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Buhari Buried in Blaze of Glory With Full Military Honours
This Day
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July 16, 2025
•Tinubu goes above and beyond to honour his predecessor, creating new presidential precedent DejiElumoye, ChuksOkochain Abuja, Olusegun Samuel in Yenagoa, Francis Sardauna in Katsina and Dike Onwuamaeze in Lagos Two days after he passed away at a...
47th Session of UNESCO World Heritage Committee under Bulgarian Presidency Concludes in Paris
Bulgarian News Agency
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Wednesday marked the conclusion of the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, held under the presidency of Bulgaria at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. From July 6 to July 16, the Committee reviewed a record number of dossiers,...
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...
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...
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...
‘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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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)....
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...
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,...
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...
Trump’s disrespect for African states persists
Sabah
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July 15, 2025
Forging a diplomatic endeavour among many states aims to achieve a quid pro quo status in international relations. While these relations strive to be on equal footing, mutual respect is highly encouraged among leaders, especially in their...
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...
Beyond The English: The Media Missed Liberia’s Moment
Liberian Observer
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When President Donald J. Trump recently praised President Joseph N. Boakai’s “beautiful English” at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, social media lit up. The video clip went viral. Amid the noise, journalists in both the U.S. and Liberia failed to...
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...
Fidau prayer for Buhari holds Wednesday
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 16, 2025
The third-day Fidau Prayer for former President Muhammadu Buhari, who died on July 13 in London, England, is to be held this morning in Daura, Katsina State. The prayer is a time for friends and relations to gather and pray for the forgiveness of...