JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, July 22, 2025/ — In recognition of a lifetime dedicated to peace, development and the advancement of Angola’s oil and gas industry, Diamantino Pedro Azevedo, Minister of Mineral Resources, Petroleum and Gas, has been awarded the Commemorative Medal for the 50th Anniversary of National Independence in the Peace and Development Class by Angola’s […]
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, July 22, 2025/ — Thabiso Sekano, Head of Mining and Metals at the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) of South Africa, will join African Mining Week (AMW) as a featured speaker on the high-level panel, The Investor Perspective – Financing Africa’s Mineral Industrialization. He is expected to share insights into innovative financing
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, July 22, 2025/ — The Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI) (www.IsDBInstitute.org) and Prince Mohammed Bin Salman College of Business & Entrepreneurship (MBSC) are pleased to announce the launch of the Entrepreneurial Mindset Development Flagship Program, as part of a strategic collaboration aimed at nurturing the next generation of innovative entrepreneurial leaders. The partnership reflects
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, July 22, 2025/ — Africa Tech Festival (www.AfricaTechFestival.com), the longest running and most influential tech event on the continent, has announced the first wave of 25 headline speakers for its 2025 edition, bringing together influential voices from global tech, government, and business who are driving the growth and transformation of Africa’s
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US Security Partner Deepens Military Ties With China. Vietnam-a United States security partner in Southeast Asia-is set to participate in a joint army exercise with China for the first time, a neighboring country with which it has maritime disputes. Vietnam and China claim sovereignty over two island groups in the South China Sea-the Spratlys and the Paracels. In response
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Donald Trump Issues New Warning to Iran, Threatens To Attack Again. President Donald Trump said he would hit Iranian nuclear sites again “if necessary,” reiterating his warning to Tehran that it should abandon its ambitions to keep enriching uranium. Trump noted the comments made by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi during an interview with Fox News
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Wildfires Sweep Bulgaria and the Balkans Amid Scorching Heatwave. A large wildfire in the Kostinbrod region, near Sofia, remains under control but not yet fully localized, according to Chief Commissioner Alexander Dzhartov, head of Bulgaria’s fire safety and civil protection service. Despite efforts to contain the blaze, one active front continues to spread, and firefighting operations are ongoing. Authorities
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UK Targets 135 Vessels in Sanctions Against Russia’s Shadow Fleet. In a major move to tighten economic pressure on Russia, the United Kingdom announced fresh sanctions on Monday against 135 oil tankers believed to be part of Moscow’s so-called “shadow fleet” – a network of ships used to transport sanctioned Russian oil quietly. British authorities say
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At least 27 dead, mostly children, in Bangladesh air force jet crash. At least 25 children were among the 27 dead people pulled from scorched buildings after a Bangladesh air force jet on a training mission crashed into a college and school campus in Dhaka, officials said on Tuesday, with 88 people treated in
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US judge sentences ex-police officer to 33 months for violating civil rights of Breonna Taylor. Former Louisville police officer Brett Hankison was sentenced on Monday to 33 months in prison for violating Breonna Taylor’s rights during the raid in which she was shot dead, after President Donald Trump’s justice department asked the judge to
