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Govt draws up 50-country export plan to offset Trump tariff hit
Mint
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August 12, 2025
These nations, spread across the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, Europe, and other key regions, together account for nearly 90% of India’s outbound shipments. The plan focuses on redirecting goods affected by the tariff escalation — including...
DLEAG nabs 3 foreign nationals in major cocaine, firearms bust
The Point
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The operation, conducted on Tuesday, 29th July 2025, led to the apprehension of one Indian national and two Bissau Guineans in Fajara, Kanifing Municipality. The suspects were found in possession of controlled substances including suspected...
These five countries owe Pakistan over $300 million in unrecovered export credits
Daily Pakistan
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August 12, 2025
ISLAMABAD – While Pakistan continues to service its debts to various international lenders and countries, it has emerged that five nations owe Pakistan over $304.5 million, with no repayments made in over four decades. It was revealed in a recent...
Cally Air: Shettima launches Cross River’s 3rd, 4th aircraft
The Sun Nigeria
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August 12, 2025
Gov Otu targets three new aircrafts, international routes with Cally Air From Aniekan Aniekan, Calabar Nigeria’s Vice President Kashim Shettima has launched the 3rd and 4th aircraft acquired by the Cross River State government for its Cally Air...
Government reinstates customs duties, leading to a rise in ordinary broken rice?
Sene News
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August 5, 2025
The Ministry of Industry and Commerce has announced the end of the suspension of customs duties on imported ordinary broken rice. This decision marks a turning point in the policy of supporting purchasing power put in place to counter the effects...
NSIA Insurance champions workplace wellness
Punch
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August 11, 2025
NSIA Insurance Limited has highlighted the need for a healthy workplace as it hosted a fitness party for employees from its Lagos branches in Victoria Island, Ikeja, and Aspamda. In a statement on Monday, the firm said that the event blended...
Can African countries free themselves from dependence on raw materials?
Atalayar
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August 4, 2025
The figures behind a widespread problem Morocco, an example of prosperity in Africa The African economy remains highly dependent on raw material exports, a phenomenon that knows no borders and affects all countries on the continent to a greater or...
Surge for greener pastures amid travel restrictions
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 4, 2025
Countries are raising the bar in their minimum requirements for travels, including visa fees and other processes, apparently to discourage large numbers. Some are tightening their immigration policies for safety and economic reasons. Even...
Adekeye Adebajo | Trump’s banquet for Africa’s Lilliputians
The Gleaner
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August 3, 2025
The presidents of five west and central African states – Senegal’s Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Liberia’s Joseph Boakai, Guinea-Bissau’s Umaro Cissoko Embaló, Mauritania’s Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, and Gabon’s Brice Oligui Nguema - recently visited United...
Mizrachi Leads Field into Day 2 of $10,400 GG Million$ at Onyx SHRS Cyprus
Poker News
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The inaugural 2025 Onyx Super High Roller Series Cyprus presented by Onyx Club is off to a blistering start, with the $10,400 GG Million$ drawing some of poker’s biggest names to the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa. After two full starting...
North Carolina residents will want to monitor the tropics as system is heading west in the Atlantic
WXII 12 - North Carolina
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August 11, 2025
Erin may form in the Atlantic this week; tracking tropical waves, August 11 update If areas of disturbed weather develop in the Atlantic this week, Erin and Fernand are the next names on the list. STREET. WELL, AGAIN, THE BIG STORY TONIGHT. MANY...
UK deals blow to Russia's disinformation push in Africa
The Standard
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BRICS leaders meeting in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday are expected to decry US President Donald Trump's "indiscriminate" trade tariffs, saying they are illegal and risk hurting the global economy. [AFP] The United Kingdom’s recent sanctions against...
Director Adedeji Ebo Of UNODA Pays Courtesy Visit As Deputy To High Representative
News Ghana
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August 11, 2025
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, H.E. Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, received Prof. Wautabouna OUATTARA, Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the West Africa region, in audience on Friday, 8 August 2025. In his welcome...
United Capital to expand operations across W’Africa
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 11, 2025
United Capital Plc has unveiled ambitious plans to expand its mutual fund offerings across West Africa through its newly launched subsidiary, United Capital Asset Management West Africa Limited (UCAMWAL). Group Chief Executive Officer, Peter...
Moving food across West Africa: The Good, the Bad & the Promise
Business and Financial Times
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July 30, 2025
By Earl ANKRAH, Ashwini Rekha SEBASTIAN & Allswell OKINE Intra-regional trade in agricultural and food products is crucial for West Africa’s food system resilience, but persistent challenges result in lower official trade flows compared to other...
Sunday Rumor Sweep: McKennie to Roma, Mourinho Reflections, Silva in Sight & More!
Chiesa Di Totti
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August 10, 2025
We have reached that awkward moment in the summer where we can legitimately look ahead at the fixture list and make predictions for Roma’s impending season. Yet, with three weeks remaining in the transfer window, we still entertain flights of...
Tropical trouble spots to watch from North Carolina as a wave tracks our way
WXII 12 - North Carolina
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August 10, 2025
Tropical trouble spots to watch from North Carolina as a wave tracks our way, August 10 update Activity continues in the tropics and one area heading west may develop this week. ARE STARTING TO GET BACK INTO THE CLASSROOM. I’M DEFINITELY EXCITED...
Ecowas at 50: Between peacekeeping and the people’s dream
The Standard Gambia
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August 1, 2025
- Advertisement - By Abou Kalley Fifty years after its founding, the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) finds itself at a crossroads: celebrated for its role in peacekeeping, yet criticised for failing to meet the aspirations of...
Centre scrambles to revamp export plan as US tariffs hit India, favour ASEAN
Mint
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August 2, 2025
The development comes on the back of a deadlock in bilateral trade agreement (BTA) negotiations between India and the US, which the two countries have been grappling with since June, as reported by Mint on 11 June. The new plan involves...
Constitutional and developmental betrayal in Sierra Leone
Cocorioko
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August 3, 2025
CRONY CAPITAL NATIONALISM IN SIERRA LEONE: A CONSTITUTIONAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BETRAYAL By Mahmud Tim Kargbo Sunday, 3 August 2025 Sierra Leone’s post war aspirations for democratic governance, social justice, and economic reform, efforts...