China and USA Hash Out Trade War Ceasefire After Two-Day Talks in Geneva
On Monday 12 May 2025, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) jumped 1,000 points, or +2.5%, upon the publication of
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UK is First Major Economy to Strike Trade Deal With US After ‘Liberation Day’
On 11 May 2025, the US and UK announced that both side unveiled a ‘finalized’ Trade Framework. First announced on
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Grid Africa and TCL Solar Partner to Deploy 100 MW of Solar Projects in Zimbabwe and Zambia
Grid Africa and TCL (SSE: 000100) announced a Strategic Partnership to install solar systems in sub-Saharan Africa. Initially, Grid Africa
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Peace and Business on Menu for Kagame and Macron at Elysee Amid Global Flux
On 7 May 2025, Rwandan President Paul Kagame met with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris. The two leaders discussed
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Digitalization Dominates 7th Benin Investment Forum
From 8 to 9 May 2025, the Government of Benin is holding its 7th Benin Investment Forum at the Sofitel
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Afrexim Bank to Set Up $1B African Film Fund to Boost Creative Industry
Via its impact investment arm known as the Fund for Export-Development in Africa (FEDA), the African Export-Import (Afrexim) Bank will
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Backed by Gates and Bezos, KoBold Scoops Up AVZ’s Stake in Manono Lithium Mine in DRC
On 7 May 2025, US firm KoBold Metals announced that it has struck a framework agreement with AVZ Minerals to
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African Ministers Call for Larger Share of Cake at OECD Mineral Forum 2025
The OECD organized the Responsible Minerals Supply Chains Forum in Paris from 5 to 7 May 2025. The event took
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Bayobab Turns On Fiber Optic Linking Uganda to the World
On 6 May 2025, Bayobab announced that it has completed the fiber optic link from Mombasa seaport in Kenya to
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India and UK Clinch ‘Historic’ Free Trade Agreement
On 6 May 2025, India and UK reached a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) after several stops and gos during the
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