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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...
PM Modi will be key leader at BRICS summit as it tries to navigate del...
The Morung Express
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Rio de Janeiro, July 6 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the key leader at the Rio de Janeiro BRICS Summit that starts Sunday as the group tries to navigate the delicate geopolitical and world economic situations. PM Modi, who arrived...
"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...
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...
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...
Promoting West Africa through Travel, Trade
This Day
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July 11, 2025
Recently West African leaders met in Abuja for the inauguration of West African Economic Summit where Nigeria pushed for the removal of structural and policy bottlenecks in travel and trade in order to boost economic growth of the sub-region....
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...
Trump announces tariffs of up to 30% on six more countries
The Guardian
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July 9, 2025
Trump issues tariff letters to six more countriesBut before he meets with west African leaders, Donald Trump is now announcing more trade notices to several countries on Truth Social. The US president is posting copies of separate letters...
Fg Rejects Us Pressure To Accept Deported Venezuelan Nationals In Niger
The Nigerian Voice
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Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, says Nigeria will not succumb to pressure from the United States government to accept deported Venezuelans in the country. The minister who hinted at mounting pressure from the US on...
PM Modi Will Be Key Leader At BRICS Summit As It Tries To Navigate Delicate Geopolitical Scenario
MENAFN
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July 6, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Rio de Janeiro, July 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the key leader at the Rio de Janeiro BRICS Summit that starts Sunday as the group tries to navigate the delicate geopolitical and world economic situations. PM Modi,...
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...
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...
Brazil, Japan, Sri Lanka — 22 countries hit with Donald Trump’s ‘common sense’ tariffs up to 50% | Complete list
Mint
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July 10, 2025
US President Donald Trump explained that the new tariff rates were based on “common sense” and trade imbalances, although this was inconsistent with what he wrote in his letter to Brazil, according to an AP report. He also admitted that he hadn’t...
Boakai’s U.S. trip may bring domestic gains
The New Dawn Liberia
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July 11, 2025
Liberia’s Information Minister Jerolinmek Piah says President Joseph Boakai’s recent trip to the United States is likely to generate significant domestic benefits, even as public concerns mount over the value and implications of the visit. By...
FIFA rankings: Super Eagles drop to 44th position
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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July 11, 2025
Osimhen leads Super Eagles to celebrate a goal The Super Eagles of Nigeria dropped one position in the latest men’s ranking released by the Federation of International Football Association, FIFA. The ranking was updated on FIFA’s website on...
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...
Trump wants to talk business with Africa in hopes of countering China. But a US summit excludes Africa’s big players
KTVZ - Oregon
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July 9, 2025
(CNN) — The White House is hosting an “African leaders” summit of sorts this week. But only five countries from the continent of 55 nations are welcome to join. Liberia said its president was one of five African heads of state invited by US...
Super Eagles drop a spot in FIFA ranking
The Sun Nigeria
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July 10, 2025
Super Eagles have dropped a place in the latest FIFA Rankings released today. They are now 44th in the global ranking and fifth in Africa behind Morocco, Senegal, Egypt and Algeria. The team’s results in the Unity Cup in London were not taken into...
Trump tariffs goods from Brazil at 50%, citing 'witch hunt' trial against country's...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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There is a sense of kinship as Trump was indicted in 2023 for his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election. The U.S. president addressed his tariff letter to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who bested...