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AXIAN's Yas Comoros Secures €25M IFC Loan for Digital Infrastructure
The Fast Mode
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June 23, 2025
Yas Comoros, a subsidiary of AXIAN Telecom, has announced a new partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to support the next phase of digital transformation in the Union of the Comoros. The collaboration aims to expand...
Vast new areas of the seafloor mapped in latest Seabed 2030 update
Hydro International
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Marking World Hydrography Day, the Seabed 2030 Project – a collaboration between The Nippon Foundation and GEBCO – has revealed that over a quarter of the world’s ocean floor has now been mapped to modern standards. With an additional four million...
Fifa Talent Development Scheme (TDS)
Seychelles Nation
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Part of the delegation shortly after arriving in France (Photo: Contributed) Fifa Talent Development Scheme (TDS) Young talents on training camp in France A contingent of some 50 talented young Seychellois male footballers taking part in the Fifa...
Qatar aims high as Samla endurance race goes international
The National News
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Qatar will for the first time open up its popular endurance event, the Samla International Race, to competitors from around the world next year. The gruelling 100km event involves four disciplines – a 3km open water swim, 49km run, 44km mountain...
CSOs Unite in Lagos to Tackle Malnutrition Crisis
News Diary Online
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June 23, 2025
…Call for Increased Government, Donor Support Amidst Mounting Crises Civil society organizations from 22 countries across West and Central Africa, as well as the island nations of Comoros and Madagascar, have reaffirmed their...
Brazil Cooperates With Comoros In Waste Management
MENAFN
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June 9, 2025
(MENAFN- Brazil-Arab News Agency (ANBA)) São Paulo - A delegation from the Comoros Islands visited Brazil last week for tours and meetings focused on solid waste management strategies that could be implemented in their own territory. According to...
Extreme weather and climate change impacts hit Africa hard
Ethical Marketing News
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June 7, 2025
The average surface temperature across Africa in 2024 was approximately 0.86 °C above the 1991–2020 long-term average. North Africa recorded the highest temperature (1.28°C above the 1991-2020 average) and this is the sub-region of Africa which is...
Ocean is our lifeline: Why climate change is drowning small island nations and threatening us all
Asianet Newsable
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June 5, 2025
For most people, the ocean is a place for vacations, Instagram-worthy sunsets, or seafood platters. But in reality, the ocean is a life-support system for both humans and marine life. It is deeply tied to the air we breathe, the climate we live...
UN Commend Adesina’s Leadership In Africa’s Sustainable Development
News Investigators Nigeria
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June 5, 2025
News Investigators/ The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres has praised African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President Akinwumi Adesina, for his efforts in ensuring the economic transformation of Africa. The bank said in a...
Towards an honest and responsible Comorian customs service: diagnosis, strategic project and dedicated action plan
World Customs Organization
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From May 19 to 23, 2025, a technical support mission led by the World Customs Organization (WCO) as part of its Integrity Portfolio, was held in Moroni with the General Directorate of Customs of the Union of the Comoros (DGD) and a working group...
Seabed 2030 announces millions of square kilometers of new seafloor data on World Hydrography Day
Hellenic Shipping News
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June 22, 2025
On World Hydrography Day, The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project has announced that 27.3% of the world’s ocean floor has now been mapped to modern standards. The increase in data represents more than four million square kilometres of...
Flutterwave boosts Cameroon’s businesses with 34th country licence
Technext
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June 23, 2025
Flutterwave has officially launched its digital payment services in Cameroon after securing a Payment Service Provider licence from the Central Bank of Central African States (BEAC). This milestone, achieved through a technical partnership with...
UNECA, UNCTAD Convene Regional Dialogue to Boost Climate Financing for African SIDS
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, May 27, 2025 (ENA) -- The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) opened a high-level regional dialogue aimed at enhancing access to external financing...
The week in charts: Seafarer abandonment a rising problem in small registries | Egypt insists Red Sea security dynamics have shifted | Boxship recycling nosedives
Lloyd's List
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Lloyd’s List’s weekly showing of the data and figures behind our news, analysis and markets coverage Tanzania, Cameroon, Comoros, Palau, and St Kitts and Nevis are worst on an abandonment per vessel ratio; Suez Canal traffic for April remains 58%...
Image of the day: Volcanic beauty of Grande Comore
Muser Press
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June 21, 2025
Grande Comore, also known as Ngazidja, is the largest island in the Comoros archipelago, situated in the Indian Ocean between Madagascar and Mozambique. Seen from space in this Copernicus Sentinel-2 image captured on 12 July 2024, the island’s...
UpdateUAE and regional flights delayed, cancelled or rerouted
The National News
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UPDATE: Flights cancelled to the UAE As conflict between Israel, the US and Iran escalates, flight suspensions continue and more cancellations are expected. Israel closed its airspace to both inbound and outbound flights in the early hours of...
U.S. Enters Israel-Iran Conflict: What is Indonesia's Stance?
Tempo.co
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June 23, 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The United States (U.S.) has escalated the Israel-Iran conflict by attacking Tehran's nuclear facilities. This involvement sparks fears of a wider Middle East conflagration, potentially even triggering World War III. "The U.S....
Comment'Peacemaker’ Trump becomes wartime President
The National News
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Pakistan has announced it will formally recommend US President Donald Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize for his “pivotal leadership” and role as “peacemaker” during the recent Kashmir crisis. Setting aside India's denial that Mr Trump facilitated an...
Iran attacks Israel after US bombs nuclear facilities
The National News
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Iran launched at least 27 missiles at Israel on Sunday morning, hours after the US attacked three Iranian nuclear sites, escalating the Middle East conflict. Israeli medical workers said 86 people were injured in the attacks, two moderately and 77...
Bahrain sends most government workers home to 'keep streets clear'
The National News
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Bahrain, home to the US Central Command’s regional base, issued public safety guidance on Sunday in the wake of American strikes on Iranian nuclear sites. The Gulf nation is strategically close to Iran. It hosts US personnel and military officials...