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World Bank Group Appoints New Division Director For Mozambique, Madagascar, Mauritius, Comoros And Seychelles
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) The World Bank Group has appointed Fily Sissoko as the new Division Director for Mozambique, Madagascar, Mauritius, Comoros, and Seychelles, effective today. He succeeds Idah Pswarayi-Riddihough, who held the position for the...
Feature: Comorian entrepreneur brings island fragrance to China
Xinhua News Agency
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URUMQI, June 30 (Xinhua) -- At the 2025 (China) Eurasia Commodity and Trade Expo in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, 28-year-old Abdallah Daniel Abdallah greets visitors in fluent Mandarin at a pavilion filled...
IFC unveils package to boost Tanzania-Comoros business ties
Daily News Tanzania
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June 27, 2025
COMORO: THE International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has highlighted various opportunities for loans and professional financial advisory services for Tanzanian entrepreneurs and investors interested in doing...
IMF Board completes 4th review of Comoros ECF arrangement
Panapress
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June 25, 2025
25 june 2025 - 11:59:05 MA/AR 233 Views Panafrican News Agency Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the fourth review under the Union of the Comoros’ Extended Credit Facility (ECF)...
Morocco: Foreign Minister Receives Comorian Peer, Bearer Of Written Message From Comores President To His Majesty The King
MENAFN
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June 23, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) The Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Mr. Nasser Bourita, received, on Monday in Rabat, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Union of the Comoros, Mbae...
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...
Boat ferrying 19 missing near Comoros
The Express Tribune
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June 23, 2025
MORONI: Rescue services were searching for a boat carrying 19 people that has gone missing between Madagascar and its destination, the Comoros, Comoran Transport Minister Hassane Alfeine Yasmine said. The boat has been missing for two days and the...
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...
Boat carrying 19 missing between Comoros, Madagascar
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 21, 2025
Rescue services were searching for a boat carrying 19 people that has gone missing between Madagascar and its destination, the Comoros, Comoran Transport Minister Hassane Alfeine Yasmine said Saturday. The boat has been missing for two days and...
Liberia Enters Carbon Market
Liberian Observer
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The Liberian Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is leading the country's entry into the carbon market, aiming to sell carbon credits to companies and individuals seeking to offset their emissions. Dr. Emmanuel Yarpolowo, EPA Executive Director,...
I want to lead Ghana to the 2026 World Cup – Mohammed Fuseini
Joy FM
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July 9, 2025
Black Stars forward Mohammed Fuseini says he is hoping to take the national team to the 2026 FIFA World Cup. With four games left in the qualification process, Ghana sit top of Group I, three points clear of second-placed Comoros. Fuseini came...
Dubai Police release video of driver fined Dh50,000 for high-speed overtaking on hard shoulder
The National News
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Dubai Police have released footage of a man driving at high speed in the hard shoulder past a queue of cars stuck in standstill traffic. The video, filmed at an unspecified location in the emirate, was shared to emphasise the importance of...
Stokes and Pant grapple with fitness concerns in Lord's Test
The National News
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England and India will begin the second day of the Lord's Test with major injury concerns after an attritional opening day on Thursday. Hosts England edged ahead after a tense battle with star batter Joe Root's unbeaten 99 helping them reach 251-4...
Why fake news about the UAE's golden visa should give us all pause
The National News
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Since 2019, when the UAE introduced its 10-year residency programme – usually referred to as the golden visa – hundreds of thousands of people have obtained one. The visa’s popularity should not be surprising; it empowers people to put down roots...
Zambia rises 5 places in latest FIFA rankings
News Diggers
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July 11, 2025
DESPITE a lackluster performance at the 2025 HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Cup, where they failed to progress past the group stage, Zambia’s senior men’s national football team has made a notable leap in the latest FIFA world rankings. According to the...
Feud escalates between Damascus and US-backed Kurds
The National News
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The Syrian government has accused the Kurdish-led and US-backed militia of delays in implementing a March deal to integrate into the country's armed forces, warning that the inaction would undermine newly-found stability. The mostly Kurdish,...
EditorialWhy fake news about the UAE's golden visa should give us all pause
The National News
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Since 2019, when the UAE introduced its 10-year residency programme – usually referred to as the golden visa – hundreds of thousands of people have obtained one. The visa’s popularity should not be surprising; it empowers people to put down roots...
Mahmoud Khalil sues Trump administration for $20m after release from detention
The National News
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Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University graduate and activist who was detained by US immigration authorities for taking part in campus pro-Palestine protests, is suing the administration of President Donald Trump for $20 million in damages. The...
Rubio hopeful of Gaza ceasefire in ‘near future’
The National News
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Live updates: Follow the latest on Israel-Gaza US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday said he was hopeful a Gaza ceasefire would be secured in the “near future”, but said challenges remained and blamed Hamas for the process dragging on. The...
Samsung focuses on voice commands for XR headset
The National News
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Samsung Electronics' coming extended reality headset will focus on a multimodal experience centred on voice as it prepares to enter its newest hardware category later this year, a senior executive has said. The company is in no rush to release the...