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ECOWAS Delivers 500 Tons of Rice to Sierra Leone Amid Food Crisis
News Ghana
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July 17, 2025
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has delivered 500 metric tons of white rice to Sierra Leone as part of emergency food assistance targeting vulnerable populations. ECOWAS Resident Representative Ambassador John Azumah handed...
Southern Africa: Bishop Selemela urges priests in IMBISA region to embrace change and renewal
Vatican News
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July 10, 2025
As the Catholic Church journeys through the Synod on Synodality and the Jubilee Year, the Auxiliary Bishop of Pretoria Archdiocese has urged priests to embrace pastoral renewal. Sheila Pires – Pretoria In an interview about the recent weeklong...
Algeria Women vs Ghana Women Prediction and Betting Tips | 19th July 2025
Sportskeeda
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July 17, 2025
Algeria Women and Ghana Women face off at the Larbi Zaouli Stadium on Saturday for their quarter-final clash in the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations. With five points in three games, the Algerians qualified for the knockout stages after coming...
Nissan Magnite Debuts in Morocco as Africa’s First Left-Hand Drive Market
News Ghana
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July 17, 2025
Nissan has launched its compact SUV Magnite in Morocco, marking the vehicle’s first left-hand drive introduction in Africa. The Japanese automaker selected the North African nation as a strategic entry point, with Nissan Africa president Jordi...
US deports immigrants convicted of various crimes to Eswatini
SABC News
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July 17, 2025
The Government of Eswatini has confirmed that the United States has sent five immigrants convicted of various crimes to the southern African nation in the latest example of the administration of President Donald Trump’s ramped up deportation...
MLSCN, WAPCMLS to advance innovative medical diagnosis
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 17, 2025
The Acting Registrar/CEO of the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN), Dr Donald Ofili, has reiterated the council’s commitment to collaborate with the West African Postgraduate College of Medical Laboratory Science (WAPCMLS) to...
Chinese home appliance giant expands investment in Africa
Xinhua News Agency
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GUANGZHOU, July 17 (Xinhua) -- China's leading home appliance manufacturer Midea Group has become the official sponsor of the Africa Cup of Nations 2025, which is scheduled to be held in Morocco. Midea Group and the Confederation of African...
Jamaican among deportees to African kingdom of Eswatini
The Gleaner
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July 17, 2025
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP): The United States has sent five immigrants it says were convicted of serious crimes to the African nation of Eswatini, the US Department of Homeland Security confirmed, in an expansion of the Trump administration’s...
Fireworks At 2025 ITTF Africa West Regional Championships
New Telegraph
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July 17, 2025
The 2025 ITTF Africa West Regional Championships have been nothing short of electrifying, with thrilling displays of skill and sportsmanship lighting up the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall at Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos. As the tournament progresses,...
Schneider Electric South Africa certified as 2025 Top Employer
SA Instrumentation & Control
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Schneider Electric South Africa certified as 2025 Top Employer July 2025 News Schneider Electric is proud to announce that its South African operation has been awarded Top Employer 2025 certification by a global authority in HR excellence, Top...
US deports five to Eswatini with third-country program
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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July 17, 2025
CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- The United States sent five immigrants it says were convicted of serious crimes to the African nation of Eswatini, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said -- an expansion of the Trump administration's largely...
UN’s food agency limits aid operations in West and Central Africa due to funding cuts
Associated Press
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July 11, 2025
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The World Food Programme said Friday it is suspending food and nutritional assistance across crisis-hit West and Central African countries as a result of U.S. aid cuts, which are grinding the organization’s operations to a...
U.S. deports immigrants to the kingdom of Eswatini, where they have no ties
Global News
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July 16, 2025
The United States sent five immigrants it describes as “barbaric” criminals to the African nation of Eswatini in an expansion of the Trump administration’s largely secretive third-country deportation program, the U.S. Department of Homeland...
Free Trade Zones: Nigeria’s Untapped Engine for Regional Growth and Development
Business Day
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July 17, 2025
Akwa Ibom Free Trade Zone is 50,000 hectares FTZ, free container import – zero duties. Free Trade Zones (FTZs) are no longer optional policy tools; they have become critical development levers, especially at this time Nigeria is working...
Customs intercepts foreign currencies worth N30.8m at Seme border
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 17, 2025
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A, has intercepted a Nissan Almera with $20,000 and 110,000 West African CFA Francs concealed in it along the Babapupa bush paths near the Seme border. This was disclosed by the...
Parliament approves amendment to curb migrant arrivals from North Africa
Kathimerini
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MPs have voted to temporarily stop processing asylum requests from migrants arriving from North Africa by sea in a bid to reduce arrivals, a move rights groups and opposition parties have called illegal. The ban comes amid a surge in migrants...
Greek Parliament Backs Suspension of Asylum for North African Arrivals
To Vima
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July 11, 2025
The Greek Parliament has passed a contentious amendment introducing a three-month suspension on asylum applications for migrants entering the country without formal authorization via sea from Libya and other North African countries. The measure,...
Nigeria: Onos Ariyo to release debut album Adoration on 18...
Music in Africa
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July 17, 2025
The 11-track project follows the success of her lead single, ‘Counting My Blessings (African Remix)’ featuring Seph Schlueter, which has amassed over 3 million streams in just two months. Building on this momentum, Adoration presents a spiritually...
WHO plans trachoma elimination intervention in Nigeria, 19 others
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 17, 2025
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has listed Nigeria among the 20 countries in the African region that require trachoma elimination intervention. The countries are Algeria, Angola, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central Africa Republic, Chad, Côte...
Greece passes North Africa asylum ban amid rights groups’ opposition
Cyprus Mail
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July 11, 2025
Greek lawmakers voted on Friday to temporarily stop processing asylum requests from migrants arriving from North Africa by sea in a bid to reduce arrivals into Europe’s southernmost tip, a move rights groups and opposition parties have called...