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Somdia opens Republic of Congo’s first ethanol distillery to boost local supply
Food Business Africa Magazine
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July 9, 2025
CONGO – Somdia, the agro-industrial subsidiary of the Castel Group, has inaugurated the Republic of Congo’s first ethanol distillery in the town of Nkayi. The new facility marks a milestone in the country’s industrial development, with a...
Birmingham children's brand Swaddle Bar gains recognition from Oprah's team
WVTM 13 - Alabama
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July 15, 2025
THE OPRAH EFFECT. SWADDLE BARR IS A WOMAN OWNED AND WOMEN LED COMPANY WHOSE COLLECTION OF ITEMS FOR MOTHERS AND CHILDREN HAS REALLY TAKEN OFF SINCE IT WAS A FINALIST FOR THE 2024 OPRAH’S FAVORITE THINGS LIST. WE WERE IN TOTAL SHOCK WHEN TWO PEOPLE...
TVS Motor shares jump 2% after company launches new HLX 150 5G in Republic of Congo
Business Upturn
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June 24, 2025
TVS Motor shares rose 2% after the company launched the all-new HLX 150 5G in the Republic of Congo. As of 9:40 AM, the shares were trading 1.71% higher at Rs 2,826.00. The new HLX 150 5G comes equipped with a powerful 150cc Eco Thrust engine, now...
TVS Motor launches new HLX 150 5G in Republic of Congo with advanced features
Business Upturn
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June 23, 2025
TVS Motor Company, a global leader in two and three-wheeler manufacturing, has introduced the all-new TVS HLX 150 5G in the Republic of Congo. Known for its rugged performance and adaptability, the HLX series has long been a preferred choice in...
STATEMENT: 8 African Nations Commit to 100% Sustainable Ocean Management
World Resources Institute
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YAOUNDÉ (July 11, 2025) – Yesterday, eight African nations — Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia and Nigeria — adopted the Yaoundé Declaration, committing to sustainably manage 100% of ocean areas...
EU biofuel projects in the ‘breadbasket of Congo’ could threaten food security, investigation finds
Euronews
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July 13, 2025
Some fields are abandoned, others are being ploughed again by local families in Louvakou, in the Niari department of southwestern Congo. We fly a drone over rain-soaked lands, where until a year ago one of the agricultural projects of Eni Congo, a...
Congo Taps Eight Cameroonian Banks to Raise CFA70 Billion on BEAC Market
Business in Cameroon
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July 10, 2025
(Business in Cameroon) - The Republic of Congo has launched a CFA70 billion fundraising operation on the public securities market of the Bank of Central African States (BEAC), enlisting the support of eight Cameroonian banks designated as Treasury...
Angolan Catholic Archbishop Calls for Outlawing Fortune-Telling and Penalizing Healers
Zenit
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July 10, 2025
(ZENIT News / Angola, 10.07.2025).- Archbishop José Manuel Imbamba of Saurimo, Angola, President of the Episcopal Conference of Angola and São Tomé (CEAST), asked the authorities to penalize divination practices due to the social damage they...
USAID Quietly Shipped 11,000 Virus Samples to Wuhan Lab Without Formal Agreement or Oversight
The Gateway Pundit
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July 11, 2025
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) quietly funneled thousands of viral samples — including potential ancestors of COVID-19 — to the now-infamous Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) without a formal agreement, documentation, or...
Explained: All 27 of UAE's comprehensive trade deals
The National News
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The UAE has concluded 27 Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreements following the signing of a trade deal with Azerbaijan on Wednesday. Ten of these deals – with India, Indonesia, Israel, Turkey, Cambodia, Georgia, Costa Rica, Mauritius, Serbia...
UAE, Azerbaijan sign trade deal as officials meet in Abu Dhabi for Armenia peace talks
Al-Monitor
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July 10, 2025
The United Arab Emirates and Azerbaijan have signed a trade deal, as Azerbaijan’s leader met with his Armenian counterpart in Abu Dhabi on Thursday for peace talks aimed at ending the decades-long conflict between their two countries. The...
Mideast Oil Giants Say Market Needed OPEC+ Supply Surprise
Rigzone
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July 10, 2025
Senior officials from three of OPEC’s core producer nations - Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait - lined up to say that the super-sized addition of supply by the producer club at the weekend was needed by the global market. Oil...
How FOCAC is a vehicle to modernisation and development for Africa
Daily News Tanzania
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July 10, 2025
CHINA: AS an experienced and seasoned diplomat, who has had the privilege of serving at the department of Asia and Australasia at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Republic of Tanzania, the department that...
How FOCAC is a vehicle to modenisation and development for Africa
Daily News Tanzania
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July 10, 2025
CHINA: AS an experienced and seasoned diplomat, who has had the privilege of serving at the department of Asia and Australasia at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Republic of Tanzania, the department that...
U.S. slashes visa duration for some African nationals amid policy shift
Africanews
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July 9, 2025
The U.S revised its visa reciprocity policy for Nigeria and Ghana, limiting tourist, business and academic travellers to single-entry visas valid for three months, according to a notice by the U.S Embassy in Nigeria on Tuesday. The new rules apply...
US restricts temporary visas for Nigerians
The Korea Times
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July 9, 2025
LAGOS — Temporary-stay visas for Nigerian citizens visiting the United States are now limited to three months, the U.S. embassy in the capital Abuja, has announced. It was the latest of a series of travel bans or restrictions announced by...
Advocates renew concerns with Haitian children potentially becoming ‘stateless’
Dayton Daily News - Ohio
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The group says that led to children being held in “cage-like detention facilities or shipped off to untold destinations.” In Springfield, there are more than 1,200 American-born children of Haitian immigrants younger than 4, according to the Clark...
USAID Sent Virus Samples to Wuhan Lab Tied to Chinese Military Without Oversight or Contract
[your]NEWS
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July 9, 2025
Internal documents reveal 11,000 virus samples were transferred to Wuhan under U.S. government-funded program despite biosafety and security concerns. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) transferred...
USAID Quietly Sent Thousands of Virus Samples to Chinese Military-Linked Biolab
The Pennsylvania Daily Star
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July 8, 2025
by Emily Kopp The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) shipped thousands of viral samples to a lab in Wuhan over the course of a 10-year program even though it had no formal agreement with the lab in place, according to previously...
Trump's Travel Ban Will Not Make Americans Safer
Reason Magazine
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July 1, 2025
President Donald Trump recently banned travel and immigration to the United States for nationals of a dozen countries, insisting that this would protect the U.S. from terrorists and criminals. The ban applies to Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the...