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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen urged deeper continental collaboration on renewable power, technological advancement and commercial expansion during the seventh African Union summit in Luanda, where she disclosed that Brussels mobilized 15.5 billion euros for sustainable...

Tanzania stripped 73 companies of exploration permits and medium-scale mining authorizations after operators hoarded vast mineral territories without developing sites, neglecting statutory payments, or fulfilling social responsibility commitments mandated under national extraction laws. Minerals...

Agriculture Minister Daniel Chongolo instructed the Cereals and Other Produce Regulatory Authority to prioritize wheat and edible oil cultivation while expanding into cloves and cocoa production to diminish Tanzania's reliance on foreign suppliers. The directive targets the Morogoro region for...

Energy Minister Deogratius Ndejembi ordered the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation to multiply compressed natural gas refueling infrastructure throughout Dar es Salaam while launching operations in Dodoma, Arusha, Morogoro and Tanga. The directive responds to surging consumer appetite...

Eighty Tanzanians graduated from specialized vocational programs after mastering technical disciplines ranging from pipe fitting to electrical engineering under an initiative sponsored by Panyu Chu Kong Steel Pipe and the Vocational Education and Training Authority. The year-long curriculum...

Nigeria confronts a humanitarian catastrophe as the World Food Program projects nearly 35 million citizens will struggle with acute hunger through next year amid collapsing foreign assistance and escalating jihadist violence. Operations supporting almost one million residents face imminent...

Adolf Hitler Uunona, a 59-year-old Namibian regional councilor whose name honors the Nazi dictator despite his complete rejection of fascist beliefs, seeks another term representing Ompundja constituency in the northern Oshana region. The SWAPO party member has held office since 2004 and...

Zanzibar achieved a 34.7 percent surge in its current account surplus to 836.6 million dollars through September, powered by robust tourism receipts as visitor numbers climbed 28.2 percent to 885,385 arrivals. The Bank of Tanzania's monthly economic review credited service sector revenues, which...

Tanzania's Fair Competition Commission will introduce a National Consumer Advocacy Council next month to strengthen consumer protection and ensure businesses operate transparently across the country. Acting Director General Hadija Ngasongwa announced the initiative during Industry and Trade...

Mwalimu Commercial Bank rocketed over 17 percent higher on the Dar es Salaam bourse after unveiling a three-for-one rights offering designed to bolster reserves, extending a rally that already delivered nearly 19 percent gains during the prior trading stretch. The surge highlighted investor...

Tanzania faces a split rainfall pattern that threatens pulse harvests after meteorologists warned of moisture deficits during the most sensitive growth stages, even as the planting window opens under favorable conditions. Regional climate experts meeting in Zambia projected adequate...

Tanzania's health ministry has given pharmaceutical regulators three weeks to draft an investor pitch aimed at luring capital into domestic drug and medical equipment factories, a push designed to slash import bills and tighten quality controls over medicines reaching citizens. The directive...

East African negotiators emerged from climate talks in Brazil with stronger institutional frameworks but little hard cash, leaving the bloc better positioned for future funding battles yet still short of resources needed to tackle droughts, floods and displacement. The summit sharpened global...

Tanzania's equity benchmark slipped a negligible three basis points while domestic bond yields climbed into double digits, signaling investor caution toward stocks and sustained appetite for sovereign paper across longer maturities. The Dar es Salaam bourse registered minuscule losses on its...

Airbus Defence and Space will supply Space Communication Technologies with OmanSat-1, a software-defined Ka-band satellite capable of real-time adjustments to coverage zones and bandwidth allocation while orbiting above the Middle East, East Africa and Asia. The fully reconfigurable platform...

The UAE finance ministry has teamed up with Tabby to let citizens split government fees and penalties into monthly chunks through buy-now-pay-later mechanics, marking the first time federal authorities have embraced installment models for public obligations. Tabby fronts the full sum to agencies...

Astra Tech's botim money has locked a multi-year deal with City Exchange to roll out co-branded salary cards that funnel wages directly into digital wallets for thousands of Emirati workers, tightening compliance with mandatory payroll safeguards while opening doors to remittances, credit and...

Riverbed will spin up its Aternity Cloud observability platform inside Saudi Arabian borders by early 2026, delivering the kingdom's first software-as-a-service monitoring tool laced with artificial intelligence that satisfies strict data sovereignty mandates. The AIOps specialist has...

Russian football legend Ruslan Nigmatullin has remarried at 51, tying the knot with television presenter Evelina Syncha months after a bitter split from his wife of 27 years ended in a property dispute worth tens of millions of rubles. The former goalkeeper accused Elena of refusing his 50-50...

CommScope has rolled out its RUCKUS Multi-Dwelling Unit portfolio, embedding Wi-Fi 7 silicon and artificial intelligence engines to streamline network oversight across apartment blocks and managed residential estates. The package fuses the RUCKUS One MDU 360 platform with a conversational...