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1st Congress of Ambassadors at MSU Held
Business Ghana
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On June 29, 2025, the First Congress of Ambassadors of the Russia–Africa Club at Lomonosov Moscow State University took place in Moscow. The event was organized by the Russia–Africa Club at Lomonosov Moscow State University with the support of the...
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang next club? Manchester United, St Etienne & Co. - 5 clubs who could sign him
Transfermarkt - UK
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July 8, 2025
Saudi contract set to be terminated ©IMAGO Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang could be set for yet another dramatic twist in his career path, with reports emerging that the veteran striker is on the verge of terminating his contract with Saudi Arabian club...
At Canada Day celebration: High Commissioner lauds strong bilateral tie...
The Guardian Post
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She was speaking in Yaounde during the annual ceremony organised every July 1 to celebrate Canada Day. The event, celebrated on the theme: “We are Canada in Cameroon”, brought together government ministers, Members of Parliament, diplomats, and...
Top 5 most expensive African cities to land in 2025
Business Insider Africa
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July 8, 2025
According to current statistics from 2024, 42 African nations now levy transfer taxes and fees, up from 35 in 2022, out of a total of 52 evaluated. Transfer taxes, charges, and fees are the expenditures incurred when a traveler travels through one...
Georgia lawmakers address possible U.S. travel restrictions affecting African-Caribbean nations
SE Atlanta News - Georgia
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July 8, 2025
El-Mahdi Holly, Democrat 116 | Official U.S. House headshotEl-Mahdi Holly, Democrat 116 | Official U.S. House headshot State Representative El-Mahdi Holly, along with members of the Georgia Africa Legislative Caucus, is set to hold a press...
Cardinal Makrickas takes the helm of the Roman basilica of St. Mary Major: the oldest Marian church in the West
Zenit
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July 7, 2025
(ZENIT News / Vatican City, 07.07.2025).- On July 4, Pope Leo XIV officially acknowledged the transition in leadership at the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major, marking the end of Cardinal Stanislaw Rylko’s tenure and welcoming his successor,...
Nigerian Has 3rd Highest Air Ticket Taxes, Charges In Africa – Report
Leadership
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July 8, 2025
Passengers departing from Nigeria pay a whooping $180 each for international and regional departures, report has shown. These findings which were detailed in the 2024 Taxes and Charges Study Review by the African Airlines Association (AFRAA),...
ADC blames Tinubu for Nigeria’s White House snub
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 8, 2025
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has blamed President Bola Tinubu’s administration for Nigeria’s exclusion from a high-level U.S.-Africa trade meeting hosted by the White House this week. The party described the development as a damning...
Africa Spain Summit: symbol of the shared desire to build a renewed, ambitious and supportive partnership between Africa and Spain
Atalayar
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July 8, 2025
The Moroccan Embassy in Madrid organised a meeting with guests at the 3rd edition of the Africa Spain Summit held this year in Madrid, with Ambassador Karima Benyaich taking centre stage. The event was organised by One Africa Forums, an...
ADC decries Nigeria’s exclusion from Trump’s meeting with five African Presidents
Tribune Online
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July 8, 2025
Ahead of Wednesday’s meeting between United States President Donald Trump and the Presidents of five African states at the White House, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has expressed grave concern over the U.S. government’s decision to...
Three local banks make priority list of African Export-Import Bank
The Guardian Post
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The banks in the favoured list include the SCB Cameroun, Ecobank and Afriland First Bank. Business in Cameroon reports that the four banks, will be the only participants when the government, through the Ministry of Finance, floats a new series of...
In Defence of Nigerian Professors and the Tragedy of Stereotype
The News Chronicle
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July 8, 2025
It’s often during moments of hardship that we discover just how fragmented our empathy has become. In Nigeria, when university lecturers raise their voices against delayed salaries, neglected welfare, or crumbling educational infrastructure, the...
Tinubu’s economic missteps responsible for Nigeria’s exclusion from U.S trade talks – ADC
Daily Post
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July 8, 2025
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has strongly criticized the exclusion of Nigeria from high-level commercial talks being hosted by the United States at the White House this week, describing it as a direct consequence of President Bola...
No more free water across Zimbabwe
Bulawayo 24 News
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July 8, 2025
The Government of Zimbabwe is set to begin the nationwide rollout of prepaid water meters in a landmark move aimed at improving water management, curbing wastage, and enhancing revenue collection. The initiative is expected to launch in Harare...
Prevalence, Etiological Patterns and Factors Associated with Bacteraemia Among Febrile Children with Sickle Cell Anaemia in Jinja Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda
Dove Medical Press
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July 7, 2025
Introduction Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited blood disorder caused by a mutation in the β-globin gene, a single base substitution changes from GAG to GTG, leading to the replacement of glutamic acid with valine at the sixth position of...
Coups In West Africa Have Five Things In Common: Knowing What They Are Is K
The Nigerian Voice
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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...
Is the Tangara resignation a sudden exit or strategic ejection?
The Standard Gambia
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July 8, 2025
- Advertisement - By Lt Col (Rtd) Samsudeen Sarr The reported appointment of Dr Mamadou Tangara as the new High Representative of the African Union Commission for Mali and the Sahel (MISAHEL) has unleashed a storm of speculation, and not the kind...
Media reports more African nations facing US visa prohibition
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN) The United States is reportedly preparing to broaden its controversial visa restrictions to include citizens from 36 more countries—25 of which are in Africa—according to an internal State Department memo cited by The Washington Post over...
Trump, Musk and the Nigerian gladiators, by Reuben Abati
Eagle Online
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July 8, 2025
“Bros, looks like one accidented trailer has just passed between Trump and Elon Musk oh, and it gets messier by the day.” “What do you expect? It is just simple common sense. Elon Musk invested over $290 million to bring Trump to power. He...
Nigeria places 3rd in Africa for highest air ticket charges in 2024 – New Report
Nairametrics
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July 6, 2025
Passengers departing from Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Benin paid some of the highest air ticket taxes and charges in Africa in 2024, placing West Africa at the top of the continent’s air travel cost rankings. Sierra Leone ranked first for regional...