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United Capital group expands into Francophone West Africa
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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June 15, 2025
United Capital Plc, (UCap) has established a new investment management business in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire in fulfilment of its strategic Pan African expansion. The Group obtained a license from the Financial Markets Authority of the West African...
Frederick Forsyth: Life as a thriller writer, fighter pilot, journalist and spy
BBC
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ShareSave Frederick Forsyth, who has died at the age of 86, wrote meticulously researched thrillers which sold in their millions. A former fighter pilot, journalist and spy, many of his books were based on his own experience. He wove intricate...
Biometric identity verification gets caught up in great expectations and politics
Biometric Update
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June 14, 2025
The next generation of biometric identity verification collides with the politics of digital identity in the most-read articles of the week on Biometric Update. More evidence rolls in that remote ID verification will mostly be carried out with...
Frederick Forsyth, thriller writer of ‘Day of the Jackal,’ dies at 86
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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Frederick Forsyth, a mega-selling British novelist of political thrillers, cunning spy craft and globe-trotting intrigue who used his own background as a foreign correspondent to inspire such page-turners as “The Day of the Jackal,” “The Odessa...
Love Island 2025: Meet the cast of the ‘bigger’ and ‘bolder’ new summer series
The Independent (U.S.)
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June 10, 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...
"Beijing Summit: China-Africa Cooperation Outcomes"
Sada Elbalad
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June 11, 2025
Press ReleaseIn September 2024, the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) was successfully held, opening a new chapter of China and Africa building an all-weather community with a shared future for the new era. President...
United Capital unveils Francophone asset management arm
Punch
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June 14, 2025
United Capital Plc has announced the launch of a new subsidiary, United Capital Asset Management West Africa Limited, in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, marking its first licensed and operational footprint in Francophone West Africa. The disclosure, which...
Africa’s cashew industry gets boost with master training pro...
Modern Ghana
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The African Cashew Alliance (ACA), in collaboration with the Market Oriented Value Chains for Jobs and Growth in the ECOWAS Region (MOVE), Ghana’s Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), and the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG), has...
United Capital expands into eight Francophone West African countries
Premium Times
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June 14, 2025
United Capital Plc has launched a new subsidiary in Abidjan named United Capital Asset Management West Africa Limited (UCAMWAL), the financial services group announced in a regulatory filing on Friday. “The Group obtained a license from the...
United Capital expands into ALL Francophone West African countries
The Cable
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June 14, 2025
United Capital Plc has announced the establishment of a new subsidiary, United Capital Asset Management West Africa Limited (UCAMWAL) in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. In a filing on the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) on Friday, the company said it...
These Are The 50 Richest Countries By GDP Per Capita
Zero Hedge
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GDP per capita is a rough proxy for a country’s average living standards. A higher GDP per capita usually reflects more economic resources available per person, a signal for prosperity. However, like all statistical measures there are caveats: it...
Int’l infrastructure forum concludes with USD 10 bln in cooperation agreements
Macau Business
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June 13, 2025
Thirty-one cooperation agreements worth USD 10.1 billion were signed during an infrastructure forum in Macau, with one-third involving companies from Portuguese-speaking countries and the Special Administrative Region, it was announced on Friday....
M’Bai Challenges FAR Ltd – Open Letter Demands Transparency and Accountability from FAR Ltd Over The Gambia Offshore Oil Exit
The Fatu Network
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June 7, 2025
- Advertisement - Researcher and legal analyst Ousman F. M’Bai has issued a formal open letter to FAR Ltd, the Australian petroleum company formerly active in The Gambia’s offshore oil sector, demanding full transparency and accountability over...
Ranked: The 50 Richest Countries by GDP Per Capita in 2025
Visual Capitalist
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June 13, 2025
See this visualization first on the Voronoi app. Use This Visualization Ranked: The 50 Richest Countries by GDP Per Capita in 2025 This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible...
HIV/AIDS Fast Facts
KMIZ ABC 17 - Missouri
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June 3, 2025
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the origins, treatments and global response to HIV and AIDS. Facts HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. AIDS stands for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. HIV/AIDS is spread through sexual...
Interview: Pedro Pinho • Director of I Only Rest in the Storm
Cineuropa
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27/05/2025 - CANNES 2025: The Portuguese director sheds light on his epic, complex film, following a troubled NGO worker in Guinea-Bissau and his failing attempts to do good Pedro Pinho’s I Only Rest in the Storm [+see also: film review interview:...
List of 10 poorest countries in Africa based on income, GDP per capita
TUKO
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June 5, 2025
The AfDB revised Africa’s economic growth forecast downward in its May 2025 report, cutting the 2025 and 2026 projections to 3.9% and 4.0%, respectively Economist Daniel Kathali explained that while closely related, GDP per capita and GNI per...
Kazakhstan and Africa strengthen ties through growing cooperation
GhanaWeb
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June 4, 2025
Kazakhstan and African countries are steadily building closer relations despite the distance between them. Recent high-level visits show both sides are committed to deepening partnerships in trade, technology, and agriculture. Rwanda’s President...
Love Island 2025: Meet the contestants as one person dramatically exits before launch
The Independent
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June 5, 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...
Minister of Education to speak at the opening of the CPLP ministers' meeting in São Tomé
Ver Angola
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"This is a matter that has been debated, not only in the context of this ministerial meeting but also in others, and which is linked to some concern about the funding that is available internationally to address issues related to the 2030 agenda...