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A primer for the White House visit by West and Central African countries
Mail & Guardian
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July 4, 2025
President Cyril Ramaphosa with US President Donald Trump at the White House earlier this year. (X) A few months ago, the chairman of the Africa and Global Health Policy Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Ted Cruz,...
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How India-Ghana ties can guide Delhi’s Africa strategy
Firstpost
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July 4, 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Ghana, en route to the Brics summit, stands out as a strategic use of an intercontinental journey. On the return leg, the Prime Minister is also scheduled to visit Namibia. With these visits, the PM will...
The Sahel's juntas face a series of crises
Responsible Statecraft - Washington D.C.
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July 1, 2025
In Mali, General Assimi Goïta, who took power in a 2020 coup, now plans to remain in power through at least the end of this decade, as do his counterparts in neighboring Burkina Faso and Niger. As long-ruling juntas consolidate power in national...
Why Wagner’s exit poses grave consequences for Mali — Ex diplomat
Daily Trust
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July 4, 2025
The recent announcement by Russia’s Wagner mercenary group of its withdrawal from Mali has ignited fresh concerns about security, sovereignty, and humanitarian access across West Africa. The paramilitary force announced the move on June 6,...
Trump Administration Negotiates Global Network for Deportations Beyond Illegal Migrants’ Home Countries
[your]NEWS
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June 29, 2025
U.S. diplomats have approached nearly 60 countries to accept illegal aliens expelled from the United States under an expanding Trump administration policy that bypasses country-of-origin deportations. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom The Trump...
The Hague Group revives the possibility of a new internationalism
Mail & Guardian
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July 3, 2025
A vigil remembering journalists killed in Palestine held at St.Georges Cathedral in Cape Town on 28 January 2024. Photo by Leanne Brady Imperialism is on a genocidal offensive in Gaza, and has recently bombed its way through Syria, Yemen, Lebanon...
Ghana new gold licensing regime takes full effect
CNBC Africa
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July 2, 2025
Ghana has announced the full enactment of a new gold licensing regime, a development that is set to fundamentally alter the landscape of gold trading in the country. This new regulation abrogates all gold trade licenses initially issued by the...
Anxious residents re-emerge after Mali jihadist attacks
Macau Business
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July 2, 2025
People in towns in western Mali where jihadists attacked army sites a day earlier were afraid but went about their business Wednesday following the major assault which killed a civilian. Jihadist fighters staged early-morning strikes on military...
“Making Ghana the True Black Star of the World” Book launched in Bibiani
Ghana News Agency
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July 2, 2025
By Daniel Akwasi Nuako Bibiani (WN/R) July 02, GNA – A book titled: “Making Ghana the True Black Star of the World” has been launched at Bibiani, outlining 16 key ministries and 58 policies to drive economic growth and stability, to attract...
Ghana’s gold exports surge
Zawya
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Ghana is capitalising on its gold exports to drive economic growth, with revenues increasing to $11.6bn in 2024 - a 52.6% increase from the $7.6bn recorded in 2023. Gold exports accounted for 57% of the country’s total export revenue, solidifying...
Middle East peace is still for the dreamers as it is a delusion
Weekly Blitz
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July 4, 2025
As at the time of writing Hamas are considering a peace proposal put forward by the Trump Administration, Egypt and Qatar, to which the Israeli government have agreed. Naturally there are dissenting voices within Israel’s government who may yet...
Drone Warfare And Its Impact On Africa, Ukraine And Beyond
MENAFN
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July 4, 2025
(MENAFN- Swissinfo) From the deserts of Sudan to the streets of Gaza, Lebanon and Ukraine, drones are reshaping modern warfare. Once limited to counter-terrorism by a select few powers, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are now ubiquitous, with...
Onana gets Captain Traoré’s autograph after playing football together
GhanaWeb
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June 30, 2025
Manchester United goalkeeper André Onana has made headlines again, but this time not for his saves on the pitch. Instead, the Cameroonian shot-stopper created a heartwarming moment in Burkina Faso that has football fans across the world talking....
The goal of eliminating malaria by 2030 is in jeopardy
Africa.com
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June 30, 2025
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso, June 16, 2025 /African Media Agency (AMA)/ – Africa could see 554,000 additional malaria deaths due to climate change, unless urgent action is taken. The goal of eliminating malaria by 2030 is in jeopardy, as climate...
JNIM Attacks Across Mali; Biya Faces Challengers in Cameroon: Africa File, July 3, 2025
Critical Threats - Washington D.C.
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To receive the weekly Africa File or tri-weekly Congo War Security Review via email, please subscribe here. Follow CTP on X, LinkedIn, and BlueSky. Contributor: Miles Charles Key Takeaways: Cameroon. Cameroonian President Paul Biya is facing a...
IUCN launches LOGMe II to scale up land restoration, livelihood interventions
Ghana News Agency
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July 4, 2025
By Anthony Adongo Apubeo Bolgatanga, July 4, GNA – The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has launched Phase II of Ghana version of its flagship land restoration sustainable livelihood intervention project, LOGMe II, in...
Keep your America, Mr Trump, and we’ll keep our Africa
Al Jazeera
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July 4, 2025
On June 16, The New York Times disclosed that United States President Donald Trump is considering broadening his travel ban list to include as many as 36 additional countries, most of them African – including my country, Zimbabwe. Twelve days...
How 'blood gold' is fuelling conflict in West Africa
BBC
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July 1, 2025
Jacob BoswallBBC Monitoring ShareSave It has been a good year for gold. A host of turbulent events in the global economy has driven up prices for the glittery commodity to record highs in 2025. In a world of tariffs and international conflict,...
More Hearts transfers to come as Derek McInnes reveals his plans - plus a loan deal
Edinburgh Evening News
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July 4, 2025
Tynecastle squad are in Spain preparing for an EFL friendly Hearts play the final friendly of their Spanish training camp against Crawley Town on Friday, after which head coach Derek McInnes will re-evaluate the first-team squad. He brought 28...
Gold stocks get the winter blues, too
Cairns Post
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July 4, 2025
The All Ords Gold sub-index is down 12% in the past month But June is often a down time for Aussie gold miners, Canaccord says Price bets from analysts remain bullish Wet weather got you feeling down in the dumps? There's seasonality, also, in the...