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Container Shipping Industry Thrives in Africa
SeaNews
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July 1, 2025
Africa is witnessing an unprecedented transformation in its freight market, with noted robust growth across all transport modes amid the complex geopolitical headwinds. Africa Global Logistics says the continent’s strategic position has made it a...
Africa Sets A Renewed Nuclear Development Plan With Rwanda As a Reference Case
KT Press Rwanda
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July 1, 2025
1 African countries have been advised on how to take the next steps in adapting to nuclear energy for development, with a re-commitment of support in the financial and technical journey that will enable the continent to exploit a resource that has...
Reimagining Global Finance: ActionAid Rwanda Calls for Justice in Climate and Debt Crisis.
KT Press Rwanda
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June 30, 2025
13 As climate change intensifies and debt burdens tighten public finances across the Global South, a renewed push for climate justice took place in Kigali. A high-level breakfast dialogue convened by ActionAid Rwanda this June 27, brought together...
Congo–Rwanda “Peace” Deal: Hands Off Africa! Down with US Imperialism!
The Communist
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July 1, 2025
A new scramble for Africa is unfolding, as the imperialists jostle for the natural resources necessary to manufacture cutting-edge technology. It is through this lens that we must analyze the recent “declaration of principles for peace” between...
DRC and Rwanda sign a US-brokered peace deal
The Citizen
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The foreign ministers of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) signed a new peace agreement on 27 June 2025 under the auspices of the US. The agreement aims to foster long-term peace, and increased economic trade and security. The...
Turning point or pointless turn: Will DR Congo-Rwanda deal bring peace?
St. Kitts Gazette
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July 1, 2025
Cape Town, South Africa – Five months ago, with a single social media post, United States President Donald Trump put half a million people in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) at risk when he announced the closure of USAID – the...
Tanzania edges toward trade, industry recovery
Daily News Tanzania
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July 1, 2025
TANZANIA’S trade and industrial sectors are showing strong signs of recovery, driven by improved business conditions and expanding market opportunities across the region and beyond. The exports have steadily increased from 6.38 billion US dollars...
The long arm of Kigali: Rwanda’s use of organized crime for geopolitical interests
Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime
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July 1, 2025
The agreement signed on 27 June 2025 between the DRC and Rwanda represents an opportunity to make progress in resolving the M23 crisis in eastern DRC. However, the US administration’s success in sponsoring this agreement might prove short-lived,...
The Danger of African Industrialization
Modern Ghana
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Machines, Robots, and AI are intended to make the lives of humans more comfortable and reach beyond imagination. Buses, taxis, medicine delivery, etc. make less qualified workers unemployed over time. The service industry is booming yet on average...
Tanzania: Entrepreneur sees ‘a lot of money’ in agriculture
How We Made It In Africa
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July 1, 2025
Hadija Jabiri Hadija Jabiri, founder of agribusiness company GBRI, sees untapped potential across Tanzania’s agricultural sector, particularly in processing fruit, vegetables and grains into value-added products. “You can make a lot of money out...
DRC and Rwanda sign a US-brokered peace deal: what are the c...
Modern Ghana
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The foreign ministers of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) signed a new peace agreement on 27 June 2025 under the auspices of the US. The agreement aims to foster long-term peace, and increased economic trade and security. The...
Ghanaian plastic manufacturers call for import ban
Graphic
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July 1, 2025
Ghanaian plastic manufacturers are calling on the government to ban plastic imports as the country prepares new regulations aimed at reducing waste from styrofoam and lightweight plastics. The Ghana Plastic Manufacturers Association says any...
PariPesa for Rwandan players: the best casino and a sports betting platform?
The Rwandan
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July 1, 2025
PariPesa is loved in Africa as it is a platform that unites usable sports betting platform and an online casino on the same website – and surprisingly, the mobile app too. This means it offers all the features to bet on sports and e-sports and to...
Rwanda Featured in Qualcomm’s Efforts to Support African Tech Startups
KT Press Rwanda
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June 29, 2025
1 Qualcomm, a global technology company, has announced 10 African startups selected for its 2025 Make in Africa Startup Mentorship Program. The program helps early-stage tech companies grow through training, business support, and access to new...
Rwanda, Congo ink deal to end decades long conflict
MENAFN
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June 29, 2025
(MENAFN) Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) have reached a peace agreement aimed at ending a conflict that has lasted for decades, with US President Donald Trump asserting that the deal grants the United States rights to...
Rwanda’s $56 billion Natural Wealth is Underutilized – AfDB
KT Press Rwanda
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June 28, 2025
1 Rwanda is endowed with vast natural wealth—ranging from dense forests and rich biodiversity to unique ecosystems and protected landscapes like Nyungwe and Akagera. Yet, this environmental treasure remains largely undervalued in the country’s...
Rwanda’s Nuclear Plans: Operations by 2030, Over 200 Nuclear Scientists on Training
KT Press Rwanda
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June 28, 2025
3 Rwanda plans to have a nuclear power plant operational by 2030 to help expand the country’s energy sources, according to the Rwanda Atomic Energy Board (RAEB). This announcement was made during a press conference held on June 26, 2025, in...
Katavi reaps big from 1.3tri/- boost under Samia
Daily News Tanzania
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July 5, 2025
DODOMA: KATAVI Region has recorded significant development milestones over the past five years, following major investments into key sectors under the leadership of President Samia Suluhu Hassan. Katavi Regional Commissioner, Ms Mwanamvua...
Rwanda Looks to Space to Boost Efficiency, Improve Service Delivery
KT Press Rwanda
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June 28, 2025
1 Rwanda is steadily advancing its efforts to integrate space technologies into public service delivery, through a national strategy that positions geospatial tools and data as key enablers of efficiency and better governance. This week, the...
Rwanda, Congo sign peace deal in US to end fighting
The Financial Express Bangladesh
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Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo signed a US-brokered peace agreement on Friday, raising hopes for an end to fighting that has killed thousands and displaced hundreds of thousands more this year. The agreement marks a breakthrough in talks...