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Banyana resume WAFCON preparations after pay dispute resolution
SABC News
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June 29, 2025
Defending champions of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, Banyana Banyana, have resumed their preparations to successfully defend their continental title following the impasse over monies owed to them by the South African Football Association....
FG seeks collaboration to avert stranded gas amid infrastructure concerns
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 19, 2025
• Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea to advance Gulf of Guinea gas pipeline project The Federal Government has renewed its call for innovation and regional collaboration to avert the risk of stranded gas in Nigeria as investors raise growing concerns over...
E Guinea’s Golden Swan Sets Benchmark
Business Ghana
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The African Energy Chamber (AEC) (www.EnergyChamber.org) proudly supports the recent visit of Gabonese President Brice Oligui Nguema to Equatorial Guinea’s Golden Swan industrial complex, marking a defining moment for Africa’s oil and gas sector....
How Africa is cushioned from shocks of geopolitical crises?
Zawya
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Africa’s sluggish participation in global trade is turning out to be the thing protecting it from the full force of economic shocks resulting from President Donald Trump’s trade war with China, and the wars in the Middle East, which risk...
How Guinea became a gateway for Russian weapons to reach the Sahel
Modern Ghana
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Despite the departure of the Wagner Group from Mali, Russia is continuing to strengthen its military presence in the country through its Africa Corps. Using satellite imagery, shipping logs and eyewitness reports, journalists from RFI have...
Global and Regional Trends in Autism Burden from 1990 to 2021: A Data Re-Analysis and Prediction from the Global Burden of Disease Study
Dove Medical Press
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June 27, 2025
Introduction Autism, also known as autism spectrum disorder (ASD), is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impairments in social interaction and communication skills along with repetitive and restricted behavioral patterns.1 ASD...
Recycling e-waste an elusive dream
NewsDay Zimbabwe
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THOUSANDS of tonnes of hazardous plastic and electronic waste (e-waste) is routinely dumped on the African shores in countries like Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, Angola and Mozambique, before trickling further inland into some of...
China and Africa consolidate dynamic partnership
Friends of Socialist China
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June 16, 2025
On June 11, 2025, the Ministerial Meeting of Coordinators on the Implementation of the Follow-up Actions of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) was held in Changsha, capital of China’s Hunan Province. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi...
ECOWAS: As Tinubu’s two-year leadership comes to an end
The Cable
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June 25, 2025
BY LINDA NWABUWA AKHIGBE Only last month, on May 28, 2025, the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, celebrated its 50th anniversary with huge fanfare, commemorating the event with official ceremonies in Ghana and Nigeria. Back in...
US May Ban Entry to Citizens of 36 More States: Rubio Memo
Asia Financial
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June 16, 2025
The Trump administration is considering scaling up its travel restrictions and could potentially ban citizens from 36 more countries from entering the United States – including two more from Asia: Cambodia and Bhutan. Earlier this month, the...
Australian neighbours in possible new 36-nation US travel ban, but America-bound Aussie travel grows
KARRYON
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June 16, 2025
The memo, seen by The Washington Post, shows the new restrictions would apply to 25 African nations, including Egypt, as well as numerous countries in the Caribbean and Central Asia. Multiple Pacific Island nations also feature in the list,...
US-Africa Business Summit: A showdown in Luanda
Sunday Independent
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June 26, 2025
Manuel Godsin|Published 20 hours ago 6min THE atmosphere at this year’s US-Africa Business Summit in Luanda was far from what American delegates expected. Instead of handshakes and optimistic speeches, African leaders delivered one of the most...
Embrace investment-driven partnerships
Business Ghana
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African leaders have called on Monday for an urgent review of U.S. tariffs on African exports, urging a shift towards transformative partnerships and investment in Africa’s economic potential. Addressing more than 2,000 government and business...
FORCES: Mercenaries
Strategy Page
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June 14, 2025: Currently, dozens of mercenaries, also known as Private Military Contractors or PMCs, are operating around the world, most of them in Africa. These include Angola, Sierra Leone, Congo, Liberia, Sudan, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria,...
US business leaders need to understand the opportunities in doing business with Africa – Senior State Dept Bureau Official
3News.com
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June 24, 2025
US business leaders need to understand the opportunities in doing business with Africa, Senior State Department Bureau Official, Troy Fitrell, has said. Responding to the call for deeper engagement, U.S. officials acknowledged Africa’s growing...
AU Commission Chair calls for removal of punitive tariffs and visa restrictions on African countries
3News.com
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June 24, 2025
The African Union Commission Chairperson, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has called for the removal of punitive tariffs and visa restrictions on African countries. He noted that Africa’s 1.3 billion people and abundant resources remain among the world’s...
African leaders urge U.S. to embrace investment-driven partnerships and review tariffs
3News.com
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June 24, 2025
African leaders have called on Monday for an urgent review of U.S. tariffs on African exports, urging a shift towards transformative partnerships and investment in Africa’s economic potential. Addressing more than 2,000 government and business...
African leaders urge U.S. to embrace investment-driven partnerships, review tariffs
Business Hallmark
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June 24, 2025
African leaders on Monday issued a strong call for the United States to rethink its approach to the continent by prioritizing strategic investments and revising punitive trade tariffs, moving away from aid-centric relationships toward...
WAFCON 2024: Falcons bank on proven winners for continental crown
Punch
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June 26, 2025
As the 2025 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations kicks off in Morocco, Nigeria’s Super Falcons enter the tournament as the most successful team in the competition’s history. With nine titles from 11 previous appearances, the Falcons carry a legacy...
Cameroon Allocates CFA15bn for Urgent Works on Ebolowa-Ambam Road
Business in Cameroon
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June 25, 2025
(Business in Cameroon) - Cameroon’s Minister of Public Works, Emmanuel Nganou Djoumessi, launched on June 16 a restricted national tender under emergency procedures for urgent repairs on phase one of the Ebolowa-Ambam road, a 92-kilometer section...