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Formation professionnelle : l’AFPA va licencier 800 personnes

L’Agence nationale pour la formation professionnelle des adultes, organisme public qui emploie 5 410 salariés, souffre notamment de la concurrence du privé. Son plan vise à combler un déficit chronique de l’activité d’ici trois ans

Formation professionnelle : l’AFPA va licencier 800 personnes

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Firm warns against steep tax hike on sugary drinks

A Lagos-based policy and investor-relations firm, ThinkBusiness Africa, has advocated an evidence-based assessment of Nigeria’s proposed amendment to the Customs, Excise Tariff (Consolidation) Act. It warned that a significant increase in the tax burden on sugar-sweetened beverages could raise consumer prices and production costs without…

Colombia: Promigás Warns Gas Deficit Is Now Structural

Key Facts — What happened. Promigás, Colombia’s largest gas transporter, says the country’s natural-gas shortfall has stopped being temporary and is now structural. — How big.

  • Promigás declares Colombia's gas deficit is now structural, not cyclical
  • National gas production decreased by 12% in 2025, 31% since 2021
  • Imports accounted for 34% of gas supply in August 2026, up from virtually nothing in 2021

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