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No Chosen People, Except the Conscientious
Modern Ghana
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Human beings are largely defined by choice, not by power and labels. Accordingly, there are only two types of people in different levels: The conscientious group in different levels and the non-conscientious group in different levels. Even from a...
BlackLine Studio360: The Platform for Future-Readiness
CFO Dive
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Floating LNG Finds Its Stride With Global Capacity Set To Triple by 2030
Journal of Petroleum Technology
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July 30, 2025
Global demand for natural gas is expected to drive floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) capacity to 42 mtpa by 2030, before rising to 55 mtpa by 2035. The figures represent a three- and nearly fourfold increase over the 14.1 mtpa of installed...
FLASHBACK: The 1960s era when Ghana supplied all of West Africa's safety matches
GhanaWeb
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July 29, 2025
In the 1960s, Ghana was the sole producer of various goods and items that served multiple parts of Africa. These products included television sets, tiles, boats, cooking utensils, and tires. Read the full story originally published on July 29,...
The Stage is Set: Uganda, Kenya & Tanzania Gear Up for CHAN 2024
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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July 30, 2025
A transformative moment in African football is taking shape as Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania gear up to host the TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2024. Embracing the shared motto “Pamoja” – the Swahili term for Together – 19...
KOTUG vessels bound for West Africa to support BP’s biggest project
Offshore Energy
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July 22, 2025
Two tugs are on their way to join the fleet of Dutch towage and maritime company KOTUG International providing marine support services for a project offshore Senegal and Mauritania operated by the UK’s energy giant BP. SD Chatboul; Source: KOTUG...
Director Christopher Nolan criticized for filming The Odyssey in disputed Western Sahara
CBC/Radio-Canada
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July 29, 2025
Revered Hollywood director Christopher Nolan's next summer blockbuster won't hit theatres until July 17, 2026, and it's already setting precedents — and courting controversy. The man behind box office hits like Oppenheimer and Inception is...
OPEC Fund Development Forum 2025: Global Partners Seek Ways to Build a Stronger Future
Vindobona
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Hofburg, Vienna's former imperial residence, now serves as Europe's premier address for congresses and a hub for international diplomacy and organizations like OPEC. / Picture: © Dennis Jarvis/ Flickr Attribution (CC BY 2.0,...
‘Too far, too fast’: BP’s painful retreat from the renewables it once championed
Fortune
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BP’s capital markets day in late February would be an “exciting” event, CEO Murray Auchincloss told the crowd of analysts and employees at the British oil giant’s London headquarters, his eyebrows raised. He took a sip of water and began: “Today...
US Africa Command beefs up military support to Angola and Namibia
Daily Maverick
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July 29, 2025
The United States Africa Command (Africom) is helping Angola and Namibia to counter threats from Isis and Mexican drug cartels emanating from South Africa and elsewhere, says Africom’s deputy commander. Deputy Commander Lieutenant General John W...
Charted: Average Income by Global Region, Over 200 Years
Visual Capitalist
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July 29, 2025
Mapped: High, Middle, and Low Income Countries in 2025 This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Key Takeaways There are...
U.S. and Russia Shift Focus from Nigerian Ports, Seek Access to Togo Port
Nigerian Eye
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July 29, 2025
Despite ongoing reforms and infrastructure upgrades across West Africa, the Port of Lomé in Togo has emerged as a critical maritime hub, drawing intense interest from global powers like the United States and Russia. The surge in trade volume...
U.S., Russia bypass Nigerian ports, pivot to Togo’s Lomé hub
Business Hallmark
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July 29, 2025
Despite Nigeria’s ongoing port reforms and expansion projects, global powers like the United States and Russia are turning their focus to the Port of Lomé in Togo, which has rapidly evolved into a key maritime gateway in West Africa. A surge in...
W. David Gressly brings talents to Verde Valley
Sedona Red Rock News - Arizona
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July 29, 2025
After a career spanning 45 years overseas, including work in 16 countries across Africa and Asia, Friends of the Verde River Executive Director W. David Gressly, 69, has been fulfilling his original desire to be an environmentalist since he took...
Green Climate Fund, UNEP allocate US$120m for adaptation projects
Business and Financial Times
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July 28, 2025
By Ernest Bako WUBONTO The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved over US$120million of new funding to strengthen climate resilience in Ghana, the Maldives and Mauritania. The allocation was approved at the request of these three countries and...
Buzz builds ahead of CHAN 2024 opener…Rayvany to rock opening night
Daily News Tanzania
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July 29, 2025
DAR ES SALAAM: WALKING around the iconic Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, the air is already thick with anticipation. Music thumps from the loudspeakers, echoing across the stadium as sound checks bounce off the stands. Crews move briskly, billboards light...
Spanish far right intensifies anti-immigrant assaults under PSOE-Sumar government
World Socialist Web Site
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July 29, 2025
Fascist mob in Torre Pacheco, Spain [Photo: Guillermo Rocafort @GuillermoRocaf1]In Spain, far-right groups are continuing the offensive against immigrants under the Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE)-Sumar government. For two consecutive weekends,...
Zanzibar, Dar es Salaam brace for CHAN 2024 economic bonanza
The Citizen
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Dar es Salaam. Tanzania is poised to reap significant economic benefits from hosting matches in the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN), with hotels, transport operators and tourism stakeholders preparing to capitalise on the expected influx...
Statement of the Forty-second meeting of the Polio IHR Emergency Committee
The National Tribune
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July 28, 2025
The Forty-second meeting of the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) on the international spread of poliovirus was convened by the WHO Director-General on 18 June 2025 with committee members and advisers...
India has highest rate of wasting in the world, despite 30% decrease in undernourishment since 2006: UN food security & nutrition report
Down to Earth
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As much as 18.7 per cent of Indian children under the age of five suffered from wasting in 2024, the highest rate in the world, according to the United Nations’ 2025 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report released on July...