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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...
Region 5 Games preparations in full swing
New Era
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With less than two weeks to go, Namibia has entered the final stretch in preparations for the 11th edition of the African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5 Youth Games, which will run from 4 to 13 July in Windhoek and Swakopmund. Ndeulipula...
US business leaders need to understand the opportunities in doing business with Africa – Senior State Dept Bureau Official
3News.com
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June 24, 2025
US business leaders need to understand the opportunities in doing business with Africa, Senior State Department Bureau Official, Troy Fitrell, has said. Responding to the call for deeper engagement, U.S. officials acknowledged Africa’s growing...
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...
Catholic World Women’s Observatory changing lives across Africa
Vatican News
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June 26, 2025
Since its launch in 2022, the World Women’s Observatory has made significant strides in empowering vulnerable women across Africa through advocacy, training, and strategic partnerships. By Sarah Pelaji Operated by the World Union of Catholic...
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...
Trump’s Global Gulag Search Expands to 53 Nations
The Intercept
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June 25, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the Trump administration could resume deporting immigrants to countries other than their own without any chance to object on the grounds that they might be tortured. This may clear a legal path for the...
The future of global health, without the United States
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
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Towards the end of his first presidency, Donald Trump ordered a US withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) in a spat over its refusal to say that the COVID-19 virus was a Chinese laboratory leak. When the Biden administration came to...
How will the Iran crisis impact Africa?
Institute for Security Studies
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How will the Iran crisis impact Africa? The conflict in Iran may seem far away, but it’s creating volatility that African leaders must act on urgently. Israel, Iran and the United States’ (US) escalating hostilities have sent geopolitical tremors...
Nedbank dials down GDP growth after poor first-quarter data
BusinessLIVE
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Nedbank expects SA’s economy to record a pedestrian 1% growth this year, well below population growth as structural obstacles weigh on the economy. The group on Tuesday said it had cut its SA growth forecast for this year, after poor first-quarter...
Should We Deplorables have a ‘No Walmart Day?’
American Thinker
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June 24, 2025
Seventy-six-year-old Walmart heiress, Christy Walton, promoted the “No Kings Day” protest, while the rest of the nation enjoyed a Washington, D.C. military parade celebrating the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army, which happened to fall on...
30-year anniversary of ConCourt a milestone in our history – Cyril Ramaphosa
Politicsweb
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Tuesday, 24 June 2025 24/06/25 DOCUMENTS 30-year anniversary of ConCourt a milestone in our history – Cyril Ramaphosa Cyril Ramaphosa | 22 June 2025 President says success of court has been achieved through collective effort of many - and is...
President Taye Calls on Companies in USA to Invest in Ethiopian Agricultural Sector
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, June 23, 2025 (ENA) -- President Taye Atske Selassie urged American companies to invest in various areas of the Ethiopian agricultural sector, with the goal of fostering mutually beneficial commercial partnerships. President Taye...
Flutterwave boosts Cameroon’s businesses with 34th country licence
Technext
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June 23, 2025
Flutterwave has officially launched its digital payment services in Cameroon after securing a Payment Service Provider licence from the Central Bank of Central African States (BEAC). This milestone, achieved through a technical partnership with...
Another SA neighbour gets Musk’s Starlink
The Citizen (South Africa)
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June 23, 2025
Lesotho is the 23rd African country to be licensed for South African born Elon Musk’s Starlink service. Lesotho, a landlocked country surrounded entirely by South Africa, has officially welcomed Starlink. The Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA)...
Anambra Central And Senator Umeh’s Representation
Daily Independent
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June 22, 2025
1 Chief Victor Umeh, the Ohamadike Ndigbo, a quintessential democrat, responsive leader and staunch promoter of an egalitarian society, is the Senator representing the people of Anambra Central Senatorial District in the Red Chamber of the...
Mohammed bin Rashid: UAE is ranked 5th globally by 2025 IMD World Competitiveness Ranking
Zawya
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ABU DHABI: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, has chaired a Cabinet meeting held at Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi. The meeting was attended by His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed...
Trump invites China to make itself at home in Africa
African Business
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June 20, 2025
Since taking office in January, US President Donald Trump’s Africa ‘strategy’ has been even more short-sighted and tin-earned than his most trenchant critics might have feared. Never one to show much of an interest in the continent, Trump appears...
34 Law Enforcement Officers Complete Senior Command and Staff Course
KT Press Rwanda
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June 20, 2025
1 Thirty-four senior police officers from nine African countries graduated on Friday, June 20, from the National Police College (NPC) after successfully completing the one-year Police Senior Command and Staff Course (PSCSC). This 13th PSCSC intake...