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Scaling Smarter: How a Modern Tech Stack Fuels Diagnostic Lab Growth
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Navy Seabees Improve Educational Infrastructure in Sao Tome
U.S. Navy Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB)1, Det. Sao Tome, deployed under 22nd Naval Construction Regiment (NCR), are making significant improvements to local schools through the Almas Primary and Secondary School...

Assessing infrastructure readiness for scaling digital cash transfers toward ending poverty
Toggle section navigation Sections Print Follow the authors Homi Kharas John W. McArthur Jacob Taylor See More Summary Noting the significant major recent disruptions in global development policies and practice, unconditional digital cash...

Tourists in São Tomé watch release of baby turtles into sea
The territorial sea of São Tomé and Príncipe is home to five of the seven species of sea turtles in the world. Dozens of tourists have gathered at the Vila Maria beach on the island of São Tomé and Príncipe to watch as 400 baby sea turtles are...
Better Results, Less Stress: How to Get the Insights You Need Without a Costly ERP
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Why Ignoring Procurement Costs More Than You Think
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Portugal Emerges as a Strategic Hub for Global Tech Expansion
One of the latest signals of this growing relevance comes from a major Spanish multinational in the tech and consulting sector, which, after years of acquisitions across Europe, is now turning its focus decisively to Portugal. With a presence in...

Stakeholders discuss feasibility studies, engineering design of Kotu Stream
Earlier on, the project had contracted a joint venture consulting firm, led by HydroNova to conduct feasibility studies and detailed engineering design of the Kotu Stream for flood risk mitigation. This study was the first step towards the...

U.S. Naval Engineers Conduct Pre-Deployment Site Survey for Obangame Express 2025
U.S. Navy Seabees from 22nd Naval Construction Regiment (NCR) and U.S. Marine Corps Combat Engineers from Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 45 completed a pre-deployment site survey (PDSS) in Senegal, Cabo Verde, and São Tomé and Príncipe to assess...
Govt prioritizes youth skills development to boost economic growth
MOSA MAOENG MASERU – Government has emphasized the importance of investing in skills development for young people, equipping them to actively participate in shaping the country’s economy. This initiative aims to modernize and fuel sustainable...

Lusophone Compact Presents Opportunities
The Lusophone Compact Secretariat last week engaged with leaders of the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CPLP) at their 15th Summit and economic forum in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. The July 15-18 meetings provided a strategic platform to...

Russian scientists start research in exclusive economic zone of Guinea
RABAT, November 27. /TASS/. Russian and Guinean scientists have begun research in the exclusive economic zone of the Republic of Guinea as part of the Great African Expedition, head of the representative office of the Federal Agency for Fisheries...

How Chinese agricultural expertise is improving farming in Sao Tome and Principe
This photo taken on July 15, 2023 shows a view of Caldeiras Village of Sao Tome Island. — Xinhua photo SAO TOME (Oct 23): As the rainy season approaches in October, 32-year-old Jamaika Martins was busy in her small patch of field harvesting...
Feature: How Chinese agricultural expertise is improving farming in Sao Tome and Principe
SAO TOME, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- As the rainy season approaches in October, 32-year-old Jamaika Martins was busy in her small patch of field harvesting Chinese Bok Choy for the very first time. In the close vicinity, Chinese agricultural experts, who...

Angolan Maria de Fátima Jardim elected executive secretary of the CPLP
Maria de Fátima Jardim succeeds Timorese Zacarias da Costa, who served two terms in the position (since 2021). The new Executive Secretary holds a degree in biology from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon and served as...
África Negra’s Legacy Revived in ‘Antologia Vol. 2’: A Tribute to São Tomé’s Afro-Roots Pioneers
África Negra – Antologia Vol. 2 (Bongo Joe Records, 2024) Antologia Vol. 2 continues to explore the musical legacy of one of São Tomé and Príncipe’s most celebrated bands. Renowned for their one of a kind fusion of São Toméan rumba, Congolese...

Striking a balance between hunting and conservation in São Tomé and Príncipe
By Vânia Trovoada On the distant horizon, one can hear the breeze whispering through the trees as the branches sway in a graceful dance. The breeze is punctuated by the flutelike pitch of a thrush calling out in periodic intervals. Against this...

Wave of kidnappings in the Bight of Biafra
Wave of kidnappings in the Bight of Biafra A decline in piracy has pushed criminals toward hostage-taking, creating a growing ransom economy in the ocean region from Nigeria to Gabon. Published on 16 July 2025 in ISS Today By Raoul Sumo Tayo...
Payment Automation Hacks: Best Practices to Streamline & Scale Your AP Processes
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Angolan Catholic Archbishop Calls for Outlawing Fortune-Telling and Penalizing Healers
(ZENIT News / Angola, 10.07.2025).- Archbishop José Manuel Imbamba of Saurimo, Angola, President of the Episcopal Conference of Angola and São Tomé (CEAST), asked the authorities to penalize divination practices due to the social damage they...