By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Punch
The Sahara Group Foundation has opened its 23rd Sahara Go Recycling Hub in Ikeja, Lagos State, at Sam Ethnan Air Force Base. The facility is intended to collect recyclable materials, reduce waste and create income for communities, with support from Ikeja Electric, according to Punch.
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Guterres and the UN place self-determination at the center of negotiations on the Sahara, while several countries support Morocco’s autonomy plan.
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22 OctSahara: Polisario threatens to leave peace processA solar plant is to be built in Katiola, in central-northern Ivory Coast, with a planned capacity to supply around 300,000 households. The project is also expected to create 160 jobs, particularly for young people from the area, according to 7info.
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast · Source: 7info ·
Lagos wants to raise food self-sufficiency from about 20% to 40% of demand through increased production, processing and distribution capacity. The target is set out in a five-year agricultural roadmap presented at World Food Day in Ikeja, according to the Lagos State government cited by Punch.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Punch ·
The Central Bank of Nigeria has given JPMorgan approval in principle to establish JPMorgan Merchant Bank Nigeria Limited, subject to a final licence. The future merchant bank will still have to meet regulatory requirements before starting operations, the central bank announced, according to Punch.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Punch ·
Officials from the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa are calling for industrial waste to be turned into resources and recycling to be developed to create jobs. Comesa secretary-general Chileshe Mpundu Kapwepwe made the call at the regional summit in Harare, Fingaz reports.
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe · Source: Fingaz ·
Nigeria’s Ebola virus closely related to Kenya caseGenomic analysis of Nigeria’s only confirmed Ebola case shows a close similarity to the virus detected in Kenya, Health Minister Muhammad Pate said. It does not establish a direct epidemiological link, while contact tracing and testing continue, Punch reports.
Union praises Aladji Cellou’s record at Guinea’s OGPThe Guinean Advertising Office trade union praised Aladji Cellou Camara’s management, which it said was marked by regular salary payments, the clearance of 2024 arrears and payment of social security contributions. These advances were discussed during the handover with his successor Mohamed Bangoura, Guinéenews reports.The week in Africa
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