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India and Eurasian Economic Union sign Terms of Reference to launch FTA negotiations
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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August 20, 2025
Moscow [Russia], August 20 (ANI): India and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), comprising Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic and the Russian Federation signed the Terms of Reference (ToR) here on Wednesday to launch negotiations on a...
Gov’t secures loan to upgrade Mubende-Sembabule road
Independent (Uganda)
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August 16, 2025
Minister of Works and Transport Katumba Wamala flagging off construction works. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has secured funding for the upgrade of the Lusalira-Nkonge-Lumegere-Ssembabule road to bituminous standard, a project...
Business News | India and Eurasian Economic Union Sign Terms of Reference to Launch FTA Negotiations
Latestly
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August 20, 2025
Moscow [Russia], August 20 (ANI): India and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), comprising Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic and the Russian Federation signed the Terms of Reference (ToR) here on Wednesday to launch negotiations on a...
Japan PM Ishiba, African leaders agree on cooperative ventures
NHK
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Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru has held one-on-one talks with African leaders attending the Tokyo International Conference on African Development, or TICAD. They agreed on a range of cooperative ventures. Ishiba met with Kenyan President...
Africa braces for likely end of AGOA trade deal under Trump
Context
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What’s the context? Few expect the decades-old programme that has boosted economies across Africa to be renewed when it expires in September. NAIROBI - Since returning to office, U.S. President Donald Trump has cut vital aid to Africa and...
Merck Foundation Conducts Their Health Media Training For Mauritian Journalists Together With The Minister Of Gender Equality & Family Welfare
MENAFN
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August 7, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, August 7, 2025/APO Group/ -- Merck Foundation CEO met the H.E. MR. DHARAMBEER GOKHOOL, The President of Republic of Mauritius to share the impact of their 100 Scholarships for Mauritian...
India’s Maritime Vision: from SAGAR to Indo-Pacific to MAHASAGAR
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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August 15, 2025
By Suchitra Durai Former Ambassador of India to Thailand A decade ago, on 12 March 2015, while commissioning in Mauritius the gleaming Offshore Patrol Vessel Barracuda, built in Garden Reach, Kolkata, to Mauritian specifications, Prime Minister...
UNGA 2025 schedule: Eyes on returning Trump and welcoming Syria's Al Shara to UN
The National News
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World leaders will converge on New York next month for the 80th session of the UN General Assembly, facing a crowded agenda of protracted wars, climate change and UN reforms, with the spotlight firmly on the return of US President Donald Trump....
Communique: High-Level Accra Initiative calls for a re-imagined global health order
Ghana News Agency
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August 19, 2025
By Iddi Yire, GNA Accra, Aug 19, GNA – The High-Level Accra Initiative has called for a re-imagined global health order that empowers nations to lead resilient and self-sustaining health responses. A communique issued at the end of the Africa...
SA’s Flood is a “SuperApp-as-a-Service” for emerging market e-commerce
Disrupt Africa
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August 20, 2025
South African startup Flood is a “SuperApp-as-a-Service” platform that creates marketplaces for large audience businesses like telcos and banks, but is specifically geared toward emerging markets by featuring offline brick-and-mortar retailers....
Belgium Campus iTversity creates agile and modernised IT infrastructure with Braintree
South Africa Today
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August 11, 2025
INDUSTRY SCENARIO: To transform virtual machine infrastructure with the goal of providing students and teachers with fast and accessible computing systems. Key Benefits: Transformed legacy systems into high-speed computing infrastructure Enabled...
Absa Bank Champions Women-Led SMEs at Pan-African Conference
News Ghana
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August 15, 2025
Absa Bank hosted its 2025 Inspire Me Conference in Lusaka, Zambia, uniting women entrepreneurs, policymakers, and industry leaders to accelerate the growth of women-led small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across Africa. Under the theme “Elevating...
South Africa will be one of the biggest markets for Tata Motors’ export business.
Autocar India
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Tata Motors has officially re-entered the South African market with a four-model-strong portfolio. The line-up comprises the Tiago, Punch, Curvv and Harrier, all of which were unveiled at an event in Johannesburg today. Tata Motors has partnered...
Kiwi Nets INR 209 Cr To Make UPI-Linked Credit Cards Mainstream
Inc42
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August 20, 2025
SUMMARY Kiwi has secured INR 208.5 Cr (about $24 Mn) in its Series B round led by Vertex Ventures The round also saw participation from Nexus Ventures, Stellaris Venture Partners and Omidyar Network (ON) The fresh capital injection comes nearly...
African Payroll Compliance Software Cuts Costs and Boosts Compliance in 8 Markets
TechTrendsKE
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August 9, 2025
Mediacent Interactive is carving out a space most global software firms have overlooked — payroll systems built for Africa’s tax and compliance realities. Its homegrown platform, Payroll Master, is now running in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda,...
FT Africa Summit 2025 to address Africa’s strategy amid trade, policy shifts
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 15, 2025
The Financial Times has confirmed that its 12th FT Africa Summit will take place on 21–22 October 2025 at The Peninsula, London, with a focus on how African nations are adapting to a volatile global order and redefining their role in world trade...
A welcome step on financial inclusion
The European Magazine
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August 19, 2025
MauBank’s ElleBoost programme is a practical way of tackling barriers that hold back women in business Sir, Your report on MauBank’s award (Summer 2025 edition, p.22 and online here) caught my attention because it dealt with a problem that is...
Video: Greek bulker suffers explosion in Baltimore Harbor
Riviera
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August 19, 2025
The US Coast Guard confirmed that no injuries were reported from the incident aboard W-Sapphire, a 2012-built Kamsarmax bulk carrier owned by Greece’s W Marine. The cause of the explosion remains under investigation. According to the Coast Guard,...
Cargo ship explodes near site of Baltimore bridge collapse
New York Daily News
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August 19, 2025
An explosion occurred on a cargo ship in Baltimore Monday night near the site of last year’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. There were 23 crew members and two pilots onboard the boat at the time of the 6:30 p.m. blast, though no one was...
Regenesys Unveils New Bachelor of Education to Tackle SA’s STEM and Business Teacher Crisis
South Africa Today
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August 15, 2025
Groundbreaking programme aims to produce future-fit educators, close skills gaps and raise global performance standards South Africa’s critical shortage of skilled secondary school teachers particularly in science, technology, engineering and...