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Mauritania’s president to attend Trump’s Africa mini-summit with Sahara diplomacy in view
Hespress
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July 6, 2025
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani will travel to Washington next Tuesday to take part in a mini-summit hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump on July 9 at the White House. The meeting will bring together leaders from...
Chairman of ruling party of Mauritania hails CPC's governance
China Daily Global
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A delegation from Mauritania's ruling party El Insaf Party, led by its chairman Sid Mahmoud, visited Shanghai on July 2. Mahmoud expressed his admiration for the Communist Party of China's grassroots connection. "We have gained insights into the...
ADC blasts Tinubu as Trump excludes Nigeria, hosts five African leaders
Point Blank News
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July 9, 2025
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has expressed grave concern over the decision of the United States government to host the Presidents of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal for high-level commercial talks at the White House...
ADC mocks Tinubu over Trump snub
Daily Trust
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July 9, 2025
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has expressed concern over the decision of the United States administration of Donald Trump to host the Presidents of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal for high-level commercial talks at...
IMF Executive Board completes reviews of three arrangements for Mauritania
Panapress
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July 5, 2025
05 july 2025 - 14:55:19 MA 186 Views Panafrican News Agency Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The IMF Executive Board has completed the Fourth Reviews under the 42‑month blended Extended Credit Facility arrangement (ECF) and the Extended Fund Facility...
After successful Mauritania pilot, gov’t to issue ID cards to Gambians in Gabon, Congo and Togo
The Standard Gambia
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July 4, 2025
- Advertisement - By Tabora Bojang Interior Minister Abdoulie Sanyang has disclosed that following the successful issuance of national identity cards to Gambians in Mauritania, the government is planning to dispatch another team to Gabon, Congo...
What Trump’s Africa Summit Is Trying to Achieve
Foreign Policy
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July 9, 2025
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: U.S. President Donald Trump hosts a surprise African leaders’ summit in Washington, anti-government protests turn deadly in Kenya, and Nigerian ride-hailing start-up Moove eyes...
Explore the water sports, sands and seafood of Western Sahara
Park Rapids Enterprise - Minnesota
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July 8, 2025
Editor’s note: Retired judge John P. Smith, who lives in Nevis, will share his traveling adventures with the Enterprise, as he concludes the last leg of his quest. “If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in five years...
74 visa-free destinations Filipinos can visit
Gulf News
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Ready to trade your screens for skylines? If your passport's feeling neglected and your feet are itching for an adventure, we’ve got just the ticket — or rather, 74 of them, as per Henley & Partners (H&P) and latest updates (as of July 8, 2025)....
ADC rules out preferential treatment, bars presidential aspirants from public declarations
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 9, 2025
• Tackles Kachikwu over hijack claim, insists due process followed • Alleges legal plot by APC, mobilises 98 lawyers for defence • ADC decries Nigeria’s absence from U.S. trade meeting, cites failed diplomacy • APC blasts ADC as coalition of inept...
ADC mocks Tinubu over exclusion from US trade talks
The Sun Nigeria
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July 9, 2025
From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has alleged that exclusion of Nigeria from a trade talk between the United States and some African countries is because of the alleged failure of President Bola Tinubu’s economic...
ADC: Tinubu’s Failure Behind US’ Snub
This Day
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July 9, 2025
APC: ADC is ‘Mortally Wounded’ •Mark declares party has no preferred presidential choice, pledges transparency •Lukman: Coalition won’t handover structures to Atiku, Obi, Amaechi, others, says DumebiKachikwu long expelled •Idris: Coalition backers...
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...
Mauritania, Turkey sign civil aviation cooperation agreement
Libyan Express
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June 28, 2025
Mauritania, Turkey sign civil aviation cooperation agreement in IstanbulMauritania’s National Civil Aviation Agency signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Turkey’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation on Saturday to boost technical...
Green Climate Fund, UNEP boost climate adaptation for Ghana, Mauritania
Panapress
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July 2, 2025
02 july 2025 - 11:04:42 MA/AO 141 Views Panafrican News Agency Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (PANA) – The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved over US$ 120 million in new funding to strengthen climate resilience in Ghana, the Maldives, and...
Prosperity and power: Trump’s selective US-Africa summit and the race with China
The Brookings Institution
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Introduction In his first major diplomatic move with Africa during his return to the White House, President Trump is set to welcome the leaders of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal at a three-day summit in Washington, D.C....
The EU-Mauritania fisheries deal explained
Euronews
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Published on 24/06/2025 - 16:59 GMT+2•Updated 18:20 Fishing is a cornerstone of Mauritania’s economy and daily life, accounting for about 10% of the country’s GDP, and providing work for roughly 300,000 people - either directly or indirectly. For...
ADC: Tinubu’s economic failure behind Nigeria’s exclusion from White House trade talks
Eagle Online
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July 8, 2025
The African Democratic Congress has expressed grave concern over the decision of the United States government to host the Presidents of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal for high-level commercial talks at the White House on...
Leaders of five African countries head to Washington to meet Trump
Africanews
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July 8, 2025
Five West African leaders are travelling to Washington this week for a somewhat surprise meeting: US president Donald Trump announced in late June that he would host the heads of state of Liberia, Senegal, Gabon, Mauritania and Guinea-Bissau for a...
Gambia, Mauritania strengthen ties in key sectors
The Point
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The high-level meeting, held under the directives of Presidents Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani and Adama Barrow, marked a new chapter in bilateral relations, with both sides committing to expanded partnerships across diplomacy, trade, security,...