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EditorialConfusion over damage to Iran's nuclear sites bodes ill for talks
The National News
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On June 22, the US sent seven stealth bombers, backed by fighter jets and submarines firing cruise missiles, to target three Iranian nuclear facilities. The operation came off the back of a wave of Israeli strikes on Tehran and other Iranian...
Top 10 African countries with the lowest fuel prices in June 2025
Business Insider Africa
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June 23, 2025
While most of the continent continues to face high gasoline costs compared to its purchasing power, a few countries have managed to protect their citizens and businesses from energy price fluctuations. The advantages of this technique are large...
Ibogaine and the Future of Healing: Trevor Millar & Jonathan Dickinson of Ambio Life Sciences
Psychedelics Today
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June 17, 2025
In this episode of Psychedelics Today, kicking of Psychedelic Science 2025 week in Denver, we sit down with Jonathan Dicksinson, Chief Executive Officer, and Trevor Millar, Chief Operations Officer of Ambio Life Sciences – one of the world’s...
Texas politicians lead effort to study a psychedelic drug. What is ibogaine?
AOL
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A once obscure traditional psychedelic plant from Africa has made headlines recently as Texas pushes for more research and a prominent Republican wrote a vigorous endorsement of its possible use for the treatment of addiction and for veterans...
Mountain gorillas climb trees despite their massive size
Earth.com
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Gorillas, often thought of as ground dwellers, spend much more time in the trees than previously assumed. This finding from the Max Planck Institute challenges long-standing ideas about the anatomy and evolution of gorillas. Western and Bwindi...
US May Ban Entry to Citizens of 36 More States: Rubio Memo
Asia Financial
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June 16, 2025
The Trump administration is considering scaling up its travel restrictions and could potentially ban citizens from 36 more countries from entering the United States – including two more from Asia: Cambodia and Bhutan. Earlier this month, the...
Australian neighbours in possible new 36-nation US travel ban, but America-bound Aussie travel grows
KARRYON
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June 16, 2025
The memo, seen by The Washington Post, shows the new restrictions would apply to 25 African nations, including Egypt, as well as numerous countries in the Caribbean and Central Asia. Multiple Pacific Island nations also feature in the list,...
CBE governor represents Egypt at Afreximbank’s 2025 annual meetings in Nigeria
Daily News Egypt
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June 29, 2025
On behalf of President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) Governor Hassan Abdalla participated in the official opening of the African Export-Import Bank’s (Afreximbank) 32nd Annual Meetings, held recently in Abuja, Nigeria. The 2025...
Expanding fiscal space for priority investments
The Brookings Institution
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II. Measuring fiscal space Fiscal space is sometimes measured simply as discretionary fiscal spending—the amount of revenue and borrowing capacity that is left over when non-discretionary spending has been subtracted out. Non-discretionary...
CBE Governor: Egypt Commits to Supporting Comprehensive Development in Africa
Sada Elbalad
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June 29, 2025
Sun 29 Jun 2025 | 08:02 PM On behalf of the Egyptian President, Hassan Abdullah, Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) officially inaugurated the 32nd Annual Meeting of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) held recently in Abuja,...
China and Africa consolidate dynamic partnership
Friends of Socialist China
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June 16, 2025
On June 11, 2025, the Ministerial Meeting of Coordinators on the Implementation of the Follow-up Actions of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) was held in Changsha, capital of China’s Hunan Province. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi...
Sierra Leone’s High Commissioner in Ghana Presents Letters of Credence in Burkina Faso
Sierraloaded
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June 29, 2025
His Excellency Mohamed Hassan Kaisamba, Sierra Leone’s non-resident Ambassador to Burkina Faso and high commissioner resident in Accra, Ghana, has on Thursday, 26th June 2025, formally presented his Letters of Credence to Captain Ibrahim Traore,...
Are Country-To-Country Deals The Future Of Climate Finance?
Forbes
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This aerial view shows a degraded area of the Amazon rainforest, near the Koatinemo indigenous land, ... More in Para state, Brazil, on June 12, 2025. (Photo by Carlos FABAL / AFP) (Photo by CARLOS FABAL/AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty Images...
E Guinea’s Golden Swan Sets Benchmark
Business Ghana
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The African Energy Chamber (AEC) (www.EnergyChamber.org) proudly supports the recent visit of Gabonese President Brice Oligui Nguema to Equatorial Guinea’s Golden Swan industrial complex, marking a defining moment for Africa’s oil and gas sector....
BGFIBank Backs ‘Made in Cameroon’ with Stricam and Africa Processing Company
Business in Cameroon
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June 17, 2025
(Business in Cameroon) - BGFIBank Cameroon, the local subsidiary of Gabon's BGFIBank group, signed two partnership agreements on June 12 and 13, 2025. The agreements were made with Société de transformation industrielle du Cameroun (Stricam Sarl)...
S&P 500 and Nasdaq end just shy of records as rally rolls on
Proactive USA
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June 26, 2025
4:12pm: Stocks surge toward records US stocks closed just a whisker away from all-time highs as Wall Street's summer rally gained even more steam. The S&P 500 climbed 0.8% to finish at 6,141, coming within striking distance of its February record...
Billy Joel to Happy Gilmore: the best shows to stream in July
Cairns Post
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June 28, 2025
From a 50th birthday celebration of a cinema classic to a fond farewell to a hit teen romance and a killer who seemingly can’t die, there’s streaming to suit all tastes in July APPLE TV+ FOUNDATION JULY 11 After the writers and actors strikes and...
S&P approaches record territory as Wall Street signals risk-on mood
Proactive USA
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June 26, 2025
2:55pm: Stocks on the move Aurinia Pharmaceuticals shares rose 6.8% as Jefferies highlighted the strategic potential of upcoming first clinical data for its autoimmune drug AUR200. Kinross Gold was upgraded to “Buy” by Jefferies, which cited...
Africa moves to validate first-ever continental strategy to protect donkeys
TUKO
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June 26, 2025
The wellness of donkeys across Africa has been under a big threat as the meat and skin business booms with a target on the animals Stakeholders are convening in Côte d'Ivoire to deliberate on the measures to safeguard the well-being of donkeys and...
Embrace investment-driven partnerships
Business Ghana
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African leaders have called on Monday for an urgent review of U.S. tariffs on African exports, urging a shift towards transformative partnerships and investment in Africa’s economic potential. Addressing more than 2,000 government and business...