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"Demand for overseas organic citrus picked up slightly earlier than last year"
Fresh Plaza
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July 4, 2025
More than two years ago, Roelant Komen, José Cubero, Erik Rustenburg, and Yesy Lalupu founded BeFair Bio. Today, a team in Peru and Poeldijk is ready to supply the European market with organic fruit from overseas. "More than half of our volume...
A Juneteenth to remember: Color Me Human celebrates liberation of the enslaved
The Union - California
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The spirit of Juneteenth was alive and well Saturday as Color Me Human held its annual picnic commemorating the holiday that marks the day when enslaved individuals learned of their freedom. The holiday officially takes place on June 19, but local...
‘I’ve been lazy’ – Levi Colwill is his own fiercest critic as Chelsea star admits ‘areas of my game aren’t good enough’
The Sun
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July 2, 2025
LEVI COLWILL heads into the biggest season of his career desperate to overcome his biggest opponent - himself. The ambitious Chelsea and England defender admits to being ‘lazy’ with so much to work on as he enters World Cup year. 5 Levi Colwill is...
African U18/U20 Tourney: Nigeria eyes dominance with 110-athlete squad
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 4, 2025
Nigeria will present the largest team at the upcoming African U18/U20 Athletics Championships scheduled to take place in Abeokuta, Ogun State, from July 16 to 20, 2025. According to the National Sports Commission (NSC), the country will be...
ECOWAS and its survival
Daily Trust
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July 4, 2025
Let me begin by congratulating the government and people of Ghana on the occasion of this year’s Republic Day celebrations. I must also commend the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Teshie, for organising this lecture. As you may be...
Nigeria Not Invited as Trump sets to Host Five African Leaders in Washington
The News Chronicle
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July 4, 2025
President Donald Trump is set to host five African heads of state in Washington next week for a summit focused on trade and investment, however, Nigeria is not invited. The meeting is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, July 9, 2025, with...
Economist Links Dalasi Volatility to Trade Deficits
The Voice Gambia
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July 4, 2025
By: Nyima Sillah Dr. Foday Joof, an economic expert, has linked The Gambia’s persistent dalasi volatility to its heavy trade deficits and low market confidence, warning that the country’s overreliance on imports and limited exports continues to...
IFC of the World Bank ramps up investment amid global uncertainty
Inquirer
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States – While the world economy faces instability from US President Donald Trump’s threats of a global trade war, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) is dramatically ramping up its investment activities. The...
WAFCON 2024: A tournament in Morocco nearly forgotten could be the best one yet
The Athletic
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July 4, 2025
Three years ago, the world welcomed African women’s football with a roar. Close to 60,000 Moroccans squeezed into the 53,000-seater Stade Moulay Abdellah in Rabat to watch the women’s national team play in their first Women’s Africa Cup of Nations...
After successful Mauritania pilot, gov’t to issue ID cards to Gambians in Gabon, Congo and Togo
The Standard Gambia
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July 4, 2025
- Advertisement - By Tabora Bojang Interior Minister Abdoulie Sanyang has disclosed that following the successful issuance of national identity cards to Gambians in Mauritania, the government is planning to dispatch another team to Gabon, Congo...
Winter win for Cohuna family
Shepparton News
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The family have been showing cattle for many years and are regular participants in the Winter Fair at Bendigo, but this is their first senior win and they couldn’t be more excited. “Buttersnap is an extremely balanced cow with great dairy strength...
LOC confirms 43 countries, 937 athletes, officials
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 4, 2025
Nigeria parades largest delegation The Local Organising Committee (LOC) has confirmed a total of 43 countries, 937 athletes and officials for the Third African U-18/U-20 Athletics Championships, scheduled to be held in Abeokuta, Ogun State, from...
The IOC handed Los Angeles the Olympics. Trump is weaponizing them | Jules Boykoff
The Guardian
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July 4, 2025
When the International Olympic Committee first handed Los Angeles the 2028 Summer Olympics back in 2017, IOC president Thomas Bach called it “a golden opportunity” for all involved. Fast forward to last month when Kirsty Coventry took the reins...
Duke's Khaman Maluach gets crucial South Sudan visa update for NBA Draft
Sporting News
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June 25, 2025
Khaman Maluach was born in Rumbek, South Sudan. Long before he was a Duke star and an NBA Draft pick, Maluach spent time living with his family in Uganda, then developing his basketball career in Senegal. It's the South Sudanese roots that brought...
Liberia: Government Confirms President Boakai’s Invitation to U.S. Summit by Donald Trump
Front Page Africa
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July 4, 2025
Minister Piah confirmed that the invitation to President Boakai came directly from the office of Donald Trump and described it as a significant opportunity for Liberia. Monrovia – The Government of Liberia has confirmed that President Joseph Nyuma...
Vietnam boosts China friendship at Summer Davos
Friends of Socialist China
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July 2, 2025
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh paid a working visit to China, June 24-27, at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart Li Qiang. The centrepiece of his visit was his participation in the 16th Annual Meeting of the New Champions of the...
110 Nigerian athletes for African Junior Championships
Punch
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July 4, 2025
Nigeria will field the largest delegation as 43 countries prepare to compete at the third African U-18/U-20 Athletics Championships in Abeokuta from 16 to 20 July, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Organisers have confirmed the participation of 937...
2025 African U18/U20 Athletics Championships: Kenya, South Africa athletes, 41 other nations set to storm Nigeria
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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July 3, 2025
With just two weeks to go, excitement is reaching fever pitch as Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun state, prepares to welcome the continent’s finest young athletes for the 3rd African U18/U20 Athletics Championships, scheduled to hold from July 16 to...
Richard A. Boucher, veteran State Department spokesman, dies at 73
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Richard A. Boucher, a longtime spokesperson at the State Department who was the calming, analytical voice of US diplomacy during the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and the military response -- and who went on to help frame US policy in Afghanistan,...
Liverpool 'devastated' at news of Diogo Jota's death following car crash in Spain
The National News
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Liverpool striker Diogo Jota has died in a car crash in Spain. According to reports in the country, he was in a Lamborghini with his brother Andre, also a professional footballer, when it veered off the road near the town of Zamora, north-western...