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A Hands-On Guide to AI Adoption in Corporate Finance & Accounting
CFO Dive
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India enters the race for Africa against China
News.Az
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By Tural Heybatov India has taken a bold step to strengthen its influence in Africa by holding its first-ever joint military exercises with 11 African countries, dubbed AIKEYME 2025. Conducted off the coast of Tanzania, these drills focused on...
The Trump Administration Has ‘No Idea’ What It’s Doing
The Atlantic
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May 21, 2025
This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. One of the key predecessors of the modern...
Judge says Trump administration violated court order with South Sudan deportations
The Guam Daily Post
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A federal judge in Massachusetts said on Wednesday that the Trump administration violated a court order by attempting to deport seven migrants to South Sudan and indicated he would order U.S. officials to interview them to determine whether they...
Airport Show to highlight US$1 trillion airport development in MEASA region
Times Aerospace
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The event will reveal US$1 trillion expansion projects in the Middle East, Africa and South Asian (MEASA) markets. The event is held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of the Dubai Civil Aviation...
IWD 2025: 40 Young African Women Inspiring Greater Awareness...
Modern Ghana
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The Africa Youth Initiative on Climate Change (AYICC) has revealed its list of 40 most inspiring young African women inspiring greater awareness for climate change across Africa for 2025 in commemoration of International Women’s Day (IWD) on March...
How Does China’s Rising Defence Budget Affect India?
Australian Institute of International Affairs
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March 18, 2025
China’s 2025 defence budget increased by 7.2%, totalling $245 billion, continuing military modernisation under Xi Jinping. Over the past decade, spending has doubled, focusing on advanced tech. This escalates challenges for India in border...
China's e-com sector sees robust growth in Jan-Feb 2025
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Airport Show 2025 Reveals US$1 Trillion Expansion Projects In The Middle East, Africa And South Asian Markets
MENAFN
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May 5, 2025
(MENAFN- Dubai PR Network) Ahmed bin Saeed: Dubai's aviation sector will continue soar in line with economic growth Airport leaders and experts will participate in key conferences The Middle East region will handle 1.1 billion passengers by 2040...
Understanding Somalia’s Destruction
New Lines Magazine
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May 16, 2025
It was in 1982, while languishing in a prison cell, that Mohamed Aden Sheikh, a cardiologist and Somalia’s then-health minister, realized that something had gone terribly wrong with his country. It had just been defeated in a war with Ethiopia,...
Cyril Ramaphosa Goes to Washington
Foreign Policy
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May 21, 2025
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa goes to the White House, Sudan’s army chief appoints the country’s first prime minister since civil war broke out, and a Nigerian film...
Think Twice Before You Book: Brits Warned Over Summer Getaways as UK Adds Dozens to Travel Blacklist
International Business Times - United Kingdom
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May 21, 2025
The UK government has released an updated list of countries British nationals are advised to avoid travelling to this summer. While many are already dreaming of Spanish beaches, Italian galleries, and New York's skyline, the Foreign, Commonwealth...
This Continent Is Splitting and Might Create a New Ocean on Earth
AOL
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Gunter Fischer/Getty Images The landscape of the Gheralta escarpment, a northern part of the East African Rift Valley near Hazwien, Tigray, Ethiopia. Tectonic plates shifting in Africa could one day cause a new ocean to form. The plates in...
US pushes nations facing tariffs to approve Musk’s Starlink, cables show
The Guam Daily Post
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Less than two weeks after President Donald Trump announced 50% tariffs on goods from the tiny African nation of Lesotho, the country’s communications regulator held a meeting with representatives of Starlink. The satellite business, owned by...
Financial Times ranks Kenya's Roam Electric among Africa's fastest-growing compa...
TUKO
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May 15, 2025
The Financial Times, in partnership with Statista, released the list of Africa's fastest-growing companies in 2025 Nigerian and South African firms dominated the list, with the latter taking the largest share with 51 companies. Kenya's Roam...
‘People will die’: UN food aid agency warns Trump cuts will see millions starve
Politico Europe
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March 21, 2025
The Trump administration’s foreign aid overhaul has thrown the broader humanitarian community into chaos. The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), an initiative spearheaded by tech billionaire and Trump adviser Elon Musk, has effectively...
Poor Intel, No Backup Leading to High Death Toll Among Nigerian Soldiers -Security Expert Says
The News Chronicle
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May 20, 2025
Security expert Kehinde Giwa from SBM Intelligence has expressed serious concerns over the increasing number of Nigerian soldiers and security operatives being killed. According to SBM Intelligence, at least 152 security personnel have lost their...
Let’s eradicate female genital mutilation in Africa now!
Nigerian Current
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May 15, 2025
By Mofolorunso Adekunle Enigbokan If you have lived in the United States of America for a period of time and you are of a certain melanin persuasion, you have been subjected, intentionally or unintentionally, to an unfair treatment; perhaps, you...
Ethiopia, gateway for Sri Lanka to vast African continent – Ambassador Kumarasiri
Sunday Observer
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May 17, 2025
77 World’s perception of Africa should change Once an aid-dependent continent today plays a key role shaping global value chains and sustainable development Setting up a coordination or financial base in Dubai, key for Sri Lanka to enter African...
Airport Show to focus on $1 trillion development projects
Trade Arabia
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The Airport Show 2025, which opens in Dubai on Tuesday, will highlight the $1 trillion airport development projects in the Middle East, Africa and South Asian markets. Airports in the Middle East region will handle 1.1 billion passengers by 2040,...