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Trump Looks To 'Forge New Economic Opportunities’ With African Nations in White House Meeting
Breitbart
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July 9, 2025
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said that his administration is “working tirelessly” to establish new economic opportunities with many African countries during a lunch with African leaders at the White House on Wednesday. Trump, who is...
Flanking tactics
Business World
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July 9, 2025
Don’t look now, but if we’re not careful, we could find ourselves legally outflanked over the West Philippine Sea. In a move widely reported abroad on May 30 but which merited just minor, bottom-page treatment in the “World” pages of two local...
Trump hosts African leaders to discuss ‘win-win’ economic opportunities
The Center Square
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July 9, 2025
(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump hosted five African presidents at the White House on Wednesday for conversations around possible economic partnerships with the U.S. The administration has said it’s working to change America’s...
Are Country-To-Country Deals The Future Of Climate Finance?
Forbes
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This aerial view shows a degraded area of the Amazon rainforest, near the Koatinemo indigenous land, ... More in Para state, Brazil, on June 12, 2025. (Photo by Carlos FABAL / AFP) (Photo by CARLOS FABAL/AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty Images...
Nigeria, Gabon Move to Deepen Diplomatic, Economic Relations
This Day
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June 28, 2025
Deji Elumoye in Abuja President Bola Tinubu yesterday played host to his Gabonese counterpart, President Brice Oligui Nguema, at the State House in Abuja, as the two leaders held talks aimed at strengthening diplomatic relations and deepening...
Egypt Delivers Medical Aid to Gabonese Ministry of Health in Support of Bilateral Health Cooperation
Sada Elbalad
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June 27, 2025
Sat 28 Jun 2025 | 01:26 AM In a renewed gesture of African solidarity and health diplomacy, Egypt’s Ambassador to Gabon, Reham Hussein Ammar, officially handed over a consignment of Egyptian medical aid to Gabon’s Minister of Health, as part of...
Tinubu Meets Gabonese President Nguema
Arise News
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June 27, 2025
President Bola Tinubu on Friday played host to his Gabonese counterpart, President Brice Oligui Nguema at the State House in Abuja, as the two leaders held talks aimed at strengthening diplomatic relations and deepening economic cooperation...
Nigeria, Gabon Strengthen Bilateral Ties As Tinubu, Nguema Meet At Aso Villa
The Will
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June 27, 2025
June 27, (THEWILL) – President Bola Tinubu has met with his Gabonese counterpart, Brice Oligui Nguema, at the State House in Abuja. The strategic meeting, held behind closed doors, focused on strengthening diplomatic relations and economic...
A new Protocol for the UNTOC? A guidance note for the 1st meeting of the new Intergovernmental Expert Group on crimes that affect the environment
Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime
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June 27, 2025
In October 2024, Brazil, France and Peru tabled a resolution at the 12th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) for a new intergovernmental process to take stock of how the...
Gabon: Libreville ends decade-long water crisis with new station
ESI Africa
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June 20, 2025
A new drinking water pumping station in Libreville, the capital city of Gabon, has ended a decade long struggle to ensure a stable and clean supply for tens of thousands of people. This past week, Gabonese President Brice Oligui Nguema and...
Can the cruise industry navigate a sustainable future?
Geographical
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June 25, 2025
Small ship cruise lines such as Swan Hellenic are taking the lead on sustainability. Image: Swan Hellenic Over the years, there has been a notable trend in the cruise industry towards building ever-bigger boats. Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas...
A Nation On The Brink: Climate Injustice And The Future Of Pakistan
Friday Times
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June 24, 2025
Pakistan is no stranger to environmental disaster. Ranked among the top ten most climate-vulnerable countries, its exposure to escalating climate threats has turned into a persistent economic and humanitarian emergency—and a stark example of...
Louvre Abu Dhabi reveals new global masterpieces display
Emirati Times
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July 9, 2025
Abu Dhabi: Louvre Abu Dhabi has launched a captivating new display of masterpieces that showcases a blend of recent acquisitions and renowned international loans, further enriching the museum’s universal storytelling approach. The collection, on...
Clinical Features of Patients with Tropheryma Whipplei Detected in Lower Respiratory Tract Samples in China
Dove Medical Press
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July 9, 2025
Introduction Tropheryma whipplei (TW) is a gram-positive, periodic acid-Schiff (PAS)-positive, nonacid-fast bacillus that is relatively common and ubiquitous.1 TW can cause a broad spectrum of infections, ranging from asymptomatic carriage,...
Gabon improves urban Infrastructure, reduces flood risk in secondary cities
Panapress
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June 13, 2025
13 june 2025 - 10:07:41 MA/AR 437 Views Panafrican News Agency Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The World Bank has approved $150 million for the Gabon Urban Development project (in French: “Projet d’aménagement et de développement des Infrastructures du...
Gabon terminates fishing agreement with EU
Azertag
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June 11, 2025
Baku, June 11, AZERTAC Gabon recently announced its decision to unilaterally terminate the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA) signed with the European Union in 2007, WAM reported. This termination, approved by the Council of...
New $15 million initiative launched to catalyse sustainable investment in the Congo Basin
Ethical Marketing News
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June 21, 2025
A new initiative in one of the world’s most vital ecosystems – the Congo Basin – aims to unlock nature-positive, climate-resilient business opportunities for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises across critical green sectors. The partnership...
Brazilian President Lula threatens to suspend economic deals over Trump’s 50 percent tariffs. Here’s how it unfolded.
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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The biggest gender-affirming care center for trans kids in the US is closing, prompting protests — 9:55 p.m. By the Associated Press Growing up, Sage Sol Pitchenik wanted to hide. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of...
President Nguema and AfDB’s Adesina launch major water infrastructure project in Gabon
Smart Water Magazine
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June 19, 2025
Gabonese President Brice Oligui Nguema and African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina on Monday jointly inaugurated a new drinking water pumping station, marking the end of a decade-long water crisis in PK5, a densely populated...
African HE to benefit from UK-funded climate project
University World News
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UNITED KINGDOM-AFRICA African universities are set to benefit from a US$940,000 climate adaptation research project led by the Association of African Universities (AAU) in partnership with the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) and the...