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(VIDEO) African Presidents Say Trump Deserves Nobel Peace Prize for Securing Peace Between Rwanda and the Congo and Working to Secure Peace Around the World
The Gateway Pundit
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July 9, 2025
The presidents of Guinea-Bissau, Gabon, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal signaled they may consider nominating President Trump for a Nobel Prize, or at least that he deserves one, for his commitment to world peace and action to bring peace to...
Twenty Three Coaches From 15 African Countries For 2025 2K26 NBA Summer League
Daily Independent
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July 11, 2025
1 The NBA 2K26 Summer League 2025 is ongoing in Las Vegas, Nevada, as it started on Thursday, July 10, to run through July 20. The Summer League once again features a strong presence of African players, coaches and referees, including: Six former...
Trump Meets African Leaders Amid Escalating Trade War Threats
StratNews Global
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July 9, 2025
Home Africa Trump Meets African Leaders Amid Escalating Trade War Threats Trump is hosting leaders from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal at the White House for lunch and talks focused on business opportunities. U.S. President...
Trump hosts W. African leaders as region reels from US aid cuts
Nagaland Post
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July 9, 2025
US President Donald Trump is hosting five West African leaders on Wednesday for a “multilateral lunch” at the White House as the region reels from the impact of US aid cuts. The leaders of Liberia, Senegal, Gabon, Mauritania and Guinea-Bissau are...
Daily World Briefing, July 10
Colorado Star
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Trump says U.S. shifting Africa policy "from aid to trade" U.S. President Donald Trump met with leaders from five African nations on Wednesday, noting the United States is shifting its policy toward the continent "from aid to trade." Meeting with...
Trump courts African leaders at White House
Little Rock Public Radio - Arkansas
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July 9, 2025
Updated July 9, 2025 at 4:58 PM CDT LAGOS, Nigeria — The presidents of the West African countries of Senegal, Liberia, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, and Gabon are in Washington this week for a three-day mini summit hosted by President Trump — part of...
Trump meets presidents of 5 African nations in bid to boost trade
United Press International (UPI)
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July 9 (UPI) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday met the presidents of five African nations -- Senegal, Liberia, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania and Gabon -- in what the White House describes as a push to deepen trade, including that involving...
Newswire : Leaders of five African countries head to Washington to meet Trump
Greene County Democrat - Alabama
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July 9, 2025
Map of African countries By Africanews Five West African leaders are travelling to Washington this week for a somewhat surprise meeting: US president Donald Trump announced in late June that he would host the heads of state of Liberia, Senegal,...
Guinea-Bissau’s president on his meeting with Trump, relations with Russia and China, and whether he will accept US deportees
Atlantic Council
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July 11, 2025
Watch the event China tends to show up to fulfill African countries’ needs more quickly, while there is a “delay” that is “too long” in working with the West, said President Umaro Sissoco Embaló of Guinea-Bissau. “How are we going to leave the...
Donald Trump mocked for asking English-speaking president where he learnt language
Daily Star
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July 9, 2025
US President Donald Trump has been ridiculed for asking the leader of an English-speaking nation where he learned to speak the language so fluently. The embarrassing gaffe occurred during a three-day mini summit in Washington, attended by leaders...
Watch Live: Donald Trump Meets with African Leaders
Breitbart
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July 9, 2025
President Donald Trump meets with leaders from multiple African nations on Wednesday, July 9. The president is meeting with the leaders of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal to for a summit on potential trade agreements. Trump...
African leaders seek to charm Trump with talk of Nobel Peace Prize
The Gazette - Colorado
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Five leaders from Africa endorsed President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize as they advocated for their countries' interests at the White House. Leaders from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal praised Trump for his...
Trump woos five West African leaders in White House meeting
The Citizen (Nigeria)
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July 9, 2025
President Donald Trump promised West African leaders a pivot from aid to trade during a White House meeting Wednesday as the region reels from the impact of sweeping US aid cuts. Trump said he sees “great economic potential in Africa” as the...
Millennial Potash Announces Support from US International Development Finance Corporation for Banio Potash Project
The Assay
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July 9, 2025
Millennial Potash Corp. (TSXV:MLP; OTCQB:MLPNF; FSE:X0D) has announced that the US international Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has committed up to US$3M in project development funding for the Banio Potash Project in Gabon. This deal was...
Trump promises West African leaders a pivot to trade
SRN News
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July 9, 2025
Audio By Carbonatix WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump promised West African leaders a pivot from aid to trade during a White House meeting Wednesday. Trump said he sees “great economic potential in Africa” as the leaders of Liberia,...
The Latest: Trump hosts African leaders at the White House
News4Jax - Florida
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July 9, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump is hosting five West African leaders on Wednesday for a “multilateral lunch” as the region reels from the impact of U.S. aid cuts. The surprise meeting with leaders of Liberia, Senegal, Gabon, Mauritania and...
WATCH: Trump Hosts Africa-Israel Working Lunch as Mauritania Moves to Restore Diplomatic Ties with Israel
[your]NEWS
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July 9, 2025
Leaders of five African nations join Netanyahu at White House amid Trump-led push for continental trade and normalization with Israel By yourNEWS Media Newsroom President Donald Trump hosted a multilateral lunch at the White House Wednesday with...
Impatient Trump fumes 'we have to go quicker' at African leaders
The Mirror US
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July 9, 2025
President Donald Trump hosted a multilateral lunch at the White House on Wednesday with five West African leaders from Liberia, Senegal, Gabon, Mauritania and Guinea-Bissau to discuss economic development and trade. The African presidents appeared...
President Trump promises West African leaders a pivot to trade as the region reels from sweeping aid cuts
WDHD 7 - Massachusetts
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July 9, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump promised West African leaders a pivot from aid to trade during a White House meeting Wednesday as the region reels from the impact of sweeping U.S. aid cuts. Trump said he sees “great economic potential in...
Nigeria rejects US pressure to accept deported Venezuelans
Deutsche Welle
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July 11, 2025
Nigerian Foreign Affairs Minister Yusuf Tuggar on Friday said that his country would not bow to increasing US pressure to accept deported Venezuelans as President Donald Trump wants them to do. Tuggar said Trump was attempting to strong-arm...