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Turkish exports to Africa rise as ‘win-win’ strategy pays off
Sabah
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June 25, 2025
Türkiye's growing economic cooperation with African nations under its "win-win" strategy has helped boost exports to the continent, reaching $8.4 billion (TL 333.41 billion) in the first five months of 2025 – an 8.3% increase from the same period...
Agricultural recovery: Hope in Southern Africa’s post-drought revival
Public Eye
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June 25, 2025
As Africa grapples with escalating hunger crises, new report sounds the alarm TEBOHO KHATEBE MOLEFI MASERU – In a promising turn for Southern Africa, Lesotho has been removed from the UN’s Hunger Hotspots list, marking a significant milestone in...
Cameroon-Chad PIRECT Stalled by CFAF150 Billion Funding Gap
Business in Cameroon
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June 24, 2025
(Business in Cameroon) - The Cameroon-Chad Power Interconnection Project, known as Pirect, is progressing, but it faces a significant challenge, namely, adequate funding. A recent quarterly review, held from May 7 to 10, 2025, revealed that the...
US-Africa summit calls for commercial diplomacy - and respect
African Business
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June 24, 2025
The United States of America’s commercial strategy in Africa is evolving in line with the needs of its business community, according to Troy Fitrell, a senior bureau official at the Bureau of African Affairs in the US Department of State. Fitrell,...
Maroc Telecom IFC Partner Through €370M In Loans To Boost Digital Connectivity In Africa
MENAFN
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June 22, 2025
(MENAFN- Caribbean News Global) RABAT, Morocco – Maroc Telecom and IFC are building a long-term partnership to support the subsidiaries of Maroc Telecom in Chad and Mali. Through this partnership, IFC will provide two loans for a total amount of...
In Malam-Fatori, Governor Zulum meets soldiers, returnees
National Accord Newspaper
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June 23, 2025
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, visited Malam-Factori, headquarters of Abadam Local Government, on Sunday, engaging directly with soldiers and returnees. The visit was aimed at encouraging the military in...
Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations (FAO) And International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Launch Second Phase Of The Africa Phytosanitary Programme
MENAFN
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June 23, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), in collaboration with the Government of South Africa, represented by the Department of Agriculture,...
Fact Check: Did President Donald Trump Really Ban Americans From Leaving the Country?
Green Matters
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June 23, 2025
Amid escalating global tensions, travel may be dangerous. Amid dangerously high tensions in certain parts of the world, many throughout the U.S. have wondered if President Donald Trump has banned Americans from leaving the country until further...
Senegal tops the Electricity Regulatory Index for Africa 2024
ESI Africa
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June 23, 2025
Senegal and Kenya have jointly claimed the top spot in the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) latest Electricity Regulatory Index (ERI) for Africa 2024. Uganda, Namibia and Tanzania round out the top five performers, with Niger (number 10 on the...
Sierra Leone’s President Bio Takes Over ECOWAS Leadership
News Central TV
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June 22, 2025
Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio has been appointed as the new leader of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), as the bloc grapples with increasing instability, a wave of military coups, and faltering regional commerce....
Nigeria emerges as third most formidable military force in Africa + Full List
Eagle Online
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June 23, 2025
Nigeria has secured the third position among African nations with the most formidable military forces in the 2025 Global Firepower Military Strength Index. The new ranking, according to Global Firepower’s annual report sighted on Monday, places...
FULL LIST: Nigeria emerges as Africa's third most formidable military force
Punch
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June 23, 2025
Nigeria has secured the third position among African nations with the most formidable military forces in the 2025 Global Firepower Military Strength Index, according to Global Firepower’s annual report cited by PUNCH Online on Monday. The index...
Ecuador Revokes Visa-Free Transit for 34 African Countries
News Central TV
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June 23, 2025
Ecuador has officially revoked visa-free transit privileges for citizens of 45 countries, including 34 from Africa, in a sweeping overhaul of its immigration and border control policies. Under the new directive, travellers from the affected...
West African leaders admit security woes mounting in region
Modern Ghana
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Leaders from the west African bloc ECOWAS on Sunday admitted during talks in the Nigerian capital that the region was in trouble, facing mounting unrest and political instability. "Our region is at the crossroads," said Sierra Leone's Julius Maada...
Full List: Nigeria Ranks 3rd In Global Firepower Ranking Of Africa’s Military Strength Index 2025
Naija News
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June 23, 2025
Nigeria ranks behind Egypt and Algeria according to the Global Peace Index, which is published annually. Naija News reports that the latest publication assesses more than 60 factors such as personnel, equipment capabilities, financial assets,...
INTERVIEW: Africa can thrive without western aid, says ex-Egyptian envoy
The Cable
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June 22, 2025
Mohammed Higazy, a fluent speaker of Arabic, French, English, and Spanish, has held several prominent diplomatic roles. He served as Egypt’s ambassador to Jordan, India, and Germany, and also held the positions of government spokesperson and...
New U.S. consul general arrives in Lagos
Premium Times
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July 18, 2025
The U.S. Mission in Nigeria has announced the arrival of its new Consul General, Rick Swart, who landed in Lagos on July 16. As Consul General in Lagos, Mr. Swart is the senior U.S. Government representative to the Nigerian people throughout the...
POTENTIAL HOT SPOTS: Central African Republic Crisis
Strategy Page
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June 22, 2025: The Central African Republic/CAR is suffering an unprecedented outbreak of fighting between nomadic herders and farmers who have long tilled the land and produced the food that feeds CAR and some people in neighboring nations. The...
Nigeria, Rwanda among 34 African countries hit as Ecuador revokes visa-free transit
Business Insider Africa
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June 22, 2025
Ecuador has announced the cancellation of visa-free transit privileges for citizens of 45 nations, including 34 African countries, in a significant tightening of its immigration and border control policies. Under the new directive abolishing...
SPECIAL OLYMPICS — Karl from South Africa
ABILITY Magazine
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A child with Down syndrome, my son, Karl, was sickly. On a number of occasions our family was told that it was unlikely he would survive. He underwent numerous operations, including open-heart surgery. Then, at age 6, his health turned around, and...