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Fifty years since Gowon’s overthrow
Tribune Online
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July 10, 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...
Political Watch: July 10, 2025
Santa Maria Sun - California
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July 10, 2025
• On July 3, U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara) released a statement on the passage of the Republican reconciliation bill. Carbajal voted against the bill, while opposing its unprecedented cuts to essential programs like Medicaid and food...
Trump didn’t know Liberians speak English. How much do you know?
The Times
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President Trump committed a diplomatic faux pas on Wednesday as he welcomed African leaders to the White House. Among the heads of state at the meeting was President Boakai of Liberia, who gave a short speech. After he had finished, Trump...
Ellen decries Monrovia’s filthiness.
The New Dawn Liberia
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July 10, 2025
Liberia’s former President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, has expressed dismay at the state of Monrovia, the Liberian capital, citing poor waste disposal practices and apparent neglect of municipal ordinances By Stephen G. Fellajuah Monrovia, Liberia;...
Beloved baby hippo Moo Deng celebrates first birthday at a Thailand zoo
CBS News
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Thousands of excited fans flocked to a Thai zoo on Thursday to celebrate the first birthday of Moo Deng, the adorable baby pygmy hippo that has become a social media sensation. The Khao Kheow Open Zoo was overrun with Moo Deng fans on the first of...
UAE reviews visa processs for Nigerians, bans transit applications
Daily Trust
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July 10, 2025
Stakeholders and operators in the downstream sector of the aviation industry expressed shock yesterday over the review of visa application requirements for visitors to Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) city. The newly updated requirements...
Nigeria places 3rd in Africa for highest air ticket charges in 2024 – New Report
Nairametrics
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July 6, 2025
Passengers departing from Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Benin paid some of the highest air ticket taxes and charges in Africa in 2024, placing West Africa at the top of the continent’s air travel cost rankings. Sierra Leone ranked first for regional...
Argentina, Haiti, Lebanon, 11 others send new envoys to Washington
The Washington Diplomat
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July 10, 2025
The latest crop of 14 new ambassadors in Washington includes diplomats from two former Soviet republics, two Caribbean nations, three African countries and three Arab ones. The biggest of these 14 countries by size is Argentina, the world’s...
A Primer for the White House Visit by Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal
Front Page Africa
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July 10, 2025
A few months ago, the Chairman of the Africa and Global Health Policy Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Ted Cruz, hosted a roundtable discussion that tackled energy and critical mineral partnerships with the...
Government to Replace Ferry Crossings with Two-Lane Bridges Across Several Districts
Sierraloaded
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July 7, 2025
The government of Sierra Leone is set to replace several key ferry crossing points across the country with modern two-lane bridges, in a move aimed at improving transportation, connectivity, and safety for road users. According to official...
Nigeria placed 3rd in Africa for highest Air Ticket charges in 2024 – New Report
Nairametrics
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July 6, 2025
Passengers departing from Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Benin paid some of the highest air ticket taxes and charges in Africa in 2024, placing West Africa at the top of the continent’s air travel cost rankings. Sierra Leone ranked first for regional...
Top 10 African countries with the highest international air ticket charges
Business Insider Africa
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July 7, 2025
Africa’s tourism sector is showing strong recovery and promise, with 66.3 million international tourists visiting the continent in 2024 and generating $38 billion in total receipts, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization...
OBITUARIES for Thursday, July 10, 2025
The Town Line - Maine
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July 9, 2025
NATALIE B. HARRIS WATERVILLE – Natalie Beth Harris, 76, died unexpectedly from a sudden illness on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. Born in Chicago, Illinois, on January 27, 1948, to Arnold and Charlotte Johnson, she attended Elmhurst High School. She...
Report: Morocco Is One of Africa’s Most Affordable Countries for Airfare Taxes
Morocco World News
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July 9, 2025
A new report by the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) places Morocco among the top ten African countries with the lowest taxes and charges on international and regional flights. According to the AFRAA Taxes and Charges Study Review 2024,...
Happy Canada Day!
Patriotic Vanguard
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July 2, 2025
Statement by Prime Minister Carney on Canada Day July 1, 2025 Ottawa, Ontario “One hundred and fifty-eight years ago, a few provinces bet on the idea that they’d be stronger together than they ever could be apart. They were right, and so they...
President Bio calls for deeper regional integration at Economic Summit in Abuja
Sierra Leone Telegraph
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June 23, 2025
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 June 2025: Last Saturday, President Bio of Sierra Leone delivered a call for accelerated regional integration, strategic investment, and inclusive economic growth. Speaking at the West Africa Economic Summit (WAES) held...
All 65 countries where it’s illegal to be LGBTQ+ in 2025, including the UAE and Mali
Pink News
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July 9, 2025
How many countries is it still illegal to be gay in 2025? More than you’d think, probably. Since we last updated this list, Mali has criminalised LGBTQ+ activity and Trinidad and Tobago have re-criminalised it, although more positively, Namibia...
2025 WAES: Regional integration crucial for West Africa’s economic future
Daily Post
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July 9, 2025
Nigeria’s regional trade dominance is hampered by infrastructure and policy issues. The 2025 West Africa Economic Summit (WAES) highlighted the need for digital identity, youth potential, and private sector partnerships to boost intra-ECOWAS trade...
Trump meets presidents of 5 African nations in bid to boost trade
United Press International (UPI)
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July 9 (UPI) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday met the presidents of five African nations -- Senegal, Liberia, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania and Gabon -- in what the White House describes as a push to deepen trade, including that involving...
Donald Trump humiliated as Africa says, ‘keep your America, we’ll keep our continent’
Daily Express
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July 7, 2025
Donald Trump's sweeping travel ban on countries in Africa has been dismissed with a critic telling the US President he can keep America and Africans will keep their continent. Mr Trump's ban applies to citizens from countries around the world,...