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AS PRESIDENT BIO HEADS ECOWAS
This Day
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July 3, 2025
If there is renewed commitment to leadership, West Africa can surmount its pressing issues, writes MONDAY PHILIPS EKPE The 67th Summit of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States ended last...
Strengthening women’s political participation in Guinea
Institute for Security Studies
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Strengthening women’s political participation in Guinea Current efforts to restore constitutional order must also promote the effective inclusion of women in public affairs. Published on 02 July 2025 in ISS Today By Aïssatou Kanté Researcher,...
Oyetola inaugurates governing boards of NIMASA, NIWA, charges members to uphold national interest
The Sun Nigeria
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July 2, 2025
By Steve Agbota The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, CON, on Wednesday, July 2, formally inaugurated the Governing Boards of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the National Inland Waterways...
NALAG President urges ECOWAS and AU to act on Togo crisis before it’s too late
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
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July 2, 2025
By Jacob Aggrey As Ghana marked its first Republic National Thanksgiving Day on July 1, the President of the National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG), Hon. Alfred Asiedu Adjei, used the occasion to reflect on the country’s...
NALAG President appeals to ECOWAS, AU to intervene in Togo’s crisis
Ghana News Agency
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July 2, 2025
By Albert Allotey Accra, July 02, GNA – Mr Alfred Asiedu Adjei, the President of the National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG) has called on ECOWAS and the African Union to act immediately to bring the political tension in Togo...
Fully Funded Masters Scholarships in Ireland for Sierra Leone and Guinea Graduates – Apply Now
Sierraloaded
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July 2, 2025
The Government of Ireland has opened applications for the 2026-2027 Ireland Fellows programme. This programme offers fully funded scholarships for graduates from Sierra Leone and Guinea to pursue masters degrees in Ireland. Every year, the Ireland...
Minister decries 14m tonnes of ocean plastic waste
Punch
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June 29, 2025
The Federal Government has disclosed that about 14 million tonnes of plastic annually obstruct the world’s oceans, threatening Nigeria’s biodiversity and impacting vital marine ecosystems. The Minister of Environment, Balarabe Lawal, stated this...
Luke-ing the Beast in the Eye: SPECIAL REPORT: “President” Sekeramayi , the coup and Mugabe’s manic…
Nehanda Radio
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July 2, 2025
It is May 2017 and President Robert Mugabe is in Cancun, a resort town in Mexico attending a UN global conference on Disaster Risk Reduction. While ensconced in his hotel suite, Mugabe summons Saviour Kasukuwere, one of three Cabinet Ministers...
Rebecca Wexler: Investigating How Technology Impacts the Criminal Legal System
Columbia Law School
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Before Rebecca Wexler attended law school, she spent seven years as a documentary filmmaker, working as a researcher and associate producer on PBS documentaries and directing educational films for a regional theater. She shot a film in Guinea for...
APC’s Minkailu Koroma Says President Bio Should Have Declined ECOWAS Chairmanship
Sierraloaded
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July 1, 2025
A member of the All People’s Congress (APC) Publicity Secretariat, Minkailu Koroma, says President Julius Maada Bio should have declined the appointment as Chairman of ECOWAS, arguing that the country is already under serious economic and...
Kandeh Yumkella Launches Push for “Energy Sovereignty” in Line with President Bio’s Vision
Sierraloaded
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July 1, 2025
Dr. Kandeh Yumkella, Chairman of the Energy Governance Coordination Group, has announced the beginning of what he describes as “energy sovereignty” a concept aligned with President Bio’s vision. According to Dr. Yumkella, this marks the pursuit of...
Man from Guinea detained by ICE agents outside immigration court in NYC
CBS - New York
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A man from Guinea is now being held at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility after being detained outside immigration court in Lower Manhattan. CBS News New York's Adi Guajardo spoke with his husband, who fears his partner could get...
SLFA President Thomas Daddy Brima Accused of Using Football Funds to Pay Government Officials’ Travel
Sierraloaded
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July 1, 2025
The President of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA), Thomas Daddy Brima, is facing criticism after admitting on national television that money meant for football development was allegedly used to pay for government officials and...
Nigeria deepens ship maintenance capacity
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 7, 2025
SEREC advises FG on insurance burden Nigeria has enhanced its shipbuilding and vessel maintenance capacity with the ongoing servicing of a Deep Blue Project asset at the Nigerdock facility, within the Snake Island Integrated Free Zone in Lagos....
Guinean cement shortage leads to price surge
International Cement Review
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June 27, 2025
Guinea’s continued cement shortage is causing a surge in prices throughout the country. Currently the price of a bag of cement ranges between GNF95,000-100,000 (US$10.96-11.54), depending on the point of sale and cement type. Previously, a bag of...
Dr. George Elombi takes over from Prof Oramah as new president of Afreximbank
Ghana Business News
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June 29, 2025
On Jun 29, 2025 Last updated Jun 29, 2025 Dr George Elombi The shareholders of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have appointed Dr. George Elombi as the next President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the continent’s trade...
Governor Mbah: The Reincarnation Of Michael Okpara’s Vision For New Enugu
Daily Independent
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June 24, 2025
1 In Nigeria’s South East, a quiet revolution pulsates through the entire space of Enugu State, led by a man whose audacious governance is breathing new life into the legacy of the late Dr. Michael Iheonukara Okpara, the iconic Premier of Eastern...
GUINEA: ‘The referendum could be used to consolidate the junta’s power rather than transition to…
CIVICUS
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Interviews 11 June 2025 CIVICUS discusses prospects for democracy in Guinea with Omolara Balogun, Head of Policy Influencing and Advocacy at the West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI), a civil society organisation that promotes civic space...
International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference
Biometric Update
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June 23, 2025
International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (IMDEC 2025) Accra, Ghana July 8-9, 2025 The International Maritime Defence Exhibition & Conference (IMDEC) is the largest defence exhibition and conference for the African continent. In its...
After Bihar plant loco export to the Republic of Guinea, BLW dispatches locos to Mozambique
The Indian Express
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June 27, 2025
Amid the Indian Railways’ push for export of rail equipment, the Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW) has exported two locomotives to Mozambique. Officials said that the export was done as per the major contract awarded by Mozambique Railways (CFM) for...