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Dangote Refinery Sourced 53% Local Crude in June, Aims for 100% by December
Arise News
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July 9, 2025
Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) expects Africa’s biggest refinery to rely totally on Nigerian crude by the end of the year, a move that would replace hundreds of thousands of barrels a day of imported oil, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. The plant...
On recent heatwave in Africa!
The Point
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Scientists from World Weather Attribution, the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, and Climate Central found that climate change had also doubled the number of heatwaves in the world. The research also identified 67 extreme heat events that...
Kampala Summit launches bases for sustainable development
Angola Press Agency
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Kamapala – Angolan President João Lourenço this Saturday in Kamapala, Uganda, said that the African continent will have a clear roadmap for the transformation of its agro-food systems and launch the bases for sustainable development. According to...
Equatorial Coca-Cola to acquire Voltic Ghana, expand West Africa presence
Independent (Uganda)
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July 9, 2025
Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company production plant Accra, Ghana | THE INDEPENDENT | Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company has reached an agreement to acquire Voltic (GH) Limited and West African Refreshments Limited from Coca-Cola Beverages...
Animal Resources At The Heart Of Transforming Agri-Food Systems In The Extraordinary African Union (AU) Summit On The Post-Malabo Comprehensive African Agricultural Development Programme (CAADP)
MENAFN
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January 8, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) The Extraordinary AU Summit on the Post-Malabo CAADP, scheduled for 9-11 January 2025 in Kampala, Uganda, will provide a platform for key stakeholders to redefine Africa's agricultural transformation agenda for the next decade....
AU Extraordinary Summit on the Post-Malabo CAADP Agenda Kicks Off
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa January 9/2025 (ENA)—The African Union Commission’s Extraordinary Summit on the Post Malabo Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) kicked off today in Kampala, Uganda. This African Union CAADP Kampala Summit...
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...
Coca-Cola Africa Restructures Bottling with ECCBC Deal
Liberian Observer
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Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company (ECCBC) and Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) have reached an agreement for ECCBC to acquire Voltic (GH) Limited (Voltic) and West African Refreshments Limited (WARL). Voltic is a subsidiary of CCBA and WARL...
Eminent persons gather for National Dialogue - Ockham Observer weekly news diary
Politicsweb
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Tuesday, 08 July 2025 08/07/25 iSERVICE Eminent persons gather for National Dialogue - Ockham Observer weekly news diary Ockham Communications | 7 July 2025 | 06 July 2025 President Ramaphosa’s Eminent Persons Group meets to set agenda for...
AU countries’ Ministers of Agriculture hold summit on sustainable agriculture strategy in Kampala
Food Business Africa Magazine
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January 10, 2025
UGANDA – Ministers of Agriculture from the African Union’s 55 member states began a three-day Extraordinary Summit on January 9 in Kampala, Uganda. The meeting aims to finalize the Kampala Declaration and a ten-year Comprehensive Africa...
The Gambia 2026: A nation’s reckoning, a Republic reborn
The Standard Gambia
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July 8, 2025
- Advertisement - By Dr Lamin K Janneh I. Introduction: A nation’s reckoning The year 2026 stands as a crucible for the soul of The Gambia. It is not merely an election cycle, it is an existential referendum on whether our republic becomes a...
8 Countries Provide 44% Financial Buffer For Africa Energy Bank Kick Off
Leadership
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July 9, 2025
As the Africa Energy Bank (AEB) prepares to officially launch operations, eight countries have collectively provided a significant financial buffer, contributing 44 per cent of the required minimum contributions for the bank. The AEB, IS a $5...
Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company to acquire Voltic (GH) Limited and West African Refreshments Ltd.
Joy FM
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July 8, 2025
Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company (ECCBC) and Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) have reached an agreement for ECCBC to acquire Voltic (GH) Limited (Voltic) and West African Refreshments Limited (WARL). Voltic is a subsidiary of CCBA, and WARL...
Nature Photographer of the Year 2024 winner captures "holy grail of wildlife photography"
Digital Camera World
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December 20, 2024
Considered by many as the “holy grail” of wildlife photography, Paolo Della Rocca from Italy has won the prestigious title of Nature Photographer of the Year 2024 with his image of two snow leopards fighting. Organized by the Nature Talks...
The Best Of Nature Photographer Of The Year: 25 Winning Wildlife Photos
Forbes
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Besties, Winner, Animal Portraits category; An affectionate hug between two fox kits Marcia Walters, U.S. - Nature Photographer Of The Year 2024 The Nature Photographer of the Year has announced the winners of its wildlife photo competition,...
The richness of Congo Basin biodiversity revealed in new report
Thred
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December 17, 2024
In the last decade, scientists have revealed over 700 more species of animals and plants that were previously unknown to the rest of humanity, in this rainforest of the African continent. This can be seen as proof of the extraordinary biodiversity...
African Petroleum Producers' Organization (APPO) Secretary General To Speak At The African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 As Africa Energy Bank Prepares For Launch
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) In a significant step toward bolstering financing for Africa's energy sector, the African Petroleum Producers' Organization (APPO) and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) are advancing plans to launch the African...
Reverent politics key to climate action
The Standard
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The All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC) has used the Faith Pavilion at the COP29 to advance its calls for justice for the least contributors to the climate crisis, but who are worst affected. The second such pavilion, after the one launched...
How New Regional Pipeline Deals Are Driving Africa's Energy Future
MENAFN
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June 27, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) Three significant developments in Africa's energy landscape made headlines this past month: the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) reached 60% completion, the Republic of Congo finalized a pipeline cooperation agreement...
WWF discovery sheds light into the new 742 wildlife and plants discovered in the Congo Basin
IOL
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A report titled, “New Life in the Congo Basin: a Decade of Species Discoveries 2013-2023" was conducted by hundreds of scientists from universities, conservation organisations and research institutes around the world which reveals 742 new species...