[New Times] President Paul Kagame on Wednesday, June 24, met with Garreth Wood, Chairman of The Wood Foundation, and David Knoop, Chief Executive Officer of The Wood Foundation Africa, to discuss their longstanding partnership and exploring new areas of collaboration.
[Liberian Observer] Civil Service Agency (CSA) Director General Dr. Josiah F. Joekai Jr. has credited President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. with spearheading one of Liberia's most ambitious decentralization and public sector reform initiatives, declaring that government services are increasingly reaching citizens across the country rather than remaining concentrated in Monrovia.
[Liberian Observer] GeoMining & Environmental Consultancy Inc., in partnership with InterGeo Minerals Intelligence Liberia, Inc. (IMIL), is set to host an exclusive, invitation-only exhibition and executive briefing on Advanced Mineral-Finding Technology on July 15, 2026.
[Liberian Observer] The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Madam Sara Beysolow Nyanti, has held a high-level strategic engagement with the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., Mr. Frank Garcia Jr., as both countries move to deepen cooperation on energy reform, regional security, and migration concerns affecting thousands of Liberians in the United States.
[GroundUp] This is the cost of rooting out corruption, Commissioner Jodi Scholtz tells Parliament
[Vanguard] Nigeria and four other West African countries, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, and Benin Republic, have formally launched the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Management Authority, a regional body established to oversee the development and future operation of the $16 billion coastal highway project linking major economic hubs across the region.
[Vanguard] Vice President Kashim Shettima has called for urgent investments in health, education and skills development across northern Nigeria.
[Vanguard] ABUJA -- The Federal Government has announced major mineral exploration breakthroughs in Kaduna State, revealing the discovery of significant deposits of platinum, gold, nickel, copper, lithium, rare earth elements and other strategic minerals.
[New Times] Members of Parliament on Wednesday, June 24 approved Rwf7.8 trillion State budget for 2026/27, following a government adjustment that redirected about Rwf400 billion from the Budget Framework Paper (BFP) towards priority sectors, including agriculture, social protection, support for vulnerable genocide survivors and feeder roads.
[GroundUp] Department of Social Development spent R281.1-billion on grants, against a R285.9-billion budget
[This Day] Uyo -- The Akwa Ibom State Commissioner of Police, Baba Mohammed Azare, has stated that despite being a major driver of economic growth, the Nigerian maritime sector faces complex security threats, including sea piracy, armed robbery at sea, kidnapping along waterways, illegal oil bunkering, pipeline vandalism, smuggling, human trafficking, environmental crimes, and other forms of transnational organized criminal activities.
[Nyasa Times] Fresh testimony before Parliament has raised troubling questions about the circumstances surrounding the military flight that claimed the life of former Vice-President Saulos Chilima and eight others, revealing that the aircraft had battled severe weather just a day before the disaster and was operating without a functioning emergency locator system that could have sped up rescue efforts.
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Iran has seen a speedy rebound in oil exports after the US-Iran deal granted immediate waivers on US sanctions. Relief on frozen assets and a $300 billion reconstruction fund now hinge on Tehran meeting key conditions.
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European countries have been trying to scale up their military capabilities, but their current defense production and procurement model is not fit for purpose, say experts.
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European countries have been trying to scale up and integrate their military capabilities, but their current defense production and procurement model is not fit for purpose, say experts.
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Alan Greenspan’s reputation as head of the US Federal Reserve was legendary — not least because of his reputation for convoluted statements. However, the 2008/9 financial crisis took a toll on his standing.
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The Trump administration has restricted foreign access to Anthropic's latest AI models over security fears, forcing a global shutdown. Could the row hurt the Claude-maker's IPO plans and set a far-reaching precedent?
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