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When a Dutch Drug Kingpin Needed a New Base, Sierra Leone Welcomed Him With Open Arms
New Lines Magazine
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July 28, 2025
It was just after 2 a.m. on New Year’s Day, 2023, when Hussein Fawaz joined the growing line outside Scarlet, an exclusive nightclub at a seaside resort in Freetown. The evening air was warm and humid, and the crowd at the entrance was growing...
Countries Where Ghanaian Passport Holders Can Travel Without a Visa in August 2025
Ghlagatin
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August 2, 2025
The number of visa free countries for Ghanaian passport holders have increased. The ministry of Foreign Affairs recently added five new countries to this. This is according to a report by GhanaWeb. As of 1st August, 2025, Ghanaian passport holders...
Civil society, democracy and governance reforms: Building sustainable partnership for national development
The Sun Nigeria
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August 3, 2025
The civil society in Nigeria took a bold step on unification of their energy to enable them continue to hold the government accountable to the people. On 31st July, 2025, the civil society organised a “Civil Democracy and National Development”...
Can Trump Win Africa Back?
Pakistan Today
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July 30, 2025
In the high-stakes world of 21st-century geopolitics, even a lunch can tell a deeper story. That was certainly the case when US President Donald Trump recently hosted a seemingly low-profile summit with African leaders at the White House. Leaders...
U.S. and Russia Shift Focus from Nigerian Ports, Seek Access to Togo Port
Nigerian Eye
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July 29, 2025
Despite ongoing reforms and infrastructure upgrades across West Africa, the Port of Lomé in Togo has emerged as a critical maritime hub, drawing intense interest from global powers like the United States and Russia. The surge in trade volume...
Charted: Average Income by Global Region, Over 200 Years
Visual Capitalist
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July 29, 2025
Mapped: High, Middle, and Low Income Countries in 2025 This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Key Takeaways There are...
The threat of Nitazenes: A drug more potent than heroin and fentanyl
Star
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Nitazene/ILLUSTRATION Imagine this: a single grain of table salt weighs about 60 micrograms. Now picture a substance so powerful that just two or three grains, invisible to the naked eye if mixed into powder, can cause a fatal overdose. That’s the...
Assessing infrastructure readiness for scaling digital cash transfers toward ending poverty
The Brookings Institution
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Toggle section navigation Sections Print Follow the authors Homi Kharas John W. McArthur Jacob Taylor See More Summary Noting the significant major recent disruptions in global development policies and practice, unconditional digital cash...
President Joseph Boakai’s speech at Liberia’s 178th Independence Anniversary
Cocorioko
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July 27, 2025
Speach by H.E. Joseph Nyuma Boakai at the Celebration of Liberia’s 178th Independence Day at the Centennial Pavilion in Monrovia. “ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY JOSEPH NYUMA BOAKAI, SR. PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA ON THE OCCASION OF THE 178TH...
U.S., Russia bypass Nigerian ports, pivot to Togo’s Lomé hub
Business Hallmark
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July 29, 2025
Despite Nigeria’s ongoing port reforms and expansion projects, global powers like the United States and Russia are turning their focus to the Port of Lomé in Togo, which has rapidly evolved into a key maritime gateway in West Africa. A surge in...
Mapped: Global Income Level Classification, by Country
Visual Capitalist
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July 28, 2025
See this visualization first on the Voronoi app. Use This Visualization Mapped: High, Middle, and Low Income Countries in 2025 This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible...
Obituaries | Week of July 28, 2025
Opelika Observer - Alabama
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July 29, 2025
JACQUELINE “JACKIE” CRAFT EDWARDS Jacqueline (Jackie) Craft Edwards, age 86, of Auburn, Alabama passed away on July 27, 2025. She was born Jan. 4, 1939, to the late L. T. Craft and Mary Eunice Sego Craft. Funeral service will be held on Friday,...
GRACELIN BASKARAN: Trump administration is good for Africa, critical minerals and tariffs
BusinessLIVE
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US President Donald Trump has been in office for six months, so I thought this week would be a good time to share a few reflections on key policy developments from a Washington standpoint. I’ll focus on three areas: Africa, critical minerals and...
Trump’s Next Africa Summit Must Be on African Soil — African Leaders Should Insist
Liberian Observer
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When US President Donald J. Trump hosted five African Heads of State at the White House earlier this month — including Liberia’s Joseph Nyuma Boakai — it was touted as a high-level dialogue. A carefully staged “test run” for the larger U.S.-Africa...
State Dept: Trump’s “Third Countries” for Immigrants Have Awful Human Rights Records
The Intercept
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July 29, 2025
The United States is building an unprecedented network of deportee dumping grounds, pursuing deals with around a third of the world’s nations to expel immigrants to places where they do not hold citizenship. Once exiled, these third-country...
South Sudan Makes Offer To Trump In Return For Accepting More Migrants: REPORT
The Daily Caller
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July 30, 2025
South Sudan has reportedly expressed a willingness to accept more illegal migrants from the United States but is asking for favors from President Donald Trump first. Following a weeks-long legal battle, the Trump administration finally managed in...
One Of Most Corrupt Countries In World Makes Offer To Trump In Return For Accepting More Migrants
The Daily Caller
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South Sudan has expressed a willingness to accept more illegal migrants from the United States but is asking for favors from President Donald Trump first. Following a weeks-long legal battle, the Trump administration finally managed in July to...
EMMANUEL MWAMBA’S LIES ABOUT ZAMBIA BEING 6TH POOREST NATION IN THE WORLD
Zambian Observer
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July 30, 2025
EMMANUEL MWAMBA’S LIES ABOUT ZAMBIA BEING 6TH POOREST NATION IN THE WORLD By Shalala Oliver Sepiso Yesterday, Emmanuel Mwamba posted that Zambia was classified as a Low-Income Country and among the six poorest countries in the world. A simple...
Address By His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., President of the Republic of Liberia on the Occasion of the 178th Anniversary of Liberia’s Independence
Front Page Africa
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July 26, 2025
Honorable Vice President, Jeremiah Koung; First Lady Kartumu Y. Boakai; Excellencies: President Julius Maada Bio of the Republic of Sierra Leone & Chairperson of the ECOWAS Authority; President John Dramani Mahama of the Republic of Ghana;...
ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY JOSEPH NYUMA BOAKAI, SR. PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA
Liberian Observer
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ON THE OCCASION OF THE 178TH ANNIVERSARY OF LIBERIA’S INDEPENDENCE CENTENNIAL MEMORIAL PAVILION ASHMUM STREET, MONROVIA. JULY26,2025 Honorable Vice President, Jeremiah Koung; First Lady Kartumu Y. Boakai; Excellencies: President Julius Maada Bio...