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Ethiopia is intensifying its push to capture a larger share of the rapidly growing Chinese coffee market, which has emerged as one of the top 10 importers of Ethiopian coffee. Officials from the Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority (ECTA) highlighted this ambition during recent discussions with Chinese business representatives. China’s …

THE Africa Investment Summit (AIS) has reaffirmed its ambitious goal of creating 100 million jobs across the continent within five years. This transformative plan, announced last month, aims to tackle unemployment while driving economic growth in Africa’s burgeoning $3.4 trillion market of 1.4 billion consumers. At a briefing for African Heads …

GERMAN President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is set to arrive in Abuja on Wednesday at the start of a four-day visit to Africa that he is expected to take in Nigeria, South Africa, and Lesotho. Steinmeier is scheduled to meet Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) President Omar Touray in the …

TANZANIA President Samia Suluhu Hassan granted clemency to 1,548 prisoners on Monday in honour of the Mainland’s 63rd Independence Day. This compassionate gesture, aimed at promoting unity and nation-building, underscores the country’s values of justice and reconciliation. Of those pardoned, 22 prisoners were released immediately, while 1,526 will see their …

BRAZIL’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva underwent surgery after a brain haemorrhage related to a recent fall. Newsextra24 reports that the Syrian-Lebanese Hospital in Sao Paulo announced on Tuesday. “The operation went without complications” on Monday night, and Lula was “doing well, under monitoring” in an intensive care unit, …

GHANA’S Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia has conceded defeat in the country’s presidential election, marking a historic moment for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) as its leader, former President John Mahama, returns to power. This defeat ends the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) nearly eight-year rule, with early results suggesting the party suffered one …

JOHN Dramani Mahama is set to make a historic comeback as Ghana’s president after his main rival, Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia, conceded defeat. This comes despite the Electoral Commission of Ghana yet to officially declare the results. Mahama, 65, is no stranger to the presidency, having led the nation from 2012 to …

AT least 20 people were injured on Saturday as protests over Mozambique’s disputed October 9 presidential election escalated into violent clashes with police. Demonstrators in the capital, Maputo, set two government buildings ablaze and blocked roads with burning tyres, stones, and containers, according to police reports. National police spokesperson Orlando Mudumane revealed …

ISLAMIST-led rebels declared that they have taken Damascus in a lightning offensive on Sunday, sending President Bashar al-Assad fleeing and ending five decades of Baath rule in Syria. Residents in the Syrian capital were seen cheering in the streets of Damascus, as the rebel factions heralded the departure of “tyrant” …

SINCE the Covid-19 pandemic, billionaire migration has intensified, with traditional hotspots such as Switzerland, the UAE, Singapore, and the US attracting substantial numbers. However, a new trend is emerging: Africa and the Middle East are increasingly drawing ultra-wealthy individuals, bringing with them a share of the $400bn in relocatable wealth. …