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Fire left a “very large” trail of destruction in Aguiar da Beira
Portugal Pulse
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August 17, 2025
“They ordered several houses, two or three inhabited, and the others were secondary residences. I can’t quantify the total number of affected houses exactly; we will start that assessment next week, if the fire allows,” stated the municipal...
Mnangagwa hands over SADC chairmanship at 45th Summit
Bulawayo 24 News
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August 16, 2025
SADC Chairman, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, is expected to arrive today for the regional bloc's 45th Summit of Heads of State and Government, where he will hand over leadership to Madagascan President Andry Rajoelina. The handover tomorrow will...
Portugal battles deadly fire tornado in tourist hotspot Aguiar de Beira as ex-mayor perishes
Daily Star
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August 17, 2025
Chilling photos have captured the terrifying moment a fire tornado violently erupted in Portugal, leaving a path of destruction behind. Wildfires are raging across various parts of Europe as an intense heatwave grips the continent, pushing...
Guinea-Bissau expels Portuguese media amid political turmoil, strained colonial ties
Business Insider Africa
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August 16, 2025
In a government decree issued on Friday, the administration of President Umaro Sissoco Embaló suspended the reporting activities of Portuguese state news agency Lusa and public broadcaster RTP Africa, including its radio arm, RDP Africa. Reuters...
Mozambique Church leaders call for aid after fresh attacks
Premier Christianity News
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Christians in Mozambique are pleading for international humanitarian aid, after a fresh spate of attacks in northern Cabo Delgado. In the last fortnight, over 60,000 people have been displaced and an unknown number kidnapped – including children....
Public Finance, Governance, Justice And Development: Keynote Address By Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, President And Chairman, Boards Of Directors, African Development Bank Group At The 2025 Kenya Law Society Conference - August 15, 2025
MENAFN
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August 16, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) PROTOCOLS Honorable Chief Justice of Kenya, Chief Justice Martha Koome, Distinguished Judges of the Supreme Court, President of the Kenya Law Society, Mrs. Faith Odhiambo, Committee Members of the Kenya Law Society, Esteemed...
NEW: President Mnangagwa arrives in Madagascar for SADC Summit
The Sunday Mail (Zimbabwe)
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August 16, 2025
Wallace Ruzvidzo in ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar SADC chairperson President Mnangagwa has arrived in Antananarivo, Madagascar, for the regional bloc’s 45th Summit of Heads of State and Government set for tomorrow. Tomorrow, the President will pass on...
Tanzania hailed for handling security challenges in the SADC region
Daily News Tanzania
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August 16, 2025
ANTANANARIVO: Tanzania has been commended for its good performance in handling security challenges in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states, after being the Chair of the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security for a...
Fire tornado recorded in Aguiar da Beira fire. There is a video.
Portugal Pulse
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August 16, 2025
A rare phenomenon has been recorded again in the wildfires ravaging mainland Portugal. This time, near Aguiar da Beira in the Guarda district, a fire tornado was witnessed on the night of Friday, August 15. The phenomenon was shared on social...
Cheetahs Return to Mozambique in Bold Cross-Border Conservation Effort
Africa.com
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August 16, 2025
Sixteen South African cheetahs are carving out a new future in Mozambique’s Panyame Wildlife Conservancy, marking a bold rewilding effort to restore the region’s ecological balance. Translocated in two batches, the cats—selected for...
SADC Backs North-South Economic Corridor Plan
Zambian Observer
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August 9, 2025
Seven Southern African Development Community (SADC) nations have endorsed a plan to transform the North-South Corridor (NSC) into a smart economic corridor, aiming to drive industrialisation, job creation, and sustainable growth. The decision was...
“There is a political vacuum that needs to be filled…
Mauritius Times
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August 15, 2025
Interview: Sheila Bunwaree * ‘No post-independence government has genuinely pursued economic independence or challenged the country’s exploitative capitalist system’ * ‘Wins such as 60-0 kill any meaningful opposition, thus making Mauritian...
Time to Stop Endangerment of Developing Economies with CO2 Regulation
Townhall
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August 16, 2025
Imagine the irony of labeling a substance as "hazardous" only to discover that the true peril lies not in the substance but in the act of its vilification.That is the case with carbon dioxide (CO₂) and how it has been mischaracterized to establish...
Building Resilience: Is SADC Capable of Transformation?
IOL
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Kim Heller|Published 7 hours ago 5min Kim Heller Southern Africa is caught in the shifting sands of geopolitics, regional instability, climate volatility, and sluggish economic growth. The efficacy and resilience of the regional bloc, the Southern...
Mozambique’s Mineral and Energy Minister joins AEW 2025 as major LNG projects advance
Realnews Magazine
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August 9, 2025
Oil & Gas MOZAMBIIQUE”S Minister of Minerals and Energy Estevão Pale will speak at this year’s African Energy Week, AEW: Invest in African Energies conference, sharing insight into projects underway in LNG, exploration and infrastructure...
Network International expands portfolio with Absa Bank
IT News Africa
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August 15, 2025
Network International (Network) (www.Network.ae), a leading enabler of digital commerce in the Middle East and Africa, has been chosen by Absa Business Banking, one of Africa’s leading business banks, as its digital payments technology partner....
Tinubu’s economic reforms, uncoordinated, reactive – Peter Obi counters Okonjo-Iweala’s claim
Daily Post
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August 15, 2025
Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has cited fresh economic data to criticise the President Bola Tinubu’s government’s handling of the economy. Obi warned that poor leadership and weak governance are driving away...
Nigeria’s economic growth stifled by declining FDI - Peter Obi
Punch
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August 15, 2025
Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has knocked the present administration’s poor leadership and weak governance for Nigeria’s declining Foreign Direct Investment. On his X page cited by PUNCH Online on Friday, Obi stated that...
Kenmare still in talks over Mozambique rights renewal
ShareCast
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The London- and Dublin-listed miner confirmed that “final terms for the renewal have not yet been concluded” but stressed that operations at Moma “continue as usual and have not been affected by the discussions.” It said the implementation...
South32's Mozal Aluminium closure by March 2026 a big blow for Mozambique economy
IOL
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August 14, 2025
South32 said its Mozal Aluminium facility, the biggest industrial employer in Mozambique with over 2 500 staff, will be put on care and maintenance when its electricity agreement expires at the end of March 2026. Apart from the employees and...