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Guinea-Bissau president names new prime minister as election tensions rise
GhanaWeb
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August 8, 2025
President Umaro Sissoco Embalo of Guinea-Bissau has dismissed Prime Minister Rui Duarte de Barros, appointing Braima Camara, a former coordinator of the Madem G15 opposition party, as his replacement. The reshuffle, announced Thursday via...
UNESCO Adds 26 New World Heritage Sites Highlighting African Heritage and Shared Prehistory
ArchDaily
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August 19, 2025
Xixia Imperial Tombs in China. Image © Rita Willaert via Flikr, unedr license CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest Whatsapp Or...
Sierra Leone’s wildlife paradise among 26 new UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Discover Wildlife
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August 8, 2025
Africa and its heritage have been the focus of UNESCO’s efforts in recent years, and this year, four new sites - in Malawi, Cameroon, Siera Leone and Guinea Bassau – were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. Two of these countries – Guinea...
ECOWAS And Guinea-Bissau Advance Phase II Of Assistive Device Programme For Children With Disabilities
News Ghana
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August 7, 2025
The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), through its Directorate of Humanitarian and Social Affairs, has officially launched Phase II of the ECOWAS Assistive Device Programme for Children with Disabilities in...
Bissau-Guinean Catholic Bishop Cautions against Threat to Peace amid Growing Hate Speech
ACI Africa
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August 1, 2025
He recalled that since March 2022, the LGDH and the Marquês de Valle Flôr Institute have been implementing a project called the “Peace Observatory,” aimed at working in network with national actors to prevent violent extremism. “In the past three...
Bridging the gap between teeming youth and skills deficit
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 19, 2025
Africa is a continent of contradictions, sitting between a growing young population, an army of unemployed youths and skill deficits to sustainably power its economy. Stakeholders reckon that the solution lies in connecting those dots, though with...
Guinea-Bissau Deepens National Commitment To The Women, Peace, And Security Agenda Through Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS)-Led In-Country Continental Results Framework (CRF) Capacity Building Workshop
MENAFN
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July 29, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) From the 22nd to 24th of July, 2025, the ECOWAS Commission, through its Directorate of Humanitarian and Social Affairs (DAHS), in close collaboration with other relevant directorates and agencies, the Ministry of Women, Family...
The Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) And The Government Of Guinea-Bissau Advance Phase II Of Assistive Device Initiative For Children With Disabilities
MENAFN
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August 4, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), through its Directorate of Humanitarian and Social Affairs, has officially launched Phase II of the ECOWAS Assistive Device Programme for Children with...
Civil society, democracy and governance reforms: Building sustainable partnership for national development
The Sun Nigeria
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August 3, 2025
The civil society in Nigeria took a bold step on unification of their energy to enable them continue to hold the government accountable to the people. On 31st July, 2025, the civil society organised a “Civil Democracy and National Development”...
Apus Energy Drives Offshore Revival In Guinea-Bissau Ahead Of African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 Silver Partnership
MENAFN
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August 1, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) CAPE TOWN, South Africa, August 1, 2025/APO Group/ -- Apus Energy has joined African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies 2025 – taking place in Cape Town from September 29 to October 3 – as a Silver...
Africa sharpens food security focus with US$9.4M grant for climate...
Food Ingredients First
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The Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) has received a US$9.44 million grant from the African Development Fund (ADF) to strengthen the climate resilience of rice value chains across West Africa, a region increasingly affected by climate change due to...
Expections At United Nation General Assembly 80th Session Kudus Research And
Modern Ghana
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th Session by way of anticipate and forecasting possibly to discuss major issues at the UNGA and also at the United Nation Security Council among other issues of interest to the United Nation General Assembly 80th Session. The UN General Assembly...
MTN Group announces 22.4% increase in service revenue for H1 2025 driven by Nigeria, Ghana, and fintech innovation
Technext
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August 18, 2025
MTN Group has announced impressive financial results for the first half of 2025. The company reported a 22.4% increase in service revenue, driven primarily by strong performances in Nigeria and Ghana. This growth, achieved in constant-currency...
Historic pan-African road trip kicks off in Accra today to promote visa-free Africa by 2030
MyJoyOnline
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August 18, 2025
The Trans African Tourism & Unity Campaign has embarked on a historic 40,000-kilometre road journey across 39 African countries, starting from Accra on Monday, August 18, 2025. This groundbreaking initiative spans 163 days with the core objective...
Trans African Tourism & Unity Campaign launches from Accra, championing a visa-free Africa by 2030
The Herald Ghana
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August 18, 2025
The Trans African Tourism & Unity Campaign will embark on a historic 40,000-kilometer road journey across 39 African countries, starting from Accra from today, August 18, 2025. This groundbreaking initiative is a 163-day road journey across Africa...
The Flying President: Concerns Regarding Boakai’s Large Delegation for Japan’s TICAD-9
The New Dawn Liberia
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August 17, 2025
By Seltue Robert Karweaye Sr. Liberia and Japan have a strong partnership built on Japan’s significant development assistance. During George Weah’s presidency (2018-2024), Japan focused on infrastructure, food security, and economic growth. Key...
Trans African Tourism & Unity Campaign launches in Accra to champion visa-free Africa by 2030
CNR Citi Newsroom
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August 17, 2025
The Trans African Tourism & Unity Campaign will embark on a historic 40,000-kilometer road journey across 39 African countries, starting from Accra on Monday, August 18, 2025. This groundbreaking initiative is a 163 day road journey across Africa...
High stakes for Ruto ahead of U.S. talks with Trump next month
Citizen TV Kenya
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August 16, 2025
President William Ruto is scheduled to tour the United States next month for the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, marking his first trip to the U.S. under President Donald Trump’s administration. The...
New study finds 117-million-year-old geological formations rewriting Atlantic Ocean history
The Times of India
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Buried nearly a kilometre beneath the Atlantic seabed west of Guinea-Bissau lies a geological time-capsule: gigantic 117-million-year-old mud waves sculpted by dense, underwater avalanches. A new study published in Global and Planetary Change...
SLFA President Meets Leone Stars Technical Team Ahead of Crucial World Cup Qualifiers
Sierraloaded
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August 15, 2025
The President of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA), Babadi Kamara, today engaged with the Leone Stars technical team in a strategic meeting to chart preparations for the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. Sierra Leone is set to...