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Suzi Carla Barbosa: ‘Spain can find many opportunities to invest in Africa’
Atalayar
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July 9, 2025
Madrid hosted the Africa Spain Summit 2025 with the aim of strengthening ties between Africa and Spain at all levels, mainly in the economic and commercial spheres. On the occasion of this important event organised by One Africa Forums, Atalayar...
All Set for Episcopal Consecration of Catholic Bishop for Bafatá Diocese in Guinea-Bissau
ACI Africa
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June 26, 2025
Born in April 1967 in Cúmura in the Catholic Diocese of Bissau, the Bishop-elect was ordained a Priest in May 1998 in Nhoma, Guinea Bissau. As a Priest, Mons. Quematcha served as OFM Cap. Assistant Novice Master in Dapaong, Togo, and Rector at St....
Nine dead in pirogue shipwreck off Guinea-Bissau coast
Xinhua News Agency
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BISSAU, June 26 (Xinhua) -- A pirogue capsized Wednesday evening off the coast of the Bijagos Islands in Guinea-Bissau, leaving nine of its 27 passengers dead, local media reported Thursday, citing eyewitness accounts of the tragedy. The alert was...
Trump amenaza con aranceles del 50 % a Brasil si no detiene el juicio contra Bolsonaro
KESQ-TV - California
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July 9, 2025
Por Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN El expresidente Donald Trump envió este miércoles una serie de cartas a socios comerciales globales, advirtiendo sobre aranceles de hasta el 50 % para sus exportaciones a Estados Unidos. Trump señaló especialmente a...
Two European countries in ‘red zone’ of climate finance vulnerability
Euronews
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By Euronews Green Published on 26/06/2025 - 15:41 GMT+2 A new index has identified the countries most vulnerable to climate shocks. More than two billion people live in ‘red zone’ nations, where the risk of a major hazard or disaster is high...
Digital ID revolution: Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, PNG make strides
Coingeek
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June 26, 2025
Homepage > News > Business > Digital ID revolution: Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, PNG make strides Digital identity is no longer a buzzword; it’s the foundation of the rapidly growing digital economy. Most governments are spending millions of dollars to...
Guinea-Bissau: Spain debt swap project to be presented at UN conference – consul
Macau Business
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June 19, 2025
Guinea-Bissau’s debt swap project with Spain for social support will be presented at the UN conference on investment in development to be held from the 30th in Seville, a diplomatic source has said. The Spanish consul in Bissau, Lúcia Piñon...
Economy, health, education, top agenda as ECOWAS ministers meet in Abuja
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 19, 2025
Critical issues relating to economic integration, infrastructure development, health, education and agriculture were some of the issues topping the agenda at the opening of the 94th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers in Abuja on...
Global Climate Risk Index Ranks 188 Countries by Vulnerability and Access to Finance
State of the Planet
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June 25, 2025
The Climate Finance Vulnerability Index ranks 188 countries according to both their vulnerability to hazards and their financial resilience. Researchers at the Columbia Climate School, with support from the Rockefeller Foundation, have unveiled a...
Trump To Meet Leaders Of Senegal, Gabon, Others In Washington
TVC News Nigeria
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July 9, 2025
The US president has invited the leaders of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal to Washington.... The US president has invited the leaders of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal to Washington. Experts suggest...
Senegal's leader flatters Trump with comments…
USA Today - Virginia
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Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye called Trump a 'tremendous' golfer with skills in 'concentration and precision' that 'make for a great leader.' The compliments came as Trump met at the White House with five African leaders to discuss...
Mozambique marks 50th anniversary of independence with call for economic independence
The Malaysian Star
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June 25, 2025
MAPUTO, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Mozambique held a grand ceremony on Wednesday at Machava Stadium in Matola, Maputo Province, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the country's independence from Portuguese colonial rule. Mozambican President Daniel...
Accra Ranks Second in Africa for Costly Airport Arrival Fees
News Ghana
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July 9, 2025
Ghana’s capital imposes the continent’s second-highest arrival fees for international passengers, according to the 2024 AFRAA Taxes and Charges Study Review. Travelers landing at Accra’s Kotoka International Airport pay $111.50 in mandatory...
Zinox chair urges entrepreneurs to build wealth
Punch
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June 25, 2025
Chairman of Zinox Group, Leo Stan Ekeh, has urged young Nigerian entrepreneurs to focus on building lasting systems that drive national development rather than chasing quick wealth. Ekeh gave this advice while addressing a gathering of young...
Nigerians face new US visitor visa restrictions
Deutsche Welle
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July 9, 2025
The US State Department has announced new visa rules for Nigerians wishing to travel to the US in the non-immigrant and non-diplomat categories. The US embassy in Nigeria posted to its website on July 8 that the US would issue single-entry visas...
WATCH LIVE: Trump hosts West African leaders as region hit by U.S. aid cuts
PBS Frontline
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July 9, 2025
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump is hosting five West African leaders on Wednesday for a “multilateral lunch” at the White House as the region reels from the impact of sweeping U.S. aid cuts. Watch Trump meet with West African...
Leo Stan Ekeh: “I Founded Zinox Group to Create Confidence and Faith in Our Digital Economy…”
TechEconomy
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June 23, 2025
Advertisements There is an African proverb that says, “What an elder sees sitting down, a young man cannot see even if he climbs a tree.” This timeless wisdom speaks to the far-reaching foresight of elders and pioneers whose quiet convictions and...
DEMETER: how an enforcement operation is driving Customs’ efforts against illicit trade in waste, ODS and potent greenhouse gases
World Customs Organization News
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The WCO aims through Operation DEMETER to equip Customs officers with the knowledge, tools, and cross-border networks needed to address environmental crime related to waste, ODS and potent greenhouse gases with agility and precision. The first...
West Africa must break trade barriers to unlock $500bn regional potential – says WTO chief Okonjo-Iweala
Sierra Leone Telegraph
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June 23, 2025
Nosakhale Akhimien (Channels TV): Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 June 2025: The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has urged West African leaders to dismantle trade barriers, reduce costs, and think regionally...
African Island States Advance Ocean Partnerships And Finance Innovation At United Nations (UN) Ocean Conference
MENAFN
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June 23, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) In a high-profile gathering during the Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), the African Island States Climate Commission (AISCC), in partnership with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the...