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Qatar Duty Free (QDF), in partnership with POP MART, has unveiled the brand’s first store in the Middle East at Hamad International Airport.

The Investment Promotion Agency Qatar (Invest Qatar) today announced a new partnership with WHOOP, the human performance company.

With estimated wind speeds of up to 185 miles per hour, Hurricane Melissa, the most powerful storm of 2025 so far, made landfall in Jamaica, leaving a catastrophic impact on the country, bringing life-threatening storms, flash flooding, and landslides.

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, have announced that its portfolio company, Infinity Power — Africa’s largest independent renewable energy provider — has achieved financial close on its 200MW Ras Ghareb Wind Farm in Egypt.

The normal soundtrack that accompanies Jamaican life is silent this morning as many have woken to no electricity.

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in south-western Jamaica as the strongest storm to ever hit the Caribbean nation in modern history.

The 25th edition of the Marcel Duchamp Prize was awarded to Xie Lei, chosen from among four short-listed artists representing the vitality, diversity and international reach of the French scene.

Barbados is experiencing a notable tourism boom in 2025, with stayover arrivals increasing by 5.43% between January and August, reaching a total of 503,000 visitors.

Happy Independence Day to St. Vincent and the Grenadines!

Afreximbank (African Export-import Bank) in Cairo, Egypt, marked the end of the tenure of Professor Benedict Okey Oramah as its President and Chair of the Board of Directors, with a legacy conference where the outgoing President announced that he made the promotion of intra-African trade and investment the arrowhead of the Bank’s strategy when he took office because of a conviction that was the only viable path forward for Africa's development and economic emancipation.

The historic Jebum-gang Lha-khang Temple in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region (Tibet), has been transformed from a centuries-old place of worship and a former granary into a vibrant modern art centre.

People in Jamaica are bracing for the impact of Hurricane Melissa, which is forecast to unleash destructive winds and bring catastrophic flooding to the Caribbean nation in the coming hours.

In this Black History Month, Rita Daniels, who has a new book out titled “Harriet Tubman: Military Scout and Tenacious Visionary,” shared how surviving family members continue to honour the legendary abolitionist.

Twenty startups have been named semi-finalists in the MEST Africa Challenge (MAC) 2025, announced by MEST Africa in partnership with Absa, highlighting the continent’s most promising ventures in FinTech and other high-value chain solutions.

Tropical Storm Melissa has slowed to a crawl in the Caribbean, inching forward at just 2 mph, leaving forecasters with an “extremely uncertain” forecast of the storm’s next stops.