The richest man in the world, boss of SpaceX and Tesla, Elon Musk is officially the new owner of Twitter from Thursday, October 27, 2022. The US billionaire therefore signed Thursday at the end of the day to offer himself, not without some resentment, the social network of which he …
Read More »South African authorities take steps to regulate crypto assets
South Africa’s financial watchdog has classified cryptocurrency assets as financial products, a notice in the government gazette said on Wednesday, enabling them to be regulated., Reuters reported In the brief notice, the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) said a crypto asset, which it referred to as “a digital representation of …
Read More »Tunisia forced to use its strategic oil stock
Internal and external factors had forced the Tunisian State to use its reserve stock of fuel, said the President and CEO of the Tunisian Company of Refining Industries (STIR), Fakhta Mahouachi on Thurday. According to Ms. Mahouachi, the next 24 hours will see an improvement in the supply of gas …
Read More »Indonesia in talks with African countries to export COVID shot
Indonesia is in talks with several African countries, including Nigeria, to export and donate its homemade COVID-19 vaccine, its developer said on Friday. Indonesia is becoming the first country in Southeast Asia to approve a domestically developed COVID shot. Its approval for the shot, the detailed trial data of which …
Read More »Tesla boss Elon Musk finally agrees to buy Twitter
The boss of Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk finally wants to proceed with the acquisition of Twitter, after having given up on a first takeover project on July 8. According to the initial terms, the company is valued at 44 billion dollars, or 54.20 dollars per share, American media Bloomberg …
Read More »Apple kicks Russia’s biggest social network out of App Store
Apple has removed VKontakte, Russian Facebook and all apps made by tech giant VK from App Store and announced the closure of VK Technology accounts. “In war as in war”. This is somewhat the explanation given by Apple to justify the removal of applications from the VK technology group from …
Read More »Ethiopian government ends contract of a Chinese oil prospector
The Ethiopian government has terminated the prospecting contract with Chinese oil company Poly-PGL, saying it failed to meet the financial and technical terms of the deal. The company, part-owned by the Chinese government, has been drilling for oil and gas in the Ogaden Basin in eastern Ethiopia, the BBC reported. …
Read More »Egypt: Suez Canal Authority to raise transit fees
Suez Canal Authority (SCA) announced plans to raise fees for ships passing through the Suez Canal by 15% in 2023. According to Ossama Rabiee, Chairman and CEO of SCA, transit fees for bulk carriers and tourist vessels will see a 10% increase. He also stated that the increase is inevitable …
Read More »Jewelry and bracelets made from sperm, new trend
Amanda Booth, a Canadian jeweler, started her jewelry business using bodily fluids and ashes, breast milk, cremated remains of loved ones or pets, fur and strands of hair, spoon coffee sperm and polymer clay, all to make bracelets and jewelry. It all starts with an unusual request from a TikTok …
Read More »Cameroon: donut seller Françoise Puene is now billionaire
Ranked among the richest businesswomen in Cameroon, Françoise Puene, a former donut trader, is now at the head of Franco group, operating in hotel industry. Her fortune is estimated at billions of CFA francs. CEO of the Franco Group, her fortune is without mystery built under the sun in the …
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