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Gabon Oil & Gas Minister Joins African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 Amid Drive To Develop Deepwater Assets
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) Sosthène Nguema Nguema, Minister of Oil&Gas of Gabon, has joined the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies conference to discuss the country's strategic shift towards deepwater exploration. Taking place...
Le changement climatique a doublé le nombre de vagues de chaleur dans le monde : quel impact en Afrique ?
The Conversation
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July 7, 2025
Une étude mondiale sur les chaleurs extrêmes a révélé qu'entre mai 2024 et mai 2025, près de la moitié de la population mondiale (49 %, soit 4 milliards de personnes) a subi 30 jours supplémentaires de fortes chaleurs. Ces journées ont été plus...
(VIDEO) African Presidents Say Trump Deserves Nobel Peace Prize for Securing Peace Between Rwanda and the Congo and Working to Secure Peace Around the World
The Gateway Pundit
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July 9, 2025
The presidents of Guinea-Bissau, Gabon, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal signaled they may consider nominating President Trump for a Nobel Prize, or at least that he deserves one, for his commitment to world peace and action to bring peace to...
Daily World Briefing, July 10
Colorado Star
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Trump says U.S. shifting Africa policy "from aid to trade" U.S. President Donald Trump met with leaders from five African nations on Wednesday, noting the United States is shifting its policy toward the continent "from aid to trade." Meeting with...
Trump courts African leaders at White House
Little Rock Public Radio - Arkansas
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July 9, 2025
Updated July 9, 2025 at 4:58 PM CDT LAGOS, Nigeria — The presidents of the West African countries of Senegal, Liberia, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, and Gabon are in Washington this week for a three-day mini summit hosted by President Trump — part of...
Trump pushes 'Aid to trade' shift in meeting with African leaders, sparks mixed reactions
Daijiworld News
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Daijiworld Media Network – Washington Washington, Jul 10: In a significant shift in American foreign policy toward Africa, U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday told visiting leaders from five African nations that his administration was...
Trump meets presidents of 5 African nations in bid to boost trade
United Press International (UPI)
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July 9 (UPI) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday met the presidents of five African nations -- Senegal, Liberia, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania and Gabon -- in what the White House describes as a push to deepen trade, including that involving...
African leaders seek to charm Trump with talk of Nobel Peace Prize
The Gazette - Colorado
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Five leaders from Africa endorsed President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize as they advocated for their countries' interests at the White House. Leaders from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal praised Trump for his...
Trump sells shift from 'aid to trade' with Africa
Otago Daily Times
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July 9, 2025
US President Donald Trump told leaders from five African nations that he was shifting the US approach to the continent from aid to trade and that the United States is a better partner for Africa than China. Trump, who has shuttered the US Agency...
Trump Says US Shifting Africa Policy 'From Aid To Trade'
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Washington, July 10 (IANS) US President Donald Trump met with leaders from five African nations on Wednesday, noting the United States is shifting its policy toward the continent "from aid to trade".Meeting with the leaders of...
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...
‘Aid to trade shift’ marks new US-Africa strategy
Telengana Today
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July 10, 2025
President Trump met with leaders from five African nations, announcing a strategic shift in US policy toward Africa from aid to trade, highlighting economic opportunities and growing trade between both regions. Published Date - 10 July 2025, 07:08...
Climate change has doubled the world’s heatwaves: how Africa...
Modern Ghana
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A global review of extreme heat has found that between May 2024 and May 2025, nearly half the world's people (49% or 4 billion) suffered through an extra 30 days of temperatures that were hotter than those experienced 90% of the time between 1991...
Climate change has doubled the world’s heatwaves: how Africa is affected
The Conversation
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July 2, 2025
A global review of extreme heat has found that between May 2024 and May 2025, nearly half the world’s people (49% or 4 billion) suffered through an extra 30 days of temperatures that were hotter than those experienced 90% of the time between 1991...
Trump says U.S. shifting Africa policy "from aid to trade"
Xinhua News Agency
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WASHINGTON, July 9 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump met with leaders from five African nations on Wednesday, noting the United States is shifting its policy toward the continent "from aid to trade." Meeting with the leaders of Gabon,...
Trump sells shift from 'aid to trade' in White House meeting with African leaders
The Gazette - Colorado
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By Nandita Bose, Andrea Shalal and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump told leaders from five African nations on Wednesday that he was shifting the U.S. approach to the continent from aid to trade and that the United States is...
Nasdaq closes at new heights as Nvidia reaches $4 trillion
Proactive USA
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July 9, 2025
4:10pm: Nasdaq hits new level US stocks closed higher on Wednesday, lifted by a fresh surge in Nvidia shares that helped push the chipmaker into the history books—if only briefly. The Nasdaq led the charge, gaining 0.9% to finish at 20,611, while...
“He Was Treated Very Unfairly and He Prevailed”: Trump Meets Senegal’s Faye, Four African Leaders at U.S.-Africa Summit
The Fatu Network
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July 9, 2025
- Advertisement - Written by: The Fatu Network Newsroom Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye met with U.S. President Donald J. Trump in Washington today, 9 July, during a high-level summit with four other African leaders focused on trade,...
Trump praises English of the leader of Liberia – where English is the official language
The Guardian
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July 9, 2025
Donald Trump was basking in the praise of a group of African leaders on Wednesday, when the Liberian president took the microphone. “Liberia is a longtime friend of the United States and we believe in your policy of making America great again,”...
Africa gearing up for 2025 elections: Safety and Security ar...
Modern Ghana
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As Africa gears up for a series of pivotal elections in 2025, including the recent ones in Gabon on 12 April, Malawi in September, and Tanzania, Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire in October, it is crucial for organisations operating in these countries to...