Category: International Business & Finance
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🇿🇦In South Africa, two women were killed and fed to pigs
In South Africa, two women were killed and fed to pigs because they tried to steal expired dairy products from a farm in the northern province of Limpopo. The farm owner and manager were charged with premeditated murder, and a worker was also tried for possession of an unlicensed firearm. The incident has sparked outrage…
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🇪🇺🇳🇴Surge in Electricity Demand from European Data Centers Expected by 2030
Projected Rise in Electricity Demand for Data Centers in Europe and Lessons for Pan-African Nations by 2030 Europe’s data centers are set to experience a significant rise in electricity demand, with a projected increase from the current 2.2% to 4.5% of the continent’s total electricity consumption by 2030. This translates to approximately 150 terawatt-hours (TWh),…
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🇬🇭 Ghana cocoa farmers restrict product supply amid price hike speculation
Cocoa farmers in Ghana are hoarding their products in anticipation of an increment in the price of cocoa. There are fears that this may cause pressure on the global cocoa market as Ghana is the world’s second largest cocoa producer with so many economies dependent on the country for cocoa beans. The hoarding has been…
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🌍 African leaders see extra IMF seat as starting block for bigger voice
From Nairobi to Accra, leaders of countries facing debt strains and public wrath over rising food and fuel prices have turned to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as a last-ditch lender, but say they have little input in the policymaking that determines their fate. This week, a year after announcing the move in Marrakesh, Morocco,…
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Quincy Jones, Giant of American Music, Dies at 91 – PanAfrican Perspectives on a Legendary Life
Quincy Jones, a towering figure in American music and cultural history, has passed away at the age of 91, leaving behind a legacy of profound influence that transcended genres and continents. A visionary in jazz, pop, and classical music, Jones not only worked with legendary artists like Michael Jackson and Frank Sinatra but also held…
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🇧🇮 Burundi Assumes New Chairmanship of COMESA
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is a regional economic community in Africa with twenty-one member states stretching from Tunisia to Eswatini. Its 23rd Summit of Heads of State and Government is underway in Bujumbura, Burundi, where President Evariste Ndayishimiye has assumed the bloc’s leadership, taking over from his Zambia’s counterpart Hakainde…
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🇧🇼 Botswana’s new president aims to finalise De Beers diamond sales pact soon
Botswana’s new president Duma Boko said on Friday he wanted to conclude talks for a new sales pact with global diamonds mining giant De Beers as soon as possible. “The relationship with De Beers could have been damaged by the way the negotiations were handled,” President Boko said in a televised statement from Gaborone, Botswana’s…
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🇬🇭 Ghana launches first 5G network, aims to become West Africa’s digital hub
Ghana launched its first 5G network, a major milestone in the country’s digital transformation journey and economic advancement. Next-Gen InfraCo, a consortium of telecommunication service companies has been granted exclusive rights for ten years to roll out 5G and 4G infrastructure, aiming to boost network reliability nationwide. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo celebrated the launch…
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🇭🇹🇺🇳Gangs in Haiti open fire and hit a UN helicopter midair
Gangs on Thursday opened fire and hit a U.N. helicopter, forcing it to land in Port-au-Prince in the latest attack in Haiti’s capital as violence surges once again. No one was injured as several rounds of gunfire hit the helicopter that was carrying three crew members and 15 passengers. The helicopter, which had departed from…
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🇺🇸Tiny Ohio town sees population double with influx of 3,000 migrants from African nation as mayor blames ‘open border policy’
A small Ohio town is the latest victim of the Biden-Harris administration’s open border policy after 3,000 migrants from the West African nation of Mauritania moved in in the past year — lured by TikTokkers who are posting instruction videos with maps of the Cincinnati suburb. The influx has nearly doubled Lockland’s population of 3,500…
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