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Mahama under fire as US imposes heavy 15% tariff on Ghanaian goods
Joy FM
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August 2, 2025
Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, MP for Ofoase Ayirebi and Ranking Member of Parliament’s Economy and Development Committee The imposition of a 15% tariff by the United States on Ghanaian exports has drawn criticism from Afoase-Ayirebi MP, Kojo Oppong...
2025 Women's AfroBasket Quarter-Final ties set
FIBA Basketball
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ABIDJAN (Cote d'Ivoire) - The last four beats for the 2025 Women's AfroBasket Quarter-Finals were decided on Wednesday following the conclusion of the Round of 16. The eight remaining teams will compete to be crowned champions of this year's...
Senegal silence Rwanda to reach quarterfinals
FIBA Basketball
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ABIDJAN (Cote d'Ivoire) - The Women's AfroBasket record title holders, Senegal, responded to their shocking defeat at the hands of Uganda on the final day of the Group Phase with a dominant display against Rwanda, storming the quarterfinals with...
South Sudan's first-ever win sends them to the quarterfinals
FIBA Basketball
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ABIDJAN (Cote d'Ivoire) - South Sudan, a team that qualified for the 2025 Women's AfroBasket on a wild card, making a long-awaited debut, are through to the quarterfinals. In a historic 75-65 victory against an FIBA Africa Zone 5 rival, the South...
The Brown family acquires Prudential in French-speaking Africa
Atlas Magazine
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Led by Eddie Ford Brown, the Brown family has acquired all of Prudential's activities in French-speaking Africa (Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon and Togo). These entities will now operate under the Belife Insurance brand. Prior to this acquisition, these...
Cote d'Ivoire's president announces candidacy for 4th term
Xinhua News Agency
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ABIDJAN, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Alassane Ouattara, president of Cote d'Ivoire, on Tuesday announced his candidacy for a fourth term in the country's presidential election scheduled for Oct. 25. "After deep reflection and in full conscience, I...
Team Profile: Is Guinea an underdog or a giant-killer?
FIBA Basketball
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CONAKRY (Guinea) – In recent years, Guinea has emerged as one of Africa’s most improved teams. They even had the honor of being crowned champions of the 2023 FIBA Africa U16 Championship in Monastir, Tunisia. However, winning the title at the...
Trump: executive order on tariffs signed last night just before deadline
AvioNews
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August 1, 2025
Before midnight in the United States (around 1 a.m. in Italy), president Donald Trump signed the executive order imposing tariffs on partner countries, thus meeting the August 1st deadline. He then announced that the tariffs will go into effect at...
AngloGold Ashanti reports record profits and strong share price growth
IOL
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August 1, 2025
AngloGold Ashanti’s share price continued a 12-month rally on Friday, gaining a strong 6.39% after it reported a 151% increase in second-quarter profit on record gold prices and higher production. The share price rise to R877.96 added to a more...
PREVIEW - Eight teams, four spots at stake to the quarterfinals
FIBA Basketball
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ABIDJAN (Cote d'Ivoire) -After three days of competition and 12 games, four teams have secured a spot in the quarterfinals of the 2025 Women's AfroBasket, having led their respective groups without losing a single game. The remaining eight teams...
Le premier traitement contre le paludisme pour les bébés est...
Modern Ghana
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Le premier traitement contre le paludisme destiné aux bébés et aux jeunes enfants âgés de 2 mois à 5 ans a été approuvé début juillet 2025 par Swissmedic, l'agence suisse des produits thérapeutiques. Jusqu'à présent, les bébés et les très jeunes...
What we learned from the 12 Group Phase Games in Abidjan
FIBA Basketball
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ABIDJAN (Cote d'Ivoire) - Although there are still 16 games remaining in the 2025 Women's AfroBasket, the first 12 matchups provided intriguing results that suggest this could be one of the most competitive tournaments in years. In this article,...
LETTER: The Risk of Tobacco
Chronicle-Tribune - Indiana
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List of African countries affected by Trump’s new tariffs
Business Insider Africa
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August 1, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday rolled out a new wave of tariffs, ranging from 10% to 41%, on imports from dozens of countries, invoking emergency powers in his continued push to reduce America’s trade deficits. Back in April, Trump had...
Trump sama Nigeria, Ghana and odas fresh tariffs - full list of kontris
GhanaWeb
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August 1, 2025
President of di United States don announce fresh tariffs for more than 90 kontris as im continue to dey drive reset how global trade don dey happun. Di list of revised tariffs don show say di tariffs dey in line wit di US president Trump im policy...
Joelly Belleka's long-held desire fulfilled in Abidjan
FIBA Basketball
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ABIDJAN (Cote d'Ivoire) - French-born Joelly Belleka has dreamt of playing in the Women's AfroBasket for years, and finally, the 2025 edition presented an opportunity that she has embraced fully. Born to a Cameroonian father and a Central African...
Ivory Coast President Ouattara to stand for a fourth term in office
Africanews
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July 29, 2025
Three months before Ivory Coast’s presidential election, long-standing leader Alassane Ouattara has announced he will be standing for a fourth term in office, ending months of speculation. "I am a candidate because I want our beloved Côte d'Ivoire...
FAN VOTE: Who will be named the 2025 Women's AfroBasket 2025 MVP?
FIBA Basketball
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ABIDJAN (Cote d'Ivoire) - After twelve games and some jaw-dropping performances at the 2025 Women's AfroBasket in Abidjan, we caught a glimpse of what lies ahead. There were all sorts of individual performances. Now, we invite you to share your...
U.S. administration slaps steep tariffs on dozens more countries
CGTN
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Containers waiting at Cape Town harbor in South Africa – which has been hit with a 30% tariff. /Esa Alexander/Reuters Containers waiting at Cape Town harbor in South Africa – which has been hit with a 30% tariff. /Esa Alexander/Reuters U.S....
Yussif Basigi to lead Police Ladies for WAFU B Women’s Champions League qualifiers
Joy FM
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August 1, 2025
Yussif Basigi will lead Police Ladies as their head coach at the 2025 WAFU B Women's Champions League qualifiers. The former Hasaacas Ladies boss will step in as the leader of the technical team due to Abu Kassim Tabasu not boasting the qualified...