Category: International Business & Finance
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Somali Government Condemns Illegal Arms Shipment from Ethiopia
A large shipment of weapons, reportedly purchased by the Puntland administration from Ethiopia, has successfully reached its destination amidst a foiled robbery attempt. The incident, reminiscent of a similar occurrence in July, raises alarms about escalating cross-border arms flows and instability in the region. Armed militiamen attempted to seize the weapons convoy near the Somali-Ethiopia…
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Situation in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: Activity of Terrorist Groups
Situation from August 1 to September 20, 2024 In the resource-rich east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, fighting continues between government forces and a conglomerate of armed groups. If earlier the news was more often about the “March 23 Movement” (M23) supported by Rwanda, now other factions are showing themselves more strongly. ▪️Against the…
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Navigating Legal Complexities in Property Rights, Land Ownership, and Copyrights Across Pan-African Nations
In the evolving legal landscape of Africa, property law, land rights, and intellectual property (IP) protections have become focal points of socio-economic development. As nations across the continent seek to balance growth with equity, the legal intricacies surrounding these issues continue to shape the future of business, governance, and individual rights. Property and Land Rights…
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Morocco, China forge water cooperation agreement for 2025-2027
Morocco and China signed a memorandum of understanding in Rabat on Wednesday launching an executive program for cooperation in water resources for the 2025-2027 period, according to a press release from the water ministry. This program focuses on collaborating on water infrastructure projects, specifically in the areas of construction, operation, management, and maintenance of water…
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I’m a lecturer – why the UK needs foreign students
Overseas students are a vital income stream, and bring diversity too – but accepting those with poor English poses challenges for all Thirty-five years ago when I first clapped our psychology students through their graduation, most were white, British females in their early twenties wearing ridiculously high heels as they tottered on to the stage.…
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Zimbabwe’s President Mnangagwa calls for transforming resources into tangible products through innovation
“It is not enough for us to talk about having abundant minerals and other natural endowments without translating these into tangible products,” Emmerson Mnangagwa said at the Second Presidential Innovation Fair 2024 Awards Ceremony in Harare on Wednesday. The leader emphasized the importance of building robust value chains in key sectors like mining, agriculture, drug…
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Ghana’s economy grows by 6.9% in Q2 2024, fastest in five years
Ghana’s economy rebounded from the worst economic crisis in a generation, driven by expansion in several key sectors, according to the country’s statistics agency. The country’s industrial sector demonstrated 9.3% growth year-on-year, driven by the expansion in mining and quarrying, while the gold sector expanded for the third consecutive quarter, growing 23.6% year-on-year in the…
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St. Louis metro leads nation in foreign-born population growth
ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis metropolitan area has recorded the highest percentage increase in foreign-born population among the 30 largest U.S. metro areas from 2022-2023, according to new U.S. Census Bureau data. The region saw a 23.2% year-over-year increase, adding over 30,000 foreign-born residents and growing from 129,604 to 159,710. This marks the largest one-year increase in…
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African Union greenlights AI adoption across member states
The Executive Council of the African Union (AU) has approved the “Continental Artificial Intelligence Strategy,” which promotes AI adoption in the public and private sectors among member states. This strategy was announced in a document published on the AU website on Aug. 9. The AU’s AI strategy was formally adopted during the AU Executive Council’s 45th Ordinary Session…
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Sweden says to pay migrants up to USD 34,000 to leave
Sweden plans to boost payments to up to USD34,000 to immigrants who leave the country, the government said Thursday. The Scandinavian country was for decades seen as a “humanitarian superpower”, but over the years has struggled to integrate many of its newcomers. Immigrants who voluntarily return to their countries of origin from 2026 would be…
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