Africa
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David Hundeyin’s Viral Africa Thread: What’s True, What’s Not
Nigerian journalist David Hundeyin’s post arguing that schools are built to hide Africa’s place in the world has drawn hundreds of thousands of views.…
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Burkina Faso Opens First Gold Refinery as Traoré Presses Sovereignty Agenda
Captain Ibrahim Traoré has opened Burkina Faso’s first gold refinery, the clearest economic break yet from its old reliance on foreign processing. The political…
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Burkina Faso Can Refine Its Own Gold Now. The Next Gate Is in London.
Burkina Faso can now refine its own gold. Selling it on the world’s main market means passing London’s volume, money, and sourcing tests, and…
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Parent Alleges Furniture Shortage at Petit Bordel School
A parent alleges that children at Petit Bordel School are standing through the school day for lack of furniture. The claim is not yet…
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UN Votes 164 to 1 to Adopt a World Map That Shows Africa’s True Size
The UN General Assembly voted 164 to 1 to adopt a world map that shows Africa at its real scale, with the US casting…
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OpenAI Unveils GPT-6 Astra, Its Most Powerful Model Yet, as a Trillion-Dollar IPO Looms
OpenAI calls GPT-6 Astra the world’s most intelligent and aligned model, and it lands just as the company chases a listing above $1 trillion.…
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Africa’s Biggest Refinery Just Raised $2.5 Billion. Here’s Why That Should Interest Kingstown.
Dangote Refinery raised about US$2.5 billion to expand. Vincypowa News examines what a bigger Atlantic refinery could mean for fuel costs in Kingstown.
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Aliko Dangote Challenges African Leaders on Border Limitations Impeding AfCFTA Progress
In a widely shared clip, Aliko Dangote has called on African leaders to dismantle the border restrictions and bureaucratic hurdles undermining the AfCFTA, citing…
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One Crisis, Two Fates: SVG Fuel Bills Climb as Dangote’s $20 Billion Refinery Cashes In
Gasoline hit EC$18.31 a gallon and PM Friday cut fuel taxes to shield Vincentians. The same global shock is handing Nigeria’s Dangote refinery a…
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One Crisis, Two Fates: SVG Fuel Bills Climb as Dangote’s $20 Billion Refinery Cashes In
SVG fuel prices rose as the global oil shock boosted profits at Nigeria’s Dangote refinery. Vincypowa News compares the two very different outcomes.