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U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, May 2025
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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July 3, 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...
Pedaling For The Pontiff: A Guineano Extraordinary Bicycle Tribute Across Poland
Scoop
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Monday, 30 June 2025, 7:30 am Press Release: GC Media Don Victor Mooney recently completed an impressive 1,000-kilometer cycling journey around Poland, undertaken as a heartfelt tribute to Pope Francis. This monumental endeavor culminated in a...
Sports Council warns FAM on expenditure
The Nation Malawi
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July 3, 2025
Malawi National Council of Sports has advised Football Association of Malawi (FAM) to spend within its allocated budget of K1.5 billion. Kamata: Spend within budget. | Nation Sports Council chief executive officer Henry Kamata in an interview...
CAF Unveils New WAFCON Trophy
Complete Sports
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July 2, 2025
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has unveiled a new trophy ahead of this year’s Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco. CAF unveiled the new trophy today (Wednesday, July 2) in Morocco as the 2024 WAFCON draws closer. In a...
Super Falcons at WAFCON: 27 Years of Commanding Performance, Dominance
Prompt News Online
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July 2, 2025
***From Nigeria ’98 to Morocco ’24 By Harry Awurumibe Unarguably, Nigeria remains the most successful nation in the history of Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) formerly known as African Women Championship (AWC) when the biennial competition...
WAFCON: The Making Of Africa’s Biggest Women’s Football Tournament
Prompt News Online
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July 2, 2025
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor, Abuja Bureau Before 1990, not much was known or heard about women’s football at the continental level as only a few countries in Africa actually had organised women’s football structure, a situation which may have...
Nine things to know about the 2025 travel ban and new challenges for immigrants in Minnesota
Sahan Journal - Minnesota
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July 1, 2025
Stay informed. Sign up for Sahan Sunday, our weekly newsletter with Minnesota news you need to know. This story is provided to you free of charge. We’re glad you're here! If fair, free journalism matters to you, please support us! On June 5, the...
Ghana’s gold exports surge
Zawya
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Ghana is capitalising on its gold exports to drive economic growth, with revenues increasing to $11.6bn in 2024 - a 52.6% increase from the $7.6bn recorded in 2023. Gold exports accounted for 57% of the country’s total export revenue, solidifying...
Eight Wonderful African Books that Center Queer Experiences
OkayAfrica
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June 26, 2025
More than half of Africa's countries have laws penalizing same-sex relations. It's a damning consequence of the erroneous belief that homophobia is African. In literature, perhaps more than any other art medium, the validity of the lives and loves...
African Immigrants Feel Targeted by ICE, Despite Following Rules
L.A. Focus - California
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June 26, 2025
Get More of the Stories That Matter! Stay informed with the latest in politics, community news, entertainment, and more – delivered straight to your inbox Sign up now! African migrants say they are unfairly being targeted for detention and...
Free after 2 years in foreign prison: SA engineers back on home soil
Polokwane Review & Polokwane Observer
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After enduring more than two harrowing years behind bars in Equatorial Guinea, Frik Potgieter, from George, and Langebaan resident Peter Huxham have finally returned to South African soil. The two men, who were detained in Equatorial Guinea on 9...
CAF To Unveil New WAFCON Trophy In Morocco
The Nigerian Voice
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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is set to unveil a brand-new trophy for the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) on Wednesday in Morocco, the host nation of this year’s competition. According to CAF, the trophy launch is part of...
They're home! Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham released
George Herald
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June 21, 2025
The two men, who were detained in Equatorial Guinea on 9 February 2023, have returned safely to South African soil following a presidential pardon granted by the President of Equatorial Guinea. Frik and Peter are home safely. The Minister of...
Oldest World Leaders in 2025: Is Tinubu on the List?
Pulse
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June 30, 2025
In politics, age can be both a sign of wisdom and a warning of stagnation.Across the globe, a surprising number of world leaders remain in office well into their 80s and even 90s, some clinging to power decades after their first inauguration....
Africa Is at the Forefront of a Digital Revolution — Hon. Seedy S.K. Njie
The Voice Gambia
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July 4, 2025
By: Haddy Touray Seedy S.K. Njie, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, has said Africa is at the forefront of a digital revolution but warned that the continent is increasingly exposed to cyber threats that transcend borders, compromise...
Gambia’s deputy Speaker calls for unified African security front amid rising threats
The Point
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Speaking at the official opening of the African Forum for Chairpersons of Defence and Security Committees in Abuja, Nigeria, Njie stressed that regional collaboration is essential to counter escalating insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa. “Our people...
Cabinet reaffirms Rwanda’s withdrawal from ECCAS, calls for equal respect of member states’ rights
The New Times
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June 9, 2025
Prime Minister Ngirente at the 26th Ordinary Session of the Conference of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. Courtesy
8th CHAN: Nigeria’s Super Eagles know group phase match venues
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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June 19, 2025
2018 silver-medallists Nigeria will play their group B matches of the 8th African Nations Championship in Zanzibar – a Tanzanian archipelago off the coast of East Africa. It is an island of less than two million people. Nigeria is in group B with...
How Africa is cushioned from shocks of geopolitical crises?
Zawya
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Africa’s sluggish participation in global trade is turning out to be the thing protecting it from the full force of economic shocks resulting from President Donald Trump’s trade war with China, and the wars in the Middle East, which risk...
W&M’s AidData a driving force behind report on lending practices of Chinese creditors
William & Mary
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June 26, 2025
This figure from the report shows the percentages of China’s public and publicly guaranteed lending volume to emerging market and developing economies that are collateralized. An international team of lawyers, economists and political scientists —...