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Dres of Black Sheep Brings Classic Hip Hop Energy to Delaware State University’s Homecoming “Carpe Diem” Event
Delaware State University’s Homecoming 2025, known as StingFest, reached new heights last weekend (October 5–12) with an unforgettable live performance by Dres, one half of the legendary hip hop duo Black Sheep, who now proudly calls Delaware...

Niger vs the Republic of Congo – Match Preview & Prediction
Niger and Congo meet in Ouagadougou in a big CAF World Cup 2026 qualifier, both teams looking to finish on a high. Niger still has hopes of climbing the Group E table. A win keeps Niger in contention for the second position behind Morocco. Congo...

Azule Energy Recognized as Exploration & Production Leader of the Year at African Energy Week
International energy company Azule Energy was recognized as the Exploration & Production Leader of the Year at this year’s African Energy Awards and Gala Dinner. Hosted during the African Energy Week: Invest in African Energies conference, the...

Alleged British links in Papua’s crisis
United Kingdom banks, energy giants and arms exporters are at the heart of one of the world’s least-known human rights and environmental crises, our research has revealed. Papua – the Indonesian-administered western half of the island also known...

Congo’s Planned $500 Million Off-Grid Fund to Start Disbursing
“We think there is enough interest in Congo,” said Clifford Aron, founder and chief executive officer of GreenMax, a Dublin-based sustainable development fund manager. “Congo is the second-largest market for energy access in the world after...

Republic of Congo will soon pass a new gas code as it tries to attract investment
The oil minister of the Republic of Congo said that the new gas code is expected to be passed by the parliament this month. This will help the country attract more investments in the sector, which is at the core of its national agenda for...

Congo’s War Cuts Off Medicine to Hundreds of Health Facilities
Afrofuturism or Energy Enslavement: A Black Consciousness Call to Claim Wakanda
Beneath the mountains of a fictional African land, a radiant blue current flows like a heartbeat. It lights villages and cities, powers technologies, and binds a nation through shared energy that belongs to everyone. This is Wakanda — the luminous...

California Zoo Gorilla Cracks Enclosure's Glass in Front of Horrified Visitors, Who Say It 'Felt Like an Earthquake' By Escher Walcott 19
NEED TO KNOW A gorilla at the San Diego Zoo left a large crack in his enclosure after smashing into its glass wall on Saturday, Oct. 11 Denny, a 10-year-old western lowland gorilla, was one of two gorillas in the enclosure at the time, and people...

Congo seals maintenance deal with Nigeria’s 7Star Global Hangar
7Star Global Hangar Ltd, an Approved Maintenance Organisation (AMO), has achieved another significant milestone in its regional expansion strategy with the official approval granted by the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) of the Republic of...

CORRECTION: CS OILFIELD Delivers End-To-End Chemical Solutions, Boosting Industry Trust At African Energy Week (AEW) 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) CS OILFIELD ( ), a specialty oilfield chemicals and technical services company headquartered in Turkey, recently reinforced its commitment to quality, safety, and operational excellence as a Silver Sponsor at Africa Energy Week...

Manuel Congo illegal quarrying – Cycle of raid, rebuild, resume ended
News Joey Bartlett 26 Minutes Ago The Sunday Newsday headline on Page 1 which highlighted the illegal quarry operator who was affecting the Caroni's water supply. - FOLLOWING a Sunday Newsday Page 1 story, on June 29, on an illegal quarrying site...

CS OILFIELD Delivers End-To-End Chemical Solutions, Boosting Industry Trust At African Energy Week (AEW) 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) CS OILFIELD ( ), a specialty oilfield chemicals and technical services company headquartered in Turkey, recently reinforced its commitment to quality, safety, and operational excellence as a Silver Sponsor at Africa Energy Week...

Anthony Joshua's 5 Most Probable Opponents Ranked by Likelihood, Earnings, & Chances of Winning
One of the great things about modern boxing is that one big win can make you a celebrity overnight. And that was the case most recently, on the 11th of October, when two heavyweights scored victories in separate bouts and immediately made their...

Vitol Wins Deal of the Year Award at African Energy Week
Global energy and commodity trading firm Vitol has been honored with the Deal of the Year award at the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies 2025 conference. The award recognizes Vitol’s bold expansion strategy across West and...

Congo's stand-up comics take aim at country's grinding war
(Reuters) -Comedians in Congo are mining their country's chronic instability for laughs, entertaining people displaced by the war with the M23 rebels with their dark humour. "Can you imagine Kabila as an emergency room doctor?" one of the comics...

Republic of Congo: Improving the management of human and natural capital to raise living standards
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 September 2025: The Congolese economy posted modest real GDP growth of 2.6% in 2024, marking a moderate increase in per capita income for the first time since 2016. This finding, according to the World Bank’s new...

Chicago’s October Tradeshows to Spotlight Packaging, Healthcare, and Construction
(Attendees enter the Chicago Build Expo at McCormick Place. The October event draws thousands of construction professionals and is among several major tradeshows hosted in the city this fall. Photo courtesy: Chicago Build Expo.) City welcomes...

Christianity and the Congo Free State: Complicity, Witness, and Legacy
INTRODUCTION When King Leopold II of Belgium acquired the Congo basin at the Berlin Conference of 1884–85, he cloaked his ambitions in the language of humanitarianism and faith. He claimed his project would suppress the Arab slave trade, spread...
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[Column] Osa Igiehon: Africa must take ownership to end energy poverty by 2030
With just five years left to achieve the global goal of eradicating energy poverty by 2030, Africa faces a defining question: can the continent truly deliver power to all its people? The answer, many argue, lies not in foreign investment or...