Tunisia 12th African investment destination, according to Rand Merchant Bank

Tunisia has experienced a significant drop in its investment attractiveness ranking for 2025/2026, according to the Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) report. The country is now ranked 12th out of 31 African nations, dropping from 7th in the previous report...

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Zitamar Mozambique Live Blog Unknown armed men at 6:20 a.m. today kidnapped businessman Francisco Cera outside his business premises on Zedequias Manganhela Avenue in downtown Maputo after blocking his car and firing shots into the air, according...

Mozambique plans to reduce the public accounts deficit to 1,525 million

According to the draft law approving the Economic and Social Plan and State Budget (PESOE) 2026, which was approved today by the Council of Ministers and will be submitted to the Assembly of the Republic, the budget deficit will be lower than...

Assessing CBN’s Significant Roles in Nigeria’s Exit from FATF Grey List

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) last Friday removed Nigeria from its grey list of countries that should be increasingly monitored for money laundering and terrorist financing risks. Nigeria, enlisted since February 2023 exited the watchlist...

Finding culture and community through dance at the 2025 Lyon Dance Biennale

There’s an intensity to festivals, a spillover effect where one event leads to another as if the whole town were participating in one long, articulated show. It’s not just the proximity of multiple works in space and time. It’s the conversations,...

Japan’s imported baby boom spotlights a political and demographic timebomb

This week brought encouraging news for Japan’s long battle to defuse its demographic timebomb: in 2024, the number of babies born to one sector of the population rose to a record of more than 22,000 – that’s about 3,000 more than the previous year...

Ghosts of imperialism’s past, present and future

On August 13, 2020, the United Arab Emirates became the first country in the Arabic-speaking world to normalize ties with Israel in over 20 years. Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan soon followed and signed their own Emirati-brokered normalization...

The 2025 Climate Change and Futures in Africa Conference to Spotlight Community-Based Participatory Research

The Secretariat of the Climate Change and Futures in Africa Conference Series 2025 has announced the upcoming conference to be held in Windhoek, Namibia, from Wednesday, 29 to Friday, 31 October. The conference will be convened under the theme...

Xi Jinping Calls for Greater Role of Women in Politics at Global Summit in Beijing

By Blessing Nweke Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday urged nations to expand opportunities for women in politics and government, emphasizing that gender equality must be “truly internalized” across all levels of society. His remarks were made...

Mozambique and Malawi: A new era of pragmatic partnership

Good evening. President Daniel Chapo’s weekend trip to Blantyre for the inauguration of Malawi’s new leader, Peter Mutharika, was more than a gesture of regional solidarity. It was an investment — political and economic — in a relationship that...

EOCO Exposes Hidden Crime Syndicates Destroying Ghana’s Economy – Archer Promises Action Now

The Executive Director of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), Mr Raymond Archer, has made it clear that fighting economic and organised crime requires strong cooperation between law enforcement agencies both within Ghana and across...

Chinese-aided agricultural poverty reduction project launched in Mozambique

MAPUTO, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese-aided Africa Bridge project has been launched in KaMavota District in Maputo, Mozambique's capital, aiming to support the southern African country's agricultural poverty alleviation and sustainable...

Newly Ordained Priests in Mozambique and Angola Urged to “build intimacy with Christ”

Bishop Muandula warned that a Priest who fails to remain close to Christ risks losing the source of his vocation. “A Priest can be beside Jesus like Judas Iscariot, yet not have his heart united with Him. The true Priest is the one who says ‘yes’...

Jihadists in Mozambique kill Christians, burn homes and churches

ISMP on Sept. 30 released 20 photos purporting to show members killing Christians. MEMRE Jihadists with the Islamic State Mozambique Province (ISMP) shot to death or beheaded at least 11 Christians and burned more than 130 homes in northern...

Wolves vs Sunderland early injury news: 5 out and 5 doubts - including 53-time international star

The latest injury updates from Wolves and Sunderland ahead of a key match at the bottom of the Premier League table Wolves face the definition of a relegation six-pointer this weekend when they make the trip to the Stadium of Light to face...

Xi Jinping urges greater role for Women in politics and governance

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for greater female representation in politics and government, emphasizing the need to "internalise" gender equality across all levels of society. Speaking at a high-profile international women’s summit in...

Women Must Have Bigger Role In Governance: Xi At Beijing Meet

Home China Women Must Have Bigger Role In Governance: Xi At Beijing Meet Leaders from Iceland, Sri Lanka, Ghana, Dominica and Mozambique are attending, state media reported. Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday urged stronger political and...

MADAGASCAR POLITICAL CRISIS:Spokesperson Percy Simelane says almost African Presidents run to King Mswati when ousted or facing political persecution, describes eSwatini as a welcoming Monarchy.

By Zweli Martin Dlamini MBABANE:Percy Simelane, the King’s Spokesperson has neither confirm nor deny that, King Mswati is a close friend to former Madagascar President Marc Ravalomanana but clarified that, the country has a welcoming Monarchy and...

AU commits to mobilising $100m to improve food systems in Africa

The African Union has committed to mobilising $100 million in public and private sector investment to improve agrifood systems on the African continent by 2035. The commitment is part of the Kampala Declaration, endorsed by Nigeria and other AU...

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BEIJING/HONG KONG — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday (Oct 13) called for greater representation for women in politics and government at a global women's summit in Beijing, a move he said would ensure that gender equality is "truly...