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Nigeria vs Congo Prediction and Betting Tips | August 19th 2025
Sportskeeda
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August 18, 2025
Nigeria and Congo will conclude their group stage campaign at the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN) on Tuesday (August 19th). The game will be played at the Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium. Nigeria will be looking to bounce back from the...
M HKA in Belgium explores the affect and politics of infrastructure
STIRworld
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The Geopolitics of Infrastructure. Contemporary Perspectives at the Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp (M HKA) in Belgium interrogates infrastructure and its often unexamined effects on the world, ranging from tangible structures to ideas of...
Africa steps forward to combat climate change
Sabah
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August 18, 2025
Climate change poses enormous challenges to the survival of human beings and economic development. The issue has become an important talking point of governments, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), researchers and academics for about half a...
Lasers Revolutionize Wireless with Terabit Speeds Beyond 5G
WebProNews
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August 18, 2025
Emerging Laser Technologies Challenge Traditional Wireless Networks In the quest for faster, more reliable internet connectivity, a new wave of laser-based technologies is emerging as a potential game-changer, promising to outpace conventional...
USAMRIID scientists develop novel 3D bioprinted tissue model
DVIDS - Georgia
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August 15, 2025
FORT DETRICK, Md.– Scientists at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases have successfully created a novel 3D bioprinted vascular liver tissue model, marking a significant advancement in biomedical research and biodefense...
Inside the mine that feeds the tech world — and funds Congo’s rebels
Japan Times
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August 14, 2025
RUBAYA, CONGO – Under the watchful eye of M23 rebels in the hills around the Congolese town of Rubaya, a line of men in rubber boots ferry sacks full of crushed rocks up winding paths cut into the slopes. The laborers are hauling coltan ore, a...
Lagos summit weighs AI ambitions against Africa’s tech infrastructure gap
Modern Ghana
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Nigeria is hosting one of Africa's biggest tech gatherings on Tuesday, with debates ranging from Wolof-speaking chatbots to medical algorithms. The ambition is to harness artificial intelligence to transform economies – but patchy internet,...
MTN announces board changes as share price falls over 9%
IOL
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August 18, 2025
MTN’s share price plunged over 9% on Monday, even though it reported growth in its first half topline, profitability, and free cash flows, which were largely boosted by a turnaround at subsidiary MTN Nigeria, and despite lagging sales in South...
Zanaga reports improved targeted economics for Congo-Brazzaville project
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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August 11, 2025
Aim-listed Zanaga Iron Ore Company has reported a material improvement in the targeted economics at its flagship Zanaga project, in Congo-Brazzaville, driven by the ability to produce a high-grade direct reduced iron (DRI) pellet feed product...
Chinese yard delivers key Congo LNG platform to Eni
Upstream
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Chinese offshore contractor Chiwan Sembawang Engineering (CSE) has delivered a key offshore platform to Eni for the second phase of the Italian major's Congo LNG project in Congo-Brazzaville. The platform left the yard earlier this week, according...
Scientists investigate virus risk in ticks across eastern Türkiye
Sabah
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August 4, 2025
In a collaborative study by Ankara University and Kafkas University, scientists in Türkiye are investigating the transmission rates of diseases carried by ticks. Supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBITAK),...
Afrobarometer: Nearly 25% of Moroccans Support Wife Beating
Morocco World News
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August 18, 2025
Marrakech – A recent working paper by independent researcher Daniel Tuki reveals significant variations in attitudes toward intimate partner violence across Africa, with Morocco showing relatively moderate levels of support for beating one’s wife...
Ammat Global Resources: Targets 70% Production Growth In Congo
MENAFN
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August 8, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) Ammat Global Resources is participating as a Gold Partner at the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies conference - Africa's premier event for the energy sector, scheduled for September 29–October 3, 2025 in...
Exco overhaul at MTN as SA boss gets redeployed
ITWeb
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August 18, 2025
Ferdi Moolman has been appointed as MTN SA CEO, while incumbent Charles Molapisi will now serve as group chief information and technology officer. MTN Group, Africa’s biggest mobile operator, has announced changes to its executive committee (exco)...
Congo seeks Nigeria’s support for diplomat to lead UNESCO, as VP Shettima receives PM Makosso
TVC News Nigeria
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August 2, 2025
Vice President Kashim Shettima has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to strengthening diplomatic relations with the Republic of Congo, recognising President Denis Sassou-Nguesso’s leadership in promoting regional peace and stability, particularly in...
Congo Appeals for Nigeria’s Backing in UNESCO Director-General Bid
Nigerian Eye
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August 2, 2025
The Republic of Congo has called on Nigeria to support its candidate, Firmin Edouard Matoko, in the race for Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). The request was made by Congolese Prime...
Congo Seeks Nigeria’s Backing For Diplomat To Lead UNESCO
Leadership
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August 2, 2025
The Republic of Congo has request the support of Nigeria for its candidate, Firmin Edouard Matoko, to emerge as the director general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). This is as Vice President Kashim...
Congo seeks Nigeria’s backing for UNESCO leadership
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 2, 2025
Vice President Kashim Shettima has affirmed Nigeria’s commitment to strengthening diplomatic ties with the Republic of Congo, acknowledging the leadership of President Denis Sassou-Nguesso in promoting regional peace and stability, especially...
Adverse weather is becoming frequent. Indian scientists want to control it
Mint
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August 8, 2025
"Currently, we are doing lab experiments. Once we have the modelling ready, we will replicate it in the real world," said M. Ravichandran, secretary, ministry of earth sciences. The ministry is setting up an artificial cloud chamber at the Indian...
Scientists & communities rush to save rare, diverse Brazilian grassland ecosystem
Mongabay
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July 29, 2025
Rupestrian grasslands form an ecosystem of extremes: covering a mere 0.8% of Brazil’s territory, they are home to 15% of the nation’s flora. Of the 5,700 plant species catalogued, 40% can only be found there, giving the ecosystem one of the...