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South Africa’s second outing at the FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup ended in defeat as a clinical India side claimed a 6-1 victory at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen on Tuesday afternoon.
The European Commission has allocated €2.3 million in emergency humanitarian funding to Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic and Chad to support these countries in addressing the ongoing cholera epidemic. According to the World Health Organization, more than 61,000 cholera cases were reported in the African Region in the first 5 months of 2026.
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon (ABS News) — Cameroon woke up Monday with something it had never possessed before: the Women’s Africa Cup…
Fiber deployment in West Africa is accelerating, reshaping the fixed broadband market and raising users’ expectations for speed. While Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, and Senegal have led the way in fiber adoption, Togo and Gabon are emerging as rapid-growth fiber markets thanks to favorable regulatory policies and operators’ investments. Using OoklaSpeedtest®data, this article examines how…
As the disruption of traffic in the Strait of Hormuz continues, African economies have taken a heavy hit. This is despite the fact that they possess vast energy and other rect
Bengaluru: BEML Limited, a leading Indian manufacturer of heavy equipment and a Schedule ‘A’ Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Defence, has secured an order valued at USD 6.65 million from Mauritius for the supply of BEML BE220G Hydraulic Excavators for deployment across key African markets.
Trade and logistics flows across India, the Middle East and Africa are being shaped by continued geopolitical uncertainty and operational pressure across key maritime corridors, alongside strong seasonal export demand and growing interest in more flexible inland and warehousing networks. Uncertainty around the Strait of Hormuz, variable vessel waiting times and high yard density at…
A woman uses a pick axe to dig in search for what she believes to be diamonds after the discovery of unidentified stones at KwaHlathi village near Ladysmith, South Africa, on June 15, 2021. (AFP)
Let me tell you about a deal so cynical, so morally bankrupt, that it deserves to be named for exactly…
