Africa: European Union Condemns Escalation of Global Conflicts Harming Ordinary Folks

Africa: European Union Condemns Escalation of Global Conflicts Harming Ordinary Folks

The European Union (EU) has defended the rules-based international order and condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine while warning that rising global conflicts were worsening economic hardships across the world, including in Zimbabwe. Speaking during Europe Day celebrations in Harare Friday, Katrin Hagemann said the world was facing “profound global change” marked by growing instability, conflict…

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Yoco brings in external CEO from European fintech sector

Yoco brings in external CEO from European fintech sector

Carsten Höltkemeyer South African payments fintech Yoco has appointed Carsten Höltkemeyer as CEO, effective 1 June 2026, ending a nine-month interim period during which co-founders Bradley Wattrus and Lungisa Matshoba have run the business as co-CEOs. Höltkemeyer joins Yoco from a long career in European banking and fintech. He served as CEO of Berlin-based embedded…

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Africa: European Union Condemns Escalation of Global Conflicts Harming Ordinary Folks

Africa: European Union Support for the UN ‘More Vital Than Ever’, Security Council Hears

A senior United Nations official on Monday hailed the European Union (EU) as “a major economic and diplomatic actor and a strong advocate of multilateralism.” UN Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Khaled Khiari was speaking during the Security Council’s annual debate on cooperation between the two organizations in the areas of peace and security, which…

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West Africa: Middle East Crisis – Nigeria, West Africa Risk Losing Shipping Lines to European Markets

West Africa: Middle East Crisis – Nigeria, West Africa Risk Losing Shipping Lines to European Markets

Shipping companies, freight forwarders and other port users have raised concerns over the potential impact of the ongoing crisis in the Middle East on cargo throughput into Nigerian ports. They warned that the situation could also worsen Nigeria’s inflation if the conflict in the region persists. Speaking with Vanguard on the development, Chairman of the…

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Africa: Acoziborole Winthrop, Developed by DNDi and Sanofi, receives European Medicines Agency positive opinion as Three-tablet, Single-Dose Treatment For Most Common Form of Sleeping Sickness

Africa: Acoziborole Winthrop, Developed by DNDi and Sanofi, receives European Medicines Agency positive opinion as Three-tablet, Single-Dose Treatment For Most Common Form of Sleeping Sickness

Kinshasa / Paris / Geneva / Amsterdam — • Recommendation based on Phase II/III study demonstrating up to 96 per cent success rates at 18 months across both early and advanced stages of T.b. gambiense, the most common form of sleeping sickness • The therapy, given as a single dose of three tablets, could offer a simpler…

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