Category: African Business
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🌍 African space council chief wins top award
The ceremony took place at the Air and Space Museum in Le Bourget, in the Paris region. This award recognizes his commitment to the development of space science and technology in Africa. For Tidiane Ouattara, space is now a central issue for the continent. “Space is no longer a luxury. It is an important driver…
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🇬🇭 Two Young Ghanaians Secure Bank of Canada License for Fintech Giant WeWire
In a groundbreaking achievement for African innovation, two young Ghanaian entrepreneurs, **Ebenezer Ghanney** and **Desmond Nyamador**, have obtained a **Bank of Canada license** for their fast-growing fintech enterprise, **WeWire**. The milestone positions WeWire as one of the first African-founded companies to acquire authorization within Canada’s highly regulated banking and financial ecosystem — a move promising…
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Tompolo Set for NNPC Contract Renewal Amid Rising Rivalries in Niger Delta
In a new twist to the Niger Delta’s security landscape, Government Ekpemupolo—widely known as Tompolo—appears set to have his lucrative surveillance agreement with Nigeria’s state oil company, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), extended. The move could further consolidate his role as the region’s most influential player in oil infrastructure protection, even as it deepens…
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Cubans celebrate arrival of Russian oil tanker amid US energy blockade
Cubans celebrated the arrival of a Russian oil tanker carrying 730,000 barrels to Matanzas, the first such shipment in three months, amid a severe energy crisis and U.S. sanctions. The U.S. allowed the ship to dock despite an ongoing energy blockade. The oil is expected to meet Cuba’s daily diesel needs for about 10 days,…
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Montreux Jazz Festival makes African debut in South Africa’s wine country
The Montreux Jazz Festival made its African debut on Friday, staged in the vineyard‑lined Franschhoek Valley of South Africa’s Cape winelands. Though its home is still Switzerland, the festival has branched out globally with licensed editions and collaborations in Tokyo, Miami, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Suzhou in China. The latest addition seeks to…
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ECOWAS appoints veteran diplomat to mediate with Sahel States
ECOWAS has appointed Lansana Kouyaté, a former Guinean prime minister and ex-ECOWAS executive secretary, to mediate with Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso, which withdrew from the bloc in January 2025 to form their own Sahel States alliance. Previous mediation efforts by Senegalese and Ghanaian leaders failed to convince the three junta-led countries to rejoin. Lansana…
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Using a VPN May Subject You to NSA Spying
Six Democratic lawmakers have written to the Director of National Intelligence to ask whether using a commercial VPN might cause Americans to be classified as foreigners under US surveillance law. This classification could strip them of constitutional protections against warrantless spying. The concern arises because intelligence agencies typically treat communications of unknown origin as foreign.…
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🇱🇷🇺🇸 Liberian-American Mdot 59’s Top 1 prompts important questions about hip hop throughout the African diaspora
Mdot 59 is a Liberian-American rapper from New York who was originally born Miguel Rucker in 2007. Mdot 59 has become a very accomplished drill rapper and has had a few very successful songs. Though his first album was released in 2024, Mdot has been very consistent in his releases having produced five more albums…
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Congolese rapper, Gims, arrested in Paris over alleged money laundering
Congolese rapper, Gims, was arrested on his arrival in Paris on Wednesday as part of an investigation into money laundering. Africa Intelligence is reporting that the singer, whose real name is Gandhi Djuna, was taken into custody at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport by the National Judicial Customs Service. It says Paris judges are investigating a…
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🌍 Ghana leads UN effort to acknowledge slave trade as crime against humanity
Ghana is pushing at the United Nations for a resolution recognizing the transatlantic slave trade as a crime against humanity. The initiative aims to address historical accountability and advance reparations, without comparing it to other atrocities. Ghana’s representative emphasized shared responsibility and the importance of confronting history to build a more just future. Ghana is…
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