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Mauritius Enhances Fight Against Unsafe Pesticide Use

Mauritius Enhances Fight Against Unsafe Pesticide Use

Africa-Press - Mauritius. At the opening of a one-day awareness workshop on pesticides, today at the Caudan Arts Centre in Port Louis, the Minister...
EU Africa Leaders Discuss Trade Minerals Amid Ukraine Crisis

EU Africa Leaders Discuss Trade Minerals Amid Ukraine Crisis

Africa-Press - Mauritius. European and African leaders gathered in Angola Monday for a summit to deepen economic and security ties, with emergency talks on...
European Investment Bank Invests 2 Billion Euros in Africa

European Investment Bank Invests 2 Billion Euros in Africa

Africa-Press - Mauritius. The European Investment Bank (EIB) is pledging more than 2 billion euros ($2.3 billion) of financing for renewable energy projects on...
UAE Announces $1 Billion Initiative to Expand AI in Africa

UAE Announces $1 Billion Initiative to Expand AI in Africa

Africa-Press - Mauritius. The United Arab Emirates said on Saturday it will invest $1 billion to expand AI infrastructure and AI-enabled services across Africa,...
Germany Invests $42M in African Investment Insurer

Germany Invests $42M in African Investment Insurer

Africa-Press - Mauritius. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Saturday said Berlin will invest over €37 million ($42.63 million) in the African Trade and Investment...
G20 Summit Adopts Declaration Amid U.S. Boycott

G20 Summit Adopts Declaration Amid U.S. Boycott

Africa-Press - Mauritius. A Group of 20 leaders’ summit in South Africa adopted a declaration addressing the climate crisis and other global challenges on...
Global Stocks Slump

Global Stocks Slump

Africa-Press - Mauritius. Global markets fell on Friday as fading expectations for a December interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve and renewed...
Africa Pays ‘Scandalous’ Premium to Borrow, Top Bankers Say

Africa Pays ‘Scandalous’ Premium to Borrow, Top Bankers Say

Africa-Press - Mauritius. The credit ratings of most African nations are much lower than similar sovereigns elsewhere in the world, costing them billions of...
Minister Boolell launches Phase II of STOSAR project

Minister Boolell launches Phase II of STOSAR project

Africa-Press - Mauritius. The second phase of the Support Towards the Operationalisation of the Southern African Development Community Regional Agricultural Policy (STOSAR) project in...
UN Official Warns of Worsening Global Food Insecurity

UN Official Warns of Worsening Global Food Insecurity

Africa-Press - Mauritius. UN Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Joyce Msuya on Monday warned the Security Council that escalating violence in conflict zones is...