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Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Market Trends, Global Size, Advance Technology, Future Development & Forecast 2030
MENAFN
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June 6, 2025
(MENAFN- GetNews) "LexisNexis (US), Oracle (US), FIS (US), Fiserv (US), Jumio (US), NICE Actimize (US), SAS Institute (US), GB Group PLC (UK), FICO (US), ACI Worldwide (US), Experian (Ireland), Wolters Kluwer (Netherlands), Transunion (US),...
Relooted is a high-tech heist game about reclaiming African artifacts from Western collections, which are said to hold '90% of sub-Saharan African cultural heritage'
PC Gamer
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June 6, 2025
At today's Day of the Devs stream, Sithe Ncube, producer at South African game studio Nyamakop, shared a sobering statistic. "A French government report estimated that 90% of sub-Saharan African cultural heritage is in the possession of Western...
Stage high-tech heists to reclaim pieces of African heritage in Relooted, an upcoming puzzle platformer with a righteous cause
PC Gamer
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June 6, 2025
At today's Day of the Devs, Sithe Ncube, producer at South African game studio Nyamakop, shared a sobering statistic. "A French government report estimated that 90% of sub-Saharan African cultural heritage is in the possession of Western...
Community space at Ben Washer Park offers new outlet for Louisville’s youth
WLKY - Kentucky
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June 6, 2025
Our Place at Ben Washer Park hopes to be the model of a safe and joyous environment for young people in Louisville.The project in the Limerick Park neighborhood is years in the making and will also house the new headquarters for the youth...
Kenya turns to data, tech innovation to reverse widespread soil degradation
TUKO
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June 5, 2025
Kenya hosted the inaugural Data for Soil Health and Scale Summit that brought together scientists, innovators and farmers The summit held in Nairobi on Tuesday, June 3 and Wednesday, June 4, brought together 400 participants who shared ideas on...
The D Brief: COCOM noms; Mass 3D-printing in the field; Trump, Xi talk; The future of deception; And a bit more.
Defense One
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New commander nominations for CENTCOM, AFRICOM, and NATO. Deputy chief of Central Command Navy Vice Adm. Brad Cooper was chosen by Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth to lead CENTCOM at the conclusion of Gen. Erik Kurilla’s term at the Tampa-based...
African countries are bad at issuing bonds, so debt costs mo...
Modern Ghana
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Over the past two decades, African countries have increasingly turned to international capital markets to meet their development financing needs. For example, Kenya and Benin raised a combined US$2.5 billion through bond issuances during the first...
Tech for all: Nairobi hosts global push for disability-inclusive innovation
TUKO
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June 5, 2025
Meta’s Maxine Williams called on governments and tech firms to treat accessibility as an economic opportunity Meta unveiled new accessibility features on WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram, developed in collaboration with people with disabilities...
11 Ideas for Trips With Dad, From Ghost Hunting in Louisiana to a Wildlife Excursion in South Africa
Conde Nast Traveler
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June 6, 2025
Although writer Tom Lamont once accurately described parenting as a “chore-pocalypse”—a cold war of instilling responsibility and expectations on your progeny, before an inevitable meltdown or disappointment ensues—there are countless perks to...
Social Impact Awards 2025 expand to reflect legal innovation
International Tax Review
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June 6, 2025
The 2025 Social Impact EMEA Awards, hosted by the Legal Benchmarking Group, remain open for submissions with new categories introduced to reflect the evolving priorities of the legal industry. Now entering its second year, these awards celebrate...
All White star Ben Old on his future, after relegation of Saint-Etienne from Ligue 1
The New Zealand Herald
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June 6, 2025
“I signed not because they were in Ligue 1 but because of the project that the owners are [behind],” Old tells the Herald. “I’ve got full faith and belief in what they’re going to achieve and be able to get this massive club and city back to where...
East Africa Border Security Week
Biometric Update
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June 6, 2025
East Africa Border Security Week Kigali, Rwanda November 4-5, 2025 East Africa Border Security Week is a regional event dedicated to improving border security and management across East Africa. The event will address all three border environments...
A visit from Africa
Henry County Local - Kentucky
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On June 1, David Neville of Capstone Farms hosted six international visitors from Africa to tour his farm and enjoy dinner. Neville and his crew of volunteers prepared a meal, and the meat was processed in the halal manner (a religious tradition...
Innovation Hub readies for expansion
ITWeb
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June 6, 2025
The Innovation Hub’s official sod-turning ceremony. Gauteng’s Innovation Hub is getting an R83.1 million revamp, to enhance capacity to drive industrialisation, technology commercialisation and entrepreneurship. The Innovation Hub is a subsidiary...
African Union condemns Trump travel ban amid strained Africa...
Modern Ghana
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The African Union has expressed deep concern over President Donald Trump's sweeping travel ban on citizens from seven African countries, warning that the restrictions will damage decades of carefully nurtured diplomatic and commercial ties between...
An Unpredictable Journey: Terrah’s tech-driven creativity guides him to HTM program
Oklahoma State University
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June 6, 2025
Friday, June 6, 2025 Media Contact: Stephen Howard | Director of Marketing & Communications | 405-744-4363 | stephen.howard@okstate.edu In a modest, diner-style restaurant with black-and-white checkered floors, guests chow down on onion burgers...
African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 African Energy General Counsel Forum To Spotlight Strategic Legal Leadership, Dealmaking And Doing Business In African Oil & Gas
MENAFN
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June 6, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) The African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies conference – taking place from September 29 to October 3 in Cape Town – will host a groundbreaking African Energy General Counsel Forum, aimed at tackling challenges and...
'Let us be bold in our thinking, but grounded in our genesis’ - Minister on Ghana's digital future
GhanaWeb
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June 6, 2025
The Minister of State for Public Sector Reform, Lydia Lamisi Akanvariba, has stated that Ghana must be bold in its digital ambitions while remaining rooted in its values and realities. Speaking at the Ghana Internet Governance Forum (Ghana IGF)...
European Union-Backed Initiative Calls On African Artists To Showcase Talents
Sahara Reporters
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The Science, Technology & the ARTS (S+T+ARTS) Afropean Intelligence, an initiative of the European Union (EU), has urged African artists to explore Artificial Intelligence (AI) to showcase their talents. Mr Oscar Ekponimo, Managing Director,...
AfDB and Anzana Electric power up Burundi’s energy future with $600,000 grant to Weza Power
Africa Business Communities
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At the launch of Burundi’s National Energy Compact during the Mission 300 (M300) Private Sector Consultation in London, Anzana Electric Group and the African Development Bank announced a $600,000 project development grant from the Sustainable...