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Trump’s Africa Advisor Massad Boulos to Make Key Morocco Visit
Morocco World News
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July 22, 2025
Marrakech – Massad Boulos, special advisor to US President Donald Trump for Africa, will reportedly embark on a diplomatic tour of the Maghreb region within the next few days with Morocco as a central destination, according to The Geopolitical...
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat: Jazz and International Politics in Léopoldville
Fair Observer
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July 27, 2025
Belgian director Johan Grimonprez reconstructs the 1961 assassination of Patrice Lumumba, the Prime Minister of the former Belgian Congo, in a jazz-infused documentary that received an Oscar nomination in the documentary category. He combines rare...
Intl. relations, philosophy and delusions of rules-based orthodoxies
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 23, 2025
However imperfectly formulated in theory and practice, a rules-based order has regulated international relations in the 107 years following the end of World War I (1914-1918). That orthodoxy is evidenced partly through international law, which...
West Africa’s forgotten war claims Indian lives as Niger becomes a Jihadi playground
Organiser Weekly
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The resurgence of jihadist extremism in West Africa has reached an alarming new threshold, as evidenced by the recent killing of two Indian nationals and the abduction of a third in the West African nation of Niger on Tuesday, July 15, 2025. Once...
Uganda’s Utilities 2.0 Model Shows How Collaboration Can Accelerate African Electrification
CleanTechnica
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July 23, 2025
Last Updated on: 23rd July 2025, 03:51 am By Power for All A pilot project in rural Uganda demonstrates that utilities and mini-grid operators working together can deliver electricity 3.5 times faster and 64% cheaper than traditional approaches....
FCMB Partners TEHC Flagship Project Louisville Phase 1 With $40m Loan Facility In Eko Atlantic
Daily Independent
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July 23, 2025
1 First City Monument Bank (FCMB) and TotalEnergies Staff Housing Cooperative Multipurpose Society Ltd (TEHC) have partnered to finance and deliver Louisville Phase 1, a tower that will comprise 157 residential apartments, including two and...
Scientists tried spraying clouds over the ocean and kept it quiet Last year's experiment, led by the University of Washington and intended to run for months, lasted about 20 minutes before being shut down. Read more »
Yahoo News
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A team of researchers in California drew notoriety last year with an aborted experiment on a retired aircraft carrier that sought to test a machine for creating clouds. But behind the scenes, they were planning a much larger and potentially...
Dangote: Nigeria, Other African Countries Losing $90bn Market Opportunities to Continued Fuel Imports
This Day
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July 23, 2025
•Says international traders frustrating local refining, decries huge port charges •NMDPRA, S&P partner for regional petroleum price index •Downstream regulator says only 31% of needed fuels refined in West Africa •Lokpobiri insists fossil fuels...
NCS strengthens ties with China’s GACC
The Sun Nigeria
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July 27, 2025
From Godwin Tsa, Abuja The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has deepened its strategic engagement with the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) through a high-level meeting held in Beijing on July 25, 2025. A statement by Abdullahi...
PRESIDENT BARROW PAYS CONDOLENCES TO FAMILY OF LATE FORMER PRESIDENT BUHARI
GRTS
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PRESIDENT BARROW PAYS CONDOLENCES TO FAMILY OF LATE FORMER PRESIDENT BUHARI His Excellency President Adama Barrow, accompanied by a high-powered delegation including the First Lady Fatou Bah Barrow, the Chief of Staff and Minister at the...
Cuba and Ethiopia reach 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations
Radio Habana Cuba
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July 18, 2025
Cuba and Ethiopia reach 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations Havana, July 18 (RHC) Cuba and Ethiopia have reached the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties today, a half-century marked by solidarity, mutual respect, and cooperation across...
Stakeholders warn of setback for Nigeria, Africa as U.S. exits UNESCO
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 23, 2025
• Out-of-school children’s crisis may worsen over withdrawal, expert cautions • How move exposes over-reliance on foreign aid, by consultant • Nobody will develop Nigeria but Nigerians, says CSJ Lead Director • ‘Nigeria must cover funding...
PayCargo debuts in UAE with Emirates SkyCargo as launch partner
STAT Trade Times
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July 23, 2025
PayCargo, a leading logistics payment platform, has officially entered the United Arab Emirates market, with Emirates SkyCargo becoming the first regional carrier to adopt its digital payment solution. The partnership aims to streamline cargo...
Emirates SkyCargo becomes first regional airline to partner with PayCargo, bringing digital payment solutions to the UAE
Emirates 24|7
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July 23, 2025
PayCargo, a trusted logistics payment platform, has officially launched in the United Arab Emirates, with Emirates SkyCargo as the first carrier in the region to adopt PayCargo’s solution. This new collaboration simplifies the cargo payment...
US lands African resources with version of Chinese-Russian scheme
Asia Times
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July 23, 2025
A US-brokered peace deal between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda binds the two African nations to a worrying arrangement: one in which a country signs away its mineral resources to a superpower in return for opaque assurances of...
Economic diplomacy to support growth target of 8.3 - 8.5 percent in 2025: PM
Vietnam News Agency
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In the first six months of 2025, overseas Vietnamese missions carried out nearly 300 economic diplomacy events, including trade, investment, and tourism promotion activities. They supported localities in organizing over 150 promotion activities...
Coding controversy: Cybersecurity pro decodes Ghana deputy minister’s answer – right, wrong, or misunderstood?
Joy FM
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July 27, 2025
The recent parliamentary exchange regarding coding has sparked significant discussion across Ghana's tech community and beyond. As someone who has spent over 10 years in cybersecurity and digital infrastructure development, I believe this moment...
NACC, U.S.-Africa trade desk partner to deepen bilateral relations
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 23, 2025
The Nigerian-American Chamber of Commerce (NACC), in collaboration with the United States Africa Trade Desk (USATD), has identified agriculture, fashion and technology as key sectors for strengthening Nigeria-United States economic ties. This was...
African Ministeria Conference on Environment ends
Ghana News Agency
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July 20, 2025
NAIROBI, July 20, (Xinhua/GNA) — The 20th session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN-20) wrapped up on Friday in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, with delegates adopting resolutions calling for increased climate finance...
Western Union joins stablecoin race, eyes crypto partnerships: CEO
Coin Telegraph
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Western Union is exploring ways to integrate stablecoins into its services as the firm seeks to modernize cross-border payments. During a Monday interview with Bloomberg, Western Union CEO Devin McGranahan said that the company views stablecoins...