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FM holds several meetings on the sidelines of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation meeting in Türkiye
Sada Elbalad
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June 21, 2025
Sat 21 Jun 2025 | 06:13 PM Minister of Foreign Affairs and Migration Dr. Badr Abdel Aty held a series of meetings today, Saturday, with his counterparts from Chad, Gambia, Gabon, Somalia, Tunisia, and Djibouti, on the sidelines of the meeting of...
Most well-off East Africans revealed
Independent (Uganda)
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July 11, 2025
So why are Ugandans the most angry? COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | When Ugandans are asked to evaluate their life based on quality of life, happiness, and fulfillment on a ladder with steps numbered from 0 (the worst possible life) to 10 (the...
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...
It’ll be difficult for us to accept Venezuelan prisoners, Nigeria tells Trump, U.S.
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 11, 2025
Nigeria pushed back on accepting Venezuelans deported from the United States on Thursday, as US media reported President Donald Trump was urging African countries to take in deportees from around the world. Deporting people to third countries has...
Merck Foundation commemorates 13 years of impact in healthcare, education, and empowerment
Weekend Post-Insightful
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June 19, 2025
Dubai, UAE — The Merck Foundation, led by CEO Dr. Rasha Kelej, marked 13 years of service in advancing healthcare, education, and women’s empowerment. The event gathered First Ladies, dignitaries, healthcare professionals, and media...
Merck Foundation commemorates 13 years of impact in healthcare, education, and empowerment
Weekend Post-Insightful
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June 19, 2025
Dubai, UAE — The Merck Foundation, led by CEO Dr. Rasha Kelej, marked 13 years of service in advancing healthcare, education, and women’s empowerment. The event gathered First Ladies, dignitaries, healthcare professionals, and media...
'Sulking' Trump reveals sign he's 'struggling inside' during meeting with world leaders
Irish Star
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July 9, 2025
President Trump appeared to be "struggling inside" when he hosted leaders from five different African nations for lunch at the White House on Wednesday. Body language expert Judi James noted that the US President seemed to be “sulking” at one...
Nigeria rejects US pressure to accept Venezuelan deportees — Tuggar
Premium Times
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July 11, 2025
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, has said Nigeria and other African countries have been increasingly pressured by the US to accept Venezuelan deportees. According to the minister, the recent 10 per cent tariff imposed on Nigeria by...
Watch: Trump praises English-speaking country's president on his 'good English'
RNZ
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July 10, 2025
By Mitchell McCluskey and Larry Madowo, CNN US President Donald Trump praised Liberian President Joseph Boakai for his strong grasp of the English language, but the African leader was educated in Liberia, where English is the official language. As...
Nigeria rejects pressure to accept deported Venezuelans
Deutsche Welle
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July 11, 2025
Nigerian Foreign Affairs Minister Yusuf Tuggar on Friday said that his country would not bow to increasing US pressure to accept deported Venezuelans as President Donald Trump wants them to do. Tuggar said Trump was attempting to strong-arm...
Nigeria can't take Venezuelan deportees from US, minister says
BBC
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Yūsuf Akínpẹ̀lú & Natasha BootyBBC News, Lagos & London ShareSave "We already have over 230 million people," says Yusuf Tuggar Nigeria will not bow to pressure from the Trump administration to accept Venezuelan deportees or third-country prisoners...
U.S. Ambassador to Liberia Retires Early, Calls It “a Personal Choice,” Denies U.S. Pressure on Deportees
Front Page Africa
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July 11, 2025
Mark Toner, U.S. Ambassador to Liberia, retires early citing “a personal choice” Toner also denies U.S. news media that the reason for President Trump’s meeting with President Boakai and four African leaders was to pressure them to take third...
Jasmine Crockett accuses Trump of being ‘racist’ toward Liberian president
The Gazette - Colorado
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Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) mocked President Donald Trump for asking Liberian President Joseph Boakai where he learned English. Boakai joined the presidents of Mauritania, Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, and Gabon in a Wednesday meeting at the White...
Trump praises Liberian President Joseph Boakai for his English, Liberia’s official language
Radio Habana Cuba
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July 10, 2025
Trump knows nothing about Africa... or anywhere else in the world Washington, July 10 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump met with leaders of five African nations he said were likely to be spared by tariffs: Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia,...
Basic Dignities brings clean water and education around the world
Naperville Community Television - Illinois
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June 16, 2025
Basic Dignities was founded in 2016 to bring basic human rights such as clean water, education, healthcare, food, and shelter to underdeveloped communities around the world. Their focus is on raising the quality of life wherever they work and...
Onga Infuses AMVCA Culture Day 2025 with Festival of Flavours, African Heritage and Vibrant Storytelling
Bella Naija
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June 15, 2025
Enioluwa Adeoluwa and Bamike Olawunmi-Adenibuyan (Bambam), host, showing excitement at the Onga Village Onga, Nigeria’s leading seasoning brand, transcended expectations at the 2025 AMVCA Cultural Day, orchestrating a vibrant “Festival of...
Nigeria rejects US push to accept Venezuelan deportees
Modern Ghana
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Nigeria has pushed back on accepting Venezuelans deported from the United States, after US media reported President Donald Trump was urging African countries to take in deportees from around the world. Deporting people to third countries has been...
Nigeria has ‘enough problems’ and can’t take deportees from US, minister says
Capital FM Kenya
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July 11, 2025
Nigeria’s foreign minister says the country will not bow to pressure from the Trump administration to accept Venezuelan deportees from the US, following visa curbs and threats of tariff hikes. Yusuf Tuggar told privately-owned Channels TV that...
Liberia: What’s in the Details of a Purported U.S. Plan to Deport Asylum Seekers
Front Page Africa
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July 11, 2025
WASHINGTON – A purported plan detailed in a document reportedly prepared in anticipation of five African heads of states’ visit to the US this week for President Donald Trump’s Africa summit, suggests that the United States of America may be...
After Trump’s remarks to Liberian president, Nigerian official excited Tinubu wasn’t invited
Premium Times
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July 11, 2025
A Nigerian official, Rachel Kufre Nse, has expressed joy that US President Donald Trump did not invite President Bola Tinubu to the White House like other African presidents invited by Mr Trump. Ms Nse, a member of Nigeria’s North Central...