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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...
WAEC speak on report of cancellation of 2025 exam
GhanaWeb
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July 21, 2025
Di West African Examination Council (WAEC) say report say dem cancel all di papers for di just concluded West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) 2025 no be true. WAEC say dem see news wia one supposed press statement wey dey...
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,...
2025 WAES: Regional integration crucial for West Africa’s economic future
Daily Post
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July 9, 2025
Nigeria’s regional trade dominance is hampered by infrastructure and policy issues. The 2025 West Africa Economic Summit (WAES) highlighted the need for digital identity, youth potential, and private sector partnerships to boost intra-ECOWAS trade...
Greece Freezes North African Asylum Claims Amid Migration Surge
[your]NEWS
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July 9, 2025
Athens detains new arrivals, warns traffickers and migrants: “Stay where you are, we do not accept you” By yourNEWS Media Newsroom Greece announced a three-month suspension of asylum applications for migrants arriving from North Africa, following...
Greece suspends asylum requests from North African migrants after EU delegation’s expulsion from Benghazi
The Libya Observer
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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced that his country will suspend, for three months, all asylum hearings for migrants arriving by boat from North Africa, amid an influx of migrants from Libya. Speaking before the Greek parliament on...
Trump pushes West African countries to accept deported illegals: WSJ
Just the News
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July 9, 2025
The Trump administration is pressuring a group of West African nations to accept illegal aliens from the Untied States in a bid to ramp up its deportations to third-party countries, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing "an internal document...
Osimhen: North African, Nigerian players difficult to manage, cause problems – Serkan Reçber
Daily Post
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July 9, 2025
Former Fenerbahce and Antalyaspor defensive midfielder, Serkan Reçber, has insisted that North African players and some Nigerian players are difficult to manage and cause problems. Reçber said this while evaluating Victor Osimhen and Galatasaray’s...
AI Tightens Fight on East Africa’s Financial Fraud
I Africa
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July 9, 2025
East African banks are increasingly adopting artificial intelligence to combat surging fraud and money laundering in their rapidly digitalizing markets. In Kenya alone, mobile-money transfers reached 7.95 trillion shillings in 2023, with 84.6...
Greece halts asylum applications from North African migrants
Tribune Online
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July 9, 2025
Greece has halted the processing of North African asylum applications in response to a spike in the number of migrants. According to Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the conservative prime minister, boat arrivals from the area would be detained and...
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...
Equatorial Coca-Cola expands West Africa presence with acquisition of Voltic and WARL in Ghana
Food Business Africa Magazine
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July 9, 2025
GHANA – Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company (ECCBC) has announced the acquisition of Voltic (GH) Limited and West African Refreshments Limited (WARL), boosting its presence in Ghana and reinforcing its expansion strategy across West Africa. The...
Trump hosts West African leaders as US aid cuts raise alarm
Sabah
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July 9, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump is hosting a surprise lunch with five West African leaders on Wednesday, as the region grapples with the fallout from major U.S. aid cuts and the restructuring of American foreign assistance programs. A study published...
Milestone deal plunges Chariot into West African lithium market
The Sydney Morning Herald
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July 10, 2025
Chariot has seemingly put a shrewd deal structure in place. The low upfront cost and staged payments minimise risk while preserving upside. It’s the sort of strategy that reflects a management team with commercial instincts and a sharp read on a...
Kenyans adapt as churches are destroyed by flooding
The Baptist Standard - Texas
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July 21, 2025
BUDALANG’I, Kenya (RNS)—Every Sunday morning, Pastor Pascal Ogutu walks barefoot across the cracked mud of what was once the foundation of his church. He passes submerged gravestones and the sagging roof of the altar, now half-buried in water and...
How East Africa’s 18-million-year-old mammals evolved
Cosmos
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July 9, 2025
Ancient protein fragments recovered using a new technique are 5 times older than any retrieved before. The fragments could help piece together how large mammals from 18 million years ago (mya) evolved and lived. During the early part of the...
Greece to halt all asylum hearings for migrants from North Africa
Washington Examiner
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July 9, 2025
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Wednesday that Greece will pause processing asylum applications from people arriving from North Africa as the nation faces a surge in migrants. “With legislation that will be submitted to the...
WATCH LIVE: Trump hosts West African leaders as region hit by U.S. aid cuts
PBS Frontline
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July 9, 2025
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — U.S. 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 sweeping U.S. aid cuts. Watch Trump meet with West African...
Greece to halt migrant asylum processing from North Africa
Al Jazeera
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July 9, 2025
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis says the suspension will last for three months amid a surge of arrivals from countries including Sudan, Egypt and Bangladesh. Greece will suspend the processing of asylum applications from individuals arriving...
UAE boosts neighbourhood influence with record north Africa FDI
fDi Intelligence
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North Africa attracted record foreign direct investment inflows in 2024, as the UAE secured a major real estate deal in Egypt and invested in renewable energy and ports across their adjacent region. More than $51bn worth of headline FDI flowed...