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Parliamentary diplomacy key to promoting peace, cooperation, and development
Vietnam News Agency
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Ahead of National Assembly (NA) Chairman Trần Thanh Mẫn's attendance at the 6th World Conference of Speakers of Parliament, bilateral activities in Switzerland, and official visits to Senegal and Morocco from July 22-30, Deputy Minister of Foreign...
Youth are leading a global movement for land rights and climate justice
Digital Journal
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July 23, 2025
The Central African Republic wants the total lifting of an embargo imposed on the export of its diamonds for more than a decade - Copyright AFP/File Pedro PARDO A new exercise in youth-led advocacy is taking place, seeking solutions to the climate...
CAA pledges scholarships for African athletes
Punch
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July 21, 2025
President of the Confederation of African Athletics Hamad Kalkaba has revealed that African athletes will soon have access to international scholarships and expanded training opportunities through collaborations with various sports institutions...
Nigeria Fintech Week 2025 to Spotlight Bold Innovation, National Inclusion across Multi-City Experience
TechEconomy
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July 23, 2025
Advertisements Nigeria Fintech Week (NFW) is set to return from October 7–9, 2025, with a bold new format that reflects its growing impact on Africa’s digital economy. Unveiled at a press briefing on July 23, the 8th edition, dubbed “The Fintech...
Mastercard and TheFork launch exclusive programme offering culinary experiences across the UK, Italy, Spain & France
Retail Times
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July 23, 2025
Mastercard and TheFork are proud to announce the official launch of their global partnership, which will bring Priceless Experiences and curated Hotspots to diners across the UK, Italy, Spain and France. This collaboration will unlock a world of...
Gov Sanwo Olu hints Lagos to host Africa’s first E1 Championship in 2025
The Sun Nigeria
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July 20, 2025
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has officially announced that Lagos will host the E1 Championship, the world’s first all-electric powerboat racing series, on October 4th and 5th, 2025. This historic development will make Lagos the first...
Solewant Group Industrial Park Making Nigeria the Hub for Coated Pipes in Africa
This Day
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July 21, 2025
Mohammed Ibrahim With the inauguration of an ultra-modern Pipe Bend Multi-Layer Pipe Coating Plant, Solewant Group’s state-of-the-art industrial park and Africa’s largest-pipe coating facility, spanning 132,000 square meters in Alode, Eleme Local...
Tunisians Ask Parliament a Law Condemning Relations With Israel
teleSUR
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July 21, 2025
People carry posters, flags and shout slogans as they demonstrate in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, in Tunis,Tunisia, 20 July 2025.Photo. EFE/EPA/MOHAMED MESSARA July 20, 2025 Hour: 9:26 pm A group of people took to the streets of Tunisia...
'Young, Famous & African' Kayleigh Schwark announces pregnancy in cute video: "Room for one more"
Briefly
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July 21, 2025
Reality TV star Kayleigh Schwark shared with the world that she and Quinton Masina were having a baby The fitness enthusiast uploaded a short clip to share the announcement, which showed the couple sitting in a maze Kayleigh and Quinton's...
African Talent Company and Mastercard Foundation boost youth jobs across the continent
Independent (Uganda)
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July 19, 2025
Abuja, Nigeria | THE INDEPENDENT | The African Talent Company (TATC), in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, is expanding its successful youth employment programs from Nigeria into East Africa, aiming to create more job opportunities for...
Report: UK Businesses Look to Africa as Strategic Growth Partner
This Day
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July 21, 2025
Kayode Tokede New research by UK-based Strategy Management Partners has revealed that a growing number of British businesses are identifying Africa as a key strategic growth region – drawn by structural reforms, demographic momentum, and rapid...
Tripoli and Algiers strengthen oversight cooperation
Libyan Express
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July 23, 2025
Libya and Algeria boost anti-corruption ties at African summitThe Chairman of Libya’s Administrative Control Authority, Abdullah Qaderbouh, met with Salima Mesrati, President of Algeria’s High Authority for Transparency, Prevention and the Fight...
US becomes net crude oil exporter to Nigeria for first time — EIA
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 23, 2025
The United States exported more crude oil to Nigeria than it imported from the West African nation for the first time in February and March 2025, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). In a statement released on Tuesday, the...
High-level World Bank delegation visits BISP One Window Facilitation Center
Associated Press of Pakistan
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July 23, 2025
- Advertisement - ISLAMABAD, Jul 23 (APP):A high-level delegation from the World Bank, headed by Ousmane Dione, Regional Vice President for MENAAP (Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan), visited the Benazir Income Support Programme...
African Development Bank to Support Sfax Light Rail Project
Times News Global
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July 19, 2025
Tunis, Tunisia — The African Development Bank (AfDB) has confirmed its commitment to assist Tunisia in reviving the light rail project in Sfax, the country’s second-largest urban area. This strategic engagement was reaffirmed during an official...
AFRICA: Burkina Faso President Traoré Dissolves Electoral Commission, Sparking Debate
Red Pepper
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July 19, 2025
By MUHINDO DEFRAISE Enosh Burkina Faso’s President, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, announced on July 18 the dissolution of the National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI), a significant shift in the country’s electoral framework. According to an...
Bamako roundtable resurrects call for reparation by former colonial powers for crimes against Africa
Joy FM
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July 20, 2025
Experts, politicians and civil society activists gathered in Bamako, Mali on 19th July 2025 to discuss historical justice and economic mechanisms for reparation. The international roundtable on reparations for colonial crimes in Africa was held...
ADC to Tinubu: Appoint ambassadors now or risk more diplomatic embarrassment
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 20, 2025
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has issued a stern warning to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over his continued failure to appoint ambassadors to Nigeria’s foreign missions, describing the prolonged diplomatic vacuum as “a national...
Cases of Chikungunya Virus Rising, WHO Says
KKOB News Radio - New Mexico
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July 23, 2025
The chikungunya virus is spreading rapidly, the World Health Organization has warned. The virus, spread primarily by the Aedes mosquito, is most common in Asia and Africa. A worldwide epidemic in 2004-2005 occurred when nearly half a million...
Babalola emerges UNIPA Africa boss
The Sun Nigeria
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July 20, 2025
The United Nations Inter-Pacific Association (UNIPA) has appointed Prof. Ezekiel Muyiwa Babalola as Africa Regional Director. UNIPA is part of a transnational alliance committed to human rights, sustainable development, intercultural dialogue,...