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The European Union and New Zealand signed a free trade agreement on Sunday which, according to Brussels, should lead to a 30% increase in bilateral trade within a decade. Referring to the agreement, which will be concluded in June 2022 after four years of tough negotiations, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen hailed the text as ‘ambitious’ and ‘very balanced’. “New Zealand is a key partner for us in the Indo-Pacific region, and this free trade agreement will bring us even closer together,” she added in a statement from Brussels. For his part, New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins…

he Mitrelli Group (https://Mitrelli.com/), the Menomadin Foundation (https://MenomadinFoundation.com/), Save a Child’s Heart (https://SaveaChildsHeart.org/), and the Côte d’Ivoire Health Ministry, this week announced an innovative local-capacity-building initiative in Côte d’Ivoire to establish the country’s local capabilities in the field of life-saving paediatric cardiac surgery, and enable the country to become a model for self-sufficiency in this field in the continent. The initiative is rooted in the “UN’s Sustainable Development Goal to promote Good Health and Well Being”. Approximately 1 in every 100 babies born in the world suffers from congenital heart disease (CHD), which are structural heart anomalies that occur during…

From Melvin Tejan Mansaray, Freetown The Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Dr. Sidie Mohamed Tunis is part of ongoing talks with the main opposition All Peoples Congress (APC) over the post June 24, 2023 elections dispute in Sierra Leone. It could be recalled that APC rejected the outcome of the June polls citing lack of transparency by the Electoral Commission Sierra Leone (ECSL). The party has consequently called for the reversal of the results and the sacking of the Chief Electoral Commissioner among other government officials. Tunis who doubles as a ranking member in the National Assembly of Sierra…

Naturally, I’m not one to flaunt personal wealth or openly discuss my financial standing as a dancer and creative entrepreneur despite my long-lasting successful career. However, I want to particularly highlight our newly acquired properties in Lagos as a way to speak about the economic potential of dance. It may come across as self-indulgence, but let’s address it upfront. Recently, my partner Haji and I acquired a magnificent mansion in the serene neighbourhood of Lekki upon our return to Lagos in May. After four years of being a research professor at the University of Florida, doubling as the Maker in…

The bot was in the 80th percentile of performance, around the same level as a first-year associate at the hedge fund. The co-CIO of Bridgewater Associates seems pretty impressed with the investment acumen of OpenAI’s ChatGPT artificial intelligence tool. Greg Jensen, co-CIO of the world’s biggest hedge fund, told Bloomberg that ChatGPT was able to pass its investment associate test, and that the power of the buzzy AI chatbot is like having “millions” of junior staffers working all at once. Speaking on the Odd Lots podcast, Jensen – who’s flagged AI as a major interest for Bridgewater well before ChatGPT’s…

Cardi B never fails to turn heads in an outing and she ensured all eyes would be on her as she demonstrated her twerking skills for bemused onlookers outside her hotel in France on Wednesday. The 30-year-old rapper has been making her way around the shows during Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week and opted for her third outfit of the day in a skintight jumpsuit that showed off her incredible curves. The Jean Paul Gaultier one-piece cinched in at her slender waist and highlighted her famous figure while she added glamour with chunky necklaces. Cardi completed the look with a…

   King Charles has been presented with the crown jewels of Scotland in a historic Thanksgiving serving today, July 5.    The monarch received the Crown of Scotland, the Sceptre, and the Sword of State of the Honours of Scotland at St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh eight weeks after his crowning at Westminster Abbey.    William and Catherine, known as the Duke and Duchess of Rothesay north of the border, joined Scotland’s leading figures and 100 individuals from all walks of society at the church on the Royal Mile.    The Right Reverend Sally Foster-Fulton, Moderator of the General Assembly…

African Development Bank and USAID extend and expand their partnership through the Regional Development Objectives Agreement (RDOAG) to tackle energy poverty and climate change in sub-Saharan Africa. The agreement aims to eliminate energy poverty by 2030, accelerate the just energy transition, and improve the enabling environment for renewable energy in Africa. The partnership allows for potential future US contributions of up to $500 million and provides financial, technical, and operational support to stakeholders through grants, investments, and risk-reduction strategies. On the sidelines of the Africa Energy Forum in Nairobi, the African Development Bank and the United States Agency for International…

The East African Community (EAC) on Monday launched a peace caravan aimed at promoting peaceful coexistence, good neighborliness and peaceful resolution of disputes among border communities through experiential learning from practices of other border communities in the region. A statement by the EAC headquarters in Tanzania’s northern city of Arusha said the initiative, called peace caravan and benchmarking tour for border communities in Kenya, Uganda and South Sudan, was launched in Namanga on the Kenya-Tanzania border. According to the statement, the initiative was launched by the EAC secretariat in collaboration with Kenya, Uganda and South Sudan, and in partnership with…

Nigerian billionaires choose to stay in the country due to significant disparities in tax rates compared to developed economies like the UK and the US, where higher-income earners face higher tax burdens. Some billionaires benefit from monopolistic business ventures supported by the Nigerian government, while developed economies have antitrust laws that promote fair competition and limit market power. While the allure of developed economies may be enticing, these billionaires weigh the benefits against the unique opportunities and circumstances presented in Nigeria. In 2022, the National Immigration Service reported that a staggering 1,899,683 passports were issued, indicating a significant outflow of…