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Afreximbank signs agreement with UAE on trade promotion

Cairo, Sept. 2, 2023 – The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United Arab Emirates Trade Center to promote the TRADAR Club solution in the market. The agreement was signed on the sidelines of the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2023) Press Conference and B2B Meetings in Dubai United Arab Emirates (UAE).   The agreement provides for the two institutions to commence harmonisation of their efforts in various areas of collaboration to support the TRADAR Club objectives. The agreement was signed by Ms. Lizanne Case, Head of …

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Coup: Tinubu expresses concern over situation in Gabon

Abuja, Aug. 30, 2023 – President Bola Tinubu has expressed disgust and concern over the military coup in Gabon coming just after an election. Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, said President Tinubu was not happy with the current developments in Gabon. Ngelale told State House correspondents on Wednesday that Tinubu’s belief that the rule of law and a faithful recourse to the constitutional resolution of electoral disputes must not be allowed to perish in Africa. “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is watching developments in …

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Guinea junta markets political transition programme

*By Paul Ejime Lagos, Aug. 29, 2023 – Guinea’s 81-member National Transitional Council (NTC), headed by Dr Dansa Kourouma is playing a crucial legislative role in the country’s tenuous political transition after the 5 September coup led by Col Mamady Doumbouya, which toppled President Alpha Conde. As part of TNC’s efforts to canvas international support for the transition programme, Kourouma, 43, a medical doctor with an enterprising civil society and governance track record will be Guest Speaker at the Chatham House London, UK’s leading policy Think-thank on Wednesday, 30 August …

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BRICS welcomes new members to reshuffle world order

Johannesburg, Aug 25. 2023 – The BRICS bloc of developing nations agreed on Thursday to admit Saudi Arabia, Iran, Ethiopia, Egypt, Argentina and the United Arab Emirates in a move aimed at accelerating its push to reshuffle a world order it sees as outdated. In deciding in favour of an expansion – the bloc’s first in 13 years – BRICS leaders left the door open to future enlargement as dozens more countrie voiced interest in joining a grouping they hope can level the global playing field. The expansion adds economic heft to …

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Wagner boss, Prigozhin, feared killed in plane crash in Russia 

Moscow, Aug. 23, 2023 – Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner mercenary group that led a mutiny against Russia’s army in June, was on the list of passengers of a plane that has crashed in Russia. “The plane that crashed in the Tver Region listed Yevgeny Prigozhin among its passengers, [Russia’s aviation agency] Rosaviatsia said,” TASS news agency reported on Wednesday, with RIA Novosti and Interfax issuing similar reports. However, it was not immediately clear if he had boarded the flight. “There were 10 people on board, including three crew …

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ECOWAS, Niger junta in diplomatic ping-pong

*By Paul Ejime Lagos, Aug. 23, 1013 – After weeks of stand-off, tension would appear to be easing between ECOWAS and the Niger coup makers over options for the restoration of constitutional order in that country following the July 26 ouster of elected President Mohamed Bazoum. The Brig.-Gen. Abdourahamane-led junta had doubled down with reluctance to negotiate, accusing ECOWAS of bad faith in slamming punitive sanctions on Niger and threatening the use of force, without hearing the soldiers’ side of the story. However, retired General Abdulsalami Abubakar, Nigeria’s former Head …

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BRICS, not rival to G7 – Brazilian President

Johannesburg, Aug 22, 2023 – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Tuesday that the BRICS bloc of nations aims to organise the developing Global South and is not meant to rival the United States and the Group of Seven (G7) wealthy economies. His comments point to a divergence of vision as leaders of the bloc – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – arrived in Johannesburg for a summit that will weigh expanding the group as some members push to forge it into a counterweight to the West.  …

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South Africa will not be forced to side any global power – Ramaphosa

Johannesburg, Aug. 2, 2023 – President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa says his country will not be forced to side with any global powers as he prepares to host a summit of major emerging economies. The meeting in Johannesburg this week of BRICS nations — Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa — will seek to widen their influence and push for a shift in global geopolitics. South Africa’s hosting of the summit has turned a spotlight on its ties with the Kremlin, especially as it has refused to condemn …

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ECOWAS delegation arrives in Niamey for talks with military junta

Niamey, Aug. 19, 2023 – A delegation from ECOWAS regional nations arrived in Niger in a last-ditch diplomatic effort to reach a peaceful solution with mutinous soldiers who overthrew the country’s president last month. A plane carrying the delegation landed in the capital Niamey at about 1pm (12:00 GMT) on Saturday, a day after the bloc’s military chiefs said they were ready to intervene to reinstate deposed President Mohamed Bazoum. ECOWAS delegation led by Abubakar, earlier this month tried and failed to meet Bazoum and the coup leader, General Abdourahamane …

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Kenyan cook beat Nigeria’s Hilda Baci in longest cooking

Nairobi, Aug. 15, 2023 – A Kenyan cook, Maliha Mohammed, has beaten Hilda Baci’s record of the longest cooking marathon. Mohammed achieved the feat a few months after declaring her intention to pursue it. 26-year-old Hilda Baci had achieved the longest cooking marathon with a time of 93 hours and 11 minutes was on Tuesday, June 13, officially declared the Guinness World Record holder. Chef Mohammed, who began her cook-a-thon on August 11, unofficially set a new record after cooking for 95 hours 15 minutes. The mother of two, who …


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