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Moscow enhances transport relations with three African countries
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia has reached new agreements with Djibouti, Egypt, and Morocco to enhance bilateral cooperation in the transport sector, the Russian Ministry of Transport announced on Monday. The focus will be on developing regulations and...
DG Okonjo-Iweala: Broad agreement on WTO reform as “central priority” for MC14
World Trade Organization
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May 7, 2025
“We are now in the midst of one of the largest disruptions in world trade in history,” the Director-General told members. “But we are also now less than a year away from MC14, and we must think of what we need to do to maximize our chances for...
Senator: Australia Must Join Hague Group on Palestine to Stop Genocide
MENAFN
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July 20, 2025
(MENAFN) On Friday, Australian Senator Lidia Thorpe called on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s government to align with the Hague Group on Palestine, emphasizing Australia’s responsibility to support global initiatives aimed at preventing...
KBR Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2025 Results
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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July 31, 2025
Second Quarter Fiscal 2025 Highlights (All comparisons against the second quarter fiscal 2024 unless noted.) Revenues of $2.0 billion, up 6% Net income attributable to KBR (including discontinued operations) of $73 million; Adjusted EBITDA2 of...
Ambassador Richard Holtzapple assumes duties as the Head of the OSCE Mission to BiH
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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August 14, 2025
SARAJEVO, 14 August 2025 - Ambassador Richard (Rick) Holtzapple, a career diplomat with the U.S. Department of State, assumed his duties as the Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina on 14 August 2025. Ambassador Holtzapple served as...
Power Outage Rocks Ethiopia
MENAFN
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June 24, 2025
(MENAFN) Parts of Ethiopia, including its capital city Addis Ababa, were hit by a power outage, the Ethiopian Electric Utility announced on Monday. The state-run power company explained in an official statement that the disruption was triggered by...
Members advance discussions on special and differential treatment proposals
World Trade Organization
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May 22, 2025
Members heard updates from three facilitators of the discussions. Barbados, speaking on behalf of the G-90, presented a roadmap for future work leading up to the 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) in March 2026, with a view to achieving possible...
Fish Fund Steering Committee advances work on Call for Proposals, welcomes new members
World Trade Organization
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May 20, 2025
The agreement on next steps brings the Steering Committee closer to opening its first Call for Proposals. The Fund will receive funding requests for project grants that will support developing and least developed country (LDC) members to implement...
Helicopter crash in Somalia kills peacekeepers
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN) A military helicopter operating under the African Union’s peacekeeping mission in Somalia crashed on Wednesday morning at Mogadishu’s international airport, killing five personnel, according to official reports. The Mi-24 aircraft,...
US deports ‘barbaric criminals’ to S-Sudan
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN) The United States has deported eight individuals, labeled as “barbaric criminal illegal aliens,” to South Sudan—a nation the U.S. State Department advises against visiting due to ongoing violence, crime, and instability. The Department of...
US deports convicted criminals to South Sudan
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN) Eight individuals labeled as “barbaric criminal illegal aliens” by U.S. authorities have been deported to South Sudan, a nation the U.S. State Department warns travelers to avoid due to ongoing violence, crime, and abductions. According...
Trump considers deporting migrants to conflict-torn Sudan
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN) The U.S. Supreme Court has approved the government's request to deport migrants to third-party countries, including conflict-ridden nations like Libya and South Sudan, regardless of the migrants' countries of origin. This ruling overturns...
DDG Hill discusses WTO accessions at Horn of Africa Initiative ministerial meeting
World Trade Organization
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April 23, 2025
Four Horn of Africa countries - Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan and South Sudan - are currently negotiating their accession to the WTO. This is half of the total number of African countries seeking to join the WTO and some of the most active in the WTO...
U.S. Deports Eight ‘Illegal Aliens’ to South Sudan
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN) The United States has expelled eight individuals it referred to as “barbaric criminal illegal aliens” to South Sudan, a nation that the US State Department strongly advises against traveling to because of widespread violence, kidnappings,...
African students team win gold medal at biology Olympiad in Sochi
MENAFN
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May 21, 2025
(MENAFN) A team of students from Djibouti has won a gold medal at the Open International Biology Olympiad (OIBO), held at the Russian Sirius Educational Center in Sochi. Representing Djibouti, Hassan Mohamed Seid, Maydoub Ilyas Mohamoud, and...
Wingu Africa Appoints Tigest Damtie as General Manager, Ethiopia Sales
EIN Presswire
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April 16, 2025
Wingu Africa appoints Tigest Damtie as GM: Ethiopia Sales, strengthening local leadership to drive growth and client success in a key regional market. ADDIS ABABA, ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA, April 16, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Bringing experienced...
Wingu Africa Appoints Ralph Vraagom as Vice President, Sales
EIN Presswire
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April 15, 2025
Ralph Vraagom was announced as Wingu Group's VP of sales on 1 April 2025, bringing 20+ years of ICT leadership to drive growth and boost commercial excellence. JOHANNESBURG, GAUTENG, SOUTH AFRICA, April 15, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Wingu...
Trump plans on deporting migrants to war-torn African states
MENAFN
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June 30, 2025
(MENAFN) The US Supreme Court has approved the Biden administration’s authority to deport immigrants to third countries, including conflict-affected nations like South Sudan and Libya, regardless of the migrants’ countries of origin. This ruling,...
Members stress importance of boosting LDCs’ participation in agricultural supply chains
World Trade Organization
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March 27, 2025
LDCs' participation in agricultural supply chains The Centre for the Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries (CBI) outlined its current work in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Guinea and Senegal aimed at improving LDCs' agricultural export...
Media reports more African nations face US visa prohibition
MENAFN
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June 19, 2025
(MENAFN) The United States intends to widen its controversial travel restrictions to citizens from 36 additional countries, with 25 of them located in Africa, according to an internal State Department memo reported by The Washington Post over the...