Category: International Business & Finance
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🇬🇭 Meet Nii Amartei Amarteifio: The Ghanaian Engineer Building the Future One Machine at a Time
Accra, Ghana — Across Africa, a new generation of engineers, designers and inventors is challenging the idea that advanced technology must always be imported. Among them is Ghanaian engineer and innovator Nii Amartei Amarteifio, whose unconventional approach to engineering is turning ambitious ideas into physical machines. Amarteifio has attracted attention for developing experimental vehicles and…
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🇺🇸 U.S. Moves Closer to Ending Seasonal Clock Changes as Daylight Saving Time Debate Returns
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The long-running American debate over Daylight Saving Time is entering a new phase as lawmakers consider whether the United States should finally end the twice-yearly practice of changing its clocks. The Sunshine Protection Act has gained renewed attention in Washington after advancing through the U.S. House of Representatives. The legislation proposes making…
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🇳🇬 Dangote’s Next Generation: Inside the Family’s Vision for Africa’s Industrial Future
By Pan African News Desk The future of one of Africa’s most influential business empires is increasingly becoming a question of succession, strategy and long-term economic transformation. In an exclusive conversation featured on Bloomberg Next Africa, Aliko Dangote’s daughters—Halima, Mariya and Fatima Dangote—offered insight into the next generation of leadership at the Dangote Group and…
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🇬🇭 Ghana to Host Diaspora Town Hall at Osu Castle as Government Deepens Engagement With Ghanaians Abroad
ACCRA, Ghana — Ghana is preparing to bring members of its global diaspora closer to national development discussions as the Diaspora Affairs Office hosts a town hall meeting on September 18, 2026, at the Osu Castle Gardens in Accra. The event is expected to provide a platform for Ghanaians living abroad to engage directly with…
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🐻From LinkedIn to the AI Economy: Why Its Founders Sold—and What They Saw Coming for the Future of Work
By Pan African News When LinkedIn was launched in 2003, the idea of building a global digital network around a person’s professional identity was still largely untested. The internet had social networks, job boards and corporate websites, but there was no dominant platform designed to connect a person’s identity, skills, career history, professional relationships and…
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🌍 Jaylen Brown Challenges Athletes to Rethink Corporate Partnerships and Community Investment
BOSTON — NBA star Jaylen Brown is challenging the next generation of athletes to take a harder look at the companies and institutions they choose to partner with, arguing that financial opportunities should not come at the expense of community investment and social responsibility. Brown’s comments have renewed a broader conversation about the growing relationship…
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🇷🇼How to Start a Business in Rwanda as a Foreigner: 100% Ownership, Taxes, Documents and Capital Requirements
KIGALI, RWANDA — Rwanda has positioned itself as one of Africa’s most business-friendly destinations for international entrepreneurs, investors and companies looking to establish operations on the continent. For foreign entrepreneurs, one of the country’s biggest advantages is that 100% foreign ownership is permitted in companies registered in Rwanda. Contrary to a common misconception, a foreign…
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🇦🇴 Angola investigating former general challenging Lourenço for party leadership
Angola is investigating a former general challenging President João Lourenço for leadership of the country’s ruling MPLA. The country’s attorney general’s office said on Tuesday that retired general Higino Carneiro is under investigation for embezzlement and money laundering while governor of Cuando-Cubango province from 2012 to 2016. Carneiro said in a statement on Wednesday that…
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🇺🇸 Arlington Says Goodbye to Sheraton as Construction Begins on Americana by Loews Hotel
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — A major transformation is underway in Arlington as the city officially marked the end of an era for the Sheraton Arlington Hotel and the beginning of a new chapter in its hospitality and tourism industry. Loews Hotels recently hosted a ceremonial “ground-shaking” event to officially launch construction of Americana by Loews Hotels…
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🇺🇬 King Oyo of Tooro Dies at 34 as Kingdom Confirms Prince Will Inherit the Crown
FORT PORTAL, UGANDA — The Kingdom of Tooro is mourning the death of its long-serving monarch, King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukiidi IV, who died on Thursday, August 27, 2026, at the age of 34. The announcement was made by Tooro Kingdom Prime Minister Calvin Armstrong Rwomiire Akiiki, who said the Omukama died at approximately…