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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...
Current Nat’l ID Card “Could Undermine Nat’l Security”
Liberian Observer
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Eddie D. Jarwolo, Executive Director of Naymote Partners for Democratic Development, has raised serious concerns about the current state of Liberia’s National Identification (ID) Card system, calling for an immediate overhaul to enhance its...
Boakai Gets Tough
Liberian Observer
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In a sweeping move to enforce his administration’s anti-corruption stance, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. has suspended James A. S. Momoh, Superintendent of the Monrovia Consolidated School System (MCSS), with immediate effect and without pay....
Medtech & LRA again!
The New Dawn Liberia
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June 25, 2025
By Lincoln G. Peters Authorities at the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) and the Liberian Senate are locked up in a blame game over US$6.7million Medtech Scientific 20% remittance to the Liberian government, which remained unaccounted for. On...
Equal Rights, Equal Power
Liberian Observer
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For two decades, Sarah and her husband farmed their land, growing pepper and cassava in a small rural town in Liberia’s Bong County. As iscommon in Liberia, their marriage was customary; two protracted civil wars impeded their plans to formalize...
MOVEE Empowers 41 Women with Livelihood Skills
Liberian Observer
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In a landmark achievement for women’s empowerment in Liberia, 41 women have graduated from the Amb. Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, Sr. Women Empowerment and Vocational Training Program (DMKWEVTP), a flagship initiative of the Movement for Economic...
Director-General champions innovation and collaboration at 44th Session of the FAO Conference
Food and Agriculture Organization
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Rome – The FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, concluded the 44th Session of the FAO Conference (28 June – 4 July) by emphasizing the imperative for a robust FAO in light of the immense, complex, and interconnected challenges facing humanity. He...
Tributes paid to ‘humanitarian legend’ Mike McDonagh
The Clare Champion
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July 8, 2025
Glowing tributes have been paid to an Ennis “humanitarian giant” who previously broke the blockade on the besieged city of Malanje in the Angolan central highlands during this phase of the war. The sudden death of Mike McDonagh on June 21, 2025,...
“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 hosts five African leaders as tariffs, aid cuts bite
The Denver Gazette - Colorado
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump meets with leaders from five African nations on Wednesday as the U.S. leader ramps up a trade war that threatens developing nations that depend on trade with the world's largest economy. Trump is...
Nigeria’s Institute for Security Studies ends visit here
The New Dawn Liberia
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June 24, 2025
The Government of Liberia and its counterpart of Nigeria have shared security concerns and strategies here. Monrovia, Liberia; June 24, 2025 – The Director General of the Gabriel L. Dennis Foreign Service Institute (FSI), Reginald B. Goodridge,...
Over 60 Local Officials Signs ‘Code of Conduct’
Liberian Observer
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More than 60 local government officials from three counties recently signed the code of conduct-pledging to commit themselves to efficiency, effectiveness and good moral conduct on the job. The local officials, who came from Bong, Lofa and Nimba...
30 Unhappiest Countries In The World in 2025
Insider Monkey
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This article looks at the 30 unhappiest countries in the world in 2025. The Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford recently published the World Happiness Report 2025. Finland took the number one spot yet again, marking eight years...
Lonestar Cell MTN empowers school children
The New Dawn Liberia
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June 25, 2025
Lonestar Cell MTN trains 30 pupils from underserved communities. Monrovia, Liberia –June 25, 2025–As part of its annual 21 Days of Y’ello Care campaign, Liberia leading mobile GSM company Lonestar Cell MTN, has celebrated this year’s theme:...
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...
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...
TeensThink empowers African youth to shape ethics of AI
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 9, 2025
In a bid to celebrate youth intellect and innovation, the 5th Annual TeensThink International Essay Competition has championed the voices of African teenagers, empowering them to explore the intersection of artificial intelligence and humanity....
Interview: Comfort Asokoro-Ogaji, Women in Mining
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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July 7, 2025
“If they don’t give you a seat at the table, you make your own seat, or you make your own table and seat. By all means, you must be a change maker.” That is how Comfort Asokoro-Ogaji defines her path, and her purpose. A trained chemist and...
ADC: Nigeria Has Become An Afterthought Globally, Under APC’s Administration
Arise News
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July 9, 2025
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has said Nigeria was not invited to White House trade talks because of President Bola Tinubu’s economic failure, stressing that under the All Progressives Congress (APC) leadership, the country has gone from...
Trump announces tariffs of up to 30% on six more countries
The Guardian
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July 9, 2025
Trump issues tariff letters to six more countriesBut before he meets with west African leaders, Donald Trump is now announcing more trade notices to several countries on Truth Social. The US president is posting copies of separate letters...