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Dangote Group has offered East African nations a combined 30% stake in its planned 700,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Lamu, Kenya. Kenya, Ethiopia, and Rwanda have expressed interest, with potential regional investment reaching $1.5 billion. The $20 billion project is slated for a September groundbreaking.
Tanzania has assumed the chairmanship of the Regional Technical Advisory Committee on Labour Mobility for East and Horn of Africa, succeeding Uganda. The handover in Dodoma signals a continued push for safe, orderly labour migration, with officials highlighting regional cooperation and worker protections.
Signatory States of the Djibouti Code of Conduct/Jeddah Amendment have agreed to set up a Combined DCoC Task Force to coordinate maritime operations against piracy in the Western Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden. The decision, endorsed at an extraordinary Steering Committee meeting in July and by National Focal Points in August, aims to complement existing international efforts while addressing the continued captivity of seafarers.
Arsenal opened their Premier League title defence with a commanding 3-0 victory over Coventry City, with goals from Kai Havertz, Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard. The win highlighted Arsenal's continued hunger and the impressive debut of Christos Tzolis, while manager Mikel Arteta discussed his contract situation ahead of the season.
Africa remains the epicenter of the global malaria burden, but rising temperatures are reshaping where the disease thrives, while vaccines and prevention tools are beginning to turn the tide. New risks from an invasive mosquito species and funding cuts threaten progress, experts say.