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The Latest: Trump hosts African leaders at the White House
News4Jax - Florida
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July 9, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump is hosting five West African leaders on Wednesday for a “multilateral lunch” as the region reels from the impact of U.S. aid cuts. The surprise meeting with leaders of Liberia, Senegal, Gabon, Mauritania and...
Addressing South Africa's insurance protection gap amid climate change
IOL
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July 9, 2025
Myles Coelho|Published 7 hours ago 3min While the first quarter of 2025 saw the Consumer Confidence Index drop, South Africans can build their financial resilience by sharpening their saving strategies and taking control of their financial...
USAMRIID Demonstrates Advanced Biosurveillance Capabilities at African Lion 2025
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 9, 2025
FORT DETRICK, Md. – The U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases recently demonstrated its ability to rapidly deploy a comprehensive biosurveillance capability overseas as part of African Lion 2025, U.S. Africa Command’s largest...
Scene Calendar: Susto Stringband, Science Surprises, Newberry truck show
The Gainesville Sun - Florida
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THIS WEEK 'Free Fridays' Concert Catch the next performance of the city’s popular “Free Fridays” concert series from 7 to 9 p.m. July 11 at the Bo Diddley Plaza downtown amphitheater, located at 111 E. University Ave. The free concert series...
South African superyacht crewmember killed on ship days shy of 21st birthday
New York Post
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July 9, 2025
A South African superyacht crew member was apparently murdered just days shy of her 21st birthday while the nearly 150-foot luxury vessel was moored in the Bahamas, police said. Paige Bell, 20, was found dead in the engine room of the ship on July...
The African shift to circular construction
Business Ghana
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Earlier this year, in South Africa, our dealer Babcock completed its first full rebuild of a Volvo A40G articulated hauler, stripping the machine to the chassis and building it back to Volvo standard with a new powertrain. It’s a significant step...
Trump eyes African mineral wealth in trade-focused summit
Modern Ghana
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US President Donald Trump hailed West Africa's rich natural resources as he hosted five of its leaders Wednesday for a White House summit aimed at fostering trade to counter the growing influence of Russia and China. Trump's administration is...
World News | Construction Begins on Monument to Commemorate Arrival of First Indian Indentured Labourers in S Africa
Latestly
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July 9, 2025
Johannesburg, Jul 9 (PTI) Nearly a decade after the idea was first mooted, construction has started of a monument to honour the memory of the first indentured labourers who landed on the shores of Durban in South Africa in 1860. The monument is...
China, South Africa banks seal first yuan loan deal to boost African development
Global Times
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A large batch of goods, including dump trucks, is assembled at the Yantai Port in East China's Shandong Province for export to Africa on July 7, 2025. In the first half of 2025, the port's China-Africa liner service transported 2.858 million tons...
Yemen's Houthis claim deadly Red Sea attack on merchant ship
Channel News Asia
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July 9, 2025
Both ships had likely been attacked "due to prior Israeli port calls or ownership/ship manager affiliations", according to the Joint Maritime Information Centre, run by Western navies. Huthi attacks have prompted many shipping firms to make the...
Egypt, Sierra Leone discuss expanding cooperation in transport, infrastructure
Daily News Egypt
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July 9, 2025
Egypt’s Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Development and Minister of Industry and Transport, Kamel Al-Wazir, met with Alhaji Fanday Turay, Sierra Leone’s Minister of Transport and Aviation, to explore avenues for deepening bilateral...
The Media Line: Houthi Sea Drones Sink 2 Cargo Ships, Shatter Red Sea Truce
SRN News
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July 9, 2025
Audio By Carbonatix Houthi Sea Drones Sink 2 Cargo Ships, Shatter Red Sea Truce Rebel strikes kill at least four sailors and reignite fears for global trade routes By Steven Ganot/The Media Line Iran-backed Houthi rebels sank two Liberian-flagged...
Can South Africa’s PGM industry be saved?
Mining Review
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July 9, 2025
South Africa’s platinum group metals (PGMs) sector is facing one of its toughest periods in recent history. According to Statistics South Africa, mining production dropped by 7.7% year-on-year in April 2025 — a continuation of the downward trend...
Near rebel-held Yemen: Yemen's Huthis claim deadly Red Sea attack on merchant ship
RTL Today
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July 9, 2025
Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels claimed responsibility Wednesday for a deadly attack that sank a merchant vessel earlier this week, their second attack on Red Sea shipping in 24 hours as they resumed their campaign in the key waterway. The...
Yemen's Huthis claim deadly Red Sea attack on merchant ship
The Victoria Advocate - Texas
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Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels claimed responsibility Wednesday for a deadly attack that sank a merchant vessel earlier this week, their second attack on Red Sea shipping in 24 hours as they resumed their campaign in the key waterway. The...
Report: Morocco Is One of Africa’s Most Affordable Countries for Airfare Taxes
Morocco World News
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July 9, 2025
A new report by the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) places Morocco among the top ten African countries with the lowest taxes and charges on international and regional flights. According to the AFRAA Taxes and Charges Study Review 2024,...
China rejects German claim it targeted military plane with laser
BBC
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July 9, 2025
China has disputed Germany's claim that it targeted a military plane with a laser fired from a warship, as a diplomatic spat between the two countries deepens. Germany accused China of attempting to disrupt one of its aircraft earlier this month...
China-Europe rail connection gets extended to Morocco
Rail Freight
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July 9, 2025
A freight train departed from the Chinese metropolis of Chengdu is on its way to the Moroccan port of Tangier, Africa’s largest port. This is the first time for such a service, which uses the railways from China to Spain via Germany and then sea...
How a South African coach is transforming tennis in North Bay
NWOnewswatch
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What began on a dusty court surrounded by sheep has evolved into a decades-long mission to grow grassroots tennis—now centered in North Bay Growing up in small-town South Africa, Fransua Rachmann’s early love for tennis was shaped by a rural,...
Yemenâs Houthis sink cargo ship, kill mariners in renewed Red Sea assault
Natural News
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September 7, 2025
Yemen’s Houthi rebels attacked two commercial ships in the Red Sea, killing three mariners and forcing crews to abandon vessels, marking a dangerous escalation in their campaign against Israeli-linked shipping. Israel retaliated with airstrikes on...