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FOCAC at 25: The China-Africa journey
At the turn of the 21st century, precisely between October 10 and 12, 2000, the first ministerial conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) held in Beijing, following earlier consultations. Nearly 100.ministers from China and 44...
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“France Just Scored Its First Aerial Kill Since WWII”: This Mirage Fighter Shot Down Houthi Drones Over the Red Sea (and Changed Modern Warfare)
IN A NUTSHELL ✈️ The French Air Force achieved its first aerial victory since World War II over the Red Sea. 🚁 A Mirage 2000-5F fighter intercepted and destroyed Houthi drones in a strategic operation. 🔍 The engagement highlighted the evolving...
Owner: François Lavallou
Tito’s continues on the expansion trail and eyes Africa’s potential
Tito’s Handmade Vodka has expanded further into Africa and has argued that mixology and the power of digital will continue to play a part in the future of travel retail. db reports. The US-based vodka company has had a busy few weeks as the team...
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African peace and security dialogue: Media and controversial soundbites
One of South Africa’s challenges appears to be the relentless creation of controversial soundbites and scant broadcasting for mere story-selling rather than providing ethical journalism and informing the citizens. The Thabo Mbeki Foundation hosted...
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UN Sessions on Solar Geoengineering Trigger Unease
The top scientist for the Geneva-based United Nations Environmental Programme said the organization is exploring the topic of climate engineering because “growing concerns about the lack of global efforts to cut emissions” is driving more interest...
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Advancing global AI governance through joint endeavors
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Beijing Review
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Robots on display at the exhibition area of the 2025 Global Industrial Internet Conference held in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, on September 6 (XINHUA) As a fast-evolving and disruptive technology, AI is showing ever more clearly its nature as a...
Owner: Chinese Government
Africa has ‘unlimited’ solar potential. Off-grid power could help light up the continent
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Yahoo News
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Globally, more than 660 million people still lack access to electricity — and 85% of them reside in sub-Saharan Africa. Washikala Malango was one of these people. Malango was born and raised in Baraka, a village on the shores of a vast lake in the...
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Made in Pakistan Cars Exported to 20 Countries
Pakistan’s automobile industry has reached a new milestone, exporting 434 locally assembled vehicles to 20 countries over the past three fiscal years, according to official data shared in the Senate. Finance and Revenue Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb...
Owner: Shayan Mahmud
Senegal leans on Visa’s digital payments muscle to drive financial inclusion
The Senegalese government and Visa have held discussions for a collaboration that is expected to expand the company’s digital payment services in the country, and in so doing, increase financial inclusion. Senegal’s Minister of Communication,...
Sanctions-hit Nayara scrambles to sustain operations, with govt's help
Since late August, two or three trains of 50 tanker cars have been shipping fuel each day from Nayara Energy's refinery on the coast of western India to inland depots - more than double its previous usage of railways to move diesel and petrol....
Owner: Sahu Jain Family
Kenya Secures EU’s Sh2.3 Billion Boost to Expand Broadband Access and Bridge Digital Gaps
Kenya has secured a place in a new European Union-backed programme designed to plug Africa’s most persistent internet gaps. The country is one of 11 set to benefit from €15 million (Sh2.3 billion) committed to the Africa Broadband Mapping Systems...
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‘Every day feels like firefighting’: Hit by EU sanctions over Russian oil - Indian refinery Nayara Energy struggles to sustain operations
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The Times of India
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Nayara Energy's refinery has intensified its railway usage, dispatching two to three trains daily. (AI image) Nayara Energy, the Indian refinery with major Russian ownership, is scrambling to sustain operations after being hit by European Union...
Owner: Sahu Jain Family
Pakistan exports 434 locally assembled vehicles to 20 countries, Senate told
- Advertisement - ISLAMABAD, Oct 09 (APP):Pakistan has successfully exported 434 locally assembled vehicles to 20 countries over the past three fiscal years, marking a significant milestone for the nation’s automotive industry. This was confirmed...
Owner: Pakistani Government
Africa’s ‘great green wall’ is stalling: in Senegal very few...
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Modern Ghana
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Africa's Great Green Wall project began as an ambitious plan to build a 15-kilometre-wide band of trees across the north of Africa. The African Union launched the project in 2007 with plans for the trees to extend for 6,000 kilometres through 11...
Owner: Kwame Owusu
Business News | Women Startups Win Prizes Worth ₹11 Lakh at TiE Women - Rajasthan Chapter Competition
PNN New Delhi [India], October 9: In alignment with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of a developed India by 2047, TiE Rajasthan is championing the cause of women entrepreneurship. Recognizing that women-led startups make up only 18% of the...
Owner: Aditya Pittie
Business News | Mind Flow Harmony -- Best Yoga Teacher Training in Rishikesh (Certified & Heart-Centered)
VMPL New Delhi [India], October 9: Nestled in Rishikesh, the birthplace and spiritual hub of yoga, Mind Flow Harmony offers an affordable and authentic Yoga Teacher Training in Rishikesh that blends traditional wisdom with a modern approach. Their...
Owner: Aditya Pittie
ICCIMA pledges training support, economic cooperation with Palestine
AMMAN – Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) said it is ready to provide training and knowledge-enhancement courses for the Palestinian people in cooperation with the Islamic Chamber Research and Information Center...
Owner: Iranian Government
Africa’s climate summit is fighting back against Trump’s fossil fuel agenda
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
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What does MAGA ideology aim?: From Venezuela to MidEast
U.S. President Donald Trump’s slogan, "Make America Great Again" (MAGA), has become code for the pursuit of global hegemony. The notion of "great" refers both to the golden era when America was the sole superpower, with military, economic and...
Owner: Zeki Yeşildağ
Sudan Nashra: ICC convicts 2003 Darfur war criminal | Food crisis worsens after floods amid inaction by Idris govt | RSF, military face accusations of chemical weapons use | PM on trip to Eritrea shows ‘goodwill’
As the war increasingly threatens to converge in Darfur, a region already devastated by decades of violence, a long-delayed measure of justice reached those who endured the atrocities committed there more than 20 years ago. The International...
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