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AfDB 2026 annual meetings to hold in Congo as Bank’s investment portfolio in country tops $1.27bn
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has formalised an agreement with the Republic of Congo to host its 2026 Annual Meetings in Brazzaville, underscoring a partnership that has delivered $1.27 billion in cumulative financing to the country since...
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Trump and Xi set to meet as TikTok deal nears resolution
Chinese President Xi Jinping at the start of a bilateral meeting with the president of the Republic of Congo, Denis Sassou Nguesso, in Beijing, on September 4, 2025. LINTAO ZHANG/AFP A meeting in South Korea at the end of October, the TikTok issue...
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TotalEnergies, Chevron push for faster permits, seismic data in Africa
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Africa’s oil and gas sector could be on the brink of a new exploration renaissance, driven by advances in seismic imaging, frontier data sets and faster permitting, stated global industry leaders including TotalEnergies and Chevron at the Africa...
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CAF Champions League Recap: North African favorites advance with emphasis
North African giants progressed with ease while sub-Saharan Africa’s top clubs experienced little trouble in a mostly drama-free Saturday from the CAF Champions League. Algerian champions MC Alger (video above) joined fellow North African sides...
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Africa Intelligence Brief - October 2, 2025
(MENAFN- The Rio Times) Energy and deal-flow led today's tape. Brazzaville is fast‐tracking a new gas code and a licensing round, Dakar wants a second refinery, Abidjan expanded its exploration map, and Maputo gained another FLNG go‐ahead. Addis...
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Joy Reid responds to J.D. Vance’s ‘non-trolling’ advice to her
This week, journalist Joy Reid woke up to unexpected, unwarranted advice from United States Vice President J.D. Vance on X. On Thursday (Oct. 2), Vance shared some “honest, non-trolling” advice to the award-winning journalist in response to a clip...
Central Africa Pushes Ahead
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Equatorial Guinea has signed new multi-billion-dollar agreements to sustain its Gas Mega Hub over the next two decades, as Central African leaders outlined ambitious gas projects and discussed measures to safeguard energy assets and meet rising...
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Goodall's influence spread far and wide. Those who felt it are pledging to continue her...
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Making space in science for animal minds and emotions “Jane Goodall is an icon – because she was the start of so much,” said Catherine Crockford, a primatologist at the CNRS Institute for Cognitive Sciences in France. She recalled how many years...
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Gabon looks to expand oil and gas development
Gabon is signaling renewed interest from major international energy companies as it looks to expand oil and gas development across the country’s largely untapped reserves, according to remarks from Minister of Oil & Gas Sosthène Nguema Nguema at...
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From tool use to warfare — here are 5 ways Jane Goodall revolutionized our knowledge of chimpanzees
When Jane Goodall stepped off her boat into what is now Gombe National Park in Tanzania on July 14, 1960, she began a journey that would change science forever. Armed with her notepad and binoculars, Goodall perched far away from the chimpanzees...
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Goodall's influence spread far and wide. Those who felt it are pledging to continue her work
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In her 91 years, Jane Goodall transformed science and humanity's understanding of our closest living relatives on the planet — chimpanzees and other great apes. Her patient fieldwork and tireless advocacy for conservation inspired generations of...
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Goodall’s influence spread far and wide. Those who felt it are pledging to continue her work
In her 91 years, Jane Goodall transformed science and humanity’s understanding of our closest living relatives on the planet — chimpanzees and other great apes. Her patient fieldwork and tireless advocacy for conservation inspired generations of...
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Egyptian, Congolese contenders vie for UNESCO top job
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An Egyptian ex-minister is the favourite to become head of the UN's culture agency, but his Congolese rival says bets are still off before a key decision next week. The vote to replace outgoing French UNESCO director-general Audrey Azoulay after...
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Wale Tinubu bags Africa Energy award in S’Africa
The Group Chief Executive, Oando Plc, Wale Tinubu CON, has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at Africa Energy Week 2025, in recognition of his commitment to building Oando into one of Africa’s foremost integrated energy companies. The...
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European Commission Commits $640 MM for African Energy Transition
The European Commission has unveiled a Team Europe package of EUR 545 million ($639.5 million) to accelerate Africa’s energy transition. "The choices Africa makes today are shaping the future of the entire world. A clean energy transition on the...
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Science ScienceAlert How Jane Goodall Changed Our View of Chimps (And Humans) Forever
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Jane Goodall, the world's most famous primatologist, accomplished an astounding feat in her 91 years of life: She fundamentally changed the world's view of what it means to be human. At the age of just 26, Goodall observed a chimpanzee (Pan...
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How Jane Goodall Changed Our View of Chimps (And Humans) Forever
Jane Goodall, the world's most famous primatologist, accomplished an astounding feat in her 91 years of life: She fundamentally changed the world's view of what it means to be human. At the age of just 26, Goodall observed a chimpanzee (Pan...
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Oando CEO Wale Tinubu Receives Lifetime Achievement Award At Africa Energy Week 2025
The Group Chief Executive of Oando Plc, Wale Tinubu, has been awarded the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at Africa Energy Week (AEW) 2025, in recognition of his commitment to building Oando into one of Africa’s foremost integrated energy...
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Wale Tinubu Honoured At Africa Energy Week 2025
1 Wale Tinubu, Group Chief Executive, Oando PLC, has been awarded the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at Africa Energy Week (AEW) 2025, in recognition of his unwavering commitment to building Oando into one of Africa’s foremost integrated...
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Wale Tinubu honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award
Wale Tinubu CON, Group Chief Executive, Oando PLC, has been awarded the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at Africa Energy Week (AEW) 2025, in recognition of his unwavering commitment to building Oando into one of Africa’s foremost integrated...
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