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Chakwera’s Presidency on the move: Reflecting on five years of travel and its national impact
The Maravi Post
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July 2, 2025
LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-President Lazarus Chakwera returned from Nigeria on Monday, 1st July 2025, in the afternoon around 15:00 hours. This trip marked his attendance at the 32nd Annual General Meeting of Afreximbank—an important continental...
WAFCON 2024: Super Falcons eye bright start against Tunisia, get shirt numbers
Premium Times
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July 6, 2025
The Super Falcons of Nigeria will kick off their campaign for a record-extending tenth Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) title this evening against Tunisia, as ‘Mission X’ officially gets underway at the Stade Larbi Zaouli in Casablanca. The...
Social Listening 27 June 2025: More Nigerians were kidnapped in one year than the populations of 15 countries
Business Day
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June 27, 2025
This NBS report shows that more people were kidnapped in Nigeria (2.2 million) in the past year than the populations of: Lesotho – 2,120,000 Slovenia – 2,118,697 Latvia- 1,871,871 Equatorial Guinea – 1,669,000 Guinea-Bissau – 1,663,000 Estonia-...
Mapped: The State of Freedom Around the World in 2025
Visual Capitalist
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July 5, 2025
The State of Freedom Around the World in 2025 This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Key Takeaways Finland has the...
Two South Africans jailed in Eq. Guinea return home after pardon
Modern Ghana
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Two South African engineers jailed in Equatorial Guinea for more than two years on what they say are fake drugs charges returned home late Saturday after being freed on a presidential pardon. Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham, both in their mid-50s,...
OPEC+ to boost crude oil production in August
United Press International (UPI)
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A gas flame is seen in the desert at Khurais oil field, about 100 miles from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. File photo by Ali Haider/EPA July 5 (UPI) -- Eight OPEC+ nations on Saturday agreed to increase their crude oil production by 548,000 barrels per...
Fouzi Lekjaa extends a hand to Algerian fans
Atalayar
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July 5, 2025
Political tension between Morocco and Algeria has been high in recent years due to political disagreements on very important issues such as sovereignty over Western Sahara, a territory claimed by the Moroccan kingdom. This political tension has...
FAM blows K1 billion funding to clear Flames arrears
The Nation Malawi
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July 1, 2025
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) says it has spent K1 billion which Malawi National Council of Sports disbursed to the association two weeks ago on Flames’ arrears. The amount was part of K1.5 billion which Ministry of Youth and Sports...
Top 10 African countries with the lowest IMF debt in June 2025
Business Insider Africa
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June 30, 2025
However, amidst this challenging economic landscape, a select group of African countries is beginning to reveal a distinct strategic advantage: those that have meticulously managed to maintain relatively low IMF debt profiles. The primary and most...
Nigeria To Bolster Regional Energy Cooperation With Gulf Of Guinea Gas Infrastructure
Oriental News Nigeria
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June 25, 2025
Uche Cecil Izuora Nigeria is moving ahead towards achieving the Gulf of Guinea Gas Pipeline (GOGGP) project treaty, as a broader energy efficiency policy initiative A recent communique between Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea signifies important...
Has Trump taken leadership lessons from cold war-era Africa?
The Guardian
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July 5, 2025
Ever since Donald Trump returned to power, pundits have struggled to find apt analogies for his style of governance. Some liken his loyalty demands, patronage networks and intimidation tactics to the methods of a mafia don. Others cast him as a...
Call for unified payment system
The Nation Barbados
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June 28, 2025
CARIFESTA has shown up the need for a seamless banking system among Caribbean nations and those on the African continent. As he took part in one of the plenary sessions yesterday of the 32nd Afreximbank Annual Meetings 2025, Governor of the...
Cameroon Allocates CFA15bn for Urgent Works on Ebolowa-Ambam Road
Business in Cameroon
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June 25, 2025
(Business in Cameroon) - Cameroon’s Minister of Public Works, Emmanuel Nganou Djoumessi, launched on June 16 a restricted national tender under emergency procedures for urgent repairs on phase one of the Ebolowa-Ambam road, a 92-kilometer section...
Full List: France, Saudi Arabia, St. Lucia, 17 other countries Tinubu has visited since 2023
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 3, 2025
Since he became Nigeria’s President in 2023, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has embarked on numerous international trips across 20 countries. According to reports, he embarked on the trips to strengthen Nigeria’s diplomatic ties, attract investment, and...
W&M’s AidData a driving force behind report on lending practices of Chinese creditors
William & Mary
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June 26, 2025
This figure from the report shows the percentages of China’s public and publicly guaranteed lending volume to emerging market and developing economies that are collateralized. An international team of lawyers, economists and political scientists —...
Keep your America, Mr Trump, and we’ll keep our Africa
Al Jazeera
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July 4, 2025
On June 16, The New York Times disclosed that United States President Donald Trump is considering broadening his travel ban list to include as many as 36 additional countries, most of them African – including my country, Zimbabwe. Twelve days...
Trump's 'unconstitutional' new travel ban goes into effect
KHQ - Washington State
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Alameda, CA (Prism) The travel restrictions on mostly African and Middle Eastern countries began Monday, after mass anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles People from 12 primarily African and Middle Eastern countries, including family members of...
Nigeria, EquatorialGuinea Ink Deal on Gas Project Execution Roadmap
This Day
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June 23, 2025
Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja In a significant milestone for regional cooperation, Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea have signed a joint communiqué outlining the roadmap for the implementation of the Gulf of Guinea Gas Pipeline (GOGGP) Project Treaty. The...
How Africa is cushioned from shocks of geopolitical crises?
Zawya
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Africa’s sluggish participation in global trade is turning out to be the thing protecting it from the full force of economic shocks resulting from President Donald Trump’s trade war with China, and the wars in the Middle East, which risk...
Embrace investment-driven partnerships
Business Ghana
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African leaders have called on Monday for an urgent review of U.S. tariffs on African exports, urging a shift towards transformative partnerships and investment in Africa’s economic potential. Addressing more than 2,000 government and business...