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Ghana congratulates national women’s football team on new record
MENAFN
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July 21, 2025
(MENAFN) The Ghanaian government has extended its congratulations to the national women’s football team, the Black Queens, for securing a place in the semifinals of the ongoing Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco. In a statement...
Avril Biopharma acquires USP-Ghana assets, launches African vaccine manufacturing technology push
EIN Presswire
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July 27, 2025
Pivoting Africa's resources to adapt to the new global pharma landscape. ACCRA, GHANA, July 27, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- U.S. biotechnology company Avril Biopharma said on Monday it has acquired the assets of United States Pharmacopeia (USP)...
PayAngel Redefines Global Remittance Model With Zero-Fee Transfers, Embedded Insurance, and Market Expansion
EIN Presswire
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August 11, 2025
ACCRA, GHANA, August 11, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In a global remittance industry long criticized for high fees, slow transfers, and systemic barriers, fintech challenger PayAngel is emerging as a disruptive force, offering migrant communities...
Great cocoa producer increases purchase rates
MENAFN
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August 7, 2025
(MENAFN) Ghana has increased the official price paid to cocoa farmers by 62.6%, effective immediately, Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson announced on Monday via X. This move fulfills a key campaign promise by President John Dramani Mahama and...
Statement on the Cabinet meeting of 22 July and 6 August 2025
South African Government
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August 8, 2025
A. Issues in the environment 1. Justice, Crime Prevention and Security 1.1. Madlanga Judicial Commission of Inquiry 1.1.1. Cabinet welcomed the appointment of the Madlanga Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference and...
Statement on the Cabinet meeting of Tuesday, 22 July and Wednesday, 6 August 2025
South African Government
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August 7, 2025
A. Issues in the environment 1. Justice, Crime Prevention and Security 1.1. Madlanga Judicial Commission of Inquiry 1.1.1. Cabinet welcomed the appointment of the Madlanga Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference and...
Asante Announces Receipt of Net Proceeds from $125M Mezzanine, $50M Stream, $10M Non-Brokered Private Placement Financings, $5M Senior Debt First Utilization
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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August 14, 2025
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Asante Gold Corporation (CSE: ASE | GSE: ASG | FRANKFURT:1A9 | OTCQX: ASGOF) (“Asante” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that, further to its news release dated August 11, 2025...
GUBA Trade & Investment Forum and Awards Foster New Links with Barbados
EIN Presswire
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August 12, 2025
BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS, August 12, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Grow Unite Build Africa Enterprise (GUBA) has officially announced the 2025 award nominees for the 16th edition of its Trade & Investment Forum and prestigious GUBA Awards, which...
Asante Announces Receipt of Net Proceeds From C$237M Equity Offering, Completion of Kinross Restructuring
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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August 12, 2025
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Asante Gold Corporation (CSE: ASE | GSE: ASG | FRANKFURT:1A9 | OTCQX: ASGOF) (“Asante” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that, further to its news release dated August 11, 2025...
Asante Signs Definitive Agreements to Unlock Approximately $500M of Financing Proceeds
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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August 11, 2025
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Asante Gold Corporation (CSE: ASE | GSE: ASG | FRANKFURT:1A9 | OTCQX: ASGOF) (“Asante” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into the key definitive agreements...
Data-mines Global South into submission
MENAFN
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August 9, 2025
(MENAFN) The new era of colonialism isn’t about resources like minerals or oil but about data—digital, pervasive, and unseen. From Nairobi’s slums to Manila’s neighborhoods, smartphones generate vast amounts of data, which, much like historical...
Climate Change Sparks Surge in Global Food Prices
MENAFN
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August 9, 2025
(MENAFN) Global food prices are surging sharply as extreme weather events linked to climate change disrupt crop production worldwide. A recent study by European researchers, titled “Climate extremes, food price spikes, and their wider societal...
U.S. Tariffs Threaten African Economies
MENAFN
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July 28, 2025
(MENAFN) A Ghanaian economic analyst has warned that African nations are set to experience harmful effects due to the current tariff conflict instigated by the United States. Leslie Dwight Mensah, an economist affiliated with the Institute for...
US imposes USD15,000 visa bond on two African countries
MENAFN
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August 7, 2025
(MENAFN) Starting later this month, citizens of Zambia and Malawi applying for certain US visas will need to pay bonds as high as $15,000, the US State Department announced Tuesday. This requirement is part of a new 12-month pilot program...
OR Royalties Reports Q2 2025 Results
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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August 5, 2025
MONTRÉAL, Aug. 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OR Royalties Inc. (“OR Royalties” or the “Company”) (OR: TSX & NYSE) today announced its consolidated financial results for the second quarter of 2025. Amounts presented are in United States dollars,...
Joint Conference to Investigate Global Partnerships between African Higher Education Institutions and Historically Black Colleges and Universities
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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July 23, 2025
Atlanta, GA / Harare, Zimbabwe / Accra, Ghana, July 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, UNCF’s Institute for Capacity Building (ICB), in strategic collaboration with the Historic African Diaspora Placement Program (HADIP) and the Association of...
MEC Mireille Wenger: Western Cape Health Dept Budget Vote 2025/26, NCOP
South African Government
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July 24, 2025
House Chairperson Honourable Minister and Deputy Minister Fellow MECs Honourable Members of the NCOP Fellow South Africans It was Thomas Carlyle who said, “He who has health, has hope, and he who has hope, has everything.” This truth underpins our...
Perseus Mining announces retirement of CEO and appointment of new CEO
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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July 31, 2025
Perth, Aug. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- perseus mining MANAGING DIRECTOR announces retirement; new MD & CEO appointed SUMMARY Jeff Quartermaine will retire as Perseus’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer on September 30, 2025 Mr....
UNICEF states thousands of children in Africa face risk of contracting cholera
MENAFN
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July 31, 2025
(MENAFN) As the rainy season begins in West and Central Africa, approximately 80,000 children face a heightened risk of contracting cholera, according to UNICEF. The UN children's agency issued a statement on Wednesday highlighting active...
80,000 Children Face Risk of Cholera Infection in West, Central Africa
MENAFN
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July 31, 2025
(MENAFN) As the rainy season kicks off across West and Central Africa, approximately 80,000 children face a heightened risk of cholera infection, the UN children’s agency UNICEF warned Wednesday. The agency highlighted ongoing outbreaks in the...