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Mauritania’s president to attend Trump’s Africa mini-summit with Sahara diplomacy in view
Hespress
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July 6, 2025
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani will travel to Washington next Tuesday to take part in a mini-summit hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump on July 9 at the White House. The meeting will bring together leaders from...
World Bank pushes for full disclosure from nations taking on debts
Cryptopolitan
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June 20, 2025
The World Bank has asked developing countries to fully disclose their debts and thus steer clear of any future crises. In a Friday report, the bank called for “radical” transparency among developing countries, aiming to expand the scope and...
Gabon improves urban Infrastructure, reduces flood risk in secondary cities
Panapress
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June 13, 2025
13 june 2025 - 10:07:41 MA/AR 437 Views Panafrican News Agency Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The World Bank has approved $150 million for the Gabon Urban Development project (in French: “Projet d’aménagement et de développement des Infrastructures du...
World Bank seeks stricter debt reporting from developing nations
Profit by Pakistan Today
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June 20, 2025
The World Bank has called on developing countries and their lenders to adopt stricter debt reporting standards to reduce the risk of future financial crises. In a report released Friday, the Bank said more countries are entering complex,...
President Nguema and AfDB’s Adesina launch major water infrastructure project in Gabon
Smart Water Magazine
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June 19, 2025
Gabonese President Brice Oligui Nguema and African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina on Monday jointly inaugurated a new drinking water pumping station, marking the end of a decade-long water crisis in PK5, a densely populated...
World Bank Calls For “Radical” Debt Transparency To Prevent Future Crises In Developing Nations
Arise News
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June 20, 2025
The World Bank has issued a strong call for sweeping reforms in debt reporting and transparency among developing countries and their creditors, warning that hidden liabilities and complex borrowing arrangements are fuelling financial instability....
World Bank urges ‘radical’ debt transparency for developing countries
SRN News
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June 20, 2025
Audio By Carbonatix By Libby George LONDON (Reuters) -The World Bank is urging “radical” debt transparency for developing countries and their lenders to stave off future crises, it said in a report released on Friday. The Bank wants to broaden the...
Gabon terminates fishing agreement with EU
Azertag
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June 11, 2025
Baku, June 11, AZERTAC Gabon recently announced its decision to unilaterally terminate the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA) signed with the European Union in 2007, WAM reported. This termination, approved by the Council of...
Report exposes safety complaints preceding fatal Perenco explosion in Gabon
Mongabay
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June 19, 2025
On March 20, 2024, six people lost their lives on the Becuna offshore oil platform following an explosion. According to the Environmental Investigation Agency, employees had previously raised concerns about security issues on the platform that...
Gabon Mandates Local Processing of Manganese by 2029
Times News Global
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June 9, 2025
Libreville, Gabon — The Gabonese government has announced that by 2029, all exported manganese must undergo at least initial processing within the country. This decision aims to boost job creation and advance industrial development. Gabon is the...
UAE Ranked 5th in Global Competitiveness Ranking; Cabinet Reviews $1.4tn Trade Success
Gulf Insider
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June 18, 2025
The UAE has ranked in fifth place in a global competitiveness ranking, outperforming major economies including the US, Sweden, and Germany. The achievement was reviewed at a meeting of the UAE Cabinet, chaired by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al...
BGFIBank Backs ‘Made in Cameroon’ with Stricam and Africa Processing Company
Business in Cameroon
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June 17, 2025
(Business in Cameroon) - BGFIBank Cameroon, the local subsidiary of Gabon's BGFIBank group, signed two partnership agreements on June 12 and 13, 2025. The agreements were made with Société de transformation industrielle du Cameroun (Stricam Sarl)...
Nigerian Foreign Minister Woos US Govt With Mineral Resources In Exchange For Visa Access For Government Officials, Businessmen
Sahara Reporters
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Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has signalled a strategic offer to the United States: access to critical earth minerals in exchange for easing visa restrictions on government officials. Speaking during the 54th...
Philippines: Successful symposium on ‘Debt Chains and Displaced Lives: Confronting IMF-World Bank Legacies in the Global South' on 10 June 2025 in Iligan
CADTM
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June 18, 2025
From left to right: Jett from the Sumpai association, co-organiser of the Symposium, Éric Toussaint and the Vice-President of St Peter’s College after the signing of the MOU between CADTM and St Peter’s College. Photo: CADTM Éric Toussaint,...
Nigeria leads regional collaboration to combat public health threats with $500m World Bank grant
National Accord Newspaper
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June 17, 2025
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Jide Idris, has emphasized the urgent need for regional collaboration to combat public health threats across Western and Central Africa. Dr....
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...
ECA capacitates Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi in e-commerce tools and marketing strategies
The Zimbabwean
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June 13, 2025
She was speaking at the workshop on E-Commerce Marketing and Business Development Strategies for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and Global Markets convened by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), through its...
New Goodwill Ambassadors of the Russia–Africa Club at Lomono...
Modern Ghana
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On June 29, 2025, the First Congress of Ambassadors of the Russia–Africa Club at Lomonosov Moscow State University took place in Moscow. The event was organized by the Russia–Africa Club at Lomonosov Moscow State University with the support of the...
United Nations Economic Commission For Africa (ECA) Capacitates Zambia, Zimbabwe And Malawi In E-Commerce Tools And Marketing Strategies
MENAFN
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June 13, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) LUSAKA, Zambia, June 13, 2025/APO Group/ -- The Permanent Secretary, Zambia Ministry of Commerce Trade and Industry (MCTI), Mrs Lillian Bwalya said, the workshop takes place at a pivotal moment as Africa...
Rewrite Pangolins in Africa hunted for food rather than illicit scales trade – with meat ranked as ‘tastiest’ this news headline for the science magazine post
Bioengineer.org
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June 13, 2025
image: White-bellied pangolin on a tree in Nigeria. view more Credit: Alex Moore Study suggests that appetite for bushmeat – rather than black market for scales to use in traditional Chinese medicine – may be driving West Africa’s illegal hunting...