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Equatorial Guinea Forays into the World of Online Gaming
Gambling News - New York
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August 7, 2025
Equatorial Guinea has become Africa’s latest regulated iGaming market, opening the door to a whole new world of entertainment. The country has just issued its master license, making online gaming an indisputable reality. Mascott Capital Partners...
Top 10 African countries with the least improvement in government balance
Business Insider Africa
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August 14, 2025
When this equilibrium weakens year after year, the consequences are severe and far-reaching. A deteriorating general government balance, whether caused by dwindling income, excessive expenditure, or bad fiscal planning, undermines a country's...
Online gaming gains legal framework in Equatorial Guinea
Gambling Insider
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The Government has partnered with a licence management company to launch the legalised framework. By Beth Turner Key points: - Online gaming is to become regulated in Equatorial Guinea - The master licence has been granted to Mascott Capital...
African Union Stresses Rights-Based Approach to Justice for Africans
Sada Elbalad
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August 10, 2025
Sun 10 Aug 2025 | 08:16 AM Ambassador Amr Aljowaily, Director of the Citizens and Diaspora Organizations Directorate (CIDO) at the African Union Commission, stressed that a rights-based approach is a fundamental pillar for achieving international...
Funding row threatens $5bn Africa Energy Bank launch
Punch
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August 13, 2025
The establishment of the Africa Energy Bank has been thrown into uncertainty as the African Export-Import Bank warned that continued delay by the African Petroleum Producers Organisation in transferring equity subscription funds could stall the...
Biya’s Re-Election Bid Sparks Alarm Over Africa’s Leadership Crisis
News Ghana
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August 12, 2025
Cameroon’s 92-year-old President Paul Biya has announced plans to extend his 43-year rule, igniting fresh scrutiny of entrenched leadership across Africa. Should he win another term, Biya would approach his centenary in office a prospect academics...
Goals and Highlights for Senegal 1-1 Congo in African Nations Championship Match
VAVEL
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August 12, 2025
Thanks! And that's all for now! Thank you so much for watching this African Nations Cup match here on VAVEL. Stay tuned for the next matches of this competition in real time! Good morning, and see you next time! END OF MATCH In the first half,...
The African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 Announces 2025 Award Nominees, Celebrating Excellence in African Energy
MENAFN
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August 12, 2025
(MENAFN- News.Africa-Wire) CAPE TOWN, South Africa, August 12, 2025/ -- The nominees for the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies Awards have officially been announced, celebrating excellence in oil, gas and broader energy...
Academic Warns That Biya’s Long Rule In Cameroon Signals Deeper Problems For Afr
The Nigerian Voice
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The recent announcement by Cameroon’s 92-year-old President, Paul Biya, that he will seek re-election has reignited debates around prolonged leadership in Africa. Biya, who has been in office for 43 years, would be nearing 100 should he complete...
Academic warns that Biya’s long rule in Cameroon signals deeper problems for African leadership
Fresh Angle
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The recent announcement by Cameroon’s 92-year-old President, Paul Biya, that he will seek re-election has reignited debates around prolonged leadership in Africa. Biya, who has been in office for 43 years, would be nearing 100 should he complete...
Diana Ebai voted National President of Eyumema USA lnc
The Guardian Post
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Diana Ebai: New National President of Eyumema USA lnc. Ebai emerged winner, after securing 124 votes, as against 104 votes for her immediate challenger, Ernestin Enowmbi. Another candidate for the Eyumema top job, Stella Elokobi's 95 votes, were...
The retired plumber from a Malaga village who travelled to Africa to build a well
SUR in English
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August 12, 2025
Retirement does not always have to mean a rest and it often means a change of life that includes charity work, which people have more time for once they have stopped working. Francisco Martín, known as Paco 'el Cubano', a retired plumber from the...
Plumber from Axarquia brings water to Africa
Euro Weekly News
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August 11, 2025
“Paco el Cubano” in Equatorial Guinea. Credit: Ayuntamiento de Canillas de Aceituno In a small village in Equatorial Guinea, a small country in Central Africa, taps are finally running, thanks to a retired plumber from Axarquia. Francisco Martín,...
UK player in talks for Equatorial Guinea offshore block farm-out
Offshore Energy
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August 4, 2025
A subsidiary of UK-headquartered and AIM-listed oil and gas company Europa Oil & Gas has signed non-binding heads of terms (HoT) with an undisclosed energy company to farm out an interest in a production sharing contract (PSC) offshore Equatorial...
After Morocco, Société Générale Exits Mauritania in African Retreat
Morocco World News
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August 11, 2025
Marrakech – A consortium of investors, including Enko Capital and Oronte, announced Monday the finalization of their acquisition of Société Générale’s Mauritanian retail banking subsidiary. This marks the French bank’s latest withdrawal from the...
Cameroon Hits Record Cocoa Output of 309,518 Tons in 2024–25 Season
Business in Cameroon
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August 7, 2025
(Business in Cameroon) - August 7, 2025, marks the official launch of Cameroon’s 2025–2026 cocoa season. The opening ceremony was held in Mbankomo, a key production area in the Center region, located about 20 kilometers from Yaoundé. The event was...
Kenya becomes 10th African nation to eliminate sleeping sickness
Down to Earth
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Kenya has successfully eradicated human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), or sleeping sickness, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed August 8, 2025. This marked the country's second victory over a neglected tropical disease following the...
Building Skills To Track Progress On Strengthening Resilience Across Africa
MENAFN
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August 11, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) ACCRA, Ghana, August 11, 2025/APO Group/ -- A regional workshop on measuring household resilience to climate and socioeconomic shocks has opened in Addis Ababa, bringing together statisticians and technical...
UK player's stock price spikes on news of West Africa partner hunt
Upstream
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The stock price of London-listed minnow Europa Oil & Gas was up almost 30% in early morning trading on Monday after the company revealed positive news about a plan to farm out a major stake in a promising exploration block offshore Equatorial...
Russian warship makes a stop in Tanzania
Business Insider Africa
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August 18, 2025
The stopover emphasizes Tanzania's developing importance as a strategic partner while highlighting Moscow's expanding naval and diplomatic presence in East Africa. “In the port, the Baltic sailors and cadets were welcomed by the Ambassador of the...