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Fifty Years of Gowon’s Overthrow, by Eric Teniola
Prompt News Online
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July 4, 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...
Nigeria excluded as Trump invites five African leaders to Washington for trade talks
Business Hallmark
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July 3, 2025
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is set to host leaders from five African countries at the White House next week for discussions focused on trade and investment opportunities – with Nigeria conspicuously absent from the invite list. According to...
Fifty years of Gowon’s overthrow
The Cable
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July 4, 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...
DEMETER: how an enforcement operation is driving Customs’ efforts against illicit trade in waste, ODS and potent greenhouse gases
World Customs Organization News
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The WCO aims through Operation DEMETER to equip Customs officers with the knowledge, tools, and cross-border networks needed to address environmental crime related to waste, ODS and potent greenhouse gases with agility and precision. The first...
Cape Verde celebrates 50 years of independence
Deutsche Welle
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"Many say Cape Verde is a beacon for other African countries," says long-serving Cape Verdean politician Gualberto do Rosário. "I don't believe in such comparisons. Undoubtedly, Cape Verde scores better than many other African countries in various...
Marcelo sees Mozambique “looking to the future”. Chapo comes to Lisbon
Portugal Pulse
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June 24, 2025
“Satisfied to see a country looking to the future, with a climate aiming for economic and social development, financial progress, justice, and consequently political and institutional stability,” remarked President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa upon...
ECOWAS Launches Trade Support Campaign for Women Cross-Border Traders
News Ghana
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July 3, 2025
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) initiated a regional campaign on June 30, 2025, in Abidjan to bolster economic participation for women small-scale traders along the Abidjan-Lagos corridor. Running until July 15, the effort...
Sierra Leone’s Bio Succeeds Tinubu as ECOWAS Chairman
Daily Trust
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June 22, 2025
The Economic Community of West African States, (ECOWAS) has elected President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone as the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the community. He succeeds Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu who was...
China and Africa consolidate dynamic partnership
Friends of Socialist China
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June 16, 2025
On June 11, 2025, the Ministerial Meeting of Coordinators on the Implementation of the Follow-up Actions of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) was held in Changsha, capital of China’s Hunan Province. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi...
A Battle for Humane Consciousness in a War Against Truth: Exposing the Dark Arts of War
Dissident Voice
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June 30, 2025
The total liberation and unification of Africa under an All-African Socialist Government must be the primary objective of all Black revolutionaries throughout the world. It is an objective which, when achieved, will bring about the fulfillment of...
President of EBID urges graduates to champion problem-solving innovation for Africa’s growth
Joy FM
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June 30, 2025
The Chancellor of the Nobel International Business University (NiBS), Dr George Agyekum Donkor, has urged graduates to champion innovation and advance policies that not only address Africa’s most pressing challenges but also safeguard the...
Number of ‘False Flag’ Ships is Alarming: Paris MoU 2024 Report
SeaNews
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June 30, 2025
Paris MoU, in its Annual Report for 2024, has spotlighted an alarming trend – the growing number of ‘false flag’ ships worldwide. These vessels often operate under fake documents claiming to be registered with a legitimate flag state or with a...
Abreu enhances cross-border presence with TerraLex
Iberian Lawyer
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June 19, 2025
Abreu Advogados is expanding its international network by joining the legal network TerraLex, further strengthening the firm’s support for cross-border clients. With offices in Lisbon, Porto, and Funchal, Abreu brings to TerraLex five additional...
Top 10 African countries with the lowest IMF debt in June 2025
Business Insider Africa
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June 30, 2025
However, amidst this challenging economic landscape, a select group of African countries is beginning to reveal a distinct strategic advantage: those that have meticulously managed to maintain relatively low IMF debt profiles. The primary and most...
RVCA Partners with Alexandre Farto aka Vhils
Shop Eat Surf
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June 28, 2025
Celebrating a shared vision rooted in cultural dialogue and creative experimentation, RVCA x VHILS brings together the international contemporary artist Alexandre Farto aka Vhils and the iconic lifestyle brand. Launched in June at RVCA’s flagship...
Africa moves to validate first-ever continental strategy to protect donkeys
TUKO
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June 26, 2025
The wellness of donkeys across Africa has been under a big threat as the meat and skin business booms with a target on the animals Stakeholders are convening in Côte d'Ivoire to deliberate on the measures to safeguard the well-being of donkeys and...
Interview – Olukayode Bakare
E-International Relations
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June 28, 2025
Dr. Olukayode Bakare is an esteemed scholar specializing in international relations and sub-Saharan African politics. He earned his Ph.D. in international relations from the University of Aberdeen, UK, and has held teaching and research positions...
AU-IBAR Leads Drive to Safeguard Donkeys With New Continental Strategy
Capital FM Kenya
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June 26, 2025
ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, Jun 26 – Africa has taken a major step toward safeguarding the future of its donkey population, as leaders, experts, and stakeholders from across the continent gather in Abidjan for the Second Pan-African Donkey Conference...
ECOWAS: As Tinubu’s two-year leadership comes to an end
The Cable
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June 25, 2025
BY LINDA NWABUWA AKHIGBE Only last month, on May 28, 2025, the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, celebrated its 50th anniversary with huge fanfare, commemorating the event with official ceremonies in Ghana and Nigeria. Back in...
What Was Achieved at the UN Ocean Conference in France?
Earth.Org
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June 16, 2025
From pledges to establish Marine Protected Areas to calls for a Global Plastic Treaty and to end deep-sea mining, Earth.Org recaps the key achievements at last week’s UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3) in Nice, France. — Some 15,000 people, including...