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Rio Tinto’s South African mining operations to remain inoperative
Anglo-Australian metals and mining corporation, Rio Tinto has announced that operations at its Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) project based in South Afri
South Africa further extends restrictions amid spike in COVID-19 cases
South Africa has reportedly tightened COVID-19 restrictions for another 14 days, which includes a curfew from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m., a ban on public gather
Western North America experiencing wildfire rage as temperatures surge
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Africa witnesses spike in COVID-19 cases amid spread of delta variant
The World Health Organization has recently announced a significant surge in the number of COVID-19 cases in Africa over the last week. According to re
UK to review the takeover of British chip maker by Chinese-owned firm
Following criticism over the UK government’s alleged acquiescence to the takeover of the country’s largest semiconductor firm by a Chinese
‘Africa Fashion’ to feature 250 objects to tell the continent’s story
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Ghana reveals plans to issue African social bonds for USD 2 billion
The Republic of Ghana is reportedly planning to sell green and social bonds for up to USD 2 billion by November this year, making it the first African
Nigeria’s OneWatt Solar secures N3bn Green Bond for Renewable Energy
OneWatt Solar (OWS), a FinTech startup that delivers tokenized digital 24/7 electricity, has secured N3 billion as part of its N10 billion Green
Transsion’s music streaming app Boomplay expanding rapidly in Africa
Chinese music streaming service Boomplay’s subscriber base is increasing rapidly in Africa, supported by the increased proliferation of its pare
Africa records high caseload of the COVID-19 Delta variant
Over the last three weeks, Africa has witnessed an exponential increase in the number of coronavirus cases with the new Delta variant of the coronavir
South Africa's state utility Eskom seeks $10B to shift to renewables
South African public power utility, Eskom, has reportedly put forth a plan valued $10 billion in front of the global lenders. As a part of this plan,