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Fisheries sector will soon disclose vessel identity - Emelia Arthur
GhanaWeb
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July 31, 2025
The Fisheries and Aquaculture Ministry has announced its commitment to revealing beneficial owners and who ultimately profit from activities of fishing vessels in the country’s territorial waters. Speaking at the 2025 UN Ocean Conference in...
Africa’s plan to bring electricity to 300 million by 2030 takes hold
The Citizen
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Abuja. Nigeria is leading the way to make Mission 300 a reality. It’s one of Africa’s boldest electrification drives yet. The Mission aims to connect 300 million people in Africa by 2030 through national reforms, regional coordination, real-time...
Adesina Urges Bold Vision, Accountability in Governance
Liberian Observer
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Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, the outgoing President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), delivered an electrifying keynote address on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at the EJS Ministerial Complex during the official launch of the Liberia Youth...
The Heartbeat of ‘Freetown Ball’ Through Mark’s Eyes
Liberian Observer
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In the heart of Nagbe Town, a small community within the bustling city of Paynesville, Liberia, West Africa, several children were spotted enjoying a game of football right on a main street. Six players, split evenly between two teams with cement...
Underfunded Security Sector Is Threat to Peace
Liberian Observer
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The President of the Liberia National Bar Association (LNBA) is requesting for a significant budgetary increase for the Security institutions, specifically the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL), in the 2026 National Budget. Out of the National Budget...
Shaping Africa’s Tax Narrative; A Reflection On The ATAF-ATMEN Media Gathering In Burkina Faso
GNN Liberia
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July 31, 2025
By Danicius Kaihenneh Sengbeh INTRODUCTION In a world where tax policies shape economies and revenue mobilization fuels national development, the role of the media in shaping public understanding of taxation has never been more crucial. Yet, for...
Lt. Gen. Olufemi Oluyede: Driving Strategic Reforms for a Combat-ready, Well-motivated Nigerian Army
This Day
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August 1, 2025
Lieutenant General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede, the 24th Chief of Army Staff (COAS), is a seasoned military officer whose career in the Nigerian Army spans over three decades. A member of the 39th Regular Course, he was commissioned as a second...
NEMC Turns Over Eye Unit to Jackson F. Doe Hospital
Liberian Observer
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After nearly four years of operation and supervision of the Eye Center project at the Jackson F. Doe Regional Referral Hospital in Nimba County, New Eyesight and Medical Center (NEMC) has officially turned over the facility to the hospital...
Art festival winners
Noosa Today
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July 31, 2025
Sunshine Coast artist Cynthia House continues to be a crowd favourite in the Gympie art scene, winning the People’s Choice Award at the Mary Valley Art Festival for the second year running. Her trademark hybrid style of abstraction and realism in...
Revenue, Reform, And Representation
Modern Ghana
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In 2024, I wrote From Back-Benchers to Front Burners: The Rise of Women in Taxation1— a feature in ATAF Newsletter1 that captured the quiet revolution happening in Africa’s tax landscape. That piece spotlighted women’s growing visibility in tax...
Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly Vacation in Costa Rica with Baby
Tico Times
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July 24, 2025
Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly touched down in Costa Rica for a family getaway with their three-month-old daughter, Saga Blade Fox-Baker. Photographers caught the pair at Liberia Airport on July 22, marking their first trip together since the...
Can Trump Win Africa Back?
Pakistan Today
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July 30, 2025
In the high-stakes world of 21st-century geopolitics, even a lunch can tell a deeper story. That was certainly the case when US President Donald Trump recently hosted a seemingly low-profile summit with African leaders at the White House. Leaders...
REVENUE, REFORM, AND REPRESENTATION How Mary Baine Ushers In A New African Tax Era?
GNN Liberia
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July 31, 2025
By Danicius Kaihenneh Sengbeh* In 2024, I wrote From Back-Benchers to Front Burners: The Rise of Women in Taxation 1 — a feature in ATAF Newsletter 1 that captured the quiet revolution happening in Africa’s tax landscape. That piece spotlighted...
Inflation And National Debt In Ghana – A Comparative Analysi...
Modern Ghana
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Ghana's economy has undergone significant transformations over the past two decades, shaped by fluctuating inflation rates and increasing national debt. These factors have played a crucial role in determining the country's economic stability,...
First Lady Katumu Boakai and President Boakai Dedicate Renovated Maternity Ward at Tubmanburg Government Hospital, Courtesy of Bea Mountain Mining Corporation
The New Dawn Liberia
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July 24, 2025
Tubmanburg, Bomi County – July 23, 2025: In a landmark step toward improving maternal and newborn healthcare in Liberia, First Lady Katumu Y. Boakai, on Tuesday, July 23, 2025, officially dedicated the newly renovated Maternal, Newborn, Triage,...
Public Health Students Urged to Lead Innovation Drive in Health Sector
Liberian Observer
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More than 100 aspiring public health professionals and students from various parts of Liberia have wrapped up a day-long conference focused on motivating the upcoming cohort of health leaders to address the country's critical public health issues...
Reconciliatory, and National Unity Initiatives, Infrastructural Development
Liberian Observer
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A slew of reconciliatory initiatives, national inclusiveness, patriotism, national unity and infrastructural developments have been the precursors to this year’s official Independence Day’s celebrations; courtesy of what is already being tagged as...
Gov’t unveils US$1.6M school in Bong
The New Dawn Liberia
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July 22, 2025
President Boakai has officially dedicated a modern secondary school in Bong County, Central Liberia, at an estimated cost of US$1.6 Million, as part of effort to boost education in the country. By: Edwin N. Khakie Bong, Liberia; July 22, 2025:...
Africa’s Trust Deficit: World Bank Urges Governance Overhaul for Growth
GNN Liberia
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July 16, 2025
MONROVIA, LIBERIA – July 16, 2025 – The World Bank has issued a stark warning to African leaders: eroding public trust, fueled by poor governance and inadequate service delivery, is jeopardizing the continent’s development and prosperity. The...
Uganda Sets To Host 2025 Stability & Sustenance Annual Business Summit
Daily Independent
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July 31, 2025
1 LAGOS – The city of Kampala in Uganda will host the second annual Stability & Sustenance business summit scheduled to take place on August 7 through 8, 2025. A statement by the media consultant to the company, said that the business summit, a...