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Nigeria Mourns As Envoy In Guinea Bissau Dies
Leadership
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July 8, 2025
Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced the death of Mrs Zainab Joy Momodu, the Acting Head of the country’s foreign mission in Guinea Bissau. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Tuesday night by Spokesman of the Ministry,...
FG announces death of envoy in Guinea Bissau
The Sun Nigeria
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July 8, 2025
…Says Charge d’affaires served Nigeria with distinction, commitment professionalism From Aidoghie Paulinus, Abuja The Federal Government, has announced the passing of the Charge d’affaires, Embassy of Nigeria in Guinea Bissau, Zainab Joy Momodu....
Foreign Ministry Mourns Demise Of Zainab Momodu, Acting Head Of Nigerian Embassy In Guinea-Bissau
Daily Independent
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July 8, 2025
2 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced with deep sorrow the sudden demise of Mrs. Zainab Joy Momodu, Acting Head of Mission (Chargé d’Affaires ad interim) at the Embassy of Nigeria in Guinea-Bissau, who passed on at the Military Hospital...
African leaders seek to charm Trump with talk of Nobel Peace Prize
The Gazette - Colorado
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Five leaders from Africa endorsed President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize as they advocated for their countries' interests at the White House. Leaders from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal praised Trump for his...
Trump Meets African Leaders Amid Escalating Trade War Threats
StratNews Global
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July 9, 2025
Home Africa Trump Meets African Leaders Amid Escalating Trade War Threats Trump is hosting leaders from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal at the White House for lunch and talks focused on business opportunities. U.S. President...
Newswire : Leaders of five African countries head to Washington to meet Trump
Greene County Democrat - Alabama
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July 9, 2025
Map of African countries By Africanews Five West African leaders are travelling to Washington this week for a somewhat surprise meeting: US president Donald Trump announced in late June that he would host the heads of state of Liberia, Senegal,...
Trump courts African leaders at White House
Little Rock Public Radio - Arkansas
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July 9, 2025
Updated July 9, 2025 at 4:58 PM CDT LAGOS, Nigeria — The presidents of the West African countries of Senegal, Liberia, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, and Gabon are in Washington this week for a three-day mini summit hosted by President Trump — part of...
Trump hosts W. African leaders as region reels from US aid cuts
Nagaland Post
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July 9, 2025
US President Donald Trump is hosting five West African leaders on Wednesday for a “multilateral lunch” at the White House as the region reels from the impact of US aid cuts. The leaders of Liberia, Senegal, Gabon, Mauritania and Guinea-Bissau are...
WATCH: Trump Hosts Africa-Israel Working Lunch as Mauritania Moves to Restore Diplomatic Ties with Israel
[your]NEWS
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July 9, 2025
Leaders of five African nations join Netanyahu at White House amid Trump-led push for continental trade and normalization with Israel By yourNEWS Media Newsroom President Donald Trump hosted a multilateral lunch at the White House Wednesday with...
Trump meets presidents of 5 African nations in bid to boost trade
United Press International (UPI)
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July 9 (UPI) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday met the presidents of five African nations -- Senegal, Liberia, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania and Gabon -- in what the White House describes as a push to deepen trade, including that involving...
Watch Live: Donald Trump Meets with African Leaders
Breitbart
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July 9, 2025
President Donald Trump meets with leaders from multiple African nations on Wednesday, July 9. The president is meeting with the leaders of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal to for a summit on potential trade agreements. Trump...
Daily World Briefing, July 10
Colorado Star
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Trump says U.S. shifting Africa policy "from aid to trade" U.S. President Donald Trump met with leaders from five African nations on Wednesday, noting the United States is shifting its policy toward the continent "from aid to trade." Meeting with...
Senegal, Gabon, Liberia…Trump hosts five African leaders at White House
The Cable
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July 9, 2025
United States President Donald Trump has met with his counterparts from Senegal, Liberia, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, and Gabon. The African leaders had lunch with Trump at the White House on Wednesday and discussed expanding commercial...
The Latest: Trump hosts African leaders at the White House
News4Jax - Florida
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July 9, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump is hosting five West African leaders on Wednesday for a “multilateral lunch” as the region reels from the impact of U.S. aid cuts. The surprise meeting with leaders of Liberia, Senegal, Gabon, Mauritania and...
Impatient Trump fumes 'we have to go quicker' at African leaders
The Mirror US
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July 9, 2025
President Donald Trump hosted a multilateral lunch at the White House on Wednesday with five West African leaders from Liberia, Senegal, Gabon, Mauritania and Guinea-Bissau to discuss economic development and trade. The African presidents appeared...
World leader dangles blunt ‘bribe’ in Trump’s face
NJ.com - New Jersey
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July 9, 2025
Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye appears to be a man on a mission. President Donald Trump is hosting Faye and other African leaders from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia and Mauritania at a meeting at the White House on Wednesday, as the...
"Great economic potential in Africa": five African leaders have lunch with Trump
Africanews
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July 9, 2025
US President Donald Trump opened his White House lunch with African leaders, says "there's a lot of anger on your continent." The surprise meeting with the leaders of Liberia, Senegal, Gabon, Mauritania and Guinea-Bissau comes as the Trump...
White House hosts West African leaders to discuss trade and development
Al Jazeera
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July 9, 2025
United States President Donald Trump is meeting with leaders from five African nations as he escalates a trade war that could impact developing countries reliant on commerce with the US. On Wednesday, Trump hosted leaders from Gabon,...
Donald Trump hurries along West African leaders boasting about natural resources
Daily Mail
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July 10, 2025
Donald Trump was forced to hurry along West African leaders boasting about their natural resources during a White House meeting. In a moment captured on video, Trump appears exasperated as he turns to the side and lets out a breath while...
Trump amazed by African president’s ‘good English,’ gleefully accepts praise for Nobel Peace Prize
TheGrio
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July 9, 2025
President Donald Trump welcomed five African presidents to the White House on Wednesday for a multilateral mini-summit to discuss areas of mutual interest in trade and other kinds of economic partnerships. “My administration is committed to...