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ECOWAS kicks off Lomé phase of Abidjan-Lagos corridor trader empowerment
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 9, 2025
As part of implementing the third edition of the information and awareness campaign for small cross-border traders along the Abidjan-Lagos corridor, the Department of Human Development and Social Affairs, in collaboration with the Department of...
3 projects exemplifying the uptake of digital solutions in Africa
ESI Africa
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July 14, 2025
Beninese, Nigerian and Kenyan projects have been selected among The Elites nominees into how digitalisation forms the backbone of smart solutions, changing the way that people in Africa interact with power, energy and water. Planning and...
Dignitaries Led By President Tinubu Attend Buhari’s Burial
New National Star
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July 15, 2025
President Tinubu, African Leaders, Shettima, Ex- Vice President Atiku, Osinbajo, Ministers, Governors Honor Late President Buhari at Daura Burial President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, today led a gathering of African leaders, high-ranking government...
Tinubu, Shettima, Dignitaries Bid Ex-President Buhari Farewell As He’s Interred In Daura
This Day
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July 15, 2025
Deji Elumoye in Abuja Former President Muhammadu Buhari was on Tuesday evening laid to rest at his residence in Daura, Katsina State, following funeral prayers and interment attended by numerous dignitaries led by President Bola Tinubu. Large...
ADC blames Tinubu for Nigeria’s White House snub
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 8, 2025
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has blamed President Bola Tinubu’s administration for Nigeria’s exclusion from a high-level U.S.-Africa trade meeting hosted by the White House this week. The party described the development as a damning...
US making diphtheria great again? Why SA’s public health experts are worried about America’s RFK Jr
Mail & Guardian
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July 14, 2025
Misinformation fuelled by US health secretary Robert Kennedy Jr is creating a dangerous lack of trust in vaccines and South Africa’s public health experts are scared. Photo: Gage Skidmore/Flickr They used to call it the strangling angel. The grey...
Eimskip sells feeder vessel to Portugal’s Grupo Sousa
Splash 247
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July 14, 2025
Icelandic carrier Eimskip has divested one of its cornerstone feeder vessels, Lagarfoss, to Portuguese logistics and maritime group Grupo Sousa. The 875 teu vessel, built in 2014 by Rongcheng Shenfei Shipbuilding, is set to change ownership by...
Former President Muhammadu Buhari Laid to Rest in Daura Amid Tears, Tributes
Arise News
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July 15, 2025
Former President Muhammadu Buhari has been laid to rest in his hometown Daura in Katsina State, following a solemn state funeral and Islamic funeral prayers attended by Nigerian and international dignitaries. Buhari, who died in London on Sunday...
Leaders of five African countries head to Washington to meet Trump
Africanews
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July 8, 2025
Five West African leaders are travelling to Washington this week for a somewhat surprise meeting: US president Donald Trump announced in late June that he would host the heads of state of Liberia, Senegal, Gabon, Mauritania and Guinea-Bissau for a...
74 visa-free destinations Filipinos can visit
Gulf News
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Ready to trade your screens for skylines? If your passport's feeling neglected and your feet are itching for an adventure, we’ve got just the ticket — or rather, 74 of them, as per Henley & Partners (H&P) and latest updates (as of July 8, 2025)....
PAC’s Jaki Seroke: Sobukwe would have supported the GNU
Mail & Guardian
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July 14, 2025
Former president of the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe. The spirit of goodness in the heart of the former president of the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC), Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe, continues to manifest nearly...
From West Africa to Washington: A Spotlight on Leaders that will be Trump’s White House Summit
Front Page Africa
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July 7, 2025
When five African presidents board flights bound for Washington this week, they carry more than protocol briefings and tailored suits. Behind the ceremonial optics of the upcoming White House summit with President Trump lies a deeper story — one...
The Insider - Rudy Galetti: Vlahovic waits for Prem offers; Liverpool set Guehi cap; Calhanoglu wants Inter exit
Tribal Football
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Hakan Calhanoglu is pushing for a Galatasaray move; Juventus are ready to sell Dusan Vlahovic at a discount price; Liverpool make it clear they won't spend too much for Marc Guehi. Here are some of the main stories overf the last few days of the...
Ancient Aboriginal rock art, African sites make UNESCO World Heritage list
Al Jazeera
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UN cultural organisation this week announces its choice of sites to be granted World Heritage status. The United Nations cultural organisation has added a remote Aboriginal site featuring one million carvings that potentially date back 50,000...
Again, Trump’s way or the highway
The Cable
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July 10, 2025
It’s hard not to love US President Donald Trump. He is the world’s most powerful president and wears his preeminence on his sleeve. Not for him the crooked modesty of the Chinese or the boring self-effacement of the British. Six months after his...
First Trump Africa Summit; DRC Tensions; Shabaab Momentum: Africa File, July 10, 2025
Critical Threats - Washington D.C.
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To receive the weekly Africa File or tri-weekly Congo War Security Review via email, please subscribe here. Follow CTP on X, LinkedIn, and BlueSky. Contributors: Ellery White and Edie Tesfaye Key Takeaways: US-Africa Summit. The United States will...
Behind Boakai’s Trump invitation
The New Dawn Liberia
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July 7, 2025
President Joseph Nyumah Boakai is expected to join four leaders from the continent this week in the United States to discuss “commercial opportunities,” thanks to an invitation from US President Donald Trump. Monrovia, July 7, 2025: Per the...
Digital ID adoption gathers steam in Vietnam, PNG
Coingeek
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July 7, 2025
Homepage > News > Business > Digital ID adoption gathers steam in Vietnam, PNG Foreigners in Vietnam can now access national digital IDs, allowing them access to a range of government-backed and private services. While Vietnam has its national...
Africa Spain Summit: a unique opportunity for dialogue between Europe and Africa
Atalayar
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July 6, 2025
Event programme Promoted by the Spanish Government in collaboration with the European Union and organised by One Africa Forums, the Africa Spain Summit, an action platform in line with Africa's rise as the new hub of the global economy, will begin...
Trump targets Brazil for 50% import taxes
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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July 10, 2025
Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump singled out Brazil for import taxes of 50% on Wednesday for its treatment of its former president, Jair Bolsonaro, breaking...