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A&B and Barbados join international aviation solidarity coalition
The Antigua Observer
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July 2, 2025
- Advertisement - Antigua and Barbuda has joined seven other countries in launching a new international coalition to tax premium airline passengers and private jets as part of efforts to raise funds for climate action and development. The aviation...
American Firms Sign $2.5 Bln Deals At US-Africa Business Summit
RTTNews
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July 1, 2025
U.S. Companies have signed deals and commitments worth more than $2.5 billion with African partners during the 17th U.S.-Africa Business Summit. A U.S. consortium led by Florida-based Amer-Con Corporation signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement...
4 Nonfiction Books Scientific American Recommended In June
Scientific American
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July 1, 2025
See The 4 Books Scientific American Loved Reading In June Here's a collection of exclusive book recommendations, from slithering snakes to a river's impact, for your summer reading lists, curated by Scientific American By Brianne Kane edited by...
US-Africa Business Summit yields over $2.5 billion in deals, commitments
Nairametrics
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July 1, 2025
The United States Department of State has said that the 17th U.S.-Africa Business Summit yielded more than 2.5 billion dollars in new deals and commitments between U.S. and African partners. The U.S. Department of State said the summit, which was...
Africa’s Mpox crisis intensifies as WHO renews global public health emergency
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
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July 1, 2025
By Nana Karikari, Senior International Affairs and Political Analyst The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued an urgent warning to the global community. Mpox (formerly monkeypox), remains a Public Health Emergency of International Concern...
10 countries with the lowest average IQ in the world- 2025 data
Techpoint Africa
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June 30, 2025
IQ scores are often used as a quick way to measure intelligence, but there’s a lot more behind the numbers than meets the eye. When we talk about countries with the lowest average IQ scores, it’s important to remember that these figures don’t...
US, Africa summit yields $2.5bn in new trade deals
Punch
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July 1, 2025
The United States says the 17th US -Africa Business Summit yielded more than $2.5bn in new deals and commitments between US and African partners. The US Department of State said the summit, which held from June 22 to 25, attracted more than 2,700...
Opinion: Why is world hunger America’s problem?
The Salt Lake Tribune - Utah
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Some readers are fed up with me! “Don’t guilt trip me” is a refrain I heard from many readers of my recent columns from West Africa and South Sudan about children dying because of cuts in American humanitarian aid. Let me try to address the kinds...
Remembering Dr Kadi Sesay: An academic, democracy advocate, and politician
Sierra Leone Telegraph
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June 16, 2025
Yusuf Bangura (Switzerland): Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 June 2025: I’m very sad to learn about Kadi Sesay’s passing. She was not in good health after the massive stroke she suffered about ten years ago. The tribute that is in circulation...
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Operation Sindoor outreach to UAE and West Africa: A success story
Firstpost
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June 24, 2025
Seven all-party delegations, comprising 57 members, travelled to 33 countries in the context of the terrorist attack in Pahalgam on 22 April and Operation Sindoor, setting a new milestone in India’s efforts to combat terrorism. That more than a...
UAS assisted a total of 133,028 Hajj pilgrims in 2025
Times Aerospace
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UAS assisted in the journeys of a total of 133,028 Hajj pilgrims, working closely with operators, government agencies, and airport authorities to ensure every journey was managed with operational precision and spiritual sensitivity. Operational...
Orange SL and EPA Lead Nationwide Charge Against Plastic Pollution with Successful 2025 Green Run Marathon
Sierraloaded
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June 16, 2025
In a collective effort to combat plastic pollution and environmental degradation in Sierra Leone, Orange Sierra Leone, in partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), successfully concluded the 2025 Orange Green Run Marathon on...
$2.5bn In Deals Sealed At US-Africa Business Summit
New Telegraph
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July 1, 2025
The United States has announced that the 17th U.S.-Africa Business Summit generated over $2.5 billion in new trade deals and investment commitments, reinforcing its commitment to fostering economic partnerships across the continent. According to a...
Nigerian banks rake in profits for second straight year
Zawya
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Five among Nigeria’s top 10 banks reported combined record pre- tax profits of N4.6trn, a 70% in- crease from the previous year, with Zenith Bank and Guaranty Trust Bank’s holding companies crossing the trillion-naira mark for the first time. The...
His USAID career over, one worker wonders if he can still serve his country
Christian Science Monitor
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July 1, 2025
After rifling through a kitchen cabinet to find a hole punch, William Bradley sat down at his dining room table Friday morning in Minneapolis with a cup of coffee and the diplomatic passport that he’s had for roughly two decades. As instructed, he...
Goldstar Air’s 24-hour Cargo Services To Drive Ghana’s Trade Globally
News Ghana
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July 7, 2025
Unique private international airline Goldstar Air, Ghanaian and United States-registered company with an issued Air Carrier Licence (ACL/N-SCH No 0239) from the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to operate passenger and cargo flights across...
Dr. Pailey Wins LSE Rising Star Impact Prize
Liberian Observer
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Dr. Robtel Neajai Pailey, renowned Liberian scholar-activist and author, has won The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) inaugural Rising Star Impact Prize for her groundbreaking book, Development, (Dual) Citizenship and Its...
Mass. fireworks guide: Where to watch Fourth of July shows in your city, town
MassLive - Massachusetts
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June 30, 2025
The rockets’ red, white and blue glare kicks off early this week as Massachusetts nears the Fourth of July holiday, but the fireworks don’t stop on Independence Day. But before anyone thinks about setting off fireworks, big or small, in their...
Independence Day fireworks displays planned across Mass. See schedule
South Coast Business Bulletin - Massachusetts
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Starting on July 1, you can see fireworks every night in Massachusetts for six days – if you're willing to drive. With good weather anticipated for the second half of the week in Massachusetts. according to the AccuWeather forecast, the fireworks...
80-nation coalition takes off to tax luxury flyers, fund global climate fight
GEO TV
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July 1, 2025
Countries including France, Kenya, Barbados and Spain on Monday launched a coalition to push for taxes on wealthy air passengers to help poorer nations respond to climate change, the French presidency said. The coalition, which also brings...