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UAE President sends letter to German Chancellor
The National News
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President Sheikh Mohamed on Friday sent a written message to Friedrich Merz, Chancellor of Germany, regarding bilateral relations and ways to enhance co-operation. The message was delivered by Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced...
Harmattan hazards: How coastal west Africa can escape the Sahel’s fate
European Council on Foreign Relations
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July 10, 2025
Summary Benin, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Togo, are under pressure from two threats: jihadists and putschists. In these west African coastal states, armed Islamist groups increasingly cross northern borders, wreaking havoc. Civilian governments are...
Farmers Embrace Integrated Fall Armyworm Management at Kiboko Field Day
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
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July 9, 2025
Maize farmers from Kibwezi and neighboring regions gathered at the KALRO Kiboko Research Farm for an interactive session during the recent Farmers Field Day, eager to learn practical solutions to one of maize’s most destructive enemies — the fall...
Fifty years since Gowon’s overthrow
Tribune Online
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July 10, 2025
TUESDAY, July 29,2025 will be the 50th anniversary of the overthrow of General Yakubu Gowon GCFR. He was overthrown in a bloodless military coup on the same Tuesday, July 29, 1975. Most of us remember where we were at 6.00 a.m. on Tuesday, July...
African rail connection: A path to multimodal freight optimisation
Rail Freight
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July 11, 2025
Africa is home to some of the fastest-growing economies globally, and there is an urgent need to expand its infrastructure to ensure this growth aligns with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With rapid urbanisation and population increases...
A Plan B for PRC Cable-Cutting: Taiwan’s Satellite Communications
Ketagalan Media - California
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July 10, 2025
This article was originally published by Global Taiwan Institute in its weekly newsletter, The Global Taiwan Brief, Vol. 10, Issue 13. Used with permission. To get the Global Taiwan Brief in your inbox every week, subscribe at...
How E&P Acquired Comatose Black Volta Gold Project
New Crusading Guide
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July 9, 2025
By Ernest Addo It is an inspiring story of how a wholly-own Ghanaian company-Engineers and Planners(E&P)-a resourceful mining services company, procured an ailing Black Volta Gold Project, in the Upper West Region, belonging to Azumah Resources...
How cargo train services can save cost, boost local economy
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 11, 2025
In an ever-evolving world, it is of vital importance to use efficient and sustainable transport solutions. Freight transport by rail offers enormous advantages, especially for longer distances. Several countries heavily rely on cargo trains for...
Africa’s Spiro gets global climate backing, targets $200m revenue boost
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 11, 2025
Spiro, a leading Pan-African electric mobility firm, has been selected for the prestigious 2025 Regional Platforms for Climate Projects (RPCP) Pipeline, a major endorsement of its climate leadership and innovation in Africa’s transport sector. The...
Promoting West Africa through Travel, Trade
This Day
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July 11, 2025
Recently West African leaders met in Abuja for the inauguration of West African Economic Summit where Nigeria pushed for the removal of structural and policy bottlenecks in travel and trade in order to boost economic growth of the sub-region....
Unlawful issuance of Gambian ID Cards abroad is electoral fraud in preparation for 2026
The Standard Gambia
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July 9, 2025
- Advertisement - By Ndey Jobarteh Interior Minister Abdoulie Sanyang has now confirmed that after the controversial pilot in Mauritania, the Government plans to dispatch more missions to Gabon, Congo, and Togo to issue Gambian National Identity...
June 2025 was the planet’s third-warmest on record
Yale Climate Connections - Connecticut
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July 10, 2025
June 2025 was Earth’s third-warmest June in analyses of global weather data going back to 1850, NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, or NCEI, reported July 10. NASA and the European Copernicus Climate Change Service also rated...
Senator Dr. Rasha Kelej Congratulates The Winners Of Merck Foundation Media Awards- 125 Winners From 36 Countries Announced
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) Merck Foundation CEO announced call for application of 2025 Merck Foundation Media Recognition Awards in partnership with African First Ladies - apply now at ... Merck Foundation ( ) , the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA...
Lekki port trans-shipment operations increased over stronger naira, says deputy MD
The Cable
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July 10, 2025
Daniel Odibe, the deputy managing director of the Lekki deep seaport says its trans-shipment operations have increased substantially due to a stronger naira. Odibe spoke during an interactive session with journalists in Lagos on Thursday. He said...
Hussain Al Nowais Highlights AMEA Power’s Role in Morocco’s Clean Energy...
Somers Point Sentinel - New Jersey
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July 10, 2025
In a powerful step toward reinforcing the global shift to clean energy, Hussain Al Nowais, Chairman of AMEA Power, has emphasized his company’s strategic collaboration with Morocco’s YNNA Group in launching a landmark renewable energy project: a...
Lekki Port Handles 222,000 TEUs In Six Months
New Telegraph
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July 10, 2025
The Lekki Deep Seaport, Nigeria’s first deep-water port, has processed 222,000 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) between January and June 2025, underscoring its growing role as a major logistics hub in West Africa. Deputy Chief Operations...
Ghana issues first ITMOs to Switzerland under Paris Agreement
Ghana Business News
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July 10, 2025
Ghana has officially issue and transfer its first 11,733 tons of Internationally Transferred Mitigation Outcomes (ITMOs) to Switzerland, under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement. This development positions the country as the first African country...
Ghana issues first ITMOs under Paris agreement
Joy FM
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July 10, 2025
Ghana has officially issued and transferred its first 11,733 tonnes of Internationally Transferred Mitigation Outcomes (ITMOs) to Switzerland under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement. This development positions the country as the first African...
The original Birkin bag sells at auction for a jaw-dropping $8M
Page Six
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July 10, 2025
It cost a whole bag of money. The original Hermès Birkin handbag made for actress, singer and fashion icon Jane Birkin in 1984 has sold at auction for a staggering €7 million ($8.18 million). With fees, the anonymous bidder from Japan paid a total...
Nigeria is in crisis: Enough of politicians; where are the statesmen?
Daily Trust
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July 9, 2025
Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will – Fred Douglass Murry Rothbard (1926-95) started his book ‘The Anatomy of the State” with a predictable quotation, “the greatest danger to the State is intellectual...