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Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Hunger Hotspots, Fishery Gains, and Cyber Threats
Food Tank - Maryland
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June 20, 2025
Each week, Food Tank is rounding up a few news stories that inspire excitement, infuriation, or curiosity. Hunger Worsens in 13 Hotspots A new joint report from the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP)...
The Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) Mediation And Security Council At The Ministerial Level Holds 54Th Ordinary Session In Nigeria
MENAFN
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June 20, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) ABUJA, Nigeria, June 20, 2025/APO Group/ -- The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Mediation and Security Council (MSC) at the Ministerial Level is holding its 54th Ordinary Session today,18th...
ECOWAS charts path to economic growth, others
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 20, 2025
Critical issues relating to economic integration, infrastructure development, health, education and agriculture are some of the issues topping agenda at the opening of the 94th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers in Abuja...
Nigeria, Togo set to defend titles at 2025 ITTF Africa West Regional Championships
The Sun Nigeria
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July 6, 2025
Defending champions, Nigeria and Togo are gearing up to retain their titles at the 2025 ITTF Africa West Regional Championships, scheduled to take place from July 16 to 19 at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall, Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos. Nigeria,...
Youth’s Political Participation: Redefining Democracy in Africa Context
PaanLuel Wël Media Ltd
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June 19, 2025
By Daniel Athior’o Atem, Juba, South Sudan What should be known? Thursday, 19 June 2025 (PW) — The African youths are men and women between the ages of 18 – and 35. They constitute 80% of the African population and a strong political force as...
Energy Commission denies issuing charcoal licenses for export amid booming trade in Northern Ghana
Joy FM
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June 19, 2025
Despite widespread evidence of large-scale charcoal production and trade across the five northern regions of Ghana, the Ghana Energy Commission has stated that it has not issued any licenses for charcoal exports in these areas over the past...
Coups in west Africa have five things in common: knowing what they are is key to defending democracy
The Conversation
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July 6, 2025
August 2025 makes it five years since Malian soldiers ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta in a coup d’état. While the event reshaped Mali’s domestic politics, it also marked the beginning of a broader wave of military takeovers that swept...
Minister in the Presidency conceals travel expenses from public – ActionSA
Politicsweb
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June 10, 2025
ActionSA demands Speaker’s intervention as Minister in the Presidency conceals travel expenses from public 10 June 2025 ActionSA expresses outrage at the receipt of a parliamentary reply that was four months late from the Minister in the...
Western media bias: how imperial narratives shape global perceptions
The Citizen (South Africa)
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June 19, 2025
Any country that opposes American imperialism and its accompanying hegemonic manoeuvres is targeted with bad publicity. We accept that most of the 1884-85 Berlin conference participants, except France, who continue to steal African wealth...
Nigerian Foreign Minister Woos US Govt With Mineral Resources In Exchange For Visa Access For Government Officials, Businessmen
Sahara Reporters
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Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has signalled a strategic offer to the United States: access to critical earth minerals in exchange for easing visa restrictions on government officials. Speaking during the 54th...
BREAKING: US visa restrictions on ECOWAS countries threaten regional prosperity — Minister
Punch
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June 18, 2025
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chair of the Economic Community of West African States Mediation and Security Council, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has raised concerns over the apparent inclusion of all ECOWAS member states in a new wave of United...
St. Petersburg Economic Forum 2025 Opens With ‘Multipolar’ Focus
The Moscow Times
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June 18, 2025
The annual St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), Russia’s flagship business and investment event, opened Wednesday with a continued focus on promoting a “multipolar” world amid Moscow’s isolation from the West. Since Russia’s 2022...
Reinvigorating intra-African trade amid global tensions – Part 2
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 18, 2025
Given the prism of rampaging global tensions, isolationist economic policies, the rise of populist political parties in the Global North and anti-immigration policies, at times tinged with racist rhetoric, there is a compelling case for an...
West African Agricultural stakeholders affirm commitment to prioritising soil health
Business and Financial Times
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June 17, 2025
Agricultural stakeholders from across West Africa have affirmed their commitment to prioritizing soil health as a central pillar of agricultural transformation at the conclusion of a two-day “Soil Values Convening Strategy Validation Meeting” in...
Benue’s bloodshed: Beyond ethnic tensions, a triple crisis of climate, politics, and arms, By Ope Oriniowo
Premium Times
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June 18, 2025
Benue’s tragedy is a warning — and an opportunity. If we continue to explain it through the narrow lens of “age-old rivalry,” we will not only fail the people of the state but also lose the broader fight against state fragility in Nigeria. It’s...
ECOWAS Maintains Status Quo for Free Trade Movement with Nigeria, Others
Nigerian Eye
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June 17, 2025
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said it has agreed to maintain the status quo on free movement of persons and trade with Burkina-Faso, Mali and Niger Republic. The three countries officially pulled out of the regional body...
Meet TPM’s “hero”
Kiwiblog
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July 5, 2025
July 6, 2025 7:00am by David Farrar Te Pati Maori co-leader Rawiri Waititi shared a video of Ibrahim Traoré on Instagram and declared him his “hero”. Traoré is the leader of Burkina Faso. Here’s his record: Supported a coup that forced out of...
Nigeria invites B’Faso, Niger to economic summit despite ECOWAS exit
Punch
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June 16, 2025
Nigeria has extended invitations to Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali to attend the 2025 West Africa Economic Summit, despite their recent withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb Yusuf...
Statesmen, politicians from 50 countries will attend SPIEF — Kremlin
TASS
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June 17, 2025
MOSCOW, June 17. /TASS/. Politicians and statesmen from about 50 countries will attend the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) this year, Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov told reporters. "In total, statesmen and politicians...
Why is intra-African trade just 15%? Unpacking the promise and pitfalls of the AfCFTA
The Cable
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June 17, 2025
Why does it remain easier to pay for and export goods from Lagos to Turkey than to a neighbouring African country? Despite shared borders, cultural ties, and common economic goals, intra-African trade accounts for only about 15% of total trade on...