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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...
74 visa-free destinations Filipinos can visit
Gulf News
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Ready to trade your screens for skylines? If your passport's feeling neglected and your feet are itching for an adventure, we’ve got just the ticket — or rather, 74 of them, as per Henley & Partners (H&P) and latest updates (as of July 8, 2025)....
Speech by her Excellency Dr Fatoumata Jahumpa-Ceesay
The Standard Gambia
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June 30, 2025
- Advertisement - High Commissioner of the Republic of The Gambia to South Africa Africa Youth in Tourism Innovation Summit 25 June 2025 | Midrand, South Africa Honourable Ministers, Distinguished Industry Leaders, Esteemed Development Partners,...
'She helped me survive' - Majchrzak thanks wife for SW19 run
BBC
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July 5, 2025
It has been a long and varied journey back to the top of the game for Majchrzak, who estimates he spent "100,000 or 150,000 euros" (£85,000-£130,000) fighting his case. Once he had served his suspension, he dipped into savings to travel the world...
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...
Macron should have been sent home on a dinghy not warmly welcomed by Labour weaklings
Daily Express
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July 9, 2025
Given the armies of well-paid civil servants briefing our Government ministers around the clock it is baffling how they are always the last to grasp what the man/woman/non-binary on the Clapham Omnibus figured out long ago. So we have a Prime...
Why Trump invited five African leaders to the White House
BBC
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July 9, 2025
Abdou Aziz Diédhiou & Yūsuf Akínpẹ̀lú & Brandon DrenonBBC News, Dakar & Lagos & Washington DC ShareSave Donald Trump wants to do business in Africa - and is not interested in aid US President Donald Trump began a three-day summit in Washington DC...
3 BRAND NEW Pioneer Expeditions with KE Adventure
Breaking Travel News
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June 18, 2025
KE are delighted to announce the launch of three brand new adventures as part of the KE Pioneer Collection, each one limited to just one exclusive departure in 2026. These unique expedition style trips are for pure adventurers who seek the...
Trump wants to talk business with Africa in hopes of countering China. But a US summit excludes Africa’s big players
KTVZ - Oregon
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July 9, 2025
(CNN) — The White House is hosting an “African leaders” summit of sorts this week. But only five countries from the continent of 55 nations are welcome to join. Liberia said its president was one of five African heads of state invited by US...
Pitch of neglect: How corporate apathy and elite snobbery are killing Nigerian football
The Cable
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July 9, 2025
It is one of contemporary Nigeria’s most perplexing ironies: while millions of Nigerians pay through their noses to keep up with the English Premier League (EPL), the very soil that grew their football passion—home-grown Nigerian football—is left...
Intrigues, Interstate Rivalry Undermine Actualisation of Single African Air Transport Market
This Day
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July 4, 2025
Chinedu Eze The plan to expand African air travel market is currently being hindered by intrigues and inter-state rivalry by countries that do not want the actualisation of the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM). These countries, it was...
Trump succeeds, but challenges lie ahead
Politicsweb
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Wednesday, 09 July 2025 09/07/25 OPINION Trump succeeds, but challenges lie ahead Jaco Kleynhans | 08 July 2025 Jaco Kleynhans says the first six months of President’s second term can, in all fairness, be considered as a successful start American...
The Gambia 2026: A nation’s reckoning, a Republic reborn (Part 2)
The Standard Gambia
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July 9, 2025
- Advertisement - By Dr Lamin K Janneh V. Institutional collapse: governance as ritual, not reality Institutions in The Gambia have become sacred in name but hollow in function. Public service is no longer a mission; it is a mechanism for resource...
UK mobile network with 10 million customers brings back free roaming
Leeds Live
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July 4, 2025
A leading mobile network with 10 million customers is set to reintroduce free roaming for travellers this summer. UK holidaymakers heading to the European Union have been informed that Three Mobile will reinstate this significant benefit for them....
Delegation for 7.8.25: Oh, snap! — big, beautiful — transients — LEOs — ‘Alcatraz’
Florida Politics
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July 8, 2025
Snapper season oversight Florida sets the dates for red snapper season in the Gulf of Mexico, but the federal government dictates when Atlantic fishermen can reel in their catch. Members of the Florida congressional delegation want to revisit...
Dvůr Králové Safari Park: A slice of Africa in Czechia
Radio Prague International
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July 8, 2025
Located in the town of Dvůr Králové on the upper Labe River in eastern Bohemia, the Safari Park proudly calls itself “Africa in the heart of Europe.” And for good reason, says the park’s spokesperson Michal Šťastný: Photo: Barbora Navrátilová,...
Not just the US; there is another country that attained independence on July 4
The Times of India
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July 4, 2025
Every year on July 4, the United States lights up in celebration of its Independence Day, marking the country's birth in 1776. But it’s not the only nation with significant ties to this date. Across the globe, July 4 also holds deep historical...
Wednesday briefing: Can Macron and Starmer solve the small-boats crisis?
The Guardian
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July 9, 2025
Good morning. Emmanuel Macron arrived in the UK yesterday for a three-day state visit. While the British royal family and political elite rolled out the red carpet for the French president, with all the expected pomp and pageantry, the real focus...
Socialists’ budget brinkmanship
EurActiv
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July 9, 2025
Welcome to the Capitals by Eddy Wax, with Nicoletta Ionta. We welcome feedback and tips here. Sign up here. Live from Strasbourg! Nicoletta and I will be sitting in the European Parliament's Swan Bar between 17:30 and 19:00 today. Come and say hi...
Muhoozi Kainerugaba is shaking up Mbuya hill
Observer
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July 9, 2025
CDF Muhoozi Kainerugaba The chief of Defence Forces (CDF) is sifting the wheat from the chaff. In recent weeks, the media has been awash with news reports of the CDF cracking down on entrenched, systemic corruption at Mbuya hill, the Uganda...