Africa Collective and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat are happy to announce African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank (www.Afreximbank.com) or the Bank) as their Host Partner at Davos 2025, on the margins of the World Economic Forum. The strategic partnership between Afreximbank, Africa Collective and the AfCFTA Secretariat was borne out of a mutual vision to showcase public and private sector trade and investment opportunities present in Africa on a global platform. It also underpins the importance of mutually beneficial global collaborations towards realising Africa’s development. Africa Collective is a platform for pan-African and international stakeholders that was established…
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Carlos Alcaraz sympathizes with Jannik Sinner after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) called for the World No. 1 to be banned “between one and two years” for failing two drug tests earlier this year.Yet, the Spaniard admits his rival being involved in a doping row is “not a good sign” for the sport of tennis. After his dominant win over Tallon Griekspoor in the China Open on Sunday, Alcaraz recalled being in New York for the U.S. Open when news first broke of Sinner testing positive for a steroid in March 2024. Alcaraz noted that everyone started to view Sinner “in…
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Austria’s far-right Freedom Party (FPO) has emerged victorious after the country’s parliamentary election on Sunday. Here’s what comes next. What were the results of the Austria election? According to a projection based on the count of nearly all the votes by pollster Foresight for Austrian public broadcaster ORF: The FPO won 28.8 percent of the vote. The conservative Austrian People’s Party (OVP) is in second place with 26.3 percent votes. The OVP has been in a governing coalition with the Green Party. The centre-left Social Democrats (SPO) won 21.1 percent of the vote. What does the FPO need to form…
U.S. ports from Maine to Texas could shut down Tuesday if a union representing about 45,000 dockworkers carries through with a threatened strike. A lengthy shutdown could raise prices on goods around the country and potentially cause shortages and price increases at big and small retailers alike as the holiday shopping season — along with a tight presidential election — approaches. “First and foremost, we can expect delays to market. And those delays depend on really what the commodities are and priorities at the ports and how quickly things move,” said Mark Baxa, president of the Council of Supply Chain Management…
Partner content: Africa’s Business Heroes The Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Competition, Africa’s leading philanthropic initiative supported by the Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Philanthropy, is proud to announce the Top 10 finalists for the 2024 ABH Prize. These exceptional entrepreneurs were chosen after an intense round of Semi-Final business pitches and judging held on September 27-28 at Kamelizer Spaces, with community events until September 29, all in the historic city of Cairo, Egypt. This marks ABH’s first event in North Africa, highlighting Egypt’s growing role as a key hub of entrepreneurial innovation in Africa. The Top 10 finalists are (in…
Emtee Responds To Azania Doll’s Claims That He Doesn’t Bath. Emtee has publicly addressed allegations made by the Only Fans model Azania Doll, who claimed that the award-winning artist does not maintain personal hygiene. The comments sparked a wave of discussion on social media, prompting the rapper to defend himself. Emtee Responds To Azania Doll’s Claims That He Doesn’t Bath The allegations surfaced when Azania Doll said during an interview on the Open Chats Podcast that Emtee doesn’t and he can go four days without bathing. He doesn’t bath, because I’ve seen him, I’ve been around him. If you guys…
When Aces players donned A’ja Wilson jerseys ahead of their Game 1 clash against the Liberty on Sunday, it was assumed they were just supporting their MVP and team captain.However, they were, in fact, protesting Wilson not winning the 2024 Defensive Player of the Year award, which went to Lynx star Napheesa Collier. After her team’s 87-77 loss, head coach Becky Hammon revealed she was shocked when she saw her players in Wilson jerseys on the bus ride to the arena. She added that certain other players wore Tiffany Haye’s jersey to support her case for the WNBA’s Sixth Woman of…
Some 100,000 people have fled to Syria from Lebanon in a bid to escape Israeli air raids, according to the head of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR). “The number of people who have crossed into Syria from Lebanon fleeing Israeli airstrikes – Lebanese and Syrian nationals – has reached 100,000,” Filippo Grandi said on X on Monday. “The outflow continues,” he warned. The number of displaced people crossing the border has more than doubled over the past two days, according to the UN official’s figures. UNHCR was “present at four crossing points, alongside local authorities and (the Syrian Red Crescent)…