China Breaks Ground on Yalu Zangbu Dam as Premier Li Qiang Dubs it ‘The Project of the Century’
On 19 July 2025, Chinese Premier Li Qiang took part in the groundbreaking ceremony of the Yalu Zangbu (Yarlung Tsangpo)
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Cote d’Ivoire Issues First Samurai Bond from Africa
According to a communique from the Ministry of Finance & Budget of Cote d’Ivoire dated 17th July 2025, the Republic
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Octavia Carbon Aims to Boost Carbon Capture By Leveraging Kenya’s Geothermy
Octavia Carbon is a Kenyan startup that aims to sell carbon credits via Direct Air Capture (#DAC) by leveraging on
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BRI Engagements Reach Record High With $124B in Deals for 1H25
According to the China Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Investment Report 2025 released by the Asia Institute of Griffith University
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Japan Credit Rating Agency Assigns A+ Score to the Africa Finance Corporation
In an evaluation report recently made public, the Japan Credit Rating Agency (JCR) has assigned an A+ score to the
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Jensen Huang Expresses Hope for Lifting of Ban on Nvidia Chips at CISCE 2025 in Beijing
Invited as a keynote speaker at the opening ceremony at the 3rd China International Supply Chain Expo (#CISCE2025) in Beijing,
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Zimbabwe and Japan Sign Agreements to Reinforce Economic Partnership During World Expo 2025
In the context of World Expo 2025 (#WE2025) held in Osaka, Japan from 13 April to 13 October 2025, Japan
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S&P Global Downgrades Senegal’s Sovereign Rating Due to Worrisome Debt Level
With a Debt-to-GDP reaching 118%, Standard & Poor’s (S&P) Global has downgraded the sovereign rating of Senegal to B- on
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Uganda Kicks Off Upgrade of Kayunga – Bbaale – Galiraya 90-km Road
On 11 July 2025, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni officially kicked off the upgrading project for the 87.6-kilometer road linking Kayunga,
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Trump Hosts Mini-Summit With Five African Leaders
On 9 July 2025, US President Donald Trump welcomed five African heads of state at the White House for a
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