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The Adamawa Children Leaving School for Labour
HumAngle
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July 19, 2025
*Alfred Silas just turned 18. He has been in commercial farming for five years. Working on people’s farms for daily wages from the age of 13, he prides himself on a recent promotion to farm manager, one that comes with many responsibilities and a...
‘On Becoming A Guinea Fowl’ Movie Ending Explained & Summary: What Does The Final Scene Suggest?
Digital Mafia Talkies
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July 4, 2025
A puffy suit, a bejeweled headgear, and a dead body on an empty road—Rungano Nyoni sets the tone of her second feature film, On Becoming a Guinea Fowl, from the very first scene. The surreal drama focuses on systemic misogyny and the process of...
Guinean cement shortage leads to price surge
International Cement Review
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June 27, 2025
Guinea’s continued cement shortage is causing a surge in prices throughout the country. Currently the price of a bag of cement ranges between GNF95,000-100,000 (US$10.96-11.54), depending on the point of sale and cement type. Previously, a bag of...
Food security: Late rain threatens food production
Daily Trust
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July 5, 2025
Across the country, rural communities are becoming increasingly concerned about late and unpredictable rain patterns being experienced in some parts of the country, which are already impacting farming activities this wet season. The 2025 Seasonal...
Capacity Building in Field Epidemiology in Sub Saharan Africa: Findings from Infectious Disease Field Epidemiology and Biostatistics in Africa (IDEA) Fellowship Program
Dove Medical Press
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July 19, 2025
Background Despite significant advancements in healthcare, diagnostic technologies, and global information systems, the frequency and magnitude of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases (EREIDs) continue to escalate.1,2 Accelerated by...
Tanker and bulker challenges slow maritime trade despite box shipping gains
Riviera
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July 4, 2025
Shipbroker Clarksons Research, in its half-year review, noted separating the constant stream of headline news from shipping realities has been a challenge. Analysts observed only 4% of global trade has been newly affected by tariffs, and around...
Every Australian Investor Has a Stake in Mining
Fat Tail Daily
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July 4, 2025
With its deep pool of retirement capital, Australia is on track to become the world’s primary destination for resource markets. Love him or hate him, Australia’s former prime minister Paul Keating was something to remember. About as bashful and...
How South Africa can play crucial role in African mining?
Zawya
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Despite the current state of mining and mining services sectors in South Africa, the country remains at the heart of renewed global interest. According to Statistics South Africa, mining production in South Africa declined by 7.7% year on year in...
Reps to tighten mining licence process to tackle illicit resource trade
The Cable
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July 3, 2025
Tajudeen Abbas, speaker of the house of representatives, says the lower chamber will introduce stricter licensing procedures in the mining sector to combat illicit resource trade and disrupt funding channels for insecurity. Abbas spoke on...
India’s infrastructure revolution is powering its rise in manufacturing
The Print
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July 3, 2025
As of March 2025, incentives worth Rs 21,534 crore have been disbursed for 12 sectors. The scheme has attracted investments exceeding Rs 1.61 lakh crore, stimulated production valued at Rs 16.5 lakh crore, and facilitated exports amounting to Rs...
Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) Secures €250M For Lobito Corridor As Rail Projects Drive African Mining Boom
MENAFN
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July 3, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) Download logo Africa's railway sector is undergoing a renaissance, with strategic transport corridors rapidly expanding to unlock the continent's mineral wealth and strengthen global trade ties. In June, 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...
Kandeh Yumkella Launches Push for “Energy Sovereignty” in Line with President Bio’s Vision
Sierraloaded
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July 1, 2025
Dr. Kandeh Yumkella, Chairman of the Energy Governance Coordination Group, has announced the beginning of what he describes as “energy sovereignty” a concept aligned with President Bio’s vision. According to Dr. Yumkella, this marks the pursuit of...
Guinea's Weekly Bauxite Port Departures Decline Significantly MoM, with Rainy Season Impact Expected to Gradually Emerge
Shanghai Metals Market
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SMM June 22 News: According to data from June 20, the total weekly port arrivals of bauxite at domestic ports were 4.2009 million mt, a decrease of 38,000 mt from the previous week. The total weekly port departures of bauxite from main ports in...
Winning Shipping acquires a newcastlemax
Splash 247
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July 1, 2025
China’s Winning Shipping is pushing ahead with its fleet expansion plans, seemingly unshaken by the Guinean government’s recent crackdown on foreign operators. The world’s largest bauxite carrier has just added its first newcastlemax of the year,...
Indonesian supply increase to weigh on alumina prices in Q3
Hellenic Shipping News
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July 17, 2025
This report is part of the S&P Global Commodity Insights’ Metals Trade Review series, where we dig through datasets and digest some of the key trends in iron ore, metallurgical coal, copper, alumina, cobalt, lithium, nickel and steel and scrap. We...
After Bihar plant loco export to the Republic of Guinea, BLW dispatches locos to Mozambique
The Indian Express
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June 27, 2025
Amid the Indian Railways’ push for export of rail equipment, the Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW) has exported two locomotives to Mozambique. Officials said that the export was done as per the major contract awarded by Mozambique Railways (CFM) for...
CEVA Logistics to Establish New Base in Port of Kribi, Cameroon
SeaNews
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June 26, 2025
Recognizing the immense potential of shipping to and from the African continent, CEVA Logistics has announced the construction of a logistics base in the port area of Kribi, in Cameroon. The 30,000 m2 logistics platform is expected to open between...
Climate-Resilient Coffee
Living on Earth
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Komal Sable says the excelsa coffee plant is more climate resilient than the arabica and robusta species. (Photo: South India Coffee Company) Research has long shown that the top two coffee species, Arabica and Robusta, are vulnerable to climate...
Mozambique reports its first mpox cases of the year as infections rise in parts of Africa
CIDRAP
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July 17, 2025
Mozambique last week confirmed its first mpox cases of the year, bringing the number of African nations reporting outbreaks to 24. Meanwhile, one of the top officials from the Africa Centres for Disease Prevention and Control (Africa CDC) today...