Tag: africa
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US Vice President Kamala Harris to visit Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia, ignores Nigeria
US Vice President, Kamala Harris, starts this Saturday a week-long trip to Africa in what is being seen as the latest attempt at counterbalancing China’s influence. Vice President Harris is expected to visit Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia as she focuses on economic development, climate change, food security and a rising youth population. Harris plans to…
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Africa’ll be among leading countries shaping world order – Putin
Africa will become one of the leaders among countries that shape the world order, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday. Putin said this at the second Russia-Africa international parliamentary conference in Moscow.
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Thabo Mbeki advises president-elect, Tinubu to prioritize Africa
South African ex- president and Head of the Commonwealth Observer Mission to Nigeria, Dr. Thabo Mbeki, has appealed to Nigeria’s president-elect Bola Tinubu to make Africa one of his priorities when he assumes office on May 29th.
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Qatar 2022: A Moment In History For Football And Africa – By Magnus Onyibe
The quote “It is time for Africa” captured the feelings of most Nigerians and indeed Africans during the just concluded football fiesta FlFA World Cup 2022 held in Qatar,a tiny gulf country in the Arab world from 20th November to 18 December.
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US-Africa summit: In whose interest? – By Dakuku Peterside
The US – African summit has come and gone. The US President, Joe Biden, and a group of US business leaders met with 49 African presidents and many business stakeholders. He made promises to improve the US bilateral and multilateral relationship with Africa.
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AfDB urges open borders to encourage free trade
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has urged African countries to open their borders to encourage the promotion of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Mr Lamin Barrow, Director-General, Nigeria Country Department, AfDB, said this on the sideline of the release of the Africa Visa Openness Report in Balaclava, Mauritius.
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The Donald Trump Magnus Onyibe Doesn’t Know – By Magnus Onyibe
For the sake of transparency,I need to be upfront about the origin of the title of this essay. It is not coined by me but by an angry reader of my last article on the immediate past United States of America,USA president,Donald J Trump.
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There’s hope for Africa’s greatness – Lumumba
A former anti-corruption chief in Kenya, Prof. Patrick Lumumba has tasked African countries to work collectively and harness the resources and potentials of the continent. Lumumba said this on Thursday in Abuja as Guest Lecturer at the National Institute for Security Studies, Bwari, Abuja. His lecture themed, “Conspiracy Theory and the Future of Democracy and…
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The Donald Trump That Africans Don’t Know – By Magnus Onyibe
The first thing that springs forth from the mind of some Africans as soon as the 45th president of the United States of America,USA,Donald J Trump is mentioned is the impression that he does not like Africans,which is so untrue.
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Osinbajo backs Africa’s case for just energy transition
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says only strong partnerships and coordination among African countries can guarantee the mobilisation of resources required for a just energy transition. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, said the vice president sent a recorded message to an African Union event at the ongoing CoP27 in Egypt.…