Research, conducted in both China and the DRC, reveals how governments that are often viewed as peripheral, such as the DRC, can influence and sometimes define global industries. Findings were based on months of fieldwork in the artisanal and industrial cobalt mines of the DRC and on China’s infrastructure developments. We also examined local media and government documents to review legal and administrative decisions. Researchers found that there’s a high level of control by the DRC government, both national and regional. Mining policy decisions made by politicians in the DRC’s capital Kinshasa or mining regions like Kolwezi are felt throughout…
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Nigerian singer, Crown Uzama, popularly known as Shallipopi, has shared his thoughts on how artistes should determine their performance fees. In an interview with News Central TV, he emphasized that an artiste’s value is directly tied to the success and reach of their music.Shallipopi disputed the notion that Nigerian artistes have overpriced themselves out of the local market. Instead, he argued that fees should be commensurate with the artiste’s streaming numbers. He stated, “It depends on your music and where it has gotten, that is what your price is going to be. If your music has gotten the same stream…
After enjoying a stellar rookie season, Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jayden Reed is wasting no time taking a second-year leap. The Michigan State product has helped carry the Packers offense in the first half of Friday’s season-opening matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles in Sao Paulo, Brazil, scoring the team’s first two touchdowns of 2024. Reed, who had a touchdown wiped out by offsetting 12 men on the field penalties early in the first quarter, officially found the end zone for the first time with 10:24 remaining in the second quarter. The 2023 second-round pick made a 33-yard house call…
Nkurunziza Alphonse knows that every time he goes out to protest, he could get arrested, even detained for a lengthy period in Kampala’s maximum security prison. It has happened before. Still, as he sat in a courtroom on Tuesday, watching another batch of protesters arraigned, Alphonse said he has no plans to stop marching. The 25-year-old student is one of scores of people detained in recent months by Ugandan authorities for demonstrating against an oil pipeline project. The nearly 1,445km (898-mile) long East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) will stretch from Uganda to Tanzania’s coast, transporting crude. It is set…
A New Jersey man has been found guilty of manslaughter more than a year after prosecutors said he fatally stabbed another man inside a hotel. Taylor Perkins, 30, of Riverton, was convicted last week of manslaughter, eluding, two counts of theft by unlawful taking, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and unlawful possession of a weapon, according to prosecutors. The conviction came after a Superior Court deliberated for hours. Prosecutors said the investigation began back on April 20, 2023, after the Mount Laurel Police Department was called to the Rodeway Inn along Route 73 in Mount Laurel just…
Innovex International to Begin Trading on NYSE Under Symbol “INVX” on September 9, 2024 HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dril-Quip, Inc. (NYSE: DRQ) (“Dril-Quip” or the “Company”), a leading developer, manufacturer and provider of highly engineered equipment and services for the global offshore and onshore oil and gas industry, today announced it has completed its previously announced merger with Innovex Downhole Solutions, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of products to support global upstream onshore and offshore activities. This combined company has assumed the Innovex International, Inc. (“Innovex”) name and will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange on September 9, 2024, under the…
AfriLabs’ new admissions have taken the size of its network to 496. The expansion further strengthens AfriLabs’ presence in all regions of Africa, including its first hub in a new city – Stellenbosch, South Africa. In North Africa, DigiArtLivingLab (DALL) has established its presence in Tunis and Nabeul. Egypt welcomes PTS Investments Holdings and Aria Ventures, both situated in Cairo. In Western Africa, Mswitch in Abuja, Nigeria, joins the network, while Eastern Africa sees the addition of AFRICA TECH SPACE in Nakuru, Kenya. Central Africa welcomes four new hubs – Ovation and KIVUTECH, both French-speaking, in Kinshasa and Bukavu, DRC,…
Here is a list of the richest African footballers as of 2024 estimated based on their current earnings for the different clubs they play for. In recent times, African footballers have begun to receive what many have categorized as a reward for their talent and hard work, which is why many have attained the status of being amongst the richest players in the world today (2024).Many footballers have continued to represent Africa on the biggest stages in recent times. The valuation of African footballers has continued to witness a rapid increase as the years progress. This increase in the valuation…
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After losing six of their final seven games last season, the Philadelphia Eagles got off to an inauspicious start to 2024. During the first quarter of Friday’s matchup between Philadelphia and the Green Bay Packers in Sao Paulo, Brazil, miscues by the Eagles offense put the team in an early 6-0 hole. With 10:57 remaining in the opening period, Philadelphia QB Jalen Hurts tried to force a 3rd-and-15 pass down the field to wideout DeVonta Smith, only to be intercepted by new Packers safety Xavier McKinney. The former New York Giant, who joined the Packers on a four-year, $68 million…