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Gabon: Libreville ends decade-long water crisis with new station
ESI Africa
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June 20, 2025
A new drinking water pumping station in Libreville, the capital city of Gabon, has ended a decade long struggle to ensure a stable and clean supply for tens of thousands of people. This past week, Gabonese President Brice Oligui Nguema and...
MAADA BIO SNUBBED AGAIN : President Trump refuses to invite him to the White House for major summit on Africa
Cocorioko
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July 3, 2025
Screenshot By Kabs Kanu U.S President Donald Trump has cast aspersion and scorn on President Maada Bio as done by his predecessor President Joe Biden. Bio’s chairmanship of ECOWAS had counted for nothing as President Trump has refused to invite...
First summit: Trump to meet with five African presidents next week
Africanews
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July 3, 2025
US president Donald Trump will meet with the leaders of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal from 9 to 11 July. The meeting comes as a surprise, although some analysts have taken it as a continuation of intensifying American...
False Flag Vessels on the rise in the Baltics
SeaNews
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July 3, 2025
On July the 1st, the Sierra (IMO: 9522324), having loaded it’s cargo at Ust Luga, on the 28th June, was tracked approaching Gotland under the Malawi flag. The Aframax tanker, linked to the notorious “shadow fleet” has been under scrutiny by the...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, May 2025
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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July 3, 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...
Trump to host five African leaders next week to discuss 'commercial opportunities'
The Straits Times
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July 2, 2025
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump will host leaders from five African nations in Washington next week to discuss "commercial opportunities," a White House official said on Wednesday. Trump will host leaders from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau,...
Trump to host five African leaders next week
SABC News
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July 3, 2025
US President Donald Trump will host leaders from five African nations in Washington next week to discuss “commercial opportunities,” a White House official said on Wednesday. Trump will host leaders from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania...
Gabon improves urban Infrastructure, reduces flood risk in secondary cities
Panapress
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June 13, 2025
13 june 2025 - 10:07:41 MA/AR 437 Views Panafrican News Agency Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The World Bank has approved $150 million for the Gabon Urban Development project (in French: “Projet d’aménagement et de développement des Infrastructures du...
African Fish Workers Excluded From International Trade Deals: Report
Inter Press Service
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July 3, 2025
Africa, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Editors' Choice, Environment, Featured, Food and Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition, Food Sustainability, Food Systems, Headlines, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations, Trade &...
Report exposes safety complaints preceding fatal Perenco explosion in Gabon
Mongabay
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June 19, 2025
On March 20, 2024, six people lost their lives on the Becuna offshore oil platform following an explosion. According to the Environmental Investigation Agency, employees had previously raised concerns about security issues on the platform that...
President Nguema and AfDB’s Adesina launch major water infrastructure project in Gabon
Smart Water Magazine
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June 19, 2025
Gabonese President Brice Oligui Nguema and African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina on Monday jointly inaugurated a new drinking water pumping station, marking the end of a decade-long water crisis in PK5, a densely populated...
Gabon terminates fishing agreement with EU
Azertag
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June 11, 2025
Baku, June 11, AZERTAC Gabon recently announced its decision to unilaterally terminate the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA) signed with the European Union in 2007, WAM reported. This termination, approved by the Council of...
First Trump-Africa summit to hold next week
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 2, 2025
The first African leaders’ summit of U.S. President Donald Trump’s second term will be held next week in Washington, with heads of state from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal. The news was first reported by African...
Trump to Host Five African Presidents in Push for New Trade Deals
Switch TV
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July 3, 2025
WASHINGTON — President Donald J. Trump is set to welcome five African heads of state to the White House next week for talks focused on business, trade, and what his administration is calling “commercial opportunities.” Leaders from Gabon,...
Gabon Mandates Local Processing of Manganese by 2029
Times News Global
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June 9, 2025
Libreville, Gabon — The Gabonese government has announced that by 2029, all exported manganese must undergo at least initial processing within the country. This decision aims to boost job creation and advance industrial development. Gabon is the...
Gabon vs Guinea-Bissau Prediction and Betting Tips | June 9th 2025
Sportskeeda
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June 9, 2025
Gabon and Guinea-Bissau return to action on Monday when they go head-to-head in a friendly at the Stade El Bachir. This will be the first meeting between the two teams since November 2022, when Thierry Dieudonne Mouyouma’s men picked up a 3-1...
Trump to meet five African leaders for trade talks – Nigeria not invited
Business Day
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July 3, 2025
US President Donald Trump will welcome leaders from five African countries to Washington next week for discussions about business opportunities. However, Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, won’t be at the table. A White House official announced on...
Gabon Ends European Union Fishing Deal After 18 Years
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, June 7, 2025 (ENA)—Eighteen years after signing a key fisheries partnership with the European Union, Gabon has announced its intention to unilaterally withdraw from the agreement. The country justified the reason it has withdrawn from...
Trump Invites Boakai to Key U.S.-Africa Summit
Liberian Observer
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President Joseph Nyuma Boakai is among five African heads of state invited to a high-level summit in Washington, D.C., hosted by U.S. President Donald J. Trump, aimed at strengthening U.S.-Africa relations through targeted economic and security...
Gabon withdraws from EU fishing agreement after 18 Years
Africanews
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June 6, 2025
Eighteen years after signing a key fisheries partnership with the European Union, Gabon has announced its intention to unilaterally withdraw from the agreement, citing an imbalance in benefits and growing concerns over resource exploitation. The...