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Lourenço Urges Shift from Aid to Investment as U.S.-Africa Business Summit Opens in Luanda

Angolan President João Lourenço has called for a new model of U.S.–Africa engagement based on private investment and mutual benefit, urging a departure from the traditional aid-centered approach. Speaking at…

Africa News Now June 25, 2025

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Museveni to Seek Seventh Term as Uganda Heads Toward 2026 Elections

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni will officially seek a seventh term in office in the country’s general elections slated for January 2026, a senior official from the ruling National Resistance Movement…

Africa News Now June 24, 2025

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Nigeria and Belarus Launch Youth-Focused Agricultural Mechanization Program

Nigeria has officially launched the Renewed Hope Agricultural Mechanization Program, a transformative partnership with Belarus aimed at modernizing the country's farming practices and empowering its youth. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu…

Africa News Now June 24, 2025

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Guinea Lawyers Boycott Courts After Abduction of Prominent Attorney

Guinea’s legal community has launched a two-week nationwide boycott of all court proceedings in protest over the abduction of prominent lawyer Mohamed Traoré, a former president of the Bar Association…

Africa News Now June 24, 2025

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King Mswati III Begins Historic State Visit to Ghana to Deepen South–South Ties

King Mswati III of Eswatini arrived in Accra on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, for a four-day state visit aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation with Ghana across multiple sectors. The visit…

Africa News Now June 24, 2025

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ECOWAS Convenes Emergency Meeting to Fund Long-Stalled Standby Force Amid Rising Insecurity

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has announced an extraordinary joint session of its finance and defense ministers to urgently resolve the financial deadlock stalling the deployment of…

Africa News Now June 24, 2025

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Niger Sets June 28 for First Session of National Refoundation Council

Nigerien President General Abdourahmane Tiani has signed a decree officially convening the first session of the Consultative Council for Refoundation (CCR) for Saturday, June 28, 2025, marking a major milestone…

Africa News Now June 24, 2025

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Ethiopia–Eritrea Border Villages Reunite After Five Years in Rare Grassroots Peace Gesture

For the first time in five years, communities from Ethiopia and Eritrea reunited in a powerful show of grassroots reconciliation at the once-divided frontier town of Zalambessa, Ethiopia, on Sunday.…

Africa News Now June 24, 2025

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Mali and Russia Deepen Ties with Nuclear Energy, Trade and Security Deals

Mali and Russia have signed a series of strategic agreements aimed at strengthening their economic, scientific, and energy cooperation, including a pivotal deal on the peaceful use of nuclear energy,…

Africa News Now June 24, 2025

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Three Kenyan Police Officers Charged in Blogger’s Death.

Three Kenyan police officers were formally charged on Monday, June 23, with the murder of 31-year-old blogger Albert Ojwang, whose suspicious death in police custody earlier this month has sparked…

Africa News Now June 24, 2025

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South Africa Secures $1.5B World Bank Loan to Tackle Infrastructure Crisis and Fuel Green Growth

South Africa has secured a $1.5 billion loan from the World Bank to upgrade its failing transportation infrastructure and accelerate its transition toward a low-carbon economy, the National Treasury announced…

Africa News Now June 24, 2025