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Iranian president orders halt to cooperation with IAEA
Orissa Post
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July 2, 2025
Tehran: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian Wednesday issued an order to enact a law to suspend the country’s cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The law calls for a suspension of cooperation with the IAEA until Iran’s...
JNIM Attacks Across Mali; Biya Faces Challengers in Cameroon: Africa File, July 3, 2025
Critical Threats - Washington D.C.
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To receive the weekly Africa File or tri-weekly Congo War Security Review via email, please subscribe here. Follow CTP on X, LinkedIn, and BlueSky. Contributor: Miles Charles Key Takeaways: Cameroon. Cameroonian President Paul Biya is facing a...
Mali's armed forces say they killed 80 militants after series of attacks on military posts
Africanews
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July 2, 2025
Mali’s armed forces say they have killed 80 al Qaeda-linked militants following a series of simultaneous and coordinated attacks on military posts in central and western parts of the country. Officials say the attacks took place in seven towns and...
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...
France hands over 4th military site to Senegal
Xinhua News Agency
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DAKAR, July 1 (Xinhua) -- France has transferred control of a fourth military site to Senegal, the French Embassy in Dakar has announced in a statement. The statement said that on Tuesday, France officially handed over the Inter-Armed Transmission...
Ghana-India trade hits $3 billion amid strong bilateral ties – Foreign Minister
Ghana News Agency
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July 1, 2025
By James Amoh Junior, GNA Accra, July 1, GNA – Trade between Ghana and India has reached an impressive $3 billion with Ghana maintaining a favourable balance, Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa disclosed on Monday ahead of the...
Jihadists wage string of attacks on Mali military sites
Modern Ghana
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Jihadists waged attacks on military installations in several western Mali towns Tuesday, in a new series of assaults in the junta-led country amid resurging violence in the wider Sahel region. For more than a decade Mali has faced assaults from...
President of EBID urges graduates to champion problem-solving innovation for Africa’s growth
Joy FM
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June 30, 2025
The Chancellor of the Nobel International Business University (NiBS), Dr George Agyekum Donkor, has urged graduates to champion innovation and advance policies that not only address Africa’s most pressing challenges but also safeguard the...
Orano’s uranium joint venture in Niger on brink of bankruptcy
Mining Technology
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July 3, 2025
French uranium mining company Orano has announced that its joint venture with Niger, SOMAIR, is facing bankruptcy due to export restrictions imposed by the country’s military government, according to a Reuters report. The development follows the...
Sierra Leone’s High Commissioner in Ghana Presents Letters of Credence in Burkina Faso
Sierraloaded
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June 29, 2025
His Excellency Mohamed Hassan Kaisamba, Sierra Leone’s non-resident Ambassador to Burkina Faso and high commissioner resident in Accra, Ghana, has on Thursday, 26th June 2025, formally presented his Letters of Credence to Captain Ibrahim Traore,...
Jihadists attack string of Mali military sites
Modern Ghana
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Jihadists attacked military installations in several towns in western Mali early Tuesday, in a new series of assaults in the junta-led country amid resurging violence in the wider Sahel region. For more than a decade Mali has faced assaults from...
Burkina Faso Says It Has Earned $18 Billion From Gold Since Traoré Took Power
Garowe Online
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Burkina Faso Says It Has Earned $18 Billion From Gold Since Traoré Took Power OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Burkina Faso’s transitional government says it has generated $18 billion in revenue from gold mining since Capt. Ibrahim Traoré seized power...
Suspected Terrorists in Mali Attack Military Sites
News Central TV
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July 1, 2025
Suspected terrorists launched attacks on multiple military sites across Mali early Tuesday, including an assault on an army camp in the western city of Kayes, according to the military and local residents, as the country grapples with a surge in...
Suspected jihadists attack string of Mali military sites
Modern Ghana
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Suspected jihadists attacked military installations in several towns in western Mali early Tuesday, the military and residents said, in a new series of attacks in the junta-led country amid resurging violence in the wider Sahel region. For more...
Mali government takes over abandoned Yatela and Morila gold mines
Yahoo Finance
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Mali's government has completed the nationalisation of the Yatela and Morila gold mines, previously abandoned by their owners, in an effort to regain control of its natural resources, as reported by Reuters. Despite being Africa's second-largest...
Burkina Faso explores Brazilian expertise to improve meat industry
Food Business Africa Magazine
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June 27, 2025
BURKINA FASO – Burkina Faso is seeking to upgrade its livestock sector through a new partnership with Brazil’s Daniel Franco Institute (IDF), focusing on improving animal breeds and increasing meat and dairy yields. The collaboration was explored...
Tanzania to Face Burkina Faso in CHAN Opener
News Central TV
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June 28, 2025
The 2025 African Nations Championship (CHAN) is set to begin on August 2, with co-hosts Tanzania facing Burkina Faso in the opening match in Dar es Salaam. The biennial tournament, exclusively for footballers playing in their home countries, will...
Account for security votes spending, invite EFCC, ICPC’, SERAP tells 36 governors
News Diary Online
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July 1, 2025
‘ Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent Freedom of Information (FoI) requests to Nigeria’s 36 state governors urging them to “promptly account for the spending of public funds in the name of ‘security votes’ by your...
Co-hosts Tanzania to face Burkina Faso in CHAN opener
Citizen TV Kenya
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June 28, 2025
Co-hosts Tanzania will play Burkina Faso in the opening match of the 2025 African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Dar es Salaam on August 2, the organisers announced on Friday. The other co-hosts, Kenya and Uganda, will begin their campaigns on the...
Ghana Official Urges Africa-Wide Internet Access Reform
News Ghana
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July 3, 2025
Deputy Clerk to Parliament Dr. Gloria Sarku Kumawu has called for urgent action to bridge Africa’s digital divide, emphasizing equitable connectivity as fundamental to continental development. Speaking at the Ghana School on Internet Governance...