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Türkiye-Botswana ties based on 'mutual respect and win-win principle': Turkish foreign minister
Yeni Safak
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August 14, 2025
Türkiye’s foreign minister said Wednesday that the country has made significant progress in its relations with the African continent “on the basis of mutual respect and the win-win principle." Hakan Fidan made the remarks at a joint news...
AU Water Investment Summit 2025: African Leaders Call for Urgent Action and Scaled-Up Financing
teleSUR
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August 14, 2025 Hour: 2:39 pm African heads of state, ministers, and development leaders gathered this week in Cape Town for the African Union-AIP Water Investment Summit, a high-level event aimed at confronting the continent’s escalating water...
African countries scale up local HIV budgets
Independent (Uganda)
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August 17, 2025
As international funding rapidly recedes, African countries — among those with the highest new HIV infection rates are turning to domestic resources to provide sustainable healthcare for patients. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | African countries...
Botswana growth to stay flat - Econsult
MMEGI
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August 13, 2025
In their latest economic review, economists at Econsult forecast that gross domestic product growth for the year will fall within a range of -1% to 0%, meaning either a marginal contraction or, at best, stagnant output. While this would represent...
Choppies employees submit Petition Alleging Unfair Treatment
Namibian Broadcasting Corporation
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Choppies employees have handed over a petition to the company management, in which they claim unfair treatment. Workers gathered at the Khomas Grove Mall in Khomasdal, charging that they have been underpaid since the Botswana-based retail chain...
Formalise economy, create jobs to reduce poverty — Yaw Baah
Graphic
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August 14, 2025
The Board Chairman of the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), Dr Anthony Yaw Baah, has stressed the need to formalise the economy and prioritise job creation to bridge the inequality gap and reduce poverty. He observed that, having a job sector that...
10 Years of Impacting Township Entrepreneurs
AfricaBusiness.com
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August 13, 2025
Ten years ago, in March 2015, Kasi Business Workshop was born out of a simple yet powerful idea, to create an inclusive space where township entrepreneurs could be seen, heard and supported. Shortly after, on 15 July 2015, the very first Kasi...
Should Botswana buy a bigger stake in De Beers?
MMEGI
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August 14, 2025
A bigger stake in De Beers would fulfil Botswana’s dream of controlling the diamond industry from mine to market and the company’s valuation is possibly at its cheapest ever. However, a larger stake also means shouldering more for projects such as...
Türkiye-Botswana ties based on 'mutual respect': Fidan
Hurriyet Daily News
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ANKARA Türkiye's foreign minister said Wednesday that the country has made significant progress in its relations with the African continent “on the basis of mutual respect and the win-win principle." Hakan Fidan made the remarks at a joint news...
Yara Technologies partners with Clover Infotec to revolutionize EdTech in Botswana
Lanka Business Online
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August 14, 2025
Empowering schools with predictive analytics and seamless communication solutions with Talkative Parents and Quanta Platforms Yara Technologies (Pvt) Ltd (“Yara”), a fast-scaling EdFinTech startup in Sri Lanka, has announced a strategic resale...
Biomanufacturing: Scale-up vs Scale-out Economics
BioPharma Dive
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4 major trends shaping today’s oncology market
BioPharma Dive
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Keely Hodgkinson makes stunning return to action ahead of World Athletics Championships
The Independent
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August 17, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Botswana–Zambia Relations: Typically African
Botswana Gazette
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August 11, 2025
Herein lies the larger African story: an entire continent full of bilateral relations that are cordial but not catalytic, symbolic but not systemic DR DOUGLAS RASBASH Special Correspondent In early August 2025, Presidents Duma Boko of Botswana and...
BOTSWANA TARGETS GENDER GAPS IN EMPLOYMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Gabz FM
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August 11, 2025
Article by: Phenyo Babusi Building on Botswana’s ongoing gender equality efforts, the World Bank report from March 2025 highlights critical trends and opportunities to close wage and productivity gaps in entrepreneurship and employment. The report...
Türkiye, Botswana take steps to boost ties in every field: Fidan
Sabah
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August 13, 2025
Türkiye and Botswana are taking steps to strengthen bilateral ties in all areas, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Wednesday, calling Gaborone “an exemplary country in Africa with its political stability and economic success.” Speaking at a news...
SADC Trade Revolution: Zambia & Botswana Lead Kazungula Corridor Upgrade
Lusaka Times
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August 13, 2025
SADC Trade Revolution: Zambia & Botswana Lead Kazungula Corridor Upgrade Zambia and Botswana have agreed to accelerate the expansion of trade infrastructure at the Kazungula Bridge, a strategic gateway linking Southern Africa’s transport...
African Stars vs Chula Chula Available to Corporate Namibia for N$400,000
Villager
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August 13, 2025
By: Hee-Dee Walenga Chairperson of the Brave Warriors 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Committee, Tim Ekandjo, announced that African Stars will face off against Eeshoke Chula Chula on 31 August at the Independence Stadium. Currently the most...
Trans African Tourism & Unity Campaign launches in Accra to champion visa-free Africa by 2030
CNR Citi Newsroom
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August 17, 2025
The Trans African Tourism & Unity Campaign will embark on a historic 40,000-kilometer road journey across 39 African countries, starting from Accra on Monday, August 18, 2025. This groundbreaking initiative is a 163 day road journey across Africa...
Imperatives of strategic economic reforms in Nigeria’s quest for sustainable economic development (V)
The Sun Nigeria
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August 13, 2025
Introduction The last part of this treatise recommended a range of measures for resettling the agenda of our economic transformation such as project financing, diversification and public-private partnership. This week’s episode continues that...