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Namibia Declares Mpox Outbreak as First Case Detected in Swakopmund

(MENAFN) Namibia confirmed an mpox outbreak on Sunday following the identification of its first case in the coastal city of Swakopmund, situated west of the capital, Windhoek. "The patient is receiving comprehensive treatment and is isolated at...

Critical One Energy Closes Oversubscribed CDN$7.65 Million Financing

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES TORONTO, Oct. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Critical One Energy Inc. (formerly Madison Metals Inc.) (“Critical One” or the “Company”) (CSE: CRTL) (OTCQB: MMTLF)...

Namibia Faces Surge in Cyber Threats

(MENAFN) Namibia encountered over a million cyber threats alongside a comparable number of system vulnerabilities during the first half of 2025, announced Information and Communication Technology Minister Emma Theofelus in the National Assembly on...

Top African Economies Now Shield 95% of GDP from Climate Risk, GCA Index Finds

Rotterdam, Netherlands, Oct. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Momentum for economic resilience: New GCA report shows Africa’s economies demonstrating path-breaking climate readiness, with 10 nations leading in policy and performance. Debt pressure...

Roger Federer Foundation Partners with OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation to Bring Vision Care to Thousands of Zambian Schoolchildren

ZURICH and LUSAKA, Zambia, Oct. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Roger Federer Foundation and the OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation have successfully completed their first joint outreach program in Zambia, bringing free vision care to thousands...

Alloy Wheel Market to Reach USD 34.66 Billion by 2032 | 7.1% CAGR Fueled by EV Adoption & Automotive Demand

There is indeed a growing demand for advanced manufacturing techniques in the production of alloy wheels. WILMINGTON, DE, UNITED STATES, October 13, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Alloy Wheel Market was valued at USD 20.02 Billion in 2024 and is...

Namibia Puts Out Etosha Park Wildfire

(MENAFN) Namibian Minister of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism, Indileni Daniel, confirmed that a major wildfire, which ravaged over a third of Etosha National Park, has been largely contained. The park, one of Africa’s largest game reserves,...

Namibia Contains Massive Blaze

(MENAFN) Namibia's Minister of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism, Indileni Daniel, announced that a significant wildfire which had swept across a substantial portion of Etosha National Park has now been largely contained. The park, recognized as...

Namibian successfully contains extensive wildfire

(MENAFN) Namibia’s Environment, Forestry and Tourism Minister Indileni Daniel announced that authorities have successfully contained a huge wildfire that tore through more than a third of Etosha National Park, one of Africa’s largest protected...

Koryx Files Updated PEA for the Haib Copper Project, Southern Namibia

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Koryx Copper Inc. (“Koryx” or the "Company") (TSX-V: KRY) is pleased to announce filing of the recently completed Preliminary Economic Assessment (“PEA”) of the Company’s 100%-owned,...

B2Gold Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results – Conference Call Details

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- B2Gold Corp. (TSX: BTO, NYSE AMERICAN: BTG, NSX: B2G) (“B2Gold” or the “Company”) will release its third quarter 2025 financial results after the North American markets close on...

Fraud Costs Businesses Nearly 8% of Their Equivalent Revenues Globally, TransUnion Reports

CHICAGO, Oct. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fraud is draining business resources at an alarming and unprecedented rate. According to TransUnion’s (NYSE: TRU) newly released H2 2025 Update to the Top Fraud Trends Report, companies worldwide lost...

Canadian Business Leaders Say Fraud Cost Their Businesses 7.2% of Equivalent Revenues; Synthetic Identity Fraud Losses Surge – TransUnion Study

TransUnion’s latest study reveals 200 Canadian business leaders surveyed said their companies lost an estimated CAD$111 billion to fraud in the past year, with synthetic identity scams now accounting for over a quarter of those losses. More than a...

Namibia Deploys 500 Soldiers to Contain Etosha Park Wildfire

(MENAFN) Namibia announced on Sunday the mobilization of 500 additional soldiers to assist in the ongoing battle against a wildfire that has ravaged Etosha National Park for nearly a week. This decision comes after an emergency meeting held on...

B2Gold Achieves Commercial Production at the Goose Mine

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- B2Gold Corp. (TSX: BTO, NYSE AMERICAN: BTG, NSX: B2G) (“B2Gold” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that the Goose Mine, part of the Back River Gold District, located in Nunavut,...

Inflation targeting: considerations for central banks in Africa

By Paul Fisher and Glenn Hoggarthfootnote [1] This article is an output from the Bank of England’s Centre for Central Banking Studies (CCBS). The CCBS was established in 1990. It is a small division in the Bank that provides training and technical...

Wildfire destroys one-third of national park in Namibia

(MENAFN) Namibia’s Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, Indileni Daniel, announced that her country has controlled a huge wildfire after it ravaged over a third of Etosha National Park, one of Africa's biggest nature preserves. On...

Challenger Energy Group PLC Acquisition Update

TORONTO, Oct. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sintana Energy Inc. (TSX-V: SEI) ("Sintana" or the "Company") is pleased to provide the following update in regards to the previously announced intention to complete an acquisition of Challenger Energy...

Koryx Announces Results of Special Meeting

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Koryx Copper Inc. (the "Company") (TSX-V: KRY) (NSX: KYX) is pleased to announce the voting results of the Company's special meeting of shareholders (the "Meeting") held on October 15,...

AFRICA PPP 2025 UNVEILS EXPERT-LED MASTERCLASS AND POWERFUL LEADERS ACROSS ENERGY, TRANSPORT, WATER & INDUSTRIALISATION

Africa PPP Summit in Windhoek, 28–31 Oct 2025, opens with a Masterclass on turning pipelines into bankable projects with expert facilitators. WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA, October 2, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Africa PPP Infrastructure Finance, Investment...