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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Trump’s comment on Liberian President’s English triggers Africans online
Global Voices
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July 14, 2025
President Donald Trump greets President Joseph Nyuma Boakai of Liberia in the Oval Office, Wednesday, July 9, 2025, before a multilateral luncheon with African leaders. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok). Image by The White House on...
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...
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...
Buhari, ex-Nigerian leader, laid to rest in home town Daura
National Accord Newspaper
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July 15, 2025
Nigeria’s northern town of Daura witnessed an unusual crowd on Tuesday, 15 July 2025, as Nigerians and members of foreign delegations paid homage to former President Muhammadu Buhari, whose remains were interred according to Muslim rites in his...
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...
Former-DEPUTY AMBASSADOR CAMARA ACCUSES GOV’T OF FORCED RETIREMENT PMO rejects allegations
The Standard Gambia
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July 2, 2025
- Advertisement - By Omar Bah Lamin Camara, a seasoned Gambian public servant and former Permanent Secretary and deputy head of mission at the Gambian embassy in Bissau, has accused the government of ‘unjustifiably’ forcing him to retire. In an...
Pak–Africa Relations: Historical ...
The Nation
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July 1, 2025
Pakistan’s historical ties with Africa provide a strategic foundation to enhance engagement through mutually beneficial partnerships in trade, development, and security. Since 1947, Pakistan has supported colonised nations, particularly in Africa,...
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’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...
Climate crisis and cash crunch: 10 countries at breaking point by 2050
Asianet Newsable
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June 29, 2025
A new index from Columbia Climate School reveals the 10 most climate-vulnerable countries by 2050. Many face rising disaster risks and shrinking access to finance, trapping them in a cycle of crisis and recovery. A new index called the Climate...
Trump announces 50% tariff on Brazil, citing a ‘witch-hunt’ against Bolsonaro
The Guardian
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July 9, 2025
Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that his administration will hit Brazil with a 50% tariff on products sent to the US, tying the move to what he called the “witch-hunt” trial against its former president, Jair Bolsonaro. Posting letters on...
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...
PR in Spain to participate in UN conference to relaunch development aid
Ver Angola
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This will be the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) of the United Nations (UN), which will take place in Seville, Spain, until Thursday, ten years after the previous one, in Ethiopia, in 2015. The objective now is to...