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"You've been scammed": US couple chases down SA man over R54k unpaid loan after 3 years
Briefly
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July 15, 2025
An American woman asked Reddit for advice after her boyfriend lent a South African man $3,000 three and a half years ago The Johannesburg man claimed he desperately needed the loan and promised to pay it back Reddit users warned the couple that...
Nigeria rejects US pressure to accept Venezuelan deportees — Tuggar
Premium Times
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July 11, 2025
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, has said Nigeria and other African countries have been increasingly pressured by the US to accept Venezuelan deportees. According to the minister, the recent 10 per cent tariff imposed on Nigeria by...
Monday 7th July 2025 Football Match Fixtures
The Nigerian Voice
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International Friendlies Senegal vs Guinea Club Friendlies TSV Hartberg vs Dynamo Kyiv Sion vs Stade Nyonnais Napredak Krusevac vs Oleksandriya Slovan Liberec vs TSV Hartberg Qarabağ vs Metalist 1925 Kharkiv Struga vs Ballkani Radnički Kragujevac...
Aston Villa monitor Chelsea and Manchester United stars as transfer window heats up
talkSPORT
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July 16, 2025
Aston Villa are monitoring both Nicolas Jackson and Alejandro Garnacho, talkSPORT understands. Unai Emery previously managed Chelsea forward Jackson during his tenure in charge of Villarreal. 4 Villa are monitoring Jackson's situation at Chelsea...
Nigeria rejects US migrant deportations
Citizen TV Kenya
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July 11, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump listens as African Leaders deliver remarks during a multilateral lunch in the State Dining Room of the White House July 9, 2025 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by WIN MCNAMEE / GETTY IMAGES NORTH...
Chelsea will "immediatly" move for Morgan Rogers is Aston Villa make Nicolas Jackson offer
Tribal Football
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Aston Villa's pursuit of striker Nicolas Jackson would reportedly "immediately trigger" a move for Morgan Rogers from Chelsea. Chelsea are understood to be increasingly open to letting Jackson, 24, leave the club this summer following the arrivals...
world Trump presses African leaders to take deported migrants, sources say
Asiaone
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July 11, 2025
MONROVIA — The Trump administration this week pressed five African presidents to take in migrants from other countries when they are deported by the US, two officials familiar with the discussions told Reuters on Thursday (July 11). The plan was...
5 West African leaders gather at White House
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 promised West African leaders a pivot from aid to trade during a White House meeting Wednesday as the region reels from the...
Trump’s African summit was a masterclass in modern colonial theatre
Al Jazeera
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July 11, 2025
On July 9, United States President Donald Trump opened a three-day mini summit at the White House with the leaders of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal – by subjecting his distinguished guests to a carefully staged public...
Climate Action Agenda “Must Include Livestock”, Conclude West African Climate Experts At Bonn Climate Conference
Africa.com
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July 16, 2025
A new agenda to realize the urgent and untapped potential of sustainable livestock systems to address climate related shocks and fragility in West Africa and the Sahel was set out on the sidelines of recent climate negotiations taking place in...
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...
EU: Nigeria Should Lead in Women Representation in Africa
This Day
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July 11, 2025
Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja The European Union (EU) has said Nigeria is capable of playing leadership role in advancing the cause of women participation in democratic governance, especially in Africa. Head of the European Union (EU) delegation to...
Kevin Okoth: The Pessimist’s Optimist
London Review of Books
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July 10, 2025
Achille Mbembe’s On the Postcolony, first published in French in 2000, changed the direction of postcolonial studies. Since then, he has gained a loyal readership across the political spectrum (his admirers include Emmanuel Macron and Judith...
Liberia: Community Land Protection Program Coordinator at SDI Calls on Actors in Land Sector to Take Advantage of NELGA Alumni Program
Front Page Africa
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July 16, 2025
Mr. Daniel B. Wehyee: Photo Credit: The event organizer ACCRA, Ghana – The Coordinator of the Community Land Protection Program (CLPP) at the Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) is calling on CSOs and individuals working in the land sector of...
Second rocket launch from Oman's spaceport called off but momentum builds
The National News
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Oman's ambitious mission to develop a commercial rocket launch site to put the country at the centre of the region's growing space sector is taking shape, even after a recent test mission setback. Oman's plans to carry out a second rocket launch...
Trump hails Africa’s mineral wealth
Kuwait Times
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July 10, 2025
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump hailed West Africa’s rich natural resources as he hosted five of its leaders Wednesday for a White House summit aimed at fostering trade to counter the growing influence of Russia and China. Trump’s...
Dozens of states to discuss anti-Israel measures amid Gaza genocide
Press TV
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Dozens of countries are expected to attend an emergency meeting of The Hague Group next week to announce "concrete measures" aimed at compelling Israel to end its genocidal war on the Gaza Strip. The Hague Group is a bloc of currently nine states,...
Nigeria rejects pressure to accept deported Venezuelans
Deutsche Welle
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July 11, 2025
Nigerian Foreign Affairs Minister Yusuf Tuggar on Friday said that his country would not bow to increasing US pressure to accept deported Venezuelans as President Donald Trump wants them to do. Tuggar said Trump was attempting to strong-arm...
SETAF-AF highlights 173rd Airborne Brigade innovation at LANDEURO 2025
US Army
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July 16, 2025
1 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade, alongside multinational medical teams, integrated drone-based blood resupply as part of the multinational Hospital Exercise (HOSPEX) during Swift...
Trump sends out tariff letters to more countries but avoids major US trade partners
News Tribune - Missouri
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July 10, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump sent out tariff letters to seven smaller U.S. trading partners Wednesday with a pledge to announce import taxes on other countries later in the day. None of the countries targeted in the letters -- the...