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Togo establishes its National Coordination of Volta Basin Users: a decisive step towards inclusive governance of natural resources
GWP
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This initiative is part of the REWarD Volta River Basin project, which aims to structure and recognise users in each of the basin countries. It responds to a strategic need: to involve local communities in decision-making processes related to...
Togo is flexing its unrivaled maritime power
Independent (Uganda)
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August 12, 2025
Port of Lomé is drawing heightened interest from Washington and Moscow as both powers compete for influence in West Africa’s most strategically positioned gateway. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Port of Lomé, in the capital of Togo, is...
Nigeria: Dantsoho pledges renewed ports efficiencies for exports performance, sustainability
Zawya
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Managing Director Nigerian Ports, Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho has tasked his team to renew commitment towards continuous improvement of the Port efficiencies that provided the backbone for the positive export performance Nigeria has recorded thus far in...
Togo Flexing Dominance in Maritime Sector
News Central TV
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August 11, 2025
Port of Lomé is drawing heightened interest from Washington and Moscow as both powers compete for influence in West Africa’s most strategically positioned gateway. The port is increasingly becoming attractive to global powers, as Russia and the...
Dantsoho Pledges Renewed Ports Efficiencies For Exports Performance, Sustainability
Daily Independent
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August 13, 2025
1 Managing Director Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho (2nd Right), Director Planning Research & Statistics Federal Ministry of Marine & Marine & Blue Economy , Hajia Kalthum Ibrahim (3rd Right),Executive Directors Finance &...
Dantsoho pledges revitalised port efficiency to power exports, sustainability
The Sun Nigeria
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August 13, 2025
By Steve Agbota The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports, Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, has tasked his team to renew commitment towards continuous improvement of the Port efficiencies that provided the backbone for the positive export performance Nigeria...
Of atomic bombs, Animal Farm and a looming inflection point in world history
Daily Maverick
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August 18, 2025
On 15 August 1945, the Japanese emperor’s prerecorded message of unconditional surrender was broadcast to his nation by radio. To most Japanese, much of it was almost indecipherable, spoken in the emperor’s high-pitched voice using the subtle,...
MRV for Climate Action leads new era of women-led climate action
The Point
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Held at the National Climate Action Centre (NCAC), University of The Gambia (UTG) Kanifing campus, the training funded by NovaSphere and Environment and Climate Change Canada, seeks to equip women with the knowledge, tools, and confidence to...
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 24-30
The Independent
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August 18, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Aged African Sit-tight And Recycled Leaders Are Threat To Democracy
The Nigerian Voice
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Since in the early, 1960s, of attainment of Independence from the colonial masters till date, the syndrome of sit-tight and recycled leadership in Africa has been an obstacle to good governance in our beloved continent and the sufferers are the...
Aged African Sit-Tight And Recycled Leaders: Threat To Democracy In Africa
News Ghana
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August 7, 2025
Since in the early, 1960s, of attainment of Independence from the colonial masters till date, the syndrome of sit-tight and recycled leadership in Africa has been an obstacle to good governance in our beloved continent and the sufferers are the...
The World’s Largest Banks Are Fueling the Climate Crisis (Again)
The Good Men Project - California
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August 7, 2025
By Charlotte Pointing A number of financial institutions are working to fund clean energy solutions to help mitigate the climate crisis. But even more are still financing fossil fuels. Will they swap places? And when? A growing number of financial...
WDFW Kills Wolf From Togo Pack
PNW AG Network - Washington
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August 7, 2025
The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife recently killed a wolf from the Togo pack in the NE corner of the state. Department Director Kelly Susewind authorized the lethal removal last week, following three depredations events (two...
Ghana defence, environment ministers killed in helicopter crash with 6 others
Hindustan Times
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August 6, 2025
Ghana's defence and environment ministers were killed in a helicopter crash Wednesday, the Ghanaian presidency said, hours after the armed forces reported a chopper carrying three crew and five passengers dropped off the radar. A helicopter crash...
Helicopter crash claims lives of Ghana’s Defence and Environment Ministers
National Accord Newspaper
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August 6, 2025
A catastrophic helicopter crash on Wednesday claimed the lives of Ghana’s Defence Minister, Edward Omane Boamah, and Environment Minister, Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, along with everyone else aboard. The aircraft, which had departed from Accra en...
BREAKING: Ghana’s Defence, Environment Ministers Killed In Helicopter Crash
African Examiner
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August 6, 2025
Posted by African Examiner Featured, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa, West Africa Wednesday, August 6th, 2025 (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ghana’s defence and environment ministers were killed in a helicopter crash on Wednesday, the Ghanaian...
Ghana’s defence and environment ministers killed in helicopter crash
Firstpost
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August 6, 2025
Ghana’s defence and environment ministers were killed in a helicopter crash Wednesday, the presidency said, hours after the armed forces reported a chopper carrying three crew and five passengers dropped off the radar. read more Ghana’s presidency...
Ghana’s defence and environment ministers die in helicopter crash
News.Az
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Photo credit: vanguardngr.com A helicopter crash in Ghana has claimed the lives of all eight people on board, including the country’s defense and environment ministers, according to the government. Defence Minister Edward Omane Boamah and...
Ghana’s defence, environment ministers among 8 killed in helicopter crash
Al Jazeera
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Several other government officials among the victims of the crash that occurred Wednesday morning. A helicopter crash has killed all eight people on board, including the nation’s defence and environment ministers, according to Ghana’s government....
Ghana defence, environment ministers killed in helicopter crash — Presidency
Punch
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August 6, 2025
Ghana’s defence and environment ministers were killed in a helicopter crash Wednesday, the Ghanaian presidency said, hours after the armed forces reported a chopper carrying three crew and five passengers dropped off the radar. Edward Omane Boamah...