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South Africa: State Forestry Company Troubled By Timber Theft and Illegal Mining in Its Mpumalanga Plantations

February 6, 2026 | Source: AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance

[Parliament of South Africa] The South African Forestry Company Limited (SAFCOL) is losing millions of rands from timber theft in its Mpumalanga plantations, and its nature reserves are damaged by illegal mining, threatening eco-tourism business.

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Mozambique: Mozambique and UAE to Deepen Cooperation in Agriculture

February 6, 2026 | Source: AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance

[AIM] Maputo — The governments of Mozambique and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have expressed their willingness to deepen bilateral cooperation in agriculture, food security and environmental protection.

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Congo-Kinshasa: Joint Statement on the Inaugural Meeting of the Joint Steering Committee of the U.S.-DRC Strategic Partnership Agreement

February 6, 2026 | Source: AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance

[State Department] Washington, DC — The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Africa: NCDMB Pledges Enduring Support for Appo, Africa Energy Bank

February 6, 2026 | Source: AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance

[Premium Times] The Executive Secretary of NCDMB, Felix Omatsola Ogbe, an engineer made the pledge on Thursday when the new Secretary General of APPO, Farid Ghezali paid him a courtesy visit at the Board’s Abuja liaison office

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Nigeria: Scam Alert – Fake Advert Claims Nigeria’s Food and Drug Regulator NAFDAC Is Hiring

February 6, 2026 | Source: Africa Check

[Africa Check] Scam alert: fake advert claims Nigeria’s food and drug regulator Nafdac is hiring

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Nigeria: Inside Nigerian Military’s Strategy, Successes Against Oil Theft

February 6, 2026 | Source: AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance

[Premium Times] A military official noted that Nigeria’s crude oil production, which averaged 1.4 to 1.5 million barrels per day before 2025, rose to about 2.2 million barrels per day by December 2025, attributing the improvement largely to enhanced se…

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South Africa: Minister Tau Leads SA Delegation to China for Key Trade Talks

February 6, 2026 | Source: AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance

[SAnews.gov.za] Beijing, China – South Africa’s Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, is leading a high-level delegation to Beijing, China, for the Joint Economic Trade Commission (JETC), where he is meeting with his Chinese counterpa…

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Ghana: Tackling Declining Oil and Gas Production – Government Secures $3.5bn Investment to Boost Sector

February 6, 2026 | Source: AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance

[Ghanaian Times] The Government of Ghana has secured a $3.5 billion investment to revitalize the country’s oil and gas sector, signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Jubilee/TEN and Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) partners.

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Zambia: Ghana-Zambia Commit to Economic Cooperation

February 6, 2026 | Source: AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance

[Ghanaian Times] Ghana and Zambia have agreed to deepen their decades-old bilateral relations, with a renewed focus on economic cooperation.

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Africa: Experts Urge Africa to Invest in Digital Infrastructure for Ethical Migration Reporting

February 6, 2026 | Source: AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance

[Nile Post] African governments and development partners have been urged to increase investment in digital infrastructure to support inclusive e-learning and strengthen ethical migration reporting across the continent.

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