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AU Commission Chair calls for removal of punitive tariffs and visa restrictions on African countries
3News.com
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June 24, 2025
The African Union Commission Chairperson, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has called for the removal of punitive tariffs and visa restrictions on African countries. He noted that Africa’s 1.3 billion people and abundant resources remain among the world’s...
African leaders urge U.S. to embrace investment-driven partnerships and review tariffs
3News.com
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June 24, 2025
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...
Free after 2 years in foreign prison: SA engineers back on home soil
Polokwane Review & Polokwane Observer
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After enduring more than two harrowing years behind bars in Equatorial Guinea, Frik Potgieter, from George, and Langebaan resident Peter Huxham have finally returned to South African soil. The two men, who were detained in Equatorial Guinea on 9...
Letter to FIFA Re. Impact of U.S. Immigration Policies on the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup
Human Rights Watch
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July 2, 2025
July 1, 2025 VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL Gianni Infantino President Fédération Internationale de Football Association FIFA-Strasse 20, P.O. Box 8044 Zurich, Switzerland Re: Impact of U.S. Immigration Policies on the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2026...
Angola is the main reason for the new record of Chinese exports to Portuguese-speaking countries
Ver Angola
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According to information from China's Customs Service, goods sold to Portuguese-speaking markets through May reached 34.6 billion dollars. This is the highest figure for the first five months of a year since the Forum for Economic and Trade...
Sports Council warns FAM on expenditure
The Nation Malawi
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July 3, 2025
Malawi National Council of Sports has advised Football Association of Malawi (FAM) to spend within its allocated budget of K1.5 billion. Kamata: Spend within budget. | Nation Sports Council chief executive officer Henry Kamata in an interview...
SA commits to reinforcing relations with E. Guinea despite unlawful arrest of citizens: Lamola
Eye Witness News
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JOHANNESBURG - International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola says South Africa remains committed to strengthening its bilateral relations with Equatorial Guinea, despite the recent unlawful detention of two South African citizens. Frik Potgieter...
WAFCON: The Making Of Africa’s Biggest Women’s Football Tournament
Prompt News Online
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July 2, 2025
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor, Abuja Bureau Before 1990, not much was known or heard about women’s football at the continental level as only a few countries in Africa actually had organised women’s football structure, a situation which may have...
Gabon offers free tourist e-Visa for international visitors between July and September 2025
Nairametrics
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July 3, 2025
The government of Gabon has announced the introduction of a free electronic tourist visa (e-Visa) for international travellers visiting the country between July 1 and September 30, 2025. The announcement was made during a press conference in...
The global fallout of Trump’s travel bans
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 3, 2025
President Donald Trump’s sweeping orders banning citizens of 12 countries, international students, and his threats to ban Nigeria and 35 other countries from travelling to the United States—whether anchored under the guise of national security,...
US May Ban Entry to Citizens of 36 More States: Rubio Memo
Asia Financial
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June 16, 2025
The Trump administration is considering scaling up its travel restrictions and could potentially ban citizens from 36 more countries from entering the United States – including two more from Asia: Cambodia and Bhutan. Earlier this month, the...
African leaders urge U.S. to embrace investment-driven partnerships, review tariffs
Business Hallmark
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June 24, 2025
African leaders on Monday issued a strong call for the United States to rethink its approach to the continent by prioritizing strategic investments and revising punitive trade tariffs, moving away from aid-centric relationships toward...
ECOWAS: As Tinubu’s two-year leadership comes to an end
The Cable
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June 25, 2025
BY LINDA NWABUWA AKHIGBE Only last month, on May 28, 2025, the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, celebrated its 50th anniversary with huge fanfare, commemorating the event with official ceremonies in Ghana and Nigeria. Back in...
Super Falcons at WAFCON: 27 Years of Commanding Performance, Dominance
Prompt News Online
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July 2, 2025
***From Nigeria ’98 to Morocco ’24 By Harry Awurumibe Unarguably, Nigeria remains the most successful nation in the history of Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) formerly known as African Women Championship (AWC) when the biennial competition...
Trump Administration To Expand Travel Ban to 36 More Nations, Citing Security and Fraud Concerns
[your]NEWS
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June 16, 2025
Dozens of countries face new U.S. travel restrictions amid heightened scrutiny over identity documents, visa overstays, and national security risks. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom The Trump administration will extend its travel ban to an additional 36...
Parmarth Niketan, Rishikesh, hosts 11th International Day of Yoga
News India Times
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June 26, 2025
Aerial view of the massive International Day of Yoga gathering on June 21, 2025 at Parmarth Niketan, Rishikesh. ALL PHOTOS: Parmarth Niketan On June 21, 2025, the 11th International Day of Yoga was celebrated on the banks of the Ganga at the...
Trump administration weighs adding 36 countries to US travel ban: Memo
The Hindu Business Line
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June 15, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump stands with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Nations at risk of full or partial bans include Nigeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Uganda, Syria, and Bhutan. Affected governments have been given 60 days to address U.S. concerns...
Climate change has doubled the world’s heatwaves: how Africa...
Modern Ghana
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A global review of extreme heat has found that between May 2024 and May 2025, nearly half the world's people (49% or 4 billion) suffered through an extra 30 days of temperatures that were hotter than those experienced 90% of the time between 1991...
Renewed interest: Minister says deadline for deepwater bidround extended to Sept 17
Loop News
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July 2, 2025
Minister of Energy and Energy Industries Dr Roodal Moonilal has confirmed that the deadline for the ministry’s deepwater bid round, launched in January of this year, has been extended from July 2 (today) to September 17. Moonilal made the...
Climate change has doubled the world’s heatwaves: how Africa is affected
The Conversation
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July 2, 2025
A global review of extreme heat has found that between May 2024 and May 2025, nearly half the world’s people (49% or 4 billion) suffered through an extra 30 days of temperatures that were hotter than those experienced 90% of the time between 1991...