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Report: Amid Search for $2tn, Nigeria Emerges Top in Africa’s Energy Transition Efforts
This Day
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June 30, 2025
Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja As Nigeria continues to search for avenues to raise $2 trillion for its carbon reduction efforts between now and 2060, the country has emerged as Africa’s top performer in energy transition for 2025. According to the latest...
Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority appoints new Director
Travel & Tourism News Middle East
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Travel, Tourism & Hospitality June 2025 102 The Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority (MTPA) has announced the appointment of Avinash Teelock as its new Director, effective as from 30th May 2025. The Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority (MTPA)...
Mauritius Seeks Investors for Floating Power Plant
Offshore Engineer News
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June 24, 2025
Jun 24, 2025 © Adobe Stock/bogdanserban Mauritius is inviting international investors to establish and operate a floating power plant as the Indian Ocean island nation seeks to address its growing energy needs, according to a tender issued by the...
Mauritius seeks investors for floating power plant to meet energy demand
Channel News Asia
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June 24, 2025
PORT LOUIS :Mauritius is inviting international investors to establish and operate a floating power plant as the Indian Ocean island nation seeks to address its growing energy needs, according to a tender issued by the state-owned Central...
Mauritius is looking for investors to build a floating power plant in order to meet the energy needs
World Energy News - Connecticut
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Mauritius has issued a tender inviting international investors to build and operate a floating energy plant to meet the island's growing energy demands. A request for proposals, seen on Tuesday, showed that the proposed plant would run on heavy...
Stronger Health Through Smarter Taxes In Mauritius
MENAFN
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June 27, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, June 27, 2025/APO Group/ -- WHO has joined forces with VISA NGO and the University of Cape Town to assess the impact of increasing health taxes in Mauritius. Using a simulation tool, the...
WHO Defends Malaysia’s Anti-Tobacco Award Despite Nicotine Vape Manufacturing Licence
CodeBlue
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June 27, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 — The World Health Organization (WHO) has defended its decision to award Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad with this year’s anti-tobacco accolade, despite Malaysia’s issuance of its first nicotine vape manufacturing licence. At...
Tunisia ranks 2nd in Africa and 62nd globally in Energy Transition Index
Zawya
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Tunis – Tunisia has made significant progress in the global energy transition landscape, climbing 27 spots to rank 62nd worldwide out of 118 countries in the 2025 Energy Transition Index (ETI), published by the World Economic Forum (WEF). This...
Global Tobacco Epidemic: WHO Warns of Rising Industry Interference
MedEdge MEA
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June 27, 2025
The World Health Organization (WHO) released its report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2025 at the World Conference on Tobacco Control in Dublin, warning that action is needed to maintain and accelerate progress in tobacco control as rising...
Mauritius Unveils Budget 2025 with Focus on Growth Reforms
Textile Value Chain
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June 21, 2025
Steady Growth Forecast Amid Fiscal Reforms The Ministry of Finance (MoF), Mauritius forecasts a GDP growth rate of 3.9% in FY25 (FY2024/25) as per the recent Budget. This projection is more optimistic than the IMF growth projection, which stand at...
Mauritius Bets on Artificial Intelligence to Drive Digital Economy in 2025–2026 Budget
I Africa
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June 21, 2025
Mauritius has made artificial intelligence a national priority in its 2025–2026 budget, unveiling a bold strategy to position itself as a forward-looking digital economy. Under the theme “Innovative Mauritius,” the budget outlines AI integration...
Mauritius is facing water crisis: Harvesting water from its rivers with 10 reservoirs can help -research
Daily News Tanzania
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June 21, 2025
AFRICA: MAURITIUS’S water supplies are running very low. As a small island, it is affected by tropical cyclones, rising temperatures, rising sea levels, and a warming ocean. Rainfall levels have decreased by 8% over the last 10 years. The...
Nigeria Scores 54.8 Points To Top Africa’s Energy Transition Chart
Oriental News Nigeria
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June 25, 2025
Yemisi Izuora In a recent study, Nigeria scored 54.8 points, to move to 61st position worldwide in energy transition showing the strongest improvement among African nations. The country has climbed 48 places since the 2024 index, driven by...
Mauritius to ignite skies with world-class kitesurfing at C Kite Festival 2025
Cape Town ETC
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June 20, 2025
The vibrant skies above the Indian Ocean are about to burst into a spectacular display of colour and adrenaline as the much-anticipated 4th edition of the C Kite Festival makes its grand return to Mauritius from 26 to 30 June 2025. Hosted at the...
Mauritius is facing a water crisis: harvesting water from its rivers with 10 reservoirs can help
Smart Water Magazine
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June 19, 2025
Mauritius’s water supplies are running very low. As a small island, it is affected by tropical cyclones, rising temperatures, rising sea levels, and a warming ocean. Rainfall levels have decreased by 8% over the last 10 years. The country’s...
Tunisia ranks as Africa’s 2nd top performer in energy transition
African Manager
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June 25, 2025
The World Economic Forum (WEF), in partnership with consulting firm Accenture, has released its 2025 Energy Transition Index (ETI), which assesses the energy performance of 118 countries based on 43 indicators grouped under three pillars: energy...
Voices for Humanity Champions Human Rights in Mauritius with Manishwar Purmanund
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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LOS ANGELES, June 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientology Network's VOICES FOR HUMANITY, the weekly series presenting heroic change makers from a variety of faiths, cultures and nations, working to uplift their communities, announces a new episode...
Many challenges emerge in agriculture after promising start to year
Herald (South Africa)
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June 25, 2025
This has been a horrific month for the Eastern Cape. The devastating impact of the recent floods on infrastructure, homes and human loss will continue to weigh on the province and the affected families. Natural disasters also occur at a time when...
Mauritius is facing a water crisis: harvesting water from it...
Modern Ghana
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Mauritius's water supplies are running very low. As a small island, it is affected by tropical cyclones, rising temperatures, rising sea levels, and a warming ocean. Rainfall levels have decreased by 8% over the last 10 years. The country's...
‘Key partner in Neighbourhood First policy’: PM Modi, Mauritius’ Ramgoolam vow to deepen strategic ties
News9 Live
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June 24, 2025
India News In a phone call on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Mauritius counterpart, Navinchandra Ramgoolam, discussed strengthening the India-Mauritius Enhanced Strategic Partnership and exchanged views on key regional developments....