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Namibia opens media monitoring Hackathon for young innovators

Namibia opens media monitoring Hackathon for young innovators

Namibia opens media monitoring Hackathon for young innovators By Eyo Nsima The Namibian Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT), in partnership with the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST), has opened applications for a Media Monitoring and Analysis Tool Hackathon aimed at developing home-grown technology solutions for the media industry. The initiative is […]

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Afreximbank Moves to Boost Angola’s Indigenous Oil, Gas Partic-ipation

Afreximbank Moves to Boost Angola’s Indigenous Oil, Gas Partic-ipation

Afreximbank Moves to Boost Angola’s Indigenous Oil, Gas Partic-ipation   African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) hosted a Local Content Development Fo-rum in Luanda, Angola, on 9 September 2026, bringing together government institu-tions, financial institutions, indigenous companies and industry players to explore financing opportunities across Angola’s oil and gas value chain. Held at the Centro de Convenções

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Petrol Depot Prices Rise to N1,300 as Marketers Adjust to Crude Market

Petrol Depot Prices Rise to N1,300 as Marketers Adjust to Crude Market

Petrol Depot Prices Rise to N1,300 as Marketers Adjust to Crude Market By Eyo Nsima The price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol, rose to as high as N1,300 per litre at some Nigerian depots on Friday, September 11, 2026, amid fresh price adjustments across key petroleum products markets. The latest mid-day

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US-Iran War: African Economies Feel the Heat as Oil Tops $100

US-Iran War: African Economies Feel the Heat as Oil Tops $100

US-Iran War: African Economies Feel the Heat as Oil Tops $100 By Eyo Nsima African economies are facing sharply higher energy and logistics costs following the escalation of the US-Iran conflict, with crude oil prices climbing above $100 per barrel and exposing the continent’s continued vulnerability to external energy shocks. Brent crude stood at $104.70

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Flutterwave offers seamless digital participation in Dangote IPO

Flutterwave offers seamless digital participation in Dangote IPO

Flutterwave offers seamless digital participation in Dangote IPO   Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, is enabling Nigerians at home and abroad to participate in the initial public offering (IPO) of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals, providing digital payment infrastructure for retail and diaspora investors to fund their share subscriptions. Flutterwave’s role in facilitating access

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Dangote Refinery IPO: Global Leaders Rally Behind Plan to Democratise Africa’s Industrial Wealth

Dangote Refinery IPO: Global Leaders Rally Behind Plan to Democratise Africa’s Industrial Wealth

Dangote Refinery IPO: Global Leaders Rally Behind Plan to Democratise Africa’s Industrial Wealth   …Dangote: We want ordinary Africans to share in the prosperity …Sanwo Olu: Dangote built a country around a refinery …Frazer: Refinery changes Africa’s geopolitical equation …Afreximbank: Project is Africa’s industrialisation mission made concrete   The proposed initial public offering of Dangote

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President Faye Commends Sahara's Commitment to Senegal's Energy Security

President Faye Commends Sahara’s Commitment to Senegal’s Energy Security

President Faye Commends Sahara’s Commitment to Senegal’s Energy Security   President of the Republic of Senegal, H.E. Bassirou Diomaye Faye, has commended Sahara Group for its longstanding commitment to Senegal and the Société Africaine de Raffinage (SAR), describing the company as a trusted partner in the country’s energy sector.   The President made the remarks

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AEW 2026: Africa’s Clean Cooking Push Exposes Growing LPG Import Vulnerability

AEW 2026: Africa’s Clean Cooking Push Exposes Growing LPG Import Vulnerability

AEW 2026: Africa’s Clean Cooking Push Exposes Growing LPG Import Vulnerability   Africa’s push to achieve universal access to clean cooking is increasingly colliding with an energy-security challenge: heavy dependence on imported liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to fuel the transition. As African countries accelerate efforts to move households away from firewood, charcoal and other polluting

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APRM Puts Namibia’s Governance Reforms Under Regional Spotlight

APRM Puts Namibia’s Governance Reforms Under Regional Spotlight

APRM Puts Namibia’s Governance Reforms Under Regional Spotlight   The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) has taken Namibia’s governance reform agenda to the grassroots, launching a nationwide stakeholder validation exercise to assess how far the country has implemented recommendations arising from its national governance review. The consultations, being conducted across all 14 regions of Namibia,

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