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Trump administration weighs adding 36 countries to US travel ban: Memo
The Hindu Business Line
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June 15, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump stands with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Nations at risk of full or partial bans include Nigeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Uganda, Syria, and Bhutan. Affected governments have been given 60 days to address U.S. concerns...
Climate change has doubled the world’s heatwaves: how Africa...
Modern Ghana
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A global review of extreme heat has found that between May 2024 and May 2025, nearly half the world's people (49% or 4 billion) suffered through an extra 30 days of temperatures that were hotter than those experienced 90% of the time between 1991...
Maroc Telecom raises $330 million to boost its 5G investment
Technext
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June 24, 2025
Morocco’s leading telecom operator, Maroc Telecom, has raised $330 million (3 billion dirhams) in its first-ever private bond issuance on the domestic market. According to the company, on Tuesday, the bond, with a two-year maturity and bullet...
Climate change has doubled the world’s heatwaves: how Africa is affected
The Conversation
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July 2, 2025
A global review of extreme heat has found that between May 2024 and May 2025, nearly half the world’s people (49% or 4 billion) suffered through an extra 30 days of temperatures that were hotter than those experienced 90% of the time between 1991...
Opinion | (Neo)Orientalism As Strategic Narrative: How Global Indices Attempt To Thwart A Rising Bharat
News18
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June 25, 2025
Last Updated:June 25, 2025, 17:20 IST Indices constructed by the Freedom House, the Economist Intelligence Unit and the V-Dem project have all downgraded the democratic status of the civilisation-nation in recent years When complex developments in...
Russia still getting spare parts for Airbus, Boeing aircraft despite sanctions
Yle Uutiset
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June 26, 2025
Despite strict Western sanctions on Russia, spare parts for the world's biggest airline manufacturers, Airbus and Boeing, have continued arriving in the country in large quantities. However, both companies insist they have complied with the...
NNN wants stronger energy partnerships
New Era
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LUANDA – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah described energy as a powerful driver of economic growth and development. She said Namibia is prepared to take the lead in the global shift toward clean and sustainable energy. She was speaking at the...
Record 769 arrests and USD 65 million in illicit pharmaceuticals seized in global bust
International Criminal Police Organization
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SINGAPORE – An INTERPOL-coordinated operation across 90 countries has resulted in the seizure of 50.4 million doses of illicit pharmaceuticals worth USD 65 million, highlighting the alarming scale of the global trade in unapproved and counterfeit...
INTERPOL seizes $65M in fake drugs, arrests 769 in largest-ever global crackdown
Africanews
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June 26, 2025
INTERPOL has arrested 769 people and seized illegal medicine worth USD 65 million in a global operation against pharmaceutical trafficking, according to an INTERPOL press release published on Thursday, highlighting the alarming scale of global...
A Nation On The Brink: Climate Injustice And The Future Of Pakistan
Friday Times
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June 24, 2025
Pakistan is no stranger to environmental disaster. Ranked among the top ten most climate-vulnerable countries, its exposure to escalating climate threats has turned into a persistent economic and humanitarian emergency—and a stark example of...
Liberia’s Road Fund Manager, Youngest Female in Africa
The News (Nigeria)
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July 1, 2025
President Joseph Boakai and Liberia’s Road Fund Manager, Joseta Neufville-Wento Abubakar Hashim/ Monrovia Liberia’s Road Fund Manager, Joseta Neufville-Wento, is now among the five female Road CEOs in Africa, but the youngest among them all. The...
Tunisia: 70% of country’s exports go to EU – Bezzarga
African Manager
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June 25, 2025
Riadh Bezzarga, Director of Market Studies and Strategy at the Export Promotion Center (CEPEX), announced that Tunisian exports in 2024 are estimated at 62 billion dinars, while exports to African markets (goods only) reached just 0.25 billion...
We’re mobilising 25 nations to back Nigeria’s IMO bid –MOWCA Secretary-General
The Sun Nigeria
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July 2, 2025
By Steve Agbota The Secretary-General of the Maritime Organisation of West and Central Africa (MOWCA), Dr. Paul Adalikwu, has revealed that the body is rallying support from all 25 member countries to back Nigeria’s bid in the upcoming...
Top 10 African countries with the lowest diesel prices in June 2025
Business Insider Africa
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June 24, 2025
As a result, African nations that maintain low diesel prices reap a variety of economic and social benefits that extend beyond the pump. One of the major advantages is reduced shipping and logistical expenses. Owing to the fact that diesel is the...
How far Nigeria don reach to change Donald Trump ban bifor di 60 days deadline?
GhanaWeb
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July 1, 2025
Recently, President Donald Trump administration don announce say dem go soon enforce rules wey go block citizens from Nigeria, Ghana and 34 oda nations from entering di United States, even if dem get valid visa or to stay back afta di 60 days...
América eyeing move for Club World Cup heartbreaker
AS
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June 24, 2025
Club América are looking to make a significant statement in the summer transfer market and have reportedly begun negotiations for a footballer who’s competing at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. This player is none other than Denis Bouanga, the Los...
Democracy Is Not Dead – But It Must Be Reborn
Africa.com
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July 1, 2025
Democracy is in retreat. Across continents, long-standing institutions are crumbling, civic freedoms are under siege, and autocrats are rewriting the rules of engagement. In country after country, from Hungary to Myanmar, the United Staes to Sudan...
75% of Cameroonians Now on 3G or 4G Networks, ITU Reports
Business in Cameroon
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June 18, 2025
(Business in Cameroon) - In its April 2025 report, "State of Digital Development and Trends in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities," the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) revealed that approximately 88% of Cameroon's population was...
How A 48-Country Travel Ban Could Suppress U.S. Tourism In A World Cup Year
Forbes
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Topline As the Trump administration considers significantly expanding the travel ban to more than four dozen countries, World Cup host cities in the United States that were banking on filling half their stadiums and hotels with foreign visitors...
Angola wants American investment in Africa in manufacturing industries
Ver Angola
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João Lourenço, who is also the president of the African Union, was speaking this Monday at the official opening of the 17th United States of America-Africa Business Summit, which runs until Wednesday and is being attended by the presidents of the...