Africa Challenged to Grab AfCFTA Opportunities

[ad_1] DURBAN, South Africa: AFRICAN countries have been urged to take advantage of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) opportunities to stimulate business as it envisions reaching the continent's agenda in 2063. Minister of Industry and Trade, Dr Ashatu Kijaji made the remarks on Tuesday this week at the opening of the 13th AfCFTA Council of Ministers (COM) meeting in Durban, South Africa. "As member states of this agreement we should make good use of the existing opportunities starting […]

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Tanzania: Yanga Target to Rout Kagera Sugar to Regain League Pilot Seat

[ad_1] KAGERA: THE defending champions Young Africans will be targeting to regain the top spot of the Mainland Premier League when they face Kagera Sugar today at the Kaitaba stadium in Kagera. The league returns to action after a short break in January for the Mapinduzi Cup tournament which attracted teams from Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar as well as outside the country. The hosts Kagera will welcome Yanga to complete the 11-round match of their premier league fixture after the […]

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Angola: Afcon’2023 – No Clinical Issues On Angola’s Side

[ad_1] Luanda — After the "scare" with three athletes from the starting eleven injured, coach Pedro Gonçalves can breathe a sigh of relief with their release by the medical department of the National Football Team for tonight's Angola-Nigeria match, for the quarter-finals of AFCON2023, at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan. Among the recovery cases, offensive midfielder Fredy was the most worrying, but an MRI proved that it was just a trauma, however, it was already completely over for the […]

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Nigerian monarch shot dead and wife kidnapped

[ad_1] Gunmen stormed the palace of traditional ruler Segun Aremu amid concern about a wave of abductions. [ad_2] Source link

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Nollywood star sentenced for stepping on naira notes

[ad_1] She pleaded guilty to tampering with the cash while dancing at a friend's wedding, authorities say. [ad_2] Source link

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Toyota to outshine rivals as more consumers opt for hybrids amid EV slowdown

[ad_1] When Tony Le set out with his wife to buy a new car last year, he looked at Tesla and other all-electric models.In the end, the 37-year-old Modesto, California, tech worker opted for a Toyota RAV4 Hybrid due to worries over getting stranded with a purely electric vehicle, a dead battery and no charging station in sight."Sometimes I want to play with the electric vehicles just based on the […]

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Japanese Grand Prix race staying at Suzuka until at least 2029

[ad_1] The Japanese Grand Prix will stay at Honda-owned Suzuka until at least 2029 after signing a five-year contract extension, Formula One said on Friday. The race moves to a new April slot this year as round four between Australia and China as part of Formula One's efforts to have a more efficient flow of races and reduce its carbon footprint with shorter freight distances. "Suzuka is a special circuit […]

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‘Open warfare’: Philippines’ Marcos-Duterte alliance crumbles

[ad_1] MANILA – The alliance between Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his predecessor Rodrigo Duterte disintegrated this week when they accused each other of using drugs — a rift that could threaten Marcos's reform agenda and risk fueling instability.The alliance between two of the Philippines' most influential families that swept Marcos and Duterte's daughter, Sara, into power in 2022, was always expected to collapse, but analysts are surprised by […]

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Japan’s digital nomad visas to require ¥10 million in income

[ad_1] Japan plans to begin issuing six-month visas for digital nomads with an annual income of ¥10 million ($68,300) or more, the Immigration Services Agency (ISA) announced Friday. The program is expected to start by the end of March.Digital nomads — which refers to people who work remotely while only staying in any one place for the short or midterm — from 49 countries and territories will be able to […]

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