Month: May 2025

“Trump’s unfounded attack on Cyril Ramaphosa was an insult to all African”-President John Dramani Mahama

Mr Mohammed

If we want to solve injustices in Africa today, we cannot forget the injustices that shaped our shared history   The meeting at the White House between Donald Trump and the South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa, was, at its heart, about the preservation of essential historical truths.   The US president’s claims of white genocide conflict with the actual racial persecution and massacres that took place during the two centuries of colonisation and nearly 50 years of apartheid in South Africa. It is not enough to be affronted by these…

Mr Mohammed

ACCRA, Ghana, May 28, 2025/ — The Mining in Motion Summit (MininginMotionSummit.com) is pleased to announce the participation of Hon. Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, Ghana’s Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, as a speaker. Hon. Muhammed’s involvement underscores the government’s commitment to environmentally responsible mining, technological innovation and scientific advancement in the extractive sector. As the head of the ministry leading innovation and sustainability, Hon. Muhammed is spearheading initiatives to align mining operations with national development goals and environmental stewardship. His efforts include forging partnerships with global public and private stakeholders to implement science-based solutions and…

Development of Islamic banking in Russia possible through a dual banking system — ministry

Mr Mohammed

“It comes to the parallel functioning of the traditional and Islamic banking sectors, as has already been implemented in Malaysia, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan,” Deputy Economic Development Minister Dmitry Volvach said MINERALNYE VODY /Stavropol Region/, May 27. /TASS/. Further development of the experiment on the introduction of partnership financing, aka Islamic banking, is possible through the creation of a dual banking system in Russia, Deputy Economic Development Minister Dmitry Volvach said at the Caucasus Investment Forum (CIF). “One of the possible ways for further development [of partnership financing] is seen in…

Nigeria Partners with Chinese Investors on Two New Lithium Processing Plants

Mr Mohammed

Nigeria is making bold moves to transform its mining sector by launching two major lithium processing plants this year, with significant backing from Chinese investors. According to the country’s mining minister, a $600 million facility near the Kaduna-Niger border will be commissioned this quarter, with another, a $200 million refinery near the nation’s capital, nearing completion. Alake also stated that there are two other plants under construction in Nasarawa, with completion expected before the third quarter. These projects aim to shift Nigeria away from raw mineral exports and toward domestic value…

First Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI) Artificial Intelligence (AI) Hackathon Showcases Innovation in Islamic Finance

Mr Mohammed

ALGIERS, Algeria, May 27, 2025/ — The Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI) (www.IsDBInstitute.org) has announced the winners of the first-of-its-kind Artificial Intelligence (AI) Hackathon in Islamic Finance, organized to showcase the potential of AI-powered tools to support the progress of the global Islamic financial industry. The awards were announced and presented to the winners during the 19th IsDB Global Forum on Islamic Finance on 20 May 2025 in Algiers, Algeria, on the sidelines of the IsDB Group Annual Meetings. As the Islamic finance industry evolves to meet the demands of…