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Ghanaian forward James Ampofo joins Norwegian top-flight side Strømsgodset on three-and-a-half-year deal
Ghana Soccer Net
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July 10, 2025
James Ampofo has completed a move to Norwegian top-flight club Stromsgodset IF, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract after successfully passing his medical on Wednesday. The 21-year-old forward joins from second-tier side Raufoss IL, where he...
White House hosts West African leaders to discuss trade and development
Al Jazeera
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July 9, 2025
United States President Donald Trump is meeting with leaders from five African nations as he escalates a trade war that could impact developing countries reliant on commerce with the US. On Wednesday, Trump hosted leaders from Gabon,...
ACG pledges $2bln in development funding for Mauritania
Zawya
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Arab Coordination Group (ACG), an alliance comprising ten development funds from Arab world, has pledged $2 billion in development funding for Mauritania in Northwest Africa. The pledge was made at a high-level roundtable held in Vienna, Austria,...
Benin bets on free vets and schools to turn people away from jihadism
Modern Ghana
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In jihadist-threatened north Benin, the army is waging a campaign away from the front -- a programme of social projects, including free veterinary care, to tempt locals away from extremism. Located just south of Niger and Burkina Faso -- which...
Trump defends latest round of tariff hikes
Eye Witness News
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JOHANNESBURG - United States (US) President Donald Trump is looking to strike gold with some African countries as he finds five new friends on the continent. Trump made the comments during the Africa summit in Washington on Wednesday. This is part...
'Go a little bit quicker': Trump scolds African leaders for talking too much
Raw Story
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July 9, 2025
President Donald Trump scolded the leaders of several African nations because he said they were talking too much. At a luncheon with the leaders on Wednesday, Trump spoke at length about his accomplishments before handing the floor over to the...
Trump Hosts Five African Leaders for Investment, Trade Talks
Tempo.co
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July 10, 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - U.S President Donald Trump hosted the leaders of five African countries at the White House on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, local time. The meeting was attended by President Brice Oligui Nguema of Gabon, President Umaro Sissoco...
‘Such good English’: White House defends Trump’s remark on Liberian President
Tribune Online
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July 10, 2025
The White House has defended a remark by U. S. President Donald Trump complimenting Liberian President Joseph Boakai on his English-speaking skills during a meeting at the White House on Wednesday. Tribune Online reports that Trump, during the...
Trump targets Brazil for 50% import taxes
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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July 10, 2025
Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump singled out Brazil for import taxes of 50% on Wednesday for its treatment of its former president, Jair Bolsonaro, breaking...
Bridging Continents: President Boakai’s Washington Visit Signals Stronger US-Africa Cooperation
Front Page Africa
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July 10, 2025
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. meets US President Donald Trump at the White House during the Africa Leaders’ Summit On July 9, 2025, the historic corridors of the White House welcomed five prominent African leaders for a pivotal dialogue on...
WATCH LIVE: President Trump Hosts Multilateral Meeting with African Leaders and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu – 12 PM ET
The Gateway Pundit
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July 9, 2025
President Trump is scheduled to participate in a lunch with the leaders of five African nations and the Prime Minister of Israel this afternoon. The meeting with the Presidents of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal will focus...
EXTRA: Where did you learn to speak English? Trump asks Liberian president
The Cable
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July 10, 2025
US President Donald Trump had just finished nodding through a flurry of translated praises from African leaders when he turned to Liberian President Joseph Boakai with a question that caught the room off guard. Trump had hosted the presidents of...
Int’l travel restrictions spark fresh row over absence of ambassadors
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 10, 2025
The diplomatic community yesterday rued the brewing spat between Nigeria and the United States, partly blaming it on poor handling in the absence of full-fledged ambassadors in Nigeria’s various foreign missions overseas. This is just as the...
Trump surprised by Boakai’s English
The New Dawn Liberia
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July 10, 2025
Washington, DC, USA, July 10, 2025: U.S. President Donald Trump was impressed by the eloquence of Liberian President Joseph N. Boakai during their opening meeting on Wednesday, prompting him to ask the Liberian leader where he had learned to speak...
Trump Signals Africa Policy Shift from Aid to Trade
MENAFN
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July 10, 2025
(MENAFN) U.S. President Donald Trump held a meeting Wednesday with the leaders of five African nations, signaling a significant policy shift from financial assistance to economic partnerships focused on trade. Gathering at the White House with the...
Brazil, Japan, Sri Lanka — 22 countries hit with Donald Trump’s ‘common sense’ tariffs up to 50% | Complete list
Mint
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July 10, 2025
US President Donald Trump explained that the new tariff rates were based on “common sense” and trade imbalances, although this was inconsistent with what he wrote in his letter to Brazil, according to an AP report. He also admitted that he hadn’t...
WATCH LIVE: Trump holds White House summit with African leaders
The Gazette - Colorado
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President Donald Trump is participating in a multilateral lunch with African leaders on Wednesday. The working lunch in Washington will begin around noon with the presidents of Mauritania, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Senegal, and Gabon for a...
Donald Trump compliments Liberian President's 'beautiful' English - the country's official language
LBC
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10 July 2025, 08:18 Mr Trump asked where Joseph Boakai learned to speak "so beautifully" at a White House meeting with West African leaders on Wednesday. Picture: Alamy The US president complimented the Liberian president's English despite it...
Boakai Seeks Investment Opportunities at U.S. Summit
Liberian Observer
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President Joseph Nyuma Boakai is seeking to attract increased American investment in Liberia's abundant mineral resource sector, urging U. S. President Donald Trump to look Liberia’s way when it comes to investment. During a luncheon hosted by...
What's on the table for the 5 African Presidents meeting Trump at the White House?
KNAU Arizona Public Radio
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July 9, 2025
LAGOS, Nigeria — The presidents of Senegal, Liberia, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, and Gabon are in Washington this week for a three-day mini summit hosted by President Trump — part of what the White House describes as a push to deepen "commercial...