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Two South Africans jailed in Eq. Guinea return home after pardon
Modern Ghana
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Two South African engineers jailed in Equatorial Guinea for more than two years on what they say are fake drugs charges returned home late Saturday after being freed on a presidential pardon. Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham, both in their mid-50s,...
Southern Provinces, Strategic Link between North Africa & Morocco’s African Depth - Laayoune Declaration
Hespress
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June 21, 2025
Participants in the Parliamentary Forum on Economic Cooperation between Morocco and the CEMAC highlighted on Friday in Laayoune, the strategic importance of the Southern Provinces of the Kingdom and the Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra region as a vital...
Rwanda quits Central African bloc in dispute with DR Congo
Deutsche Welle
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June 8, 2025
Rwanda Sunday announced it was going to withdraw from the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) over tensions with the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group seized large swaths of eastern Congo earlier this...
2024 WAFCON: Dates and how to watch the action in Morocco
Tribal Football
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The Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), formerly the African Women’s Championship, will get underway on Saturday, July 5th, in Morocco with South Africa’s Banyana Banyana seeking to defend the title they won in the last edition. A total of 12...
China-Africa trade prosperity grows to US$295.6 billion
The New Dawn Liberia
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June 20, 2025
By Lincoln G. Peters Beijing, China, June 20, 2025 – The People’s Republic of China, Director-General for African Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has disclosed that China-Africa trade prosperity has increased to US$295.6 billion, while...
Why do African leaders flee to foreign hospitals instead of fixing theirs at home?
The Zimbabwean
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June 20, 2025
Tendai Ruben Mbofana Once again, Africa finds itself watching in stunned silence as one of its most powerful monarchs, King Mswati III of eSwatini, reportedly battles a deteriorating health condition that has stirred growing concern within and...
ANALYSIS: African refugees bear the brunt of shifting global politics
Premium Times
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June 20, 2025
The number of displaced Africans has doubled since 2018. For the 14th consecutive year, conflict and climate change have driven record numbers of people from their homes. Changes in national priorities, economic uncertainty and donor fatigue have...
Trump invites China to make itself at home in Africa
African Business
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June 20, 2025
Since taking office in January, US President Donald Trump’s Africa ‘strategy’ has been even more short-sighted and tin-earned than his most trenchant critics might have feared. Never one to show much of an interest in the continent, Trump appears...
US must protect borders without harming ties with Africa — AU on Trump’s travel ban
Modern Ghana
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The African Union Commission has urged the United States government to exercise its border protection policies in a balanced and evidence-based manner. This follows President Donald Trump’s latest proclamation imposing travel restrictions on...
Is Trump planning an ‘Africa visa ban’?
Al Jazeera
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June 20, 2025
United States President Donald Trump could significantly expand his travel ban list in the next few weeks to include 36 more countries, 26 of which are in Africa, US media reports say, citing internal government documents. With 10 countries...
8th African Nations Championship: Super Eagles B Head to Zanzibar for Group Phase
Nigerian Eye
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June 20, 2025
The 2018 silver medalists, Nigeria's Super Eagles B team, will play their group stage matches for the 8th African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Zanzibar, a scenic Tanzanian archipelago with a population of less than two million people. Nigeria is...
Trump's Cuts and Restrictions Loom Over US-Africa Business Summit
Ver Angola
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Total trade in goods between the United States (US) and Africa was estimated at 71.6 billion dollars in 2024, according to US government data. A strategic rapprochement between Africa and the US was strengthened during the presidency of Joe Biden...
Nigeria ready for US deals but travel ban a challenge -Minister
The Chronicle News Online
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June 20, 2025
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, says Nigeria is ready for business deals with the United States but travel restrictions remain a challenge. Tuggar stated this during the 54th ordinary session of the mediation and security council at...
8th African Nations Championship: Super Eagles B to play games in Zanzibar
The Sun Nigeria
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June 20, 2025
Nigeria will play all their group stage matches at the 8th African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Zanzibar, the scenic Tanzanian archipelago in the Indian Ocean, as the Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced details of the competition...
International Leaders Condemn Trump’s Travel Ban as Divisive, Unfair
The Washington Informer
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June 11, 2025
President Donald Trump has left many members of the international community in dismay after issuing a travel ban, which completely restricts entry to the United States from 12 countries and imposes partial limitations on entry from seven...
NOV Delegation Joins African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 Amid Artificial Intelligence (AI) Push In African Energy Projects
MENAFN
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June 19, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) CAPE TOWN, South Africa, June 19, 2025/APO Group/ -- A high-level delegation from global energy services company NOV has joined the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies conference – taking...
The Countries With The Highest Share Of International Migrants May Surprise You
Zero Hedge
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The number of international migrants worldwide hit 304 million in 2024, a figure that has doubled since 1990. As people relocate across borders for reasons ranging from work opportunities to conflict and displacement, certain countries have become...
Media reports more African nations face US visa prohibition
MENAFN
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June 19, 2025
(MENAFN) The United States intends to widen its controversial travel restrictions to citizens from 36 additional countries, with 25 of them located in Africa, according to an internal State Department memo reported by The Washington Post over the...
Eric Chelle To Scout Talent At President Federation Cup Final, Tijani Nears Dukla Prague Move
Naija News
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June 19, 2025
Eric Chelle, a Malian tactician, who recently named 10 home-based players for the Unity Cup invitational tournament in London, is expected to use the opportunity to scout more local talents ahead of the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN)....
Leaders' Breakfast in Malabo: Africa discusses its economic integration and regional mobility
Sada Elbalad
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June 18, 2025
Wed 18 Jun 2025 | 02:27 PM The African continent turns its attention to Equatorial Guinea. On Sunday, July 13, under the patronage of H.E. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, the Malabo Leaders' Breakfast will be held, a high-level meeting also...