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Promise and pressure of cost-competitive green hydrogen
ESI Africa
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July 9, 2025
The economic feasibility of exporting green hydrogen from Africa to Europe by 2030 is in question. The study Mapping the cost competitiveness of African green hydrogen imports to Europe provides some answers. As at December 2023, Africa’s green...
What Trump’s Africa Summit Is Trying to Achieve
Foreign Policy
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July 9, 2025
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: U.S. President Donald Trump hosts a surprise African leaders’ summit in Washington, anti-government protests turn deadly in Kenya, and Nigerian ride-hailing start-up Moove eyes...
Presidents of five African nations to meet with Trump at White House
The Standard
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July 9, 2025
US President Donald Trump (centre), Secretary of State Marco Rubio (left) and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a cabinet meeting at the White House on July 8, 2025 in Washington, DC. [AFP] US President Donald Trump will welcome five African...
West Africa Terror: Why Attacks On Military Bases Are Rising – And Four Way
The Nigerian Voice
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More than 40 Malian soldiers were killed and one of the country’s military bases was taken over in early June 2025 in a major attack by an al-Qaeda linked group, Jama'a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM), on the town of Boulikessi. The same...
Explore the water sports, sands and seafood of Western Sahara
Park Rapids Enterprise - Minnesota
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July 8, 2025
Editor’s note: Retired judge John P. Smith, who lives in Nevis, will share his traveling adventures with the Enterprise, as he concludes the last leg of his quest. “If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in five years...
ADC rules out preferential treatment, bars presidential aspirants from public declarations
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 9, 2025
• Tackles Kachikwu over hijack claim, insists due process followed • Alleges legal plot by APC, mobilises 98 lawyers for defence • ADC decries Nigeria’s absence from U.S. trade meeting, cites failed diplomacy • APC blasts ADC as coalition of inept...
74 visa-free destinations Filipinos can visit
Gulf News
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Ready to trade your screens for skylines? If your passport's feeling neglected and your feet are itching for an adventure, we’ve got just the ticket — or rather, 74 of them, as per Henley & Partners (H&P) and latest updates (as of July 8, 2025)....
GOOD MORNING MR PRESIDENT: Nationwide security vigilance is vital
The Point
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This action serves as a wake-up call for the authorities of The Gambia, Senegal and Mauritania, to work collectively to ensure proper security measures are put in place to keep their territories secure and safe. Indeed there is a need for...
ADC: Nigeria Has Become An Afterthought Globally, Under APC’s Administration
Arise News
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July 9, 2025
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has said Nigeria was not invited to White House trade talks because of President Bola Tinubu’s economic failure, stressing that under the All Progressives Congress (APC) leadership, the country has gone from...
ADC: Tinubu’s Failure Behind US’ Snub
This Day
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July 9, 2025
APC: ADC is ‘Mortally Wounded’ •Mark declares party has no preferred presidential choice, pledges transparency •Lukman: Coalition won’t handover structures to Atiku, Obi, Amaechi, others, says DumebiKachikwu long expelled •Idris: Coalition backers...
ADC mocks Tinubu over exclusion from US trade talks
The Sun Nigeria
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July 9, 2025
From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has alleged that exclusion of Nigeria from a trade talk between the United States and some African countries is because of the alleged failure of President Bola Tinubu’s economic...
Liberia: As Five African Heads of State Prepare for High-stakes White House talks, President Trump Pushes Trade over Aid in Renewed African policy framework
Front Page Africa
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July 7, 2025
Washington, D.C. – President Donald Trump is set to host the heads of state from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal at the White House next week for a luncheon aimed at strengthening commercial and security ties between the...
ADC Expresses Concern Over Nigeria’s Exclusion From White House Trade Talks
Daily Independent
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July 8, 2025
0 …Blames Tinubu’s Economic Failure Behind Exclusion ABUJA – The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has expressed grave concern over the decision of the United States government to exclude Nigeria from high-level commercial talks at the White House...
Senator Dr. Rasha Kelej Congratulates The Winners Of Merck Foundation Media Awards- 125 Winners From 36 Countries Announced
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) Merck Foundation CEO announced call for application of 2025 Merck Foundation Media Recognition Awards in partnership with African First Ladies - apply now at ... Merck Foundation ( ) , the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA...
Georgia lawmakers address possible U.S. travel restrictions affecting African-Caribbean nations
SE Atlanta News - Georgia
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July 8, 2025
El-Mahdi Holly, Democrat 116 | Official U.S. House headshotEl-Mahdi Holly, Democrat 116 | Official U.S. House headshot State Representative El-Mahdi Holly, along with members of the Georgia Africa Legislative Caucus, is set to hold a press...
Atiku, you are wrong, US cannot snub Nigeria, by Owaikhena Osikhekha
Eagle Online
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July 8, 2025
Recently, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar mocked President Bola Tinubu over what he called the snubbing of Nigeria by the US President Donald Trump who invited five African countries to the White House to discuss “commercial opportunities”....
ADC blames Tinubu for Nigeria’s White House snub
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 8, 2025
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has blamed President Bola Tinubu’s administration for Nigeria’s exclusion from a high-level U.S.-Africa trade meeting hosted by the White House this week. The party described the development as a damning...
ADC decries Nigeria’s exclusion from Trump’s meeting with five African Presidents
Tribune Online
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July 8, 2025
Ahead of Wednesday’s meeting between United States President Donald Trump and the Presidents of five African states at the White House, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has expressed grave concern over the U.S. government’s decision to...
Mindware Adds Defense-Grade Cybersecurity to Its Portfolio Through Everfox Distribution Deal
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN- Procre8) Dubai, UAE, 8th July, 2025: Mindware has signed a distribution agreement with Everfox (formerly Forcepoint Federal), strengthening its cybersecurity offering with a portfolio of high-assurance solutions trusted by government and...
Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company acquires Voltic and West African Refreshments Limited
Joy FM
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July 8, 2025
The West African beverage landscape is set for a significant shake-up as Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company (ECCBC) announces the finalisation of a major agreement to acquire two key subsidiaries operating in Ghana: Voltic (GH) Limited and West...