Africa Finance Corporation Acts as Co-Financial Adviser for Angola’s Lobito Atlantic Railway Concession
The financing package is expected to increase Lobito’s transportation capacity ten-fold to approximately 4.6 million metric tonnes per annum and to reduce the cost of transporting critical minerals by an estimated 30 percent LAGOS, Nigeria, January 2, 2026/ — Africa…
Merck Foundation Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and São Tomé & Príncipe First Lady discussed their joint programs to advance healthcare capacity and Break Infertility Stigma during the 12th Edition of Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary 2025
Merck Foundation together with the office of The First Lady of São Tomé and Príncipe has also conducted 2 editions of Online Health Media Training to emphasize on the critical role of media in addressing critical social and health issues…
US: Mamdani Revokes Antisemitism Executive Orders as First Act
screenshot: NewdmaxTV By Sandy Fitzgerald From Newsmax Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s first Muslim mayor, is under fire for immediately revoking all late-term executive orders issued by his predecessor, Eric Adams, including protections for the city’s Jewish community. Mamdani on Thursday revoked all Adams’…
The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) extends USD 20 million Islamic financing to expand Jordan’s non-woven fabrics industry
The financing will enable API to acquire cutting-edge Spunlace technology, enhancing production efficiency and product diversification AMMAN, Jordan, January 2, 2026/ — The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) (www.ICD-ps.org), the private sector arm of the…
Historical Recognition for Akinwumi Adesina: University of Gambia Re-Names Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences in his honor
The historic occasion recognized and immortalized Adesina’s name, leadership, contributions to Africa, and his visionary role in the transformation of agriculture and food security on the continent BANJUL, The Gambia, January 2, 2026/ — The President of the Republic of…
Machel Montano named Everybody’s Person of the Year 2025
From Caribbean Life Trinidad and Tobago Soca superstar Machel Montano. Photo by Che Kohtari By By Nelson A. King From Caribbean Life The Brooklyn-based Everybody’s magazine has selected Trinidad and Tobago Soca superstar and calypsonian Machel Montano as its Person…
Review Concludes CBD Not Effective Against Pain
Adobe Stock From Newsmax CBD and other cannabis derivatives are a bust when it comes to pain relief, a new evidence review has concluded. Products containing mainly or only cannabidiol (CBD) demonstrated almost no ability to manage a person’s pain,…
Make New Year’s Resolutions That Stick
Dreamtime By Lynn C. Allison From Newsmax New Year’s resolutions often fall apart because people set ambitious goals without a clear plan or realistic steps to achieve them. In fact, a Forbes Health/One Poll survey found that the average resolution lasts just…
2 Jan Weather in Cayman
Fri 2 January 2026 Weather in Cayman SYNOPSIS Generally, fair conditions are expected as a ridge of high-pressure continues to dominate the weather pattern, pumping moderate breeze across the Islands. Seas will be slight to moderate in open waters, gradually…
Around 40 dead in Swiss ski resort bar fire, police say
By Jemma Crewand & Gabriela Pomeroy screenshot – Video shows fire spreading across Swiss bar ceiling Around 40 people have died after a fire ripped through a bar in a ski resort in southern Switzerland, police have said. A further…
