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Reuters: Dangote Refinery Planning 1.6m Barrels Fuel Storage Tanks in Namibia
This Day
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July 11, 2025
•Facility to supply petrol, diesel to Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe •Oil falls as possible OPEC+ hike pause signals waning demand Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja Dangote petroleum refinery will construct storage tanks in Namibia to hold at least 1.6...
WAFCON: How Super Falcons piped Mares 1-0 to qualify for quarter-finals
Prompt News Online
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July 11, 2025
From Harry Awurumibe in Morocco China-based super substitute Chinwendu Veronica Ihezuo’s 89th minute was enough for Nigeria to defeat hard-fighting Botswana 1-0 in both teams’ second match of Group B in the ongoing Women’s Africa Cup of Nations...
Deep-sea port at Cape Fria still in sight
Windhoek Observer
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Chamwe Kaira Kaoko Fria Investment and its partners are moving ahead with plans to develop a modern port at Cape Fria and a new city, Atlantic City. The project will roll out in phases, beginning with an integrated infrastructure plan, engineering...
Super Falcons ratings: Ihezuo delivers; Ohale reliable; Oshoala, Payne struggle; Madugu reactive
All Nigeria Soccer
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July 10, 2025
The Super Falcons finally broke through Botswana's compact defense in the closing minutes to secure their place in the quarterfinals of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco. Allnigeriasoccer.com rates the performance of the...
Namibia eyes broader market access through free trade
New Era
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For Namibia to strengthen its position as a trade hub and unlock new economic opportunities, the country must invest in trade logistics infrastructure, regulatory harmonisation, and export-readiness support for small and medium enterprises (SMEs)....
As the world reconfigures, can Africa claim its economic power?
Joy FM
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July 10, 2025
As economic alliances fracture, digital power consolidates, and climate pressures reshape industries, Africa faces a historic question: Will it continue to respond to the world’s agenda, or start defining it? That challenge anchors Africa Unlocked...
Falcons edge Mares to reach WAFCON quarter-finals
Punch
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July 10, 2025
Nigeria sealed their place in the quarter-finals of the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Botswana on Thursday night, thanks to a late strike from Chinwendu Ihezuo in Casablanca, The PUNCH reports. The Super...
Super-sub Ihezuo fires Nigeria Into WAFCON quarter-final
Tribal Football
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Chinwendu Ihezuo’s late goal proved decisive as Nigeria booked their spot in the quarter-finals of the 2025 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, edging a determined Botswana side 1-0 on Thursday in Casablanca. In a tense, hard-fought battle at Stade...
The Kalahari Desert
Pilot Guides
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July 7, 2025
The Kalahari Desert is a vast semi-arid sandy savanna located in Southern Africa, covering parts of Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. The Kalahari spans roughly 900,000 square kilometers (about 350,000 square miles). While often referred to as...
Competition Commission opens investigation into merits of monopoly
International Cement Review
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July 10, 2025
The Namibian Competition Commission has started a public conference on the proposed acquisition of Schwenk Cement’s shareholding in Ohorongo Cement by Whale Rock Cement, the owner of Cheetah Cement. This transaction would consolidate Namibia’s...
The remarkably unremarkable life of Erin Patterson
The Sydney Morning Herald
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July 10, 2025
Simon Patterson outside the court in early May.Credit: Jason SouthShe went on to become an animal welfare officer for Monash City Council. In 2005, through mutual friends, she met Simon, who was working at the council as a traffic engineer. “We...
Vhembe boxers suffer defeats at tournament
Polokwane Review & Polokwane Observer
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July 10, 2025
Quick read Two Vhembe boxers, Rider Muleba and Humbulani Netshamutshedzi, suffered losses in international bouts. Muleba lost on points to Zimbabwe’s Chiedza Homakona; Netshamutshedzi was defeated by TKO against Botswana’s Mmusi Tswiige. Despite...
PM Modi in Namibia: An era of mineral plus digital diplomacy
The Times of India
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July 11, 2025
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Namibia on 9th July 2025, it was considered a visit that carried more weight than it showed. He became the first prime minister to do so in the last three decades, and the timing could have never been...
Dangote Expands Petrol Export Footprint To Namibia With 1.6m Barrels Facility
Leadership
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July 10, 2025
Dangote petroleum refinery is planning to construct storage tanks in Namibia to hold at least 1.6 million barrels of petrol and diesel to supply refined fuel to southern Africa The move underscores the refinery’s ambition to dominate fuel supply...
Access to information huge challenge to intra-African trade – Dr. Kale
Business and Financial Times
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July 11, 2025
By Ernest Bako WUBONTO Managing Director, Research and Group Chief Economist, Afreximbank, Dr. Yemi Kale, has underscored the importance of quality and swift information flow as a critical tool for effective intra-African trade. He argued that not...
End Stage for Fashion Revolution
Botswana Gazette
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July 9, 2025
As Creation Botswana wraps up its local phase, its mission to reshape the country’s fashion economy will continue through international mentorship, events and global exposure at the Paris Fashion Week and the Biennale Euro-Africa GOSEGO MOTSUMI...
AfCFTA engagement is gaining momentum
Windhoek Observer
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Namibia’s engagement with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is gaining momentum, marked by both statistical significance and real trade execution. In May, Namibia exported goods worth N$5.3 billion to the African continent while...
AfricaUnlocked forum: How Africa’s trillion-dollar SME growth relies on B20 alignment
The Citizen
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Cape Town. African nations must shift from a dependency mindset to one of self-reliance by prioritising entrepreneurship, inclusive growth, and private sector development, experts have urged at the ongoing AfricaUnlocked 2025 Forum in South...
African rail connection: A path to multimodal freight optimisation
Rail Freight
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July 11, 2025
Africa is home to some of the fastest-growing economies globally, and there is an urgent need to expand its infrastructure to ensure this growth aligns with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With rapid urbanisation and population increases...
Africa’s strategic shift: from donor dependence to entrepreneurial powerhouse
Zawya
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Africa is poised to become the world’s next growth engine — not by chance, but by design. With a projected population of 2.5 billion by 2050, over 60% under the age of 25, and attracting less than 1% of global private capital, the continent...