Month: October 2025

  The Africa Minerals Strategy Group (AMSG) hosted a high-level ministerial roundtable on Thursday during African Mining Week 2025, bringing together representatives from several African mining ministries, including the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), The Gambia, Nigeria and Egypt. The roundtable focused on best practices to unlock opportunities across African markets by advancing exploration, production and value addition. “This is not a symbolic meeting, but rather an opportunity to address […]

  The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) (https://ICIEC.IsDB.org), a Shariah-based multilateral insurer and member of the Islamic Development Bank Group, is proud to announce its support for the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway Project in Nigeria, a landmark initiative aimed at enhancing connectivity, trade, and sustainable development across West Africa. ICIEC is providing Non-Honoring of Sovereign Financial Obligations (NHSFO) insurance coverage for USD 466 million in […]

  Partnerships with global mining stakeholders are vital for Africa to formalize its artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector, said Kwaku Nsiah-Asare, CEO of Ghana-based gold mining firm Typhoon Greenfield Development. Speaking at African Mining Week 2025 on Thursday, Nsiah-Asare stressed that cooperation with global institutions as well as regional governments, the private sector and local communities is the best path toward formalization. “Global and regional cooperation allows for inclusive […]

  His Excellency President Cyril Ramaphosa will undertake working visits to Ireland on 08 October 2025 and to the Belgium on 09 October 2025. On Wednesday, 08 October 2025, the President will hold official talks in Ireland with Irish President Michael D. Higgins and Prime Minister Micheál Martin. This official visit will consolidate the long-standing and strong relationship between South Africa and Ireland, particularly in science and innovation, higher education […]

  New funding to the AdVAncIng Clinical TRials Excellence in Africa (AVAREF) could help accelerate the development of life-saving vaccines to contain infectious disease outbreaks on the continent. The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) is providing $1 million to AVAREF as part of a new two-year project to enhance the efficiency with which African regulatory agencies and ethics committees—who are already part of the AVAREF network—review and make emergency […]

  His Excellency, the Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, Mr Paul Mashatile will on 08-09 October 2025, undertake a Working Visit to Juba, in the Republic of South Sudan, in his capacity as Presidential Special Envoy to South Sudan. The Working Visit by Deputy President Mashatile takes place in the context of consolidating political efforts and contributing to deepening the implementation of the peace process, in line […]

  Landmark 45th edition of GITEX GLOBAL brings together the world’s most advanced AI and tech enterprises and leaders from 180 countries, from 13-17 October at Dubai World Trade Centre Expand North Star celebrates its 10th edition from 12-15 October at Dubai Harbour With capabilities of AI advancing every year, its potential to address challenges once thought unsolvable is rapidly expanding, from the possibility of curing genetic diseases to transforming […]