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DR Congo, China pledge to enhance comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership
Xinhua News Agency
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KINSHASA, July 16 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and China have pledged to enhance their comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership and deepen bilateral cooperation across multiple fields during high-level meetings...
Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio Hosts Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) Bank Delegation, Commits To Strengthen Regional Investment Collaboration
MENAFN
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July 15, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) Download logo The President of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), Dr George Agyekum Donkor, has paid a courtesy visit on His Excellency, President Dr Julius Maada Bio at his state house...
How we’re tackling cybersecurity threats in Nigeria –Thaakar, Sophos sales director, Africa
The Sun Nigeria
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July 16, 2025
By Chinenye Anuforo [email protected] In today’s digital world, cybersecurity threats such as ransomware and business email compromise (BEC) are very common and have plunged organisations into scathing losses. With that harsh reality, it simply...
Bahraini-Polish Economic Forum highlights joint investment opportunities
bizbahrain
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July 16, 2025
Samir Nass, Chairman of the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), underscored that the Kingdom of Bahrain offers a wide range of investment opportunities that Polish companies can benefit from, particularly in the sectors of trade,...
Editorial | Africa beckons
The Gleaner
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July 15, 2025
As Prime Minister Andrew Holness said last week as Jamaica became the latest Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member to accede to the community’s 2022 partnership agreement with the Africa Export Import Bank (Afreximbank), this oughtn’t to be mere...
Mark Carney’s planned cuts will include the foreign service, alarming some ex-diplomats
The Province
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Breadcrumb Trail Links News Canadian Politics 'It's going to be painful,' said Pam Isfeld, president of the Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers Author of the article: The Canadian Press Dylan Robertson Published Jul 15, 2025 •...
BMG unveils AI-powered marketing tool to accelerate SME growth across Africa
CNR Citi Newsroom
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July 15, 2025
Best Marketing Gigs (BMG), a fast-growing digital growth platform, has launched BMG Ai, an artificial intelligence-powered marketing tool designed to equip small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across Africa with fast, personalised, and...
In African politics, the rampant belief in witchcraft fortifies some and vexes others
Local 10 - Florida
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July 16, 2025
MBALE – Wilson Watira offered his hand when he met his political rival at a funeral, gesturing for a proper handshake. The man didn't want contact, instead folding a piece of paper that he aimed at Watira. “He looked at me and picked that piece of...
Second Africa Climate Summit Aims to Spur Bold Climate Financing, Accelerate Action: Planning & Dev’t Ministry
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, July 15, 2025 (POA)—Ethiopia, in partnership with the African Union, is preparing to host the Second African Climate Summit (ACS2) this September, the Ministry of Planning and Development announced today. Speaking to the media,...
Trump plans to impose 10% tariffs on goods from Africa, Caribbean nations
The Indian Express
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July 16, 2025
US President Donald Trump has said that he plans to impose over 10% tariffs on goods from smaller countries, including nations in Africa and the Caribbean. “We’ll probably set one tariff for all of them,” Trump said, adding that a little over 10%...
Ghana-Mexico Forge Climate Partnership Through Nature-Based Solutions
News Ghana
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July 15, 2025
The Africa Centre for Nature-based Climate Action (AC4NCA) advanced international climate cooperation during a strategic meeting with Mexico’s Embassy in Accra. Led by Global Lead Samuel Abu Jinapor, the delegation included Board Chair Reverend...
Senegal becomes ninth African country to eliminate trachoma
Medical News
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July 15, 2025
The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Senegal as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem. Senegal becomes the ninth country in WHO's African Region to have achieved this feat. "I commend Senegal for freeing its population...
In Pictures: London Mayor, Khan, visits ‘Africa’s economic powerhouse’, Lagos
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 15, 2025
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has arrived in Lagos as part of a five-day trade mission to Africa and said the city is Africa’s economic powerhouse and cultural capital. Khan confirmed his presence in Nigeria on Tuesday through posts on his...
The delicate art of natural-resource diplomacy
International Politics and Society
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July 15, 2025
Resource competition has long underpinned international relations. But it seems to be taking centre stage again, much like the nineteenth-century Scramble for Africa or Western grabs for Middle Eastern oil in the last century. As demand rises for...
Woodhall Capital in Partnership with Polaris Bank, UK, Lagos State Governments, Launch ₦1.5b Fund
The News (Nigeria)
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July 15, 2025
L-R- Abimbola Ozomah, Executive Director, Polaris Bank; Mojisola Hunponu-Wusu, Founder/CEO, Woodhall Capital; Sola Carrena, MD/CEO, Helios Investment; Onyinyechi Aderigbigbe, Head, Brands & Marketing, Woodhall Capital; Jonny Baxter, British Deputy...
world China steps in as US pulls back from diplomacy, report says
Asiaone
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July 15, 2025
WASHINGTON — China is increasing its diplomatic reach as President Donald Trump's administration pares back America's international presence, Democrats from the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee said in a report released on Monday (July 14)....
Mahama Hails German Partnership on Security, Migration
News Ghana
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July 14, 2025
President John Mahama praised Germany’s “highly successful” cooperation with Ghana during a farewell meeting with outgoing Ambassador Daniel Krull. In a July 14 statement, Mahama highlighted Germany’s critical support for economic development and...
Visa Row: FG Pledges Diplomatic Resolution With U.S., UAE
African Examiner
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July 15, 2025
Posted by African Examiner Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria Tuesday, July 15th, 2025 (AFRICAN EXAMINER)- The Federal Government has reaffirmed its strong commitment to resolving the visa dispute with the United States and United...
10 Design picks ex-Grimshaw partner as new EMEA managing principal
Building Design
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July 15, 2025
10 Design has announced the appointment of Ewan Jones as its managing principal for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. A former Grimshaw partner with three decades experience working in the built environment, Jones will lead the practice’s...
BII Expends £1.09bn to Boost African Investments by 40%
This Day
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July 14, 2025
British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, has announced that it committed £1.09 billion to African companies in 2024 to create jobs, reduce aid dependency and combat the climate...