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Gender-Discriminatory Nationality Laws are Fueling Poverty & Violence Against Women
Inter Press Service
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July 16, 2025
Democracy, Featured, Gender, Global, Headlines, Human Rights, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, TerraViva United Nations Opinion Maithreyi Kamalanathan is Global Media Coordinator, Equality Now NEW YORK, Jul 16 2025 (IPS) - Around a quarter of...
Trump promises West African leaders a pivot to trade as the region reels from sweeping aid cuts
KPRC - Texas
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July 9, 2025
DAKAR – President Donald Trump promised West African leaders a pivot from aid to trade during a White House meeting Wednesday as the region reels from the impact of sweeping U.S. aid cuts. Trump said he sees “great economic potential in Africa” as...
A New Framework for Foreign Direct Investment Incentives
Liberian Observer
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Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is defined as a long term commitment (investment) by an investor from a different (foreign) country into the home (host) country usually having significant management control. The use of incentives can be crucial...
IAEA Ramps Up Commitment to Advance Development and Cancer Care Across Africa
IAEA
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July 11, 2025
Mr Grossi visited Monrovia, Liberia, marking the first time an IAEA Director General has ever been to the West African country. “Today, with Rays of Hope support, we celebrated the groundbreaking of the country’s only radiotherapy facility. We are...
U.S. Hails Ivanhoe Rail Access Deal
Liberian Observer
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The Government of Liberia’s landmark rail agreement with Ivanhoe Atlantic has received a new wave of endorsement from the United States, following a high-level meeting between President Joseph N. Boakai and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State...
Fisheries Initiatives Wins Global Recognition
Liberian Observer
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Liberia’s efforts to reform and transform its fisheries sector received strong national and international praise on Monday, July 7, 2025, as the country officially marked the close-out of the Communities for Fisheries project — a European...
Indian survivor of Houthi strike on Red Sea ship repatriated from Saudi Arabia
The Siasat Daily
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July 15, 2025
Jeddah: The Indian Consulate in Jeddah on Tuesday, July 15, facilitated the repatriation of Augustin Dassayan, an Indian national who survived a recent hostile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on a merchant vessel Eternity C in the Red Sea....
Treating Africa as a 'resource reservoir,' can the US project an image of being a 'better partner'？
Global Times
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Illustration: Liu Rui/Global Times According to reports, US President Donald Trump met with the leaders of Liberia, Senegal, Gabon, Mauritania and Guinea-Bissau on Wednesday, saying that the US approach to the continent was shifting from aid to...
"If the change we seek is not now, Then when?"
Liberian Observer
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President Joseph Nyuma Boakai is poised to end Liberia's long struggle to achieve transparency, accountability, patriotism, and national reconciliation—an effort that has persistently been stalled for decades. His recent moves are likely a turning...
world Rescued crew of Greek ship sunk by Houthis taken to Saudi Arabia
Asiaone
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July 15, 2025
ATHENS — Ten mariners rescued after Houthi militants sank a Greek ship last week have arrived in Saudi Arabia, maritime security sources said on Monday (July 14), after rescuers ended their search for the remaining crew. The rescue mission began...
Boakai Meets U.S. Deputy Secretary of State
Liberian Observer
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President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., yesterday held a high-level meeting with United States Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau in Washington, D.C., as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen bilateral relations and expand economic...
U.S.-Africa Summit: Whither Nigeria?
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 16, 2025
For decades, Nigeria, the country that is home to the largest black population in the world, has proudly carried the epithet: ‘Giant of Africa.’ For this, it has often been in the forefront in the defense and propagation of the sovereignty and...
Ministry of Labour Review Regulation On Occupational Health and Safety (OHS)
GNN Liberia
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July 7, 2025
Monrovia, July 6, 2025…The Ministry of Labour, through its Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Division, has convened a high-level national stakeholders meeting for the review of Regulation No. 19 under Chapter 29 of the Liberian Labor Law....
LACRA New Management Unveils Vision for Revival, Sustainable Growth
Liberian Observer
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The newly appointed leadership of the Liberia Agriculture Commodity Regulatory Authority (LACRA) has outlined a bold vision for revitalizing the country’s agricultural commodity sector. At a press conference held on Monday, July 7, the Interim...
Eternity C and Magic Seas both sunk by Houthis
Insurance Marine News
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July 10, 2025
Maritime security and risk management firms Ambrey and Diaplous had launched a mission on Wednesday July 9th to evacuate the crew of the bulk carrier Eternity C (IMO 9588249), which was hit by Houthi rebels off Yemen two days ago, reported...
Red Sea traffic remains unchanged by resurgent Houthi attacks
Lloyd's List
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July 15, 2025
TRANSITS through the Bab el Mandeb are at normal levels after the Houthis’ double attack last week, suggesting most users of the Red Sea’s southern chokepoint are unperturbed by the resumption of violence. Some 244 passings of cargo-carrying...
Engine of resistance hums in U.S. and Germany
People's World
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July 14, 2025
German Army Chief Lt. Gen. Alfons Mas listens to a question during a media joint conference with Lithuanian Chief of Defence Gen. Valdemaras Rupsys and Lithuanian Defense Minister Laurynas Kasciunas as members of the Headquarters initial command...
Director-General champions innovation and collaboration at 44th Session of the FAO Conference
Food and Agriculture Organization
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Rome – The FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, concluded the 44th Session of the FAO Conference (28 June – 4 July) by emphasizing the imperative for a robust FAO in light of the immense, complex, and interconnected challenges facing humanity. He...
MoneyBadger secures R7m to bolster crypto adoption
ITWeb
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July 15, 2025
Carel van Wyk, CEO, MoneyBadger. South African Bitcoin and crypto payments solution provider MoneyBadger has closed a $400 000 (roughly R7 million) pre-seed funding round. The funds will be used to drive up adoption of Bitcoin and crypto among...
Ship attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels sinks in Red Sea, 6 of 25 aboard rescued
The Siasat Daily
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July 9, 2025
Dubai: A Liberian-flagged cargo ship attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels sank Wednesday in the Red Sea, with a European naval force in the Mideast saying that only six, including an Indian, of 25 people who were on board have been rescued. The...