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Guinea-Bissau’s president sacks prime minister as election nears
Africanews
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August 8, 2025
The president of Guinea-Bissau on Thursday sacked the West African country's prime minister and appointed his successor, the latest move to position President Umaro Sissoco Embalo for a likely second term in elections due in November. According to...
Guinea-Bissau’s president appoints new prime minister months ahead of a key election
Associated Press
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August 7, 2025
BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) — The president of Guinea-Bissau on Thursday sacked the West African country’s prime minister and appointed his successor, the latest move to position President Umaro Sissoco Embalo for a likely second term after...
Expections At United Nation General Assembly 80th Session Kudus Research And
Modern Ghana
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th Session by way of anticipate and forecasting possibly to discuss major issues at the UNGA and also at the United Nation Security Council among other issues of interest to the United Nation General Assembly 80th Session. The UN General Assembly...
Guinea-Bissau’s president appoints new prime minister
Regional Media News - Iowa
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August 7, 2025
BISSAU (Reuters) -Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo appointed a new prime minister on Thursday, three months before presidential and legislative elections and several months after Embalo’s opponents say his mandate expired. Braima...
Bolton dismisses Trump record as president wanting Nobel Peace Prize ‘more than anything’
Washington Examiner
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August 10, 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced he had nominated Trump to the Nobel Prize Committee amid meetings with Trump at the White House last month. Netanyahu was the second foreign dignitary to nominate Trump this year, followed by the...
President Tinubu, 2027 and Buhari’s sad death
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 5, 2025
As if blessed with clairvoyance or possibly having a premonition of President Muhammadu Buhari’s imminent death, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, seemed to have stirred up the debate around the former...
President Bio Urges Stronger ECOWAS Relations with the Alliance of Sahel States (Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger)
Sierraloaded
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August 5, 2025
Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Julius Maada Bio, has called for enhanced collaboration between ECOWAS and the AES countries: Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger. The appeal was made during a courtesy visit...
Government reinstates customs duties, leading to a rise in ordinary broken rice?
Sene News
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August 5, 2025
The Ministry of Industry and Commerce has announced the end of the suspension of customs duties on imported ordinary broken rice. This decision marks a turning point in the policy of supporting purchasing power put in place to counter the effects...
Guinea Bissau leader to run as independent amid political crisis
Citizen TV Kenya
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August 9, 2025
Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo announced Friday he would run as an independent in the politically unstable country's November presidential elections, as he made his candidacy official. Embalo was originally elected in December 2019...
Guinea-Bissau's President Embalo appoints Braima Camara as new PM
Times LIVE
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Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo appointed a new prime minister on Thursday, three months before presidential and legislative elections and several months after Embalo's opponents say his mandate expired. Braima Camara, formerly a...
Leeds on verge of agreement to sign incredibly prolific" 50 career-goal star
Football FanCast
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August 18, 2025
Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your FootballFanCast account Leeds United are in the market for reinforcements at the top end of the field and now know how much they will need to pay for a talented forward who can operate across the front...
China key to bridging global understanding: Guinea-Bissau minister
Xinhua News Agency
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BISSAU, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- China has played a key role in "building bridges of understanding among peoples" around the world, a senior official of Guinea-Bissau has said. Aly Hijazi, Guinea-Bissau's minister responsible for military veteran...
ECOWAS And Guinea-Bissau Advance Phase II Of Assistive Device Programme For Children With Disabilities
News Ghana
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August 7, 2025
The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), through its Directorate of Humanitarian and Social Affairs, has officially launched Phase II of the ECOWAS Assistive Device Programme for Children with Disabilities in...
Guinea-Bissau minister hails strong economic, trade ties with China
Xinhua News Agency
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BISSAU, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Soares Sambu, Guinea-Bissau's minister of economy, planning and regional integration, on Thursday praised the country's robust economic and trade relations with China, describing them as "excellent." Sambu made the...
Bissau-Guinean Catholic Bishop Cautions against Threat to Peace amid Growing Hate Speech
ACI Africa
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August 1, 2025
He recalled that since March 2022, the LGDH and the Marquês de Valle Flôr Institute have been implementing a project called the “Peace Observatory,” aimed at working in network with national actors to prevent violent extremism. “In the past three...
Top 10 African countries with the most improvement in government balance from
Business Insider Africa
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August 6, 2025
The gap between a government's income (mostly from taxes, grants, and other sources) and expenses is measured by this fiscal indicator. Stronger financial management and more economic stability are indicated when a government continuously reports...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, June 2025
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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August 5, 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...
Guinea Bissau: King Bijimita killed in his rice field, his body marked by signs of violence
Sene News
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August 5, 2025
The kingdom of Bijimita, located in the Biombo region (Guinea Bissau), was the scene of a tragedy this Tuesday. The central chief of the village, Malamato Djú, was found dead in his rice field, with multiple signs of violence on his body....
Guinea-Bissau Deepens National Commitment To The Women, Peace, And Security Agenda Through Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS)-Led In-Country Continental Results Framework (CRF) Capacity Building Workshop
MENAFN
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July 29, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) From the 22nd to 24th of July, 2025, the ECOWAS Commission, through its Directorate of Humanitarian and Social Affairs (DAHS), in close collaboration with other relevant directorates and agencies, the Ministry of Women, Family...
The Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) And The Government Of Guinea-Bissau Advance Phase II Of Assistive Device Initiative For Children With Disabilities
MENAFN
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August 4, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), through its Directorate of Humanitarian and Social Affairs, has officially launched Phase II of the ECOWAS Assistive Device Programme for Children with...