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How an al-Qaeda offshoot became one of Africa's deadliest militant groups
BBC
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July 7, 2025
Priya Sippy & Jacob BoswallBBC News & BBC Monitoring ShareSave Al-Qaeda affiliate Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) is the main group behind a surge in militant jihadist attacks sweeping across several West African nations, especially...
Africa Rail Infrastructure Powers Mineral Trade Growth
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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July 6, 2025
Africa rail Infrastructure is getting a new lease of life. Important transportation lines are swiftly increasing to make the continent’s natural resources more accessible and improve trade linkages across the globe. The Italian development bank...
An Open Letter To The President Of The Republic Of Ghana, H....
Modern Ghana
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Your Excellency, Warm greetings from the people of the Anlo enclave, especially those living along the vulnerable stretch of the coast from Blekusu through Agavedzi, Salakope, Amutsinu, Salakope, Adina to Denu, and beyond. On behalf of countless...
Kevin Okoth: The Pessimist’s Optimist
London Review of Books
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July 10, 2025
Achille Mbembe’s On the Postcolony, first published in French in 2000, changed the direction of postcolonial studies. Since then, he has gained a loyal readership across the political spectrum (his admirers include Emmanuel Macron and Judith...
Behind Boakai’s Trump invitation
The New Dawn Liberia
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July 7, 2025
President Joseph Nyumah Boakai is expected to join four leaders from the continent this week in the United States to discuss “commercial opportunities,” thanks to an invitation from US President Donald Trump. Monrovia, July 7, 2025: Per the...
African Energy Chamber (AEC) Reaffirms Support For West African Energy Summit (WAES) 2025 Delegation Heads To Aberdeen
MENAFN
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July 6, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) The African Energy Chamber (AEC) ( ) – the leading voice of Africa's energy industry – is proud to reaffirm its support for the West African Energy Summit (WAES), scheduled for November 18-19, 2025, in Aberdeen, Scotland. In...
Support for Saipem’s West African flex-lay campaigns comes from UK firm
Offshore Energy
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June 24, 2025
Aberdeen-headquartered Maritime Developments Limited (MDL) has supported Italian engineering, drilling, and construction services company Saipem during flex-lay campaigns in West Africa. Source: MDL Under its contract, MDL was in charge of...
Whale Valley: The whale graveyard in the Sahara desert that shows they once had feet and toes
LiveScience
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July 4, 2025
QUICK FACTS Name: Wadi Al-Hitan, which translates to "Valley of the Whales" or "Whale Valley" Location: Western Desert of Egypt Coordinates: 29.26755158061781, 30.02249562989221 Why it's incredible: The valley holds hundreds of primitive whale...
Capital, MSALABS expand and extend service remit with Barrick, Kinross and others
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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June 23, 2025
Capital says it has been awarded a further significant contract at Reko Diq, in Pakistan, as well as other contract awards across drilling and laboratory services. At Reko Diq, majority owned and operated by Barrick, Capital has been awarded a...
"Algiers, Capital of El Hassania Culture 2025" event opens in presence of political, cultural figures
Sahara Press Service
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Algiers, 21 June 2025 (SPS) - "Algiers, Capital of El Hassania Culture 2025" event opened Saturday at the Moufdi Zakaria Palace of Culture, in Algiers, in the presence of the ministers of Culture of Algeria, the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic...
The Architecture Of Influence: How West Africa Is Redefining Economic Partnership
Daily Independent
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July 7, 2025
1 The West Africa Economic Summit in Abuja represented more than regional cooperation, it demonstrated how middle powers can shape global economic architecture through coordinated action. In an era where traditional multilateral frameworks face...
Speech by Leader Al-Sayyid Abdul Malik Badruddin Al-Houthi on Latest Developments
Yemen News Agency SABA
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July 6, 2025
Speech by Leader Al-Sayyid Abdul Malik Badruddin Al-Houthi on Latest Developments [Sun, 06 Jul 2025 19:43:46 +0300] Sana'a - (Saba): I seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the outcast. In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful. Praise is...
An Open Letter To The President On Coastal Protection Works At Agavedzi And Salakope
News Ghana
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July 5, 2025
Thank You for Awarding the Blekusu Phase 2 Project — But Let’s Get it Right This Time. Your Excellency, Warm greetings from the people of the Anlo enclave, especially those living along the vulnerable stretch of the coast from Blekusu through...
Sika launches manufacturing expansions in Brazil, Morocco and China
Chemical Engineering
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June 23, 2025
In the fast-growing metropolitan hub of Suzhou, Sika has extended its existing site to support China’s urban development. Serving a region of more than 12 million residents, the upgraded facility specializes in high-viscosity polyurethane...
New Study Reveals Major Progress and Ongoing Gaps in Global Trade Protections for Sharks and Rays
Newswise
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July 3, 2025
Download Photo Download Infographic Newswise — NEW YORK, NY (July 3, 2025) – A new global study led by Florida International University (FIU), the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), and partners reveals strong conservation progress in...
BP's Market Gains Outpace Its Industry: What it Means for Investors
Yahoo News
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Shares of BP plc BP have gained 13.8% in the past six months, outperforming the oil-energy sector’s gain of 9.8%. The company has a market capitalization of $9.3 billion. BP also outpaced its energy peers, Exxon Mobil Corporation XOM, which has...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, May 2025
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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July 3, 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...
Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) Secures €250M For Lobito Corridor As Rail Projects Drive African Mining Boom
MENAFN
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July 3, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) Download logo Africa's railway sector is undergoing a renaissance, with strategic transport corridors rapidly expanding to unlock the continent's mineral wealth and strengthen global trade ties. In June, the...
A primer for the White House visit by West and Central African countries
Mail & Guardian
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July 4, 2025
President Cyril Ramaphosa with US President Donald Trump at the White House earlier this year. (X) A few months ago, the chairman of the Africa and Global Health Policy Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Ted Cruz,...
50 Years Of Gowon’s Overthrow
Leadership
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July 5, 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...