US President Donald Trump complimented the president of Liberia Wednesday on his English-speaking skills — despite English being the official language of the West African nation.Trump was hosting a White House lunch with African leaders Wednesday, and — after brief remarks from President Joseph Boakai — asked the business graduate where he had picked up …
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US President Donald Trump hailed West Africa’s rich natural resources as he hosted five of its leaders Wednesday for a White House summit aimed at fostering trade to counter the growing influence of Russia and China.Trump’s administration is seeking to strengthen economic ties with the mineral-rich region as it simultaneously curbs foreign aid to Africa …
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Kenyan President William Ruto warned Wednesday against attempts to “overthrow” the government through “unconstitutional means” and ordered police to shoot violent protesters in the leg, days after 31 people were killed in nationwide anti-government demonstrations.His toughest remarks yet come as the east African nation faces a wave of protests over economic stagnation, corruption and police …
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The United Nation’s cultural organisation announces its choice of sites for inclusion in its world heritage list this week, with pre-historic caves, former centres of repression, forests, marine bio-systems and others vying for the coveted spots.Making the UNESCO’s heritage list often sparks a lucrative tourism drive, and can unlock funding for the preservation of sites …
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In a leafy Nairobi suburb, a Kenyan firm helps foreigners track shoplifters, monitor lung damage from Covid-19 and identify whales — tapping into the outsourcing market’s artificial intelligence-boosted boom.Cloudfactory started in Kenya in 2014, initially doing simple tasks like transcription for overseas clients.But since 2024, it has taken on a wide array of AI-powered business …
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An armed gang killed at least 40 members of village self-defence groups in a weekend ambush and related attack in Nigeria’s central Plateau state, the Red Cross and residents told AFP on Tuesday.One resident described the assaults as a “revenge” attack on local vigilante groups set up to defend communities from the gangs.For years, the …
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Wading through water up to his knees, Hassan Kargbo points to the vast ocean before him, which is eroding the land and imperilling residents’ survival on his island off Sierra Leone.”Where we are now, it used to be my house, and we used to have a big football field,” Kargbo said, but “the water destroyed …
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US President Donald Trump reignited his trade war by threatening more than a dozen countries with higher tariffs Monday — but then said he may be flexible on his new August deadline to reach deals.Trump sent letters to trading partners including key US allies Japan and South Korea, announcing that duties he had suspended in …
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Lhoussaine Youabd knows nearly all the languages spoken in Morocco, a useful skill in his role warning the population of growing climate-related risks in the country braving increasingly common heatwaves.”Every time a weather alert is issued, I go on the media to warn Moroccans,” Youabd, 52, a meteorological engineer at the national weather service, told …
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At least 10 people died across Kenya and hundreds were arrested during anti-government demonstrations on Monday, a rights group and police said, following clashes between police and protesters in the capital Nairobi’s outskirts.The Kenyan National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) also accused the police of cooperating with criminal gangs, as a heavy deployment of the …
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