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Newswire : Leaders of five African countries head to Washington to meet Trump
Greene County Democrat - Alabama
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July 9, 2025
Map of African countries By Africanews 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,...
Donald Trump Tariffs
The Times of India
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US President Donald Trump has escalated trade tensions by sending tariff letters to more than 20 countries, warning that higher import duties will take effect from August 1, 2025 if bilateral trade deals are not reached. The move marks a...
How President Tinubu, opposition coalition leaders snub each other at Buhari’s burial ceremony
Premium Times
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July 16, 2025
President Bola Tinubu and leaders of the new coalition of the opposition attended Tuesday’s burial ceremony of former President Muhammadu Buhari but departed without exchanging greetings. The dignitaries were in Daura to witness the burial and to...
Tinubu, Shettima, dignitaries bid farewell as Buhari is laid to rest
Nigerian Current
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July 16, 2025
Former President Muhammadu Buhari has been laid to rest at his residence in Daura, Katsina State, following funeral prayers and interment attended by numerous dignitaries led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Large crowds lined the streets of Daura...
Breaking: Buhari laid to rest in Daura amid prayers, tributes
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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July 15, 2025
Former President Muhammadu Buhari was laid to rest on Tuesday evening at his residence in Daura, Katsina State, following Islamic burial rites witnessed by an array of national and international dignitaries. His burial, which took place at...
Tinubu, Shettima, other dignitaries bid Buhari farewell in Daura
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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July 15, 2025
Former President Muhammadu Buhari has been laid to rest at his residence in Daura, Katsina state, following funeral prayers and interment attended by numerous dignitaries led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Blueprint reports that large crowds...
President Trump meets with African leaders
KNWA - Arkansas
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July 9, 2025
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – President Donald Trump met with the leaders of five African nations on Wednesday for a multilateral lunch. Trump is hosting leaders from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania and Senegal for a discussion about business...
‘A Dream Realized’: Mercy Ships Supports First-Of-Its-Kind African Dental Education Symposium
Fresh Angle
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What began as a dream two years ago has now become a reality in Casablanca, Morocco. On July 11 and 12, 2025, representatives from 24 nations across the continent gathered at Université Mohammed VI des Sciences de la Santé (UM6SS) for the...
A renaissance for nature as the World Heritage Committee closes in Paris
IUCN
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Under the calm and efficient chairpersonship of Prof Nikolay Nenov of Bulgaria, and rapporteured by Ms Joelle Bucyana of Rwanda, IUCN played a large part in the meeting in our role as statutory advisory body on nature to the World Heritage...
A Giant Leap for African Unity: Kenya’s historic Visa-Free policy and the Trans African tourism and unity campaign
Joy FM
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July 15, 2025
Today, July 13, 2025, marks a historic milestone in Africa’s journey toward unity and free movement. Kenya has taken a bold and transformative step by eliminating all visa requirements and the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) for citizens of...
Watch Live: Donald Trump Meets with African Leaders
Breitbart
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July 9, 2025
President Donald Trump meets with leaders from multiple African nations on Wednesday, July 9. The president is meeting with the leaders of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal to for a summit on potential trade agreements. Trump...
Why is Trump meeting five African presidents this week?
Deutsche Welle
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July 7, 2025
"A White House official explained last week that 'President Trump believes African countries offer incredible commercial opportunities that benefit both the American people and our African partners,'" says DW's Washington correspondent, Ines Pohl....
African Leaders Agree: Trump Deserves a Nobel Peace Prize
CNSNews
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President Donald Trump deserves a Nobel Peace Prize, the leaders of five African nations agreed during a White House economic summit on Wednesday. When the meeting on commercial cooperation among the nations was opened up to questions from the...
The Morocco-Nigeria gas pipeline is taking its first steps
Atalayar
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July 14, 2025
Morocco has begun the preliminary phase of an ambitious gas pipeline project with Nigeria that is expected to be 5,600 kilometres long. The initial plan is based on connecting the port of Nador, in the north of the country, with the port of...
Trump To Meet Leaders Of Senegal, Gabon, Others In Washington
TVC News Nigeria
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July 9, 2025
The US president has invited the leaders of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal to Washington.... The US president has invited the leaders of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal to Washington. Experts suggest...
As China Tries to Expand Influence in Africa, Trump Meets with Western African Leaders
One Caribbean Television
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July 9, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the world keeps an eye on Ukraine, Iran and Israel, our adversaries are keeping their sights on Africa. This week, the White House hosted leaders from several western African nations in hopes of improving economic relations....
Carolina Cerqueira: Angola is playing its part in Lusophone mobility
Ver Angola
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"Angola is playing its role, Angola is paying attention. We are a country with 35 million inhabitants, after Brazil, we are the second most populous country in the CPLP (...). We have responsibilities internally, regionally, and internationally,...
ADC rules out preferential treatment, bars presidential aspirants from public declarations
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 9, 2025
• Tackles Kachikwu over hijack claim, insists due process followed • Alleges legal plot by APC, mobilises 98 lawyers for defence • ADC decries Nigeria’s absence from U.S. trade meeting, cites failed diplomacy • APC blasts ADC as coalition of inept...
JOSEPH NYUMAH BOAKAI: ‘I DIDN’T GET THE IMPRESSION THAT THE AMERICANS WERE PUTTING A GUN TO ANYBODY’S HEAD TO SIGN ANYTHING’
Front Page Africa
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July 14, 2025
President Boakai says one of the biggest challenges he faces fighting corruption is that his government inherited some of the people currently in government. “And that being the Liberian way, people want to be convinced that we are serious – and...
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...