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Tinubu Hosts Historic West Africa Economic Summit to Deepen Regional Integration
News Diary Online
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June 22, 2025
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to lead a high-level push for regional economic integration as he hosts the inaugural West Africa Economic Summit (WAES) at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja. By Chimezie Godfrey...
West Africa must break trade barriers to unlock $500bn regional potential – Okonjo-Iweala
New Mail
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June 21, 2025
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), has urged West African leaders to dismantle trade barriers, reduce costs, and think regionally to unlock the subregion’s $500 billion economic potential and secure...
Tinubu to advance economic integration at the West Africa Economic summit
Eagle Online
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June 21, 2025
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will on Saturday, attend the West Africa Economic Summit (WAES) at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre, Abuja. The Economic Summit, which enters its second and final day on Saturday, precedes the 67th...
Tinubu to attend West Africa Economic Summit in Abuja today
Nigerian Eye
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June 21, 2025
President Bola Tinubu will attend the 2025 West Africa Economic Summit (WAES) at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre, Abuja, today. In a statement on Saturday, Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to Tinubu, said the economic summit,...
Tinubu to champion integration at W’Africa economic summit
Punch
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June 21, 2025
President Bola Tinubu will on Saturday, June 21, 2025, (today) attend the West Africa Economic Summit at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre, Abuja. The Economic Summit, which enters its second and final day on Saturday, precedes...
Just In: Tinubu To Attend West Africa Economic Summit (WAES)
Naija News
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June 21, 2025
Naija News reports that this was made known in a statement by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. The Economic Summit, which enters its second and final day on Saturday, precedes the 67th Ordinary Summit of the...
Liberia Wins Bid To Host The Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) Youth & Sports Development Centre
MENAFN
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June 20, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) The Republic of Liberia is proud to announce through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, that it has officially won the bid to host the ECOWAS Youth&Sports Development Centre (EYSDC), a key regional institution under the Economic...
UCAMWAL: United Capital Enters Francophone Market
TechEconomy
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June 20, 2025
Advertisements United Capital Plc‘s latest subsidiary, United Capital Asset Management West Africa Limited (UCAMWAL), officially commenced operation with the launch of two CFA franc-denominated mutual funds in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. According to...
47th session of UNESCO World Heritage Committee wraps up
AzerNews
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July 18, 2025
The 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Paris has concluded with the inclusion of 26 new cultural and natural sites into the World Heritage List, Azernews reports. Azerbaijan's Ancient City of Gabala and the Historical-Cultural...
U.S.-Africa Summit: Whither Nigeria?
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 16, 2025
For decades, Nigeria, the country that is home to the largest black population in the world, has proudly carried the epithet: ‘Giant of Africa.’ For this, it has often been in the forefront in the defense and propagation of the sovereignty and...
African tea estates planted by Scots named as world heritage sites
The Times
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At the turn of the 20th century, planters with seedlings from Edinburgh would have crawled among the sacred trees and waterfalls of Malawi’s towering Mount Mulanje, establishing Africa’s first commercial tea plantations. Tea from Mulanje can still...
Feature: Trump’s African summit was a masterclass in modern colonial theatre
The Chronicle News Online
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July 16, 2025
To dodge Trump’s tariffs and wrath, five African presidents played the role of loyal colonial subject, and left their dignity behind. On July 9, United States President Donald Trump opened a three-day mini summit at the White House with the...
America on a War Footing: Implications as US Mineral Strategy Turns to Africa
Fat Tail Daily
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July 14, 2025
Geologist James Cooper examines the potential implications of America’s heavy focus on West Africa. Why is the US becoming deeply involved here? And what could the consequences be? What do Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania and Senegal all...
Sanctioning the truth
Gulf Today
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July 17, 2025
UN rapporteur for Palestine Francesca Albanese retorted to the US decision to sanction her by stating on X that “the powerful [are] punishing those who speak for the powerless; it is not a sign of strength, but of guilt.” This amounts to the call...
Lessons From Buhari's Demise
Modern Ghana
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Across the African continent, it has become almost routine. An African president or top politician quietly boards a plane, often in the dead of night, heading to Europe, the Middle East, or Asia for “medical checks.” These trips, costing millions...
MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power Conference & Exhibition Returns To Senegal In December 2025
MENAFN
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July 16, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) The MSGBC Oil, Gas&Power Conference&Event returns to Dakar, Senegal in December at the Centre International de Conférences Abdou Diouf. The pre-conference will take place on December 8 and the main event will take place on...
Trump targets Brazil with 50% tariff, calls Bolsonaro trial a ‘witch hunt’
The Hindu Business Line
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July 10, 2025
President Donald Trump singled out Brazil for import taxes of 50 per cent on Wednesday for its treatment of its former president, Jair Bolsonaro, showing that personal grudges rather than simple economics are a driving force in the US leader's use...
Nigeria Bids Farewell to Buhari as Tinubu, and other Global Leaders Attend Burial in Daura
City 105.1 FM
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July 16, 2025
Nigeria on Tuesday paid its last respects to former President Muhammadu Buhari as his remains were interred in Daura, Katsina State, in a ceremony attended by top political figures, global dignitaries, and thousands of mourners. President Bola...
WATCH: Trump Hosts Africa-Israel Working Lunch as Mauritania Moves to Restore Diplomatic Ties with Israel
[your]NEWS
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July 9, 2025
Leaders of five African nations join Netanyahu at White House amid Trump-led push for continental trade and normalization with Israel By yourNEWS Media Newsroom President Donald Trump hosted a multilateral lunch at the White House Wednesday with...
President of the National Teachers' Union: Education in Angola “is at the bottom of the list of priorities”
Ver Angola
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"We've heard it said that Angola is an extremely rich country (...), but we still have children studying under trees, children writing with notebooks on their laps," lamented Hermínia do Nascimento. The union leader warned that the "lack of...