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Ukraine counters Russia's Africa influence with military training offer in West Africa
Business Insider Africa
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June 25, 2025
The initiative reflects Kyiv’s evolving foreign policy, which now extends beyond Europe into African geopolitics, as the war with Russia takes on a more global dimension. Speaking to Reuters, Maksym Subkh, Ukraine’s Special Representative for the...
Africa’s Addiction to Aid
Pressenza
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July 17, 2025
by Mesay Berhanu Gemechu Is it the beginning of the end of Africa’s overreliance on foreign aid? Trump’s decision to end the flow of aid going to the developing world, notably Africa, which has been channeled through the USAID over the past...
How schools are being built for extreme heat – without airconditioning
The Indian Express
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July 16, 2025
When prize-winning architect Francis Kere was growing up in Burkina Faso he spent his schooldays in a gloomy classroom that was so stifling he says it would have been better suited to making bread than educating children.Years later, while...
Countries where legal drinking age is less than 18
Pulse
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June 24, 2025
In a lot of countries, the legal drinking age is 18. But did you know that there are some countries where people younger than 18 are legally allowed to buy and drink alcohol? Well, here is a list of these countries and their minimum drinking...
Shadowy Influence Campaign Stokes Mpox Fears
Africa Defense Forum
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July 15, 2025
For decades, Russia has used vast, shadowy networks to prey on fears about pandemics and diseases like mpox, Marburg, Ebola and malaria. The goal is to undermine public trust in health care and fan the flames of instability, racism and division....
W/R minister, chiefs want revival of the rail sector
The Chronicle News Online
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June 24, 2025
The Western Region Minister, Joseph Nelson,has noted that a dilapidated western rail lines and challenges in developing rail infrastructure do not only threaten the region’s transportation network, but also hinder community development. Speaking...
Ghana government to pilot 50 Farmer Service Centres in first year
Ghana Business News
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June 24, 2025
The government is set to pilot 50 Farmer Service Centres across selected districts in the country in the first year of implementing its flagship Feed Ghana programme under the Agriculture for Economic Transformation agenda. Mr Peter Nuhu,...
2025 Freedom and Prosperity Indexes: How political freedom drives growth
Atlantic Council
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June 23, 2025
By Ignacio Campomanes, Nina Dannaoui-Johnson, Annie (Yu-Lin) Lee, and Joseph Lemoine Table of contents The dangerous authoritarian narrative A dangerous belief has taken root globally: that political freedom is not essential to prosperity and may...
Sierra Leone’s President elected ECOWAS Chairman
Joy FM
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June 23, 2025
Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio has been elected Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of State and Government. His election took place during the 67th Ordinary Summit of ECOWAS, held...
Sierra Leone’s President Bio takes over ECOWAS Chairmanship, sparking questions
Sierra Leone Telegraph
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June 23, 2025
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 June 2025: President Bio of Sierra Leone was yesterday elected Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) at the ECOWAS summit in Abuja. The first...
Fact Check: Did President Donald Trump Really Ban Americans From Leaving the Country?
Green Matters
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June 23, 2025
Amid escalating global tensions, travel may be dangerous. Amid dangerously high tensions in certain parts of the world, many throughout the U.S. have wondered if President Donald Trump has banned Americans from leaving the country until further...
Sierra Leone’s President Maada Bio takes over as ECOWAS Chair amid rising regional tensions
Modern Ghana
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Sierra Leone’s President, Julius Maada Bio, has been chosen to lead the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as its new Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government. The announcement was made during the 67th Ordinary...
Sierra Leone’s President Bio Takes Over ECOWAS Leadership
News Central TV
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June 22, 2025
Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio has been appointed as the new leader of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), as the bloc grapples with increasing instability, a wave of military coups, and faltering regional commerce....
Foreign Minister Kulubaev holds meetings on sidelines of OIC Council session
24.kg
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June 23, 2025
Within the framework of the session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) , the Foreign Minister of Kyrgyzstan Jeenbek Kulubaev held a number of meetings with colleagues from other countries in...
Let’s Move Ecowas Standby Force From Concept To Reality— President Tinu
The Nigerian Voice
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed concern over the slow pace of activating the ECOWAS Standby Force, urging West African leaders to move swiftly from concept to reality in the collective fight against terrorism and transnational crimes....
Nigeria emerges as third most formidable military force in Africa + Full List
Eagle Online
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June 23, 2025
Nigeria has secured the third position among African nations with the most formidable military forces in the 2025 Global Firepower Military Strength Index. The new ranking, according to Global Firepower’s annual report sighted on Monday, places...
FULL LIST: Nigeria emerges as Africa's third most formidable military force
Punch
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June 23, 2025
Nigeria has secured the third position among African nations with the most formidable military forces in the 2025 Global Firepower Military Strength Index, according to Global Firepower’s annual report cited by PUNCH Online on Monday. The index...
Kpomkwem News Editorial
Kpomkwem News
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July 16, 2025
Kpomkwem News Editorial: Corruption, Credibility and the Kind of Leadership Nigeria Desperately Needs. In a nation where trust has become an endangered value, where politics often reeks of rot in the heart of citizens and where public offices have...
Mali's Transitional President arrives in Moscow
Panapress
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June 22, 2025
22 june 2025 - 12:56:08 BBA/WA 198 Views Panafrican News Agency Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Mali's transitional government, Army General Assimi Goïta, arrived in Moscow on Sunday for a working visit, the Malian presidency...
Sierra Leone’s president is set to become the next ECOWAS chairman as the region faces ongoing turmoil
News.Az
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Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio was appointed Sunday as the next chairman of the West African economic bloc, ECOWAS, News.Az informs via ABC News. The Economic Community of West African States, known as ECOWAS, was founded in 1975, and...