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June 12: Nigeria’s democracy, stabilising force in West Africa - Minister
Punch
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June 12, 2025
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, on Thursday described the country’s democratic system as a source of stability in West Africa, positioning it as a model for the region amid rising political upheavals. In a statement...
World News | Iran Announces New Nuclear Enrichment Site After UN Watchdog Censure
Latestly
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June 12, 2025
Vienna, Jun 12 (AP) Iran said it has built and will activate a third nuclear enrichment facility, ratcheting up tensions with the UN on Thursday immediately after its atomic watchdog agency censured Iran for failing to comply with nonproliferation...
Four new fights added to PFL Africa card at Carnival City
Brakpan Herald
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July 7, 2025
Four new bouts have been added to Professional Fighters League’s second PFL Africa event on August 9 at Carnival City’s Big Top Arena. Fans will witness Africa’s top MMA talent clash in the welterweight and featherweight divisions as the inaugural...
Captain Traore: Fact, Fiction and Blurred Realities of Social Media By Bunmi Makinwa
Sahara Reporters
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President Ibrahim Traore of Burkina Faso is one of the most prominent leaders in Africa, primarily due to his significant presence on social media platforms. While a limited portion of his online activities can be directly linked to his and the...
Captain Traore: Fact, fiction and blurred realities of social media
The Cable
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June 10, 2025
President Ibrahim Traore of Burkina Faso is one of the most prominent leaders in Africa, primarily due to his significant presence on social media platforms. While a limited portion of his online activities can be directly linked to his and the...
Reinvigorating intra-African trade amid global tensions
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 11, 2025
The golden triad of domestic, regional, and international trade catalyzes markets and, by extension, economic growth and productivity – in an ideal state. The significant counterpoint however, is that geoeconomics, geopolitics, and overriding...
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...
Whirlwind week for ECOWAS President Doctor Omar Alieu Touray: Sahel re-engagement, election pacts, and a call for African market access
The Standard Gambia
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June 11, 2025
- Advertisement - ABUJA, Nigeria – The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Alieu Touray concluded an intense week of high-stakes diplomacy and strategic engagements across West Africa. Dr Touray’s mission was marked by critical...
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...
Future Green Business conference highlights role of Croatian companies, EU-Africa partnership in climate action
Balkan Green Energy News
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June 9, 2025
The International Institute for Climate Action (IICA) held its third international Future Green Initiative conference on climate change. The event in Zagreb was dedicated to the role of the business and financial sectors in mitigating climate...
World Bank Forecasts 3.6% Economic Growth For Nigeria In 2025, Behind Ghana, Niger Republic, Others
Sahara Reporters
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The World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects report reveals that Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is projected to grow by 3.6% in 2025. However, this growth rate lags behind the projections for 18 other African nations, including Ghana, Niger...
Director-General Of Department Of South Asian, Middle East And African Affairs Meets With Food Industry Business Delegation From West African Countries
MENAFN
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June 10, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) BANGKOK, Thailand, June 10, 2025/APO Group/ -- On 29 May 2025, Ms. Sasirit Tangulrat, Director-General of the Department of South Asian, Middle East and African Affairs, welcomed a delegation of 29...
“ABPD 2025” poised to redefine Tunisia-Africa economic ties
African Manager
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June 10, 2025
The 1st edition of the Africa Business Partnership Days (ABPD 2025) already billed as a “major event for developing partnerships between Tunisia and sub-Saharan African countries,” will bring together twelve sub-Saharan African countries in Tunis...
Russia says it plans to boost economic and military cooperation with Africa
Africanews
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June 10, 2025
Russia is stepping up cooperation with African countries, including in defence and security, the Kremlin said on Monday. "We really intend to comprehensively develop our interaction with African countries, focusing primarily on economic and...
Call for Applications: Media Defence Sub-Saharan Africa Litigation Surgery
Media Defence
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Application Deadline: July 6th 2025 Date: September 22nd – 24th, 2025 Location: Windhoek, Namibia APPLY HERE Media Defence invites applications from lawyers based in sub-Saharan Africa to participate in an upcoming litigation surgery, a seminar...
World News | Russia Skirts Western Sanctions to Ramp Up Its Military Footprint in Africa
Latestly
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June 10, 2025
Dakar (Senegal), Jun 10 (AP) Even as it pounds Ukraine, Russia is expanding its military footprint in Africa, delivering sophisticated weaponry to sub-Saharan conflict zones where a Kremlin-controlled armed force is on the rise. Skirting sanctions...
The 4Ds Doctrine: Tinubu’s bold economic moves, foreign diplomacy amid local hurdles
Punch
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June 9, 2025
In just two years, President Bola Tinubu’s foreign policy has taken a more assertive and economically driven turn, guided by the 4Ds—Diaspora, Development, Demography, and Democracy. Yet, as GIFT HABIB reports, these moves remain challenged by...
Global Times: At Rizhao Port: Small phone screen unlocks code to transform, upgrade China's global trade
WV News - West Virginia
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BEIJING, June 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In the sunlit repair depot of Rizhao Port of Shandong Port Group, Xu Guannan stands in front of a giant 17-ton wheel loader. This beast of a machine, capable of lifting 3 cubic meters of coals in one scoop, is...
Fouzi Lekjaa extends a hand to Algerian fans
Atalayar
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July 5, 2025
Political tension between Morocco and Algeria has been high in recent years due to political disagreements on very important issues such as sovereignty over Western Sahara, a territory claimed by the Moroccan kingdom. This political tension has...
Niger Army Reports 10 Soldiers Slain in Terrorist Attack
News Central TV
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July 5, 2025
A double assault on Friday by suspected terrorists near Niger’s western frontier with Burkina Faso claimed the lives of 10 soldiers, authorities confirmed, while reporting that 41 of the attackers had been killed. The West African nation, now...