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From Yom Kippur to Gaza: How Wars Shape Israel–Africa Relations
28 Sep 2025 08:15 GMT
Wars in the Middle East rarely stay confined to the region. For Africa, every major Israeli conflict has rippled far beyond the battlefield, stirring diplomatic realignments, fueling debates in parliaments, and influencing foreign policy. From the rupture …
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Africa Food Prize: IITA celebrates Nigerian scientist’s breakthrough in cassava, yam innovation
27 Sep 2025 22:42 GMT
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), a member of the CGIAR global research partnership, has honoured one of its scientists, Mercy Diebiru-Ojo, after she was named a 2025 Africa Food Prize laureate for her work on cassava and yam seed …
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East African Media and the Battle of Gaza Narratives
26 Sep 2025 20:10 GMT
… of millions of Africans whose countries maintain … , Israeli drip-irrigation technology drives agricultural yields; Israeli medical … stories exist across Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Ghana. Yet … showcase Israeli contributions in agriculture, water, and innovation. …
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U.S.-Africa Trade: African Leaders, Exporters Expressing Optimism for AGOA’s Extension
26 Sep 2025 16:42 GMT
… corridor.
Its neighbouring Central African Republic has a U … Nigeria strives to build its agricultural, mining, and manufacturing … Arguments for U.S.-Africa As Inseparable Biological Twins … academia, business, science, technology, engineering, sports and other …
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Africa’s Top Innovation Hotspots Ranked in New Report
26 Sep 2025 12:12 GMT
… Thailand, Tunisia, Uzbekistan and Rwanda are outperforming on innovation … million precinct backed by Africa50 and BADEA, is … technology exports within two years.
According to the GII, Rwanda … pathway focused on youth, agriculture and catalytic finance. The …
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World Trade Center St. Louis wants the region to have a larger economic footprint in Africa
26 Sep 2025 11:40 GMT
… . Louis’ pharmaceutical, technology and agriculture industries to his home … , in technology and information and communications technology,” Asiimwe said … connecting with Africa. Rwanda is working on linking … see the opportunities that Africans are bringing, not …
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Airtel Africa Foundation Sets A 2030 Target To Transform 10 Million Lives Through Digital Inclusion, Education, And Sustainability
25 Sep 2025 10:27 GMT
When Airtel Africa Foundation announced its ambition to transform 10 million lives by 2030, it sounded like the sort of sweeping corporate pledge that’s easy to cheer but harder to measure. Numbers impress. They also conceal complexity. What does “improved …
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Fast-growing African nations becoming an increasingly important trade partner for St. Louis region
25 Sep 2025 04:43 GMT
CLAYTON, Mo. (First Alert 4) - In the search for global business and trade partners, regional leaders are developing new connections with rapidly growing economies on the African continent.
At a Wednesday conference, the St. Louis World Trade Center …
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Africa’s Diplomacy on Gaza: UN Votes vs. Ground Realities
24 Sep 2025 23:28 GMT
Introduction
The 80th United Nations General Assembly has once again brought Africa’s diplomatic posture toward the Gaza war into sharp relief. In recent UNGA sessions, many African states have voted in favor of resolutions calling for ceasefires, …
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Vermont Textile Producers Eye a ‘Farm-to-Closet’ Movement
24 Sep 2025 14:58 GMT
Take a look in your closet. Read the labels in your clothes. What are they made of and where were they manufactured? My go-to garments contain polyester, polyamide, rayon, nylon, acrylic and spandex. Their manufacturing sites include Cambodia, China, …