Tag: Business
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🇧🇼 As De Beers Bid Deadline Looms, Botswana Pushes for Control
As the deadline for bids approaches in the long-running De Beers deal, Botswana is pressing for greater control over one of the world’s most iconic diamond companies. The government, which already holds a 15 percent stake in the firm, is now seeking to increase that ownership to more than half, signaling a bold push to…
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🇰🇪 Kilimani’s Emerging Chinatown: How Chinese Influence Is Reshaping a Nairobi Neighborhood
Kilimani in Nairobi is quietly evolving into Kenya’s own Chinatown, with Chinese supermarkets, clinics, and restaurants clustering near the embassy and media hubs, drawing Chinese migrants, Kenyan professionals, and global expats into a shared urban space.
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West Africa’s foreign exchange and remittance space in 2025–2026
West Africa’s foreign exchange and remittance space in 2025–2026 is being reshaped by the push toward a single ECOWAS currency, tighter forex controls in key states like Ghana and Nigeria, and record‑high remittance flows driven by the diaspora.[1][2][3][4] Big picture: FX and the ECOWAS single currency Foreign exchange bureaus and regulation trends For exchange bureaus,…
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🇪🇬 Egypt: Luxor festival sees Tahtib take centre stage
At a cultural festival in the Egyptian city of Luxor last week, the spotlight was primarily on tahtib, which is part sport, part traditional dance. With its moves drawn from a martial art, tahtib has its origins back in ancient Egypt, as the director of the festival’s opening ceremony explained. “Many tahtib players are participating…
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🇬🇳🇺🇸 US to introduce visa bond of up to $15,000 for Guinean citizens from 2026
From 1 January 2026, the United States will introduce a visa bond system of up to $15,000 for citizens of Guinea, depending on the type of visa, the US Embassy in Conakry reported. 💬“Any citizen or national traveling on a Guinean passport who applies for and is found eligible for a B1, B2, or B1/B2…
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🇬🇭 Ghana Passes Law to Legalize Widespread Use Of Cryptocurrency
Ghana’s parliament approved the legalization of cryptocurrency, a move to address central bank concerns about the widening and unregulated use of the alternative asset in the West African country. Passage of the Virtual Asset Service Providers Bill will facilitate the licensing of crypto platforms and supervising activity, Bank of Ghana Governor Johnson Asiama said at…
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Africa’s Entrepreneurial Future: Startup, Tech, & Data Skills Programs
Across Africa, entrepreneurs and data innovators are fueling economic growth, job creation, and transformation. From foundational courses to advanced tech boot camps, learning programs are giving Africa’s youth and professionals the knowledge and tools to launch successful ventures and accelerate their careers. Top Free and Affordable Courses to Boost Your Skills For those interested in…
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🇭🇹 Antreprann: The Digital Revolution of Haitian Entrepreneurship Coming August 11, 2025
In Haiti, launching an entrepreneurship business is often a real challenge. Lack of financing, scattered information, a lack of visibility for local startups, and difficulties finding mentoring or reliable partners… Many entrepreneurs find themselves facing their challenges alone, which hinders innovation and the country’s economic growth. In response to this, Antreprann was born. Accessible at https://antreprann.ht,…
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🇱🇷 Liberia: Gov’t Launches Phase II of MSME Line of Credit with $3.5 Million Disbursement
Monrovia -The Government of Liberia (GoL), through the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and in collaboration with the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL), has officially launched Phase II of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Line of Credit under the Liberia Investment Finance and Trade (LIFT) Project. The signing ceremony, which was held at…
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Donald Trump Jr. Invests in Struggling Thumzup Media Corp. as Company Shifts Strategy to Bitcoin Accumulation
Pan African News Blog Los Angeles, USA – Donald Trump Jr., son of former U.S. President Donald Trump, has taken a stake in Thumzup Media Corp., a struggling marketing and media company that has recently begun accumulating Bitcoin (BTC) as part of its treasury strategy. The move comes as the firm seeks to pivot from…
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