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Why we are clamouring for establishment of real estate regulatory department — Adebayo
Tribune Online
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July 1, 2025
Mr. Festus Adebayo, a lawyer, is the Executive Director, Housing Advocacy Network of Nigeria;(HDAN). In this interview with DAYO AYEYEMI, the affordable housing advocate, who doubles as the Lead Promoter, African International Housing Show, speaks...
UAE Real Estate 2025 Hits All-Time High By Dh239 billion in Q1
Times of Dubai
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June 30, 2025
June 30, 2025 | Dubai, UAE. The UAE Real Estate 2025 reached an unprecedented high and exceeded all expectations as it began the year with spectacular success. The market achieved over Dh239 billion in transactions in the first quarter, according...
Morocco Prepares for Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Amid Football Growth
Times News Global
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July 1, 2025
Rabat, Morocco – Morocco is stepping into the global spotlight as the host of the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon), set to take place from July 5 to 26. This follows the successful staging of the 2022 finals and sets the stage for...
Stellar MLS Subsidiary Takes Global Real Estate Event Tour
RIS Media - Connecticut
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June 30, 2025
Above. UCO Vice President of Global Markets Dr. Mathew Kallumadil, left, and Vicky Sampah, CEO of GREPA at the Africa Real Estate Conference and Expo. Universal Consulting Opportunities (UCO), a subsidiary of Stellar MLS, is deepening its work...
Morocco Pushes Structural Reforms at 4th UN Development Finance Conference
Morocco World News
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June 30, 2025
Marrakech – Morocco’s Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch outlined the country’s structural reforms during his address at the 4th UN International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) in Seville. Representing King Mohammed VI at the...
Morocco Steps Up Efforts in Battle Against Cultural Property Trafficking
Morocco World News
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June 30, 2025
Berlin — Morocco has taken decisive action to confront the illegal trade of cultural property. The announcement came Monday in Rabat, where Minister of Youth, Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid, opened the work of an international conference dedicated to the...
Indonesian Immigration Arrests 37 Foreigners for Overstay, Most from Africa
Tempo.co
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June 30, 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A total of 37 foreigners were arrested by the Immigration Office Class 1 Central Jakarta in Operation Wira Waspada. "The majority of whom are citizens of African countries, especially Nigeria," said Ronald Arman Abdullah, the...
Starlink Plans $113 Million Investment to Enter South Africa and Expand Internet Access
Techstory
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June 30, 2025
Elon Musk’s satellite internet venture, Starlink, is preparing to invest approximately $113 million in South Africa as part of a determined push to secure an operating license in the country. The investment, which translates to nearly R2 billion,...
Dubai proptech Prop-AI raises $1.5 million pre-seed to expand AI-powered real estate platform across MENA
MENAbytes
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June 30, 2025
Dubai-based proptech startup Prop-AI has closed a $1.5 million pre-seed funding round led by Plus VC, Joa Capital, Select Ventures, Oraseya Capital, and Plug & Play, with participation from angel investors in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. The funding...
Egypt’s Environment Minister calls for stronger action on desertification, climate resilience in Africa
Zawya
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Egypt’s Minister of Environment, Yasmine Fouad, has warned that climate change and desertification pose critical threats to Africa’s security and stability, urging coordinated regional action and increased investment in sustainable environmental...
Morning Digest: PM Modi to begin five-nation tour likely focusing on defence cooperation, Africa outreach, and multilaterals; death toll in Telangana factory blast rises to 17, and more
The Hindu
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July 1, 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File Netanyahu to visit White House as Gaza truce pressure mounts Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit the White House next week for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump, a U.S. official said Monday,...
Construction contractor dies while working under the sun
ANSA
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June 30, 2025
A 47-year-old man, Ait El Hajjam Brahim, of Moroccan origin, died of a bad turn in the scorching heat around 12, while working on the construction site of the Jussi school in San Lazzaro near Bologna. He was the owner of a contracting company...
Lafarge Africa expands ECOPlanet Portfolio with the launch of ECOPlanet Elephant
Nairametrics
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June 30, 2025
Lafarge Africa Plc, a leading innovative and sustainable building solutions company, renowned for high-quality cement, aggregates, ready-mix concrete, mortar, and other related products and solutions, has expanded its low-carbon multipurpose...
EFCC faces court sanction over delay in N152m property trial
Punch
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June 30, 2025
Justice Akingbola George of the Lagos State High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square on Monday issued a stern warning to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, threatening to foreclose its right to cross-examine a key witness, a property...
Wyclef Jean talks investments & opportunities for Africa
CNBC Africa
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June 30, 2025
The potential of Africa's entertainment industry continues to draw international interest and investments, especially within the burgeoning music scene. CNBC Africa's Akinkunmi Obakeye recently sat down with renowned Haitian musician and...
Ethiopia Taking Bold Steps to Expand Cancer Treatment, Research, and Radiation Therapy: DPM Temesgen Tiruneh
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, June 30, 2025 (ENA) --- Deputy Prime Minister Temesgen Tiruneh has affirmed that Ethiopia is taking bold, strategic steps to enhance access to cancer treatment, research, and radiation therapy as part of its broader commitment to...
Nigeria’s future lies in youth-driven entrepreneurship and technology integration – Adewola
Business Day
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June 30, 2025
Doyin Adewola is a globally recognized entrepreneur, innovation strategist, and ecosystem builder who has spent over a decade transforming how people work, live, and invest. As the founder of Box Office HubNigeria’s pioneering co-working space he...
Younger property buyers: redefining real estate with new expectations and values
IOL
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Younger property buyers are approaching real estate with distinct expectations and values, as South Africa’s property landscape continues to evolve. Their decisions are shaped by broader economic realities, digital fluency, and a growing awareness...
French supreme court rules on seizure of Congo properties
Global Arbitration Review
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The French Court of Cassation has affirmed that a creditor seeking to enforce a €1.7 billion ICC award against the Republic of the Congo can seize a property allegedly housing the private residence of the state’s ambassador to UNESCO but that a...
30 June 1960 Independence of the ‘Belgian' Congo. Belgium's colonial crimes in the Congo. A duty to remember
CADTM
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June 30, 2025
Historical context of the colonization of the Congo At the end of the 18th century, over a hundred years before the Congo was colonized by Leopold II, the thirteen British colonies in North America, were liberated from the British crown after...