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President Ramaphosa opens Zimbabwe Agricultural Show as Sadc strengthens trade and cooperation
The Sunday Mail (Zimbabwe)
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August 29, 2025
Hello there. It is a brilliant and sunny morning in Harare as the nation waits for the official opening of the 115th edition of the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show (ZAS). South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to officially open the grand event...
Qatar's Al Mansour commits to invest $20B in Mozambique
Sun Online International
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Earlier on Wednesday, Al Mansour Holding, which is led by Sheikh Mansour bin Jabor bin Jassim Al Thani, announced the acquisition of a 19.9 percent stake in Australia's Invictus Energy to help finance a promising gas project in Zimbabwe. "We are...
Kagame hosts Mozambique's Chapo
GhanaWeb
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August 28, 2025
Mozambique’s President Daniel Chapo arrived in Rwanda on Wednesday for a two-day working visit. Security, trade and violent extremism are expected to feature in his bilateral talks with Paul Kagame. Rwanda and Mozambique have a bilateral agreement...
Ethiopia to rank 2nd in SSA’s urea production with Dangote’s 3mmt fertiliser plant
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 29, 2025
With the signing of an agreement to develop, construct, and operate a world-class urea fertiliser production complex in Gode, Ethiopia, the country will become the second in Sub-Saharan Africa to own a Urea Plant, with a capacity of three million...
SNG could sustain industries till LNG rollout
Engineering News
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Synthetic natural gas (SNG) could offer a real safety net for South African industries facing looming gas shortages in the future, says gas solutions company Eyona Gas. As the expected decline of natural gas supply from Mozambique approaches,...
Rwanda expands Mozambique trade ties
CNBC Africa
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August 28, 2025
Rwanda is making significant strides in bolstering its economy by forging stronger trade ties with Mozambique, a nation on the cusp of substantial economic transformation. This move aligns with Rwanda's aggressive pursuit of investment to propel...
Qatar’s Al Mansour Holdings signs US$20 billion deal with Mozambique
African Mining Market
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August 28, 2025
Qatari private conglomerate Al Mansour Holdings will invest US$20 billion in Mozambique, the presidency announced on 27th August 2025. The deal will channel funds into energy, agriculture, oil and gas, renewable power, infrastructure, fisheries,...
Qatar Investor Buys 20 percent of Invictus Energy in Landmark Deal for Zimbabwe Gas
The Zimbabwe Mail
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August 27, 2025
Invictus Energy Chairman John Bentley and MD Scott Macmillan with Sheikh Mansour at the signing ceremony in Harare. HARARE – Zimbabwe’s gas ambitions have received a major boost after Invictus Energy sealed what it has described as a...
These Materials Could Cripple America’s Defense Industrial Base
War on the Rocks
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August 28, 2025
The Pentagon’s arsenal and defense industrial base is built on materials that China can turn off like a light switch. Growing uncertainty in critical mineral markets and the open weaponization of supply chains by China has prompted a paradigm...
Four years on, Nigeria’s energy sector struggles to realise PIA promise
Business Day
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August 28, 2025
…regulatory hurdles blur gains Four years after the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) was enacted to transform Nigeria’s oil and gas sector, many of its anticipated benefits remain elusive. While the law was widely hailed as a landmark reform capable...
Study Explores How Teacher Training and Reading Programs Affect Literacy in Mozambique
Newswise
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August 28, 2025
Newswise — URBANA, Ill. – Literacy rates in Sub-Saharan Africa remain low, despite increased primary school enrollment. In rural Mozambique, only 3% of children possess grade-level reading skills. Poor learning outcomes in lower grades are a...
Fresh carnage batters textile industry
The Standard
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Edgars Stores Limited chief executive officer Sevious Mushosho noted that smuggled clothes had taken a big share of the clothing retail market. Zimbabwe’s textile industry, already battered by years of competition from a booming second-hand...
SADC 45th Summit: Focus on industrialisation, agricultural transformation and inclusive energy transition
The Sunday Mail (Zimbabwe)
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August 17, 2025
Good morning from Antananarivo! Today marks a key moment for Southern Africa as SADC Chairman, President Mnangagwa, joins fellow leaders for the regional bloc’s 45th Summit of Heads of State and Government at the Ivato Conference Centre in...
Qatar’s Mansour Holding to invest $20bn in Mozambique
BusinessLIVE
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Maputo — Qatari investment firm Mansour Holding has signed a $20bn (R355bn) partnership agreement with Mozambique to support sectors the government is prioritising including energy and agriculture, says President Daniel Chapo’s office. It is the...
AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Eight districts in Cabo Delgado have been hit by jihadist attacks in recent weeks
Fides
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August 26, 2025
Maputo (Agenzia Fides) – Not only jihadism, but also economic and social demands of the local population, as well as interests related to the exploitation of the region's natural resources (primarily gas, but also precious stones), and the...
Mozambique president says TotalEnergies LNG project to resume by September
Nikkei Asia
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Interview Country wants to be a world leader in the exploitation of gas reserves, says Chapo Mozambique's President Daniel Chapo spoke with Nikkei Asia on Aug. 20 during the Tokyo International Conference on African Development in Yokoyama, Japan....
Rwanda, Mozambique sign ‘peace and security’ agreement
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 27, 2025
Rwanda and Mozambique have signed a “peace and security” agreement during a visit by the southern African leader to Kigali on Wednesday, as their forces battle a long-running insurgency in Mozambique’s north. Contacted by AFP, the Rwandan Defence...
Qatar’s Al Mansour commits to invest $20 billion in Mozambique
Business Recorder
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August 27, 2025
MAPUTO: Qatari investment firm Al Mansour Holding has signed a $20 billion partnership agreement with Mozambique to support sectors the government is prioritising including energy and agriculture, President Daniel Chapo’s office said. It is the...
Saipem Finishes Converting Rig to Floating Production Unit as Congo LNG Enters Phase 2
Journal of Petroleum Technology
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August 27, 2025
Saipem has completed the conversion of its Scarabeo 5 semisubmersible drilling unit into a floating production unit (FPU) for gas separation and as a control hub to boost gas flow from Congo’s Marine XII offshore concession to Eni’s Nguya floating...
Rwanda and Mozambique Seal New Security, Trade Deals as Leaders Reaffirm Ties
KT Press Rwanda
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August 27, 2025
3 Kigali, Rwanda – President Paul Kagame and visiting Mozambican President Daniel Chapo on Wednesday reaffirmed the depth of friendship and cooperation between their two countries, stressing the importance of strengthening security partnerships...