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Kagame’s Rwanda: The Discomforting Student No Class Can Ignore
KT Press Rwanda
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July 11, 2025
52 What makes Kagame, and Rwanda itself, so discomforting. They are the student who aces the test, but whose performance makes everyone else in the classroom feel exposed — underprepared, slow, or uninterested. In the heart of Nairobi, a group of...
US Embassy hails secret HPX deal
The New Dawn Liberia
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July 8, 2025
The United States Government, through its Embassy in Monrovia has lauded the weekend secret multi-user railway deal signed between the Government of Liberia and American owned -HPX/ Ivanhoe Atlantic. By Lincoln G. Peters Monrovia, July 8, 2025:...
Promoting West Africa through Travel, Trade
This Day
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July 11, 2025
Recently West African leaders met in Abuja for the inauguration of West African Economic Summit where Nigeria pushed for the removal of structural and policy bottlenecks in travel and trade in order to boost economic growth of the sub-region....
Harmattan hazards: How coastal west Africa can escape the Sahel’s fate
European Council on Foreign Relations
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July 10, 2025
Summary Benin, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Togo, are under pressure from two threats: jihadists and putschists. In these west African coastal states, armed Islamist groups increasingly cross northern borders, wreaking havoc. Civilian governments are...
Fisheries Minister calls for stronger maritime collaboration at IMDEC 2025
GhanaWeb
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July 9, 2025
The Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Emelia Arthur, has called for deeper collaboration among African maritime stakeholders to combat illegal fishing and protect marine resources. Speaking at the opening of the 4th International...
Ghana deepens commitment to maritime security and fisheries ...
Modern Ghana
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The Ghana Navy has officially commenced the fourth edition of the International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (IMDEC), a pivotal event aimed at addressing the growing security challenges in Africa’s maritime domain. The event which...
ArcelorMittal Liberia inaugurates West Africa’s largest iron ore concentrator, advancing $1.8bn mining expansion
Joy FM
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July 7, 2025
ArcelorMittal, the world’s leading steel producer, has officially opened a cutting-edge iron ore concentrator at the Tokadeh mine in northern Liberia, marking a defining moment in the country’s post-war economic transformation. The inauguration...
Chinese tycoons are turning Indonesia into an aluminium giant
The Business Times Singapore
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July 10, 2025
[LONDON/SINGAPORE] Chinese tycoons are turbo-charging Indonesia’s aluminium industry with multi-billion dollar projects that rival the vast bets made on the country’s nickel riches roughly a decade ago, and threaten to shake up the global market...
Mahama Charts Bold Maritime Future at IMDEC 2025: A Renewed Vision for Regional Security and Blue Economy Growth
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
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July 9, 2025
By Celestine Avi At the 4th International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (IMDEC), President John Dramani Mahama represented by Chief of Staff Hon. Julius Debrah reaffirmed Ghana’s commitment to regional maritime security, economic...
Chief of Staff pledges Naval support at IMDEC with 30 nations attending
The Herald Ghana
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July 9, 2025
By Patrick Biddah Ghana’s Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, has pledged increased government support to the Ghana Navy, announcing plans to provide advanced patrol vessels and resources to boost maritime security. He made the announcement during his...
Classical View: Jerusalem Singers in 30th anniversary concerts
Salisbury Press - Pennsylvania
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“We are proud to present our 30th season this year with the theme, ‘Singing with Friends,’” says Pete Deshler, Director of the Jerusalem Singers. There are three opportunities to hear the Jerusalem Singers’ “30th Anniversary Concert: Singing with...
Global Experts and Scholars Discuss Ecological Civilization: Green Transition and Multilateral Cooperation
Macau Business
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July 7, 2025
Guizhou, China, July 8, 2025 — On July 5, the 2025 Eco Forum Global Guiyang opened in Guiyang under the theme “Harmony Between Humanity and Nature: Jointly Promoting Global Green Transition.” The event brought together nearly 1,000 guests from 62...
National dialogue calls for united front against plastic pollution
Business and Financial Times
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July 10, 2025
Stakeholders in Ghana’s environmental sector have called for urgent reforms, stronger enforcement, and clear national direction to address the growing problem of marine litter. The event, held in Accra, July 8, 2025- forms part of the three-year...
Russia coaches Ugandan medics to fight fatal epidemics
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia’s health agency, Rospotrebnadzor, has begun training Ugandan medical professionals as part of an initiative to strengthen Africa’s ability to fight infectious disease outbreaks. The program, launched in Kampala, follows the...
Global Naval Leaders Converge in Accra for Maritime Security Confab
Ghanaian Times
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July 9, 2025
More than 500 participants from over 70 countries, including 15 Chiefs of Naval Staff and 30 expert speakers, are expected to gather in Accra on July 8 for the 4th edition of the International Maritime Defense Exhibition and Conference (IMDEC)....
Mercury Memories: news and adverts we featured 10 years, 25, 50, 100 and 200 years ago
Rutland & Stamford Mercury
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July 11, 2025
Join us for a look back at what was in our newspaper in June 2015, 2000, 1975, 1925, and 1825. Our Rutland & Stamford Mercury Memories is produced thanks to the support of the Stamford Mercury Archive Trust. 10 years ago A new, open house will...
UAE reviews visa processs for Nigerians, bans transit applications
Daily Trust
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July 10, 2025
Stakeholders and operators in the downstream sector of the aviation industry expressed shock yesterday over the review of visa application requirements for visitors to Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) city. The newly updated requirements...
Liberia inaugurates West Africa's largest iron ore concentrator
GhanaWeb
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July 7, 2025
Liberian’s President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has officially opened ArcelorMittal, a cutting-edge iron ore concentrator at the Tokadeh mine in northern Liberia, marking a defining moment in the country’s post-war economic transformation. The...
Gov’t Outlines Strategic Vision To Boost West Africa’s Blue Economy and Maritime Safety
New Crusading Guide
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July 9, 2025
At the 4th International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (IMDEC), President John Dramani Mahama, represented by Chief of Staff Hon. Julius Debrah delivered a powerful reaffirmation of Ghana’s commitment to regional maritime security,...
Luke-ing the Beast in the Eye, SPECIAL REPORT: “President” Sekeramayi , the coup and Mugabe’s manic phone call to Zuma,
The Zimbabwean
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July 6, 2025
By Luke Tamborinyoka Kasukuwere left Mugabe’s suite around 2am with clear instructions to help mobilise party structures, particularly the youth, to support Sekeramayi for President at the party conference in December 2017. According to...