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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...
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...
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...
Chimpanzees engage in cheeky trendsetting behavior — proving they’re more human-like than you realize, study reveals
New York Post
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July 10, 2025
Move over, fashion week — the hottest accessory of the season is a blade of grass shoved in your ear. Or, for the truly daring: your butt. Chimpanzees at a Zambian wildlife sanctuary are going viral — not for escaping or throwing poo, but for...
The Latest: Trump’s new 50% tariffs for Brazil stem from his disapproval over Bolsonaro trial
Tri-City News
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July 10, 2025
President Donald Trump cited what he called unfair treatment of Brazilian former President Jair Bolsonaro as he announced the new 50% duties on import goods from the South American nation, showing that personal grudges rather than simply economics...
Commentary: Why Trump’s Africa summit matters more than you think
Orlando Sentinel - Florida
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July 10, 2025
As five African heads of state meet with President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., this week, it’s not just the summit’s agenda that deserves attention — but what it reveals about a reshaped American foreign policy. Beneath the headlines,...
What Trump’s ‘Good English’ Remark Really Reflects
AOL
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U.S. President Donald Trump listens during a lunch with African leaders at the White House on July 9, 2025. Credit - Win McNamee—Getty Images Donald Trump has yet to visit Africa as President. But he’s certainly left an impression. In his first...
Trump wants to talk business with Africa in hopes of countering China. But a US summit excludes Africa’s big players
KTVZ - Oregon
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July 9, 2025
(CNN) — The White House is hosting an “African leaders” summit of sorts this week. But only five countries from the continent of 55 nations are welcome to join. Liberia said its president was one of five African heads of state invited by US...
On a roll: Trump to host 5 African leaders this week
Responsible Statecraft - Washington D.C.
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July 8, 2025
Fresh from hosting the signing of a peace deal between the DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo) and Rwanda last month, President Donald Trump will now welcome the leaders of five African countries at the White House for a U.S.-Africa mini-summit...
Again, Trump’s Way Or The Highway By Azu Ishiekwene
Sahara Reporters
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It’s hard not to love US President Donald Trump. He is the world’s most powerful president and wears his preeminence on his sleeve. Not for him the crooked modesty of the Chinese or the boring self-effacement of the British. Six months after his...
Prioritising UHC, Health Equity, and Participatory Governance in the Political Declaration of the 4th High-Level Meeting on NCDs
NCD Alliance
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July 9, 2025
On 25 September 2025, global leaders will gather in New York for the fourth United Nations General Assembly High-level Meeting on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs)[1] and the Promotion of Mental Health and Wellbeing...
Why is Trump meeting five African presidents this week?
Deutsche Welle
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July 7, 2025
"A White House official explained last week that 'President Trump believes African countries offer incredible commercial opportunities that benefit both the American people and our African partners,'" says DW's Washington correspondent, Ines Pohl....
Again, Trump’s way or the highway
The Cable
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July 10, 2025
It’s hard not to love US President Donald Trump. He is the world’s most powerful president and wears his preeminence on his sleeve. Not for him the crooked modesty of the Chinese or the boring self-effacement of the British. Six months after his...
Fifty years since Gowon’s overthrow
Tribune Online
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July 10, 2025
TUESDAY, July 29,2025 will be the 50th anniversary of the overthrow of General Yakubu Gowon GCFR. He was overthrown in a bloodless military coup on the same Tuesday, July 29, 1975. Most of us remember where we were at 6.00 a.m. on Tuesday, July...
Nigeria can't take Venezuelan deportees from US, minister says
BBC
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Yūsuf Akínpẹ̀lú & Natasha BootyBBC News, Lagos & London ShareSave "We already have over 230 million people," says Yusuf Tuggar Nigeria will not bow to pressure from the Trump administration to accept Venezuelan deportees or third-country prisoners...
Nigeria has ‘enough problems’ and can’t take deportees from US, minister says
Capital FM Kenya
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July 11, 2025
Nigeria’s foreign minister says the country will not bow to pressure from the Trump administration to accept Venezuelan deportees from the US, following visa curbs and threats of tariff hikes. Yusuf Tuggar told privately-owned Channels TV that...
U.S. Ambassador to Liberia Retires Early, Calls It “a Personal Choice,” Denies U.S. Pressure on Deportees
Front Page Africa
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July 11, 2025
Mark Toner, U.S. Ambassador to Liberia, retires early citing “a personal choice” Toner also denies U.S. news media that the reason for President Trump’s meeting with President Boakai and four African leaders was to pressure them to take third...
Chimpanzees Follow Trends. The Newest One Is Butt Grass.
VICE
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July 10, 2025
In Zambia, a group of chimpanzees is getting attention for a bizarre and hilarious habit. They’ve started decorating themselves with blades of grass. Not by weaving them into anything—just sticking them in their ears. And sometimes, their butts....
International News Briefs for Thursday, July 10, 2025
Havana Times
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July 10, 2025
HAVANA TIMES – Here are some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Thursday, July 10, 2025. Gaza’s Doctors Warn Hospitals “Will Become Graveyards” as Fuel Supplies Dwindle Jul 10, 2025 Israel’s unrelenting slaughter in...
Trump sells shift from 'aid to trade' with Africa
Otago Daily Times
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July 9, 2025
US President Donald Trump told leaders from five African nations that he was shifting the US approach to the continent from aid to trade and that the United States is a better partner for Africa than China. Trump, who has shuttered the US Agency...