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Experts urge strategic alignment of Africa's development goals with multilateral trading system

China.dot.org 23 May 2025
Hajer Gueldich, legal counsel of the AU, stressed the urgent need to reshape Africa's common position in the reform of global trade governance ... anchor Africa's aspirations in a robust legal framework.
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NewGas secures US$18.2m credit facility to accelerate clean cooking transition

B & FT Online 23 May 2025
“We are deeply grateful to Africa Go Green Fund and Spark+ Africa Fund for their partnership and shared vision for a cleaner, healthier, and more energy-resilient Ghana.” ... Africa Fund, added.
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American deportee plane "was permitted to land in Shannon"

Irish Central 23 May 2025
An American flight carrying deportees from the US to Africa was legally allowed to land at Shannon, the Department of Transport has said ... .
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UK signs deal handing sovereignty of Chagos Islands over to Mauritius

Jurist 23 May 2025
Diego Garcia has played a crucial role in ensuring the security of the UK and its allies across the Middle East, East Africa, and South Asia for more than 50 years. The widespread interest and legal ...
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Home Affairs unveils 'Operation New Broom' to combat illegal immigration

Independent online (SA) 22 May 2025
Schreiber also issued a stern warning to individuals residing in South Africa without legal documentation ... voluntarily deport yourself now, before we arrest and prohibit you from entering or obtaining legal status in South Africa in future.”.
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Prioritise girl child education to curb child marriages -Igbo leader

B & FT Online 22 May 2025
Eze Ihenetu noted that instituting legal frameworks to halt the menace of child marriage would help in eliminating the phenomenon of girl-child marriage in Africa ... child marriage in Africa,” he added.
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White fantasies

Dawn 22 May 2025
The infamous ‘Scramble for Africa’ was the result of the Berlin Conference (1884-85), also attended by the US, which established the legal claim by Europeans that all of Africa could be occupied by whoever could take it ... Zahid Ali Zohri ... .
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South Africa launches critical minerals strategy, opens new mining law for public comment

Yieh Corp 22 May 2025
The government hopes this initiative will combat illegal mining and support the legal growth of junior miners, advancing South Africa’s role in the global green transition and high-tech manufacturing.
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FM Lauds Distinguished Relations between Egypt, Belgium

Egypt Independent 22 May 2025
He also expressed hope for launching trilateral cooperation to implement joint projects in Africa in the field of capacity building, in addition to cooperation in the area of migration through opening ...
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Revealed: Trump once did the same thing he accuses South Africa’s president of

Alternet 21 May 2025
Ironically, Trump authorized government land seizures himself during his term to advance construction of the United States-Mexico border wall — though through a different legal framework than South Africa’s, the New York Times reported Wednesday.
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South Africa's budget 3. 0: A year of fiscal upheaval and strategic changes

Independent online (SA) 21 May 2025
Joubert Botha, Head of the Tax and Legal practice at KPMG in Southern Africa, offered insights into the key elements of this revised budget, focusing on the implications for taxpayers and the broader economic framework.
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Crypto regulation to spur innovation, attract investment

B & FT Online 21 May 2025
The Bank of Ghana’s move to introduce a legal framework for virtual asset service providers (VASPs) builds on its August 2024 digital assets policy and marks a significant shift toward formalizing the country’s digital finance landscape.
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South Africa’s Ramaphosa to take golf stars to Trump meeting at White House

AOL 21 May 2025
... Afrikaners, a minority descended from mainly Dutch colonists who ruled South Africa during its decades of apartheid, legally mandated racial segregation and discrimination in favour of white people.
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South Africa: TotalEnergies to Drill in 2026, Regulatory Reform Gains Momentum

Business Ghana 21 May 2025
For years, the lack of a clear and sector-specific legal framework has impeded South Africa’s ability to attract sustained exploration activity and unlock its offshore potential ... Positioning South Africa for Investment at AEW 2025.
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South Africa’s leader aims to salvage relationship with Trump in White House visit

Hindustan Times 21 May 2025
South Africa’s leader aims to salvage relationship with Trump in White House visit ... Trump might confront Ramaphosa on South Africa's contentious new land expropriation law, which has been criticized at home and is the subject of a legal challenge.
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