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Solomon Ekanem

193 articles in the last 12 months · 1 source · South Africa

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Oldest US metals manufacturer turns to Africa's mineral powerhouse for 3,600 tonnes of tin annually as it rebuilds domestic smelting industry after 37-year gap

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Nigeria strikes landmark readmission deal with the EU after 10 years of talks to facilitate return of undocumented migrants

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US Congress revisits Nigeria's Christian killings one year after Trump's religious freedom intervention

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US opens new route to dispose of sanctioned ships as African-flagged tankers feature in Iran's shadow fleet

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US watchdog uncovers $85m in unaccounted Lockheed Martin's F-35 jet components as Morocco pushes to become Africa's first operator

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Trump's 28-country Board of Peace, featuring Egypt and Morocco, challenges Israel over Gaza's worsening humanitarian crisis

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Canada’s new rural immigration policy creates 5,500 permanent residence spaces, opening pathway for skilled African workers

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Former Israeli army chief with strong North African roots formally gets nod to form government as Netanyahu’s exit looms

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Swedish-owned truck manufacturer scraps plans to restart 2,000-unit assembly plant in North African industrial hub

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Trump considers fresh immigration deal for undocumented immigrants after controversial policy that sent over 500 migrants to Africa

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Africa’s largest refinery IPO fails to meet its 10 million investor target despite attracting ₦6.4 trillion in orders

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Despite hosting China’s largest overseas military base, Africa’s military hub holds latest exercise with US, France and 3 other nations without Beijing

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African-linked tankers caught in US blockade as Trump-Putin’s 1.8 million-tonne Russian diesel deal faces rejection by US buyers

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10 African countries where salaries have the highest purchasing power in 2026

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Iran challenges US naval blockade by granting China and 3 other countries passage through Hormuz as African economies monitor shipping disruption

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China’s Anti-Cross-Border Corruption Law gives Beijing new powers to pursue corruption abroad, putting its $348 billion Africa trade relationship under scrutiny

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UK threatens to give Russia’s Putin the 'Ramaphosa treatment' ahead of the 2027 G20 summit in Manchester

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Ethiopia’s $210.7 billion economy shoots it into Africa’s top five economic giants' ranking, overtaking Morocco

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A controversial US-backed $1.6 million vaccine trial involving 14,000 newborns in West Africa has been cancelled

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Once called a 'shithole country' by Trump, Somalia emerges as a strategic military partner in the Horn of Africa as US eyes Red Sea operations

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Africa’s most strategic foreign military hub hosting US, Chinese and Japanese bases, secures an $85 million annual deal with France

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After AGOA and G20 setbacks with the US, South Africa’s Ramaphosa hopes to leverage Trump’s midterm setback to reset relations

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African billionaires Rupert, Oppenheimer and the Sawiris brothers see losses in luxury and gold mining assets wipe $300 million off their fortunes

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After consolidating his position in West and East Africa, Dangote sets sights on North Africa’s largest economy to expand industrial empire

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