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Who paused Ukraine military aid? Timeline of the Trump administration's explanations.
ABC News - New York
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July 9, 2025
President Donald Trump is continuing to dodge questions on who ordered the pause on U.S. weapons shipments to Ukraine last week. "I don't know. Why don't you tell me?" Trump pushed back to a reporter who asked him on Tuesday who was responsible....
Trump Ridiculed for Asking to Move a 'Bit Quicker' While Meeting With African Leaders: 'How Rude'
International Business Times
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July 9, 2025
President Donald Trump is being criticized by social media users after telling an African leader to keep their remarks brief during a meeting with multiple leaders, encouraging them to stick to the schedule for the event. Trump met with the...
Trump praises ‘good English’ of Liberian president, prompting criticism across Africa
KION - California
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July 9, 2025
By Mitchell McCluskey and Larry Madowo, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump praised Liberian President Joseph Boakai for his strong grasp of the English language on Wednesday. But the African leader was educated in Liberia, where English is the...
U.S. Pushes More African Countries to Accept Migrants
Political Wire
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July 9, 2025
“As President Trump met Wednesday with the leaders of five West African countries, his administration was pushing them to accept migrants deported by the U.S. whose home countries refuse or are slow to take them back,“ the Wall Street Journal...
'Where were you educated?' Trump praises English of leader who heads English-speaking country
AlterNet
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July 9, 2025
Editor's note: This headline has been updated. On Wednesday, President Donald Trump hosted Liberian President Joseph Boakai and the leaders of four other West African countries at the White House. In one viral exchange, Trump was seen...
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...
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...
Liberia: Sanniquellie to Host 2025 Harvest Church National Convention
Front Page Africa
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July 9, 2025
Sanniquellie – Harvest Intercontinental Ministries is set to host one of Liberia’s largest religious events this year as preparations intensify for its 2025 National Convention, scheduled to take place from August 12 to 17 in the city of...
Trump hosts West African leaders as region reels from U.S. aid cuts
The Tribune-Democrat - Pennsylvania
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DAKAR, Senegal – 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 U.S. aid cuts. The leaders of Liberia, Senegal, Gabon, Mauritania...
50 Years Of Gowon’s Overthrow
Leadership
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July 5, 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...
Climate crisis and cash crunch: 10 countries at breaking point by 2050
Asianet Newsable
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June 29, 2025
A new index from Columbia Climate School reveals the 10 most climate-vulnerable countries by 2050. Many face rising disaster risks and shrinking access to finance, trapping them in a cycle of crisis and recovery. A new index called the Climate...
PR in Spain to participate in UN conference to relaunch development aid
Ver Angola
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This will be the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) of the United Nations (UN), which will take place in Seville, Spain, until Thursday, ten years after the previous one, in Ethiopia, in 2015. The objective now is to...
Trump hosts West African leaders as the region reels from sweeping US aid cuts
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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The White House said “this discussion and lunch dialogue with African heads of state was arranged because President Trump believes that African countries offer incredible commercial opportunities which benefit both the American people and our...
Mauritania set to resume relations with Israel at Trump White House meeting
Semafor
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The Islamic Republic of Mauritania is set to take a step toward resuming ties with the state of Israel at a White House meeting brokered by US President Donald Trump later Wednesday, according to a person familiar with the plans. Mauritania...
Top 10 African countries with the lowest IMF debt in June 2025
Business Insider Africa
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June 30, 2025
However, amidst this challenging economic landscape, a select group of African countries is beginning to reveal a distinct strategic advantage: those that have meticulously managed to maintain relatively low IMF debt profiles. The primary and most...
Gambia Generates Over $60 Million from Oil Exploration Licenses in Eight Years
Foroyaa Newspaper
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July 8, 2025
By Assan Bah The Gambian government has reported a significant boost in revenue from oil exploration licenses, generating a total of USD $60,346,263 over the past eight years. This revenue has come from three main license holders since 2017,...
Fifty Years of Gowon’s Overthrow, by Eric Teniola
Prompt News Online
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July 4, 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...
Top 5 most expensive African cities to land in 2025
Business Insider Africa
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July 8, 2025
According to current statistics from 2024, 42 African nations now levy transfer taxes and fees, up from 35 in 2022, out of a total of 52 evaluated. Transfer taxes, charges, and fees are the expenditures incurred when a traveler travels through one...
Fifty years of Gowon’s overthrow
The Cable
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July 4, 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...
Stewards of the Port: a look at the architects behind the Gambia Ports Authority
The Standard Gambia
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July 8, 2025
- Advertisement - By Abdoulie Mam Njie (retired permanent secretary) On July 5th, 2025, His Excellency President Adama Barrow laid the foundation stone for the construction of the deep sea port at Sanyang, marking a historic milestone for The...