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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...
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 to hold next week
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 2, 2025
The first African leaders’ summit of U.S. President Donald Trump’s second term will be held next week in Washington, with heads of state from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal. The news was first reported by African...
Trump Announces Summit with Five African Nations
News Central TV
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July 3, 2025
President Donald Trump will welcome the leaders of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal for meetings from July 9 to 11. This gathering might seem like a surprise, but some analysts view it as a clear sign of America’s...
First summit: Trump to meet with five African presidents next week
Africanews
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July 3, 2025
US president Donald Trump will meet with the leaders of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal from 9 to 11 July. The meeting comes as a surprise, although some analysts have taken it as a continuation of intensifying American...
Trump to host five African leaders next week
SABC News
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July 3, 2025
US President Donald Trump will host leaders from five African nations in Washington next week to discuss “commercial opportunities,” a White House official said on Wednesday. Trump will host leaders from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania...
ECOWAS Urged to Accelerate Praia-Dakar Maritime Link Project
News Ghana
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July 3, 2025
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission must expedite operational and technical preparations for the Praia-Dakar maritime corridor, following resolutions adopted at a Dakar workshop ending July 2, 2025. Key directives...
Trump to host first African leaders’ summit of his second term
BusinessLIVE
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Bengaluru — The first African leaders’ summit of US President Donald Trump’s second term will be held next week in Washington, with heads of state from Guinea-Bissau, Gabon, Mauritania, Senegal and Liberia, Semafor reported on Wednesday. The...
NRP ex-deputy party leader says he regrets replacing Jammeh with Barrow
The Standard Gambia
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July 4, 2025
- Advertisement - By Amadou Jadama The former deputy leader of the National Reconciliation Party and erstwhile ambassador to Guinea Bissau has told The Standard he regretted replacing Yahya Jammeh with President Adama Barrow. Musa Sonko, now a UDP...
Trump tariffs goods from Brazil at 50%, citing trial against Bolsonaro
The Marietta Times - Ohio
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President Donald Trump speaks during a lunch with African leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House, Wednesday, July 9, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump singled out Brazil for import...
Trump snubs Tinubu: Nigeria left out as US hosts African leaders
Pulse
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July 3, 2025
The exclusion of Nigeria from a high-profile US-Africa summit hosted by former President Donald Trump has drawn sharp criticism from opposition figures, who call it a damning indictment of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration and its...
5 African leaders are set to meet with Trump - report claims
Business Insider Africa
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July 2, 2025
According to media sources confirmed by Semafor and first reported by Africa Intelligence, the summit will bring together heads of state from various Western and Central African countries for high-level discussions on trade, regional security, and...
First Trump-Africa summit to be held next week
Semafor
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The first African leaders’ summit of US President Donald Trump’s second term will be held next week in Washington, with heads of state from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal. The news was first reported by African Intelligence...
Trump to meet 5 African leaders in Washington next week: report
The Peninsula
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July 2, 2025
Houston: US President Donald Trump is expected to meet with the heads of state from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania and Senegal in Washington, D.C. next week, Semafor reported on Wednesday. If confirmed, the gathering will mark the first...
President of EBID urges graduates to champion problem-solving innovation for Africa’s growth
Joy FM
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June 30, 2025
The Chancellor of the Nobel International Business University (NiBS), Dr George Agyekum Donkor, has urged graduates to champion innovation and advance policies that not only address Africa’s most pressing challenges but also safeguard the...
Trump’s Pacific and Africa strategies: A critical minerals gamble to counter China
Natural News
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October 7, 2025
Trump’s Pacific and Africa strategies: A critical minerals gamble to counter China Trump’s executive order prioritizes seabed mining in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) through partnerships like Nauru to reduce reliance on China. U.S. summit...
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...
Trump looks to deport migrants to Africa as part of third-country deals
Telengana Today
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July 13, 2025
The Trump administration is exploring deporting migrants to African countries. South Sudan has accepted eight individuals, while Rwanda is in talks. Nigeria opposes the plan, citing domestic challenges and legal concerns. Published Date - 13 July...
S. Sudan agrees to take in 8 US deportees
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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July 13, 2025
Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. DAKAR, Senegal -- South Sudan has accepted eight third-country deportees from the United States and Rwanda says it's in talks with the administration of President...
The bully in the White House: Trump’s disdain for African leadership!
PaanLuel Wël Media Ltd
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July 13, 2025
By Dr. Sunday de John, Nairobi, Kenya In my personal inquisitiveness for international affairs, I have observed the undiplomatic chats between President Donald J. Trump and African leaders. His unstructured conversation has not once impressed me....