companies for the construction of what would be its first nuclear power plant. The companies are: France's EDF, US-based NuScale Power and… Read more »
Morocco: Morocco, Niger to Promote Bilateral Cooperation in Transport, Logistics
MAP
Morocco's Minister of Transport and Logistics Mohamed Abdeljalil, and his Nigerien counterpart Colonel Major Salissou Mahaman Salissou, discussed, here Monday, the means to promote… Read more »
Africa: Rise of Digital Activism in Africa As Smartphone Adoption Surges
Independent (Kampala)
From just making calls, to taking pictures and light browsing, to engaging in e-commerce transactions to, recently, engaging in digital activism, the way Africans are engaging with… Read more »
South Africa: Is Cape Town's Drop in Business Robbery a Cause for Concern? [analysis]
ISS
A fall in business robberies over the past decade could indicate rising levels of extortion and organised crime. Read more »
South Sudan: Ethiopia-South Sudan Economic Integration: Why Infrastructure Connectivity Is Key for Peace and Prosperity [opinion]
Addis Standard
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Comoros: Driving Progress - Comorians Celebrates Transformative Road Built With African Development Bank Support
African Development Bank (AfDB)
The people of the Union of the Comoros are celebrating the completion of a major road that will open up its agriculturally rich areas and provide reliable access to its popular… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: How the International Financial System Exports Extinction to the DRC [analysis]
African Arguments
Biodiversity loss from unequal mining deals is not a glitch. It's the logical end point of multiple transnational pressures. Read more »
Ethiopia: Cornerstone Laid for Bus Assembly in Mekelle Town With an Outlay of 564 Million Birr Capital
ENA
A cornerstone has been laid for the construction of a company in Mekelle town that will assemble various types of buses, with an investment capital of 564 million birr. Read more »
Ethiopia: Economists Foresee Drastic Measures to Boost Tax Revenue
Ethiopian Herald
Government's drastic measures to raise tax revenue are crucial for expanding basic infrastructure and services and ensuring social justice, according to economists. Read more »
Nigeria: NCAA to Sanction Airlines Engaged in Deceitful Departure Time Scheduling
Vanguard
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has frowned at the prevalent cases of deceitful departure time scheduling by the airlines. Read more »
Nigeria: Oil-Backed Loans Needed to Finance Drilling, Other Operations - NNPC
Vanguard
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Ltd. has said oil-backed loans would enable the company finance many capital projects, including drilling operations. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Begins Construction of 2,000 Housing Units in Eight States
Premium Times
"Last month, the first leg of the exercise included ground-breaking for 1,500 units in five northern states." Read more »
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Ethiopia: Reach for Change Unveils First Cohort of Edtech Fellows
Mastercard Foundation
After an eight-week call for applications, Reach for Change Ethiopia announced the first cohort of 12 edtech startups selected to join the Mastercard Foundation… Read more »
Nigeria: Peter Obi Advocates Investment in Health, Education, Donates N10m to Nursing College - Peter Obi
Premium Times
Mr Obi said he is particularly concerned about the training of nurses "because they are at the centre of our primary healthcare delivery". Read more »
Nigeria: NCAA to Sanction Airlines Who Deceive Passengers With Fake Departure Time Schedule
Leadership
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has warned that it will not hesitate to sanction any airline found to be involved in deceitful departure time scheduling of flights when… Read more »
South Africa: Cosatu Laments the Slow Pace of Transformation in the Workplace [press release]
COSATU
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) laments the shockingly sluggish pace of transformation in the workplace. The recent findings by the Commission of Employment… Read more »
Africa: Catching Online Scammers - Our Model Combines Data and Behavioural Science to Map the Psychological Games Cybercriminals Play [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
When fiction's most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes, needed to solve a crime, he turned to his sharp observational skills and deep understanding of human nature. He used this… Read more »
Tunisia: Nineth Grade Exam - 3,515 Pupils Gain Admission to Pilot Secondary Schools
Tunis Afrique Presse
The pass rate of the 9th grade exam (stood at 64.99%, that is 16,936 pupils out of a total of 26,061 examinees with average and above-average scores. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu's Aide Deletes Statement Announcing Duty-Free Food Importation
Premium Times
Bayo Onanuga, in a statement quoting Agriculture Minister Abubakar Kyari and posted on his official X page, said the President approved a "150-Day Duty-Free Import Window for Food… Read more »
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Africa: How Mobile Gaming Has Boosted the Growth of Online Casinos in Africa
InfoWire
Recent years have seen a transformative surge in mobile gaming across Africa, a trend that has significant implications not just for the entertainment industry but for the economic… Read more »
Tanzania: Bonds Reopening to Spur Debt Market
Daily News
THE Bank of Tanzania (BoT) published the Treasury bonds issuance calendar for the first half of the fiscal year 2024/25. Read more »
Kenya: KCB Bank Denies Processing Hustler Fund Loans Without IDs
Capital FM
KCB Bank has denied processing Hustler Fund loans to customers on boarded into the platform without National Identification Cards following a recent audit conducted by the Auditor… Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos Plans to Increase Its GDP From Real Estate to 20 Percent
Vanguard
GOVERNOR Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has hinted that his administration is aiming at increasing the Gross Domestic Product, GDP contribution from the real estate sector 5-6… Read more »
Liberia: Boakai to Launch National Agriculture Development Plan
Liberian Observer
On Wednesday, July 10, President Joseph Nyumah Boakai is expected to launch the new National Agriculture Development Plan (NADP) for Liberia in Monrovia to drive agricultural… Read more »
Kenya: Mining Stakeholders Urge President Ruto to Suspend Last Year's Gazette Notice On 14 Strategic Minerals
Capital FM
Stakeholders in the Mining Industry are now appealing to President William Ruto to suspend last year's Gazette Notice on 14 strategic minerals. Read more »
Nigeria: Economic Hardship - Hanks Anuku Stages Protest Over Hunger in Nigeria
Premium Times
In a video that has since gone viral, the actor passionately addressed the widespread hunger and hardship in the country. Read more »
Kenya: World Bank Youth Job Program Ends in Kenya
Capital FM
The Kenya Youth Employment and Opportunities Project (KYEOP) has ended since it was started in 2016. Read more »