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SATRIX COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT SCHEME Satrix MSCI EMG Markets Feeder JSE Code: STXEMG Nsx Code: SXNEMG ISIN: ZAE000246633 Satrix EMG or STXEMG A portfolio in the Satrix Collective Investment Scheme, registered as such in terms of the Collective Investment Schemes Control Act, 45 of 2002. LISTING OF ADDITIONAL […] SATRIX COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT SCHEME Satrix MSCI EMG Markets Feeder JSE Code: STXEMG Nsx Code: SXNEMG ISIN: ZAE000246633 Satrix EMG or STXEMG A portfolio in the Satrix Collective Investment Scheme, registered as such in terms of the Collective Investment Schemes Control Act, 45 of 2002.…

ONGWE MINERALS INC. Incorporated in British Columbia Registration number: BC0361437 ISIN: CA6829501007 TSX Share Code: OGW NSX Share Code: ONG ONGWE MINERALS COMMENCES MAIDEN DRILL CAMPAIGN AT ITS NEWLY DISCOVERED NGUNI PROSPECT, NAMIBIA Highlights: • Two drill rigs mobilized for the inaugural […] ONGWE MINERALS INC.…

Atomic Eagle Ltd. announces positive progress in its drilling program at the Muntanga Uranium Project, aiming to expand its resource base and explore promising new targets across the region. The ongoing exploration work focuses on resource growth through drilling at Chisebuka and testing early-stage targets at Muntanga North and Namakande. Recent wide-spaced drilling at Muntanga …

Group Managing Director of United Bank for Africa (UBA) and Chairman of the Body of Bank CEOs in Nigeria, Oliver Alawuba, has outlined a blueprint for building a resilient Nigerian economy, calling for deliberate policies and stronger collaboration across the public and private sectors to transform economic stability into inclusive prosperity. Alawuba made the call […]

Thousands of Yemenis are fleeing renewed fighting and arriving at makeshift Al Kadha camp in Taiz. The UN says 125,000 people have been displaced in the past two weeks.

By Ediri Ejoh with Agency report The Federal Government (FG) has raised N728.9 billion in bonds as part of its funding process to offset the N4 trillion legacy debt it owed electricity Generation Companies, GENCOs. Speaking at the bond launch in Abuja, TaiwoOyedele, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, said the Series-2 […]

In today's edition: MNT-Halan nears public listing || High Court blocks Kenya’s stake in Vodacom deal || SA police’s AI bodycams could breach POPIA || Vodacom denies Safaricom has citizen database backup In partnership with Lire en Français اقرأ هذا باللغة العربية Good morning. AI is moving fast, and so are the questions around it. In the latest episode of Headlines by TechCabal , Eme Agbor and Muktar Oladunmade sit down with Abiodun Adetona, founder of Nigerian AI startup Decide, for a conversation about building AI from Nigeria, the future of work, and where all of this is heading. Catch up before the day gets busy. Watch here .…

By Elizabeth Adegbesan Headline inflation rate fell by 0.04 percent to 15.39 percent in August from 15.43 percent in July 2026, representing the third consecutive month decline since June. The development was driven by a further ease in the core basket to 13.29 percent in August from 14.97 percent in July. The National Bureau of […]

Amnesty International is urging Algeria to abandon plans to resume executions. After deadly wildfires swept across the country’s northeast last month, President Tebboune called to impose the death penalty on people who start the fires. He said child abductors and abusers should also be executed.

Madica, a structured investment programme for pre-seed African startups, has announced five new investments, expanding its portfolio into Algeria and Cameroon for the first time, while strengthening its presence across Africa. Launched in 2022, Madica is an Africa-focused pre-seed investment programme empowering underrepresented and underfunded mission-driven founders on the continent. The sector-agnostic platform, affiliated with [...]