Good plan or escape from oil spill suits?
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Shell Nigeria is selling off major stakes in the west African country.
Critics blame the government of Nigeria for allowing the...
On 2nd Thoughts: Why are investors shunning Liberia despite huge opportunities?
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By Othello B. Garblah
Liberia provides investment opportunities, mainly in the mining, agriculture, fishing, and forestry industries and in other sectors such...
African airlines’ revenues and seat numbers hit new highs in 2024
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African airlines revenues for January 2024 was $ 1.83 billion compared to $1.56 billion in November, 2023
Available seat per kilometre (ASKs) also...
Lender backs Smart Africa’s Digital Academy with $20M grant
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Smart Africa Digital Academy (SADA) seeks to bridge the digital skills gap in African countries, enhancing employability and meeting the evolving...
SAP Shapes the Future of Data-Driven Business Transformation with Innovations that Equip Customers to...
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WALLDORF, Germany, 06 March 2024 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) today announced transformative data innovations that will help customers harness the full power...
Regional EU Project Coordinator Engages stakeholders
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Coffee farmers in Liberia have high hopes as the International Trade Center (ITC) pushes to strengthen the country’s coffee value chain.
By...
2024 Sophos Threat Report: Data and Credential Theft on The Rise Targeting SMBs
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The 2024 Sophos Threat Report shows data theft is the focus of most malware targeting small and medium businesses.
Email attacks have...
‘Record high’ in UN development index masks stark disparities
Despite record high global human development scores in 2023, disparities between the haves and the have-nots are widening, a new UN report revealed on...
Kenya mulls TikTok ban citing fraud, identity theft
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Kenya’s National Security Council is currently scrutinizing cybersecurity threats posed by TikTok.
Lawmakers are citing data privacy, cybersecurity threats, and TikTok’s potential...
Carbon credits? d.light’s 600,000 cookstoves a top source
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Global verification body Verra certifies d.light’s clean cookstove projects in Kenya, Uganda and Nigeria.
Initiative to distribute 600,000 clean cookstoves now verified...
Finance, government to drive $6.2Bn cyber security spending
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Cyber security spending in Kenya is still low with half of state entities exposed to malicious attackers.
Cyber Security Spending is projected...
AfDB’s $150m plan to accelerate financial inclusion
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AfDB signs a risk facility worth over $150 million to boost financial inclusion.
Survey shows risk-supported Commercial Banks in Africa can play...
Seychelles’ La Digue Island set to offer new tourist attractions, including horses
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It manages one of the island's most beautiful beaches, Anse Source D'Argent. (Seychelles News Agency), Photo license
(Seychelles News Agency) - The...
Climate emergency affecting 4 out of 5 businesses in emerging economies
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Climate emergency has been a new concern in businesses across the markets
From those polled 87 per cent of respondents agreed to...
Binance executives detained in Nigeria amid crypto backlash
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In a significant escalation of tensions between Nigeria and the global cryptocurrency market, the African nation has detained two senior Binance...
Disease threatens to end West Africa’s cocoa supremacy
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Across Ghana and Ivory Coast, climate change, illegal mining, cocoa industry woes, and a devastating disease known as swollen shoot have...
House Report Anti Investment – Liberia news The New Dawn Liberia, premier resource for...
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Following the release of the House of Representative Special Committee report on the violent protest in Bea Mountain, Kinjor, last month,...
Article: Exporting unprocessed rubber makes no economic sense
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By: Samuel P. Jackson Development Consultant
The Liberian rubber industry is dying. Exporting unprocessed rubber will accelerate its demise. The country was...
Firestone is world’s first natural rubber farm to earn ISCC PLUS recognition
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NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 12, 2024—Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone) proudly announces that its Firestone Liberia natural rubber growing and processing facility has become...
Kenyan businesses emerge optimistic in survey despite hurdles
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Kenyan businesses in the hospitality and tourism sector are the most confident they will post growth in Q2
Businesses in the energy...
Chinese firms create 400 000 jobs in SA
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Bimalab Africa accelerator secures $600,000 for expansion
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The Bimalab Africa program is an innovation that brings together insurance innovators, technology partners, insurance firms, investors, and regulators.
BimaLab Africa will...
Gen AI in banking | promoting efficient service delivery
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Gen AI can improve efficiency and effectiveness in various financial sector applications.
In the next three to five years, gen AI has...
Despite Risks, U.S. Lawmakers Move to Extend War in Yemen
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With the Biden administration facing a legally binding deadline of March 12 to end its acts of war in Yemen, officials...
