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Non-oil exports jump 78% amid data gap concerns
Punch
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July 4, 2025
Nigeria’s non-oil export value in the first quarter of 2025 was N3.17tn, extending an upward streak since Q4 2023. Stakeholders laud this performance, but they are bothered that data gaps continue to plague the sector’s assessment and tame the...
CEMAC Central Bank Sees Inflation Dropping Below 3% in 2025
Business in Cameroon
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July 2, 2025
(Business in Cameroon) - The Bank of Central African States (BEAC) expects inflation in the CEMAC (Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Chad, and Central African Republic) region to fall below 3% by the end of 2025. This outlook follows the...
Rwanda announces withdrawal from Central African bloc after Malabo summit
Yeni Safak
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Rwanda announced its withdrawal Saturday from the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), accusing the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo of “instrumentalizing” the bloc with the support of member states. “Rwanda's right to the...
Full List: France, Saudi Arabia, St. Lucia, 17 other countries Tinubu has visited since 2023
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 3, 2025
Since he became Nigeria’s President in 2023, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has embarked on numerous international trips across 20 countries. According to reports, he embarked on the trips to strengthen Nigeria’s diplomatic ties, attract investment, and...
Intrigues, Interstate Rivalry Undermine Actualisation of Single African Air Transport Market
This Day
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July 4, 2025
Chinedu Eze The plan to expand African air travel market is currently being hindered by intrigues and inter-state rivalry by countries that do not want the actualisation of the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM). These countries, it was...
Fouzi Lekjaa: Algerian Fans will be Warmly Welcomed in Morocco
Morocco World News
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July 3, 2025
Morocco’s football chief Fouzi Lekjaa has promised Algerian supporters a warm reception during the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025, stressing the long-standing bonds of respect between the two nations. Speaking to French newspaper L’Équipe, the...
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...
Cuba advocates for global financial justice at international summit
Cuban News Agency
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July 3, 2025
HAVANA, Cuba, July 2 (ACN) Speaking at the IV International Conference on Financing for Development, held in Seville, Spain under the theme “Achieving a sovereign debt architecture oriented toward development”, Cuban Deputy Prime Minister Inés...
Trump's Travel Ban Will Not Make Americans Safer
Reason Magazine
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July 1, 2025
President Donald Trump recently banned travel and immigration to the United States for nationals of a dozen countries, insisting that this would protect the U.S. from terrorists and criminals. The ban applies to Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the...
Africa Is at the Forefront of a Digital Revolution — Hon. Seedy S.K. Njie
The Voice Gambia
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July 4, 2025
By: Haddy Touray Seedy S.K. Njie, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, has said Africa is at the forefront of a digital revolution but warned that the continent is increasingly exposed to cyber threats that transcend borders, compromise...
Letter to FIFA Re. Impact of U.S. Immigration Policies on the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup
Human Rights Watch
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July 2, 2025
July 1, 2025 VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL Gianni Infantino President Fédération Internationale de Football Association FIFA-Strasse 20, P.O. Box 8044 Zurich, Switzerland Re: Impact of U.S. Immigration Policies on the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2026...
Harambee Stars coach McCarthy unveils CHAN squad
NTV Kenya
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Harambee Stars coach Benny McCarthy has announced a 30-man provisional squad that will compete in the delayed 2024 Africa Nations Championship (CHAN). The biennial competition reserved for players competing in their domestic leagues will be...
Sports Council warns FAM on expenditure
The Nation Malawi
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July 3, 2025
Malawi National Council of Sports has advised Football Association of Malawi (FAM) to spend within its allocated budget of K1.5 billion. Kamata: Spend within budget. | Nation Sports Council chief executive officer Henry Kamata in an interview...
Gambia’s deputy Speaker calls for unified African security front amid rising threats
The Point
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Speaking at the official opening of the African Forum for Chairpersons of Defence and Security Committees in Abuja, Nigeria, Njie stressed that regional collaboration is essential to counter escalating insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa. “Our people...
Banyana to approach Wafcon as contenders, not as champs'
Sowetan
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July 3, 2025
Banyana Banyana duo of Sibulele Holweni and Amogelang Motau have stressed the importance of forgetting that SA are Wafcon's defending champions, implying that mentality would help them retain the continental championship. The 2025 Women's Africa...
What is BRICS and why does it matter?
Deutsche Welle
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July 3, 2025
Leaders of the world's fast-growing BRICS economies gather in Rio de Janeiro this weekend, promising to strengthen trade and technology exchange within the bloc in the shadow of US President Donald Trump's tariff threat. Brazilian President Luiz...
Gabon offers free tourist e-Visa for international visitors between July and September 2025
Nairametrics
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July 3, 2025
The government of Gabon has announced the introduction of a free electronic tourist visa (e-Visa) for international travellers visiting the country between July 1 and September 30, 2025. The announcement was made during a press conference in...
The global fallout of Trump’s travel bans
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 3, 2025
President Donald Trump’s sweeping orders banning citizens of 12 countries, international students, and his threats to ban Nigeria and 35 other countries from travelling to the United States—whether anchored under the guise of national security,...
Tunisia star admits Falcons’ quality ahead of WAFCON
Punch
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July 2, 2025
Tunisia striker Mariem Houij is not unaware of Nigeria’s pedigree at the WAFCON, but she remains optimistic that they can go all the way to reach the final of the 2024 tournament, which will begin in Morocco on Saturday, July 5, PUNCH Sports Extra...
CAF Unveils New WAFCON Trophy
Complete Sports
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July 2, 2025
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has unveiled a new trophy ahead of this year’s Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco. CAF unveiled the new trophy today (Wednesday, July 2) in Morocco as the 2024 WAFCON draws closer. In a...