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Prez Urges Gulf Of Guinea Commission To Identify Other Funding Sources
The Chronicle News Online
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August 7, 2024
The President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has urged the Gulf of Guinea Commission to identify alternative sources of funding. According to President Akufo-Addo, who is the chairman of the Gulf of Guinea Commission, 23...
Coup Leaders Are Rewriting Their Playbook
Foreign Policy
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July 9, 2025
On April 12, 2025, the world watched as Gabonese citizens cast their ballots in the first presidential election since the fall of the Bongo dynasty, which had ruled the country for nearly six decades. But rather than marking a clean democratic...
Nigeria’s multilateral economic human capital: What next?
The Cable
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June 30, 2025
At the recently concluded Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) of May 5-8, 2025, in Texas, USA, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), confirmed that the African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank), led...
Editorial: China-Linked Hpx In Liberia: A Strategic Gamble or a Sovereignty Risk?
Front Page Africa
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July 9, 2025
LIBERIA, A SMALL West African nation with outsized strategic importance, is once again at the center of a high-stakes geopolitical contest. But this time, the tools of engagement are not colonial gunboats or imperial mandates. THEY ARE CONTRACTS,...
Omics Technologies Accelerating Yam Research Progress
Newswise
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July 29, 2024
Newswise — A research team has summarized current progress on the yam genome, plastome, transcriptome, proteome, and metabolome, highlighting the nutrient-rich and bioactive compound-laden Dioscorea species. This research holds significant value...
Unveiling the Potential of the Siguiri Gold Project in Guinea – Dig Deep – The Mining Podcast
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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August 1, 2024
We chat with Michael Minosora, Chairman of Siguiri Gold who… We chat with Michael Minosora, Chairman of Siguiri Gold who are focused on the exploration of the Siguiri Gold Project in Guinea, West Africa, where they are targeting low-cost...
AngloGold Ashanti : Innovation in Green Technology – San Juan Mining Expo
Market Screener
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August 6, 2024
Encuentro Latinoamericano Innovación en Tecnología Verde para la Industria Minera X Exposición Internacional: San Juan Minera 2024 21 al 23 de mayo, 2024 Provincia de San Juan, Argentina O U R S T R A T E G Y T O R E D U C E CARBON EMISSIONS 1....
INSIGHT: How development, exploitation threaten Nigeria’s marine ecosystem
The Cable
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June 29, 2025
Nigeria, a nation blessed with a richly diverse coastal and marine environment, sits on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean with nine of its 36 states boasting coastal boundaries. These regions are home to mangrove swamps, estuaries, creeks, bays, and...
Africa wants its critical minerals to yield jobs, not just dollars
Mint
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July 9, 2025
Nearly half of Africa’s 54 countries—from Angola to Zimbabwe—have restricted or banned raw-material exports over the past two years, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Zimbabwe, Africa’s top producer of...
President Mahama charts bold maritime future at IMDEC 2025: A renewed vision for regional security and blue economy growth
Joy FM
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July 8, 2025
At the 4th International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (IMDEC), President John Dramani Mahama—represented by Chief of Staff Julius Debrah—delivered a powerful reaffirmation of Ghana’s commitment to regional maritime security, economic...
Nigeria’s perennial flood: Occurrence of preventable disasters
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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July 8, 2025
The question I asked in the last line of this piece last week was, “What are the causes of floods, and how have we failed to prevent their occurrence in recent years?” The leading causes of floods in Nigeria are well known. These include...
Upstate medical student earns Fulbright-Fogarty Fellowship to conduct research in Ghana
Newswise
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July 25, 2024
Newswise — Upstate Medical University medical student Katie Farkouh has been awarded a Fulbright-Fogarty Fellowship in Public Health for the 2024-2025 school year to conduct research in Ghana. Fulbright-Fogarty Fellowships in Public Health are...
Global Experts and Scholars Discuss Ecological Civilization: Green Transition and Multilateral Cooperation
Macau Business
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July 7, 2025
Guizhou, China, July 8, 2025 — On July 5, the 2025 Eco Forum Global Guiyang opened in Guiyang under the theme “Harmony Between Humanity and Nature: Jointly Promoting Global Green Transition.” The event brought together nearly 1,000 guests from 62...
MCX to launch 10 gm gold futures contract soon, on completion of testing of new tech platform
Mint
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August 1, 2024
The gold denomination contract launch will be announced "very soon," along with other new products, a senior official of the exchange said. "We are looking forward to launch some of our approved contracts, i.e. gold 10 gm contract, which will be a...
Ghana hosts 4th IMDEC conference to tackle maritime security challenges
GhanaWeb
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July 8, 2025
Ghana has officially opened the 4th International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (IMDEC 2025) at the Burma Hall of the Ghana Armed Forces Headquarters in Accra. The two-day event, hosted by the Ghana Navy, is being held under the...
Collective, coordinated efforts needed to curb Gulf of Guinea ocean acidification
Ghana Business News
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July 21, 2024
Dr Edem Mahu, a Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana, has called on countries in the Gulf of Guinea to work together to tackle ocean acidification locally and globally. Tackling of ocean acidification required collective and coordinated...
19 of Our Favorite Books of the Year Are Really Cheap Right Now
New York Mag
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July 8, 2025
Photo-Illustration: Vulture The year’s halfway over, and if you’ve lagged behind on your reading goals, some recommendations might help. We’ve rounded up the Vulture staff’s favorite books of 2025 so far, as well as the summer ahead, that happen...
New Goodwill Ambassadors of the Russia–Africa Club at Lomono...
Modern Ghana
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On June 29, 2025, the First Congress of Ambassadors of the Russia–Africa Club at Lomonosov Moscow State University took place in Moscow. The event was organized by the Russia–Africa Club at Lomonosov Moscow State University with the support of the...
TMT Executive Director Gareth Johnstone on balance between technology, human element in IUU fight
SeafoodSource
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The board of trustees at Oslo, Norway-based nonprofit Trygg Mat Tracking (TMT), which provides fisheries authorities and relevant international organizations with fisheries intelligence, analysis, and capacity-building services, recently announced...
Coppernic biometric tablets selected for Guinea scholarship program modernization
Biometric Update
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July 22, 2024
Coppernic has announced its involvement in the modernization of a foreign studies scholarship program for the west African nation of Guinea. The company says its ID Platform FAP50 tablet for mobile biometric registration has been deployed as part...