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Scientists Discover Chimps Use Stones as Long-Distance Communication
AOL
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Portrait of a common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)© KensCanning/Shutterstock.comChimpanzees are our closest living relatives, and this adds to the fascination of learning how they behave and interact with each other. We know that they, like humans,...
A Primer for the White House Visit by Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal
Front Page Africa
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July 10, 2025
A few months ago, the Chairman of the Africa and Global Health Policy Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Ted Cruz, hosted a roundtable discussion that tackled energy and critical mineral partnerships with the...
Doctrinal flexibility and technological adaptation for the Gambia Armed Forces
The Standard Gambia
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July 7, 2025
- Advertisement - By Lt Col (Rtd) Samsudeen Sarr In today’s ever-shifting global security arena, no army worth its salt can afford to rest on the laurels of past doctrines. Stagnation, in military terms, is an invitation to defeat. My own journey...
Guinea-Bissau: Less than 5% of population speaks Portuguese – minister
Macau Business
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June 23, 2025
Less than 5% of the population of Guinea-Bissau speaks Portuguese, announced the Guinea-Bissau Minister of Education, Herry Mané, on Monday, who guarantees that the Government is committed to changing the situation. Portuguese is the official...
Opening of the first Ahmadiyya clinic in Guinea-Bissau
Al Hakam
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June 27, 2025
Zahid Ahmad Bhatti, Missionary, Guinea-Bissau Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya Guinea Bissau inaugurated its first clinic, situated in the administrative area of Safim in the capital, Bissau. The inaugural ceremony was attended by government officials and...
Digital ID revolution: Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, PNG make strides
Coingeek
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June 26, 2025
Homepage > News > Business > Digital ID revolution: Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, PNG make strides Digital identity is no longer a buzzword; it’s the foundation of the rapidly growing digital economy. Most governments are spending millions of dollars to...
Portuguese Language Congress calls for libraries in Guinea-Bissau
Portugal Pulse
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June 25, 2025
The conclusions of a recent congress in Bissau, which convened academics and experts from various Portuguese-speaking countries over three days, highlight the lack of a public library in Guinea-Bissau. “Top officials need to address this,” stated...
Cooperation: Senegalese fishermen can operate in Guinea-Bissau with complete peace of mind
Sene News
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June 18, 2025
The new protocol, signed between Senegal and Guinea-Bissau, offers artisanal and industrial fishermen fishing opportunities in waters under Guinea-Bissau’s jurisdiction. It replaces the two-year protocol signed on February 1, 2022, which was...
Democrat blasts ‘racist’ Trump Liberian remarks as it’s revealed African leaders were pressed to take random migrants
The Independent
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July 10, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Liberia: As US Shifts from Aid to Trade, Liberia, Others Offer Invite to Explore Minerals, Push Investment
Front Page Africa
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July 10, 2025
Washington – Barely 24 hours before President Donald Trump sat down for a lunch dialogue with African heads of state from Mauritania, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Senegal, and Gabon, the five African leaders gathered for a Tete-a-Tete to prepare for...
Nagy: Why President Trump is focusing on Africa
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal - Texas
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On July 9 President Trump hosted five West African leaders to a White House lunch. This closely follows the June 27 signing in Washington of an accord between the foreign ministers of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), witnessed by...
Nigeria rejects US pressure to accept Venezuelan deportees — Tuggar
Premium Times
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July 11, 2025
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, has said Nigeria and other African countries have been increasingly pressured by the US to accept Venezuelan deportees. According to the minister, the recent 10 per cent tariff imposed on Nigeria by...
Trump’s Pacific and Africa strategies: A critical minerals gamble to counter China
Natural News
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October 7, 2025
Trump’s Pacific and Africa strategies: A critical minerals gamble to counter China Trump’s executive order prioritizes seabed mining in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) through partnerships like Nauru to reduce reliance on China. U.S. summit...
Trump sends tariff letters to seven more countries
Yahoo Finance
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July 9, 2025
A group of African countries have said they will cut their tariffs on US goods, Donald Trump has claimed. He told reporters: “We treat Africa great in many different ways, including with tariffs. “Parts of Africa charge us tremendous tariffs, as...
After Trump’s remarks to Liberian president, Nigerian official excited Tinubu wasn’t invited
Premium Times
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July 11, 2025
A Nigerian official, Rachel Kufre Nse, has expressed joy that US President Donald Trump did not invite President Bola Tinubu to the White House like other African presidents invited by Mr Trump. Ms Nse, a member of Nigeria’s North Central...
Trump Meets African Leaders Amid Escalating Trade War Threats
StratNews Global
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July 9, 2025
Home Africa Trump Meets African Leaders Amid Escalating Trade War Threats Trump is hosting leaders from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal at the White House for lunch and talks focused on business opportunities. U.S. President...
Will Nigeria bow to Trump to further complicate its security?, By Olanrewaju Adigun
Premium Times
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July 11, 2025
President Bola Tinubu and President Donald Trump According to sources, the security threats being experienced in the country, which could be worsened by the Venezuelan deportees, if accepted, will not only undermine national stability and the rule...
Daily World Briefing, July 10
Colorado Star
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Trump says U.S. shifting Africa policy "from aid to trade" U.S. President Donald Trump met with leaders from five African nations on Wednesday, noting the United States is shifting its policy toward the continent "from aid to trade." Meeting with...
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...
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,...