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Millennial Potash Announces Support from US International Development Finance Corporation for Banio Potash Project

Millennial Potash Announces Support from US International Development Finance Corporation for Banio Potash Project

Millennial Potash Corp. (TSXV:MLP; OTCQB:MLPNF; FSE:X0D) has announced that the US international Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has committed up to US$3M in project development funding for the Banio Potash Project in Gabon. This deal was...

Impatient Trump fumes 'we have to go quicker' at African leaders

Impatient Trump fumes 'we have to go quicker' at African leaders

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...

President Trump promises West African leaders a pivot to trade as the region reels from sweeping aid cuts

President Trump promises West African leaders a pivot to trade as the region reels from sweeping aid cuts

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump promised West African leaders a pivot from aid to trade during a White House meeting Wednesday as the region reels from the impact of sweeping U.S. aid cuts. Trump said he sees “great economic potential in...

Gabon's BGFI Holding to List on BVMAC July 15

Gabon's BGFI Holding to List on BVMAC July 15

(Business in Cameroon) - BGFI Holding will launch its initial public offering (IPO) on the Central African Stock Exchange (BVMAC) on July 15, 2025. The announcement came during an extraordinary general meeting held on June 25, 2025, at the...

Georgia Africa Legislative Caucus says proposed travel ban will hurt the U.S.

Georgia Africa Legislative Caucus says proposed travel ban will hurt the U.S.

On Wednesday in Atlanta, members of the Georgia Africa Legislative Caucus gathered at the state capitol to ask Secretary of State Marco Rubio to reconsider a potential travel ban for some African countries. In June, President Donald Trump’s...

Donald Trump hurries along West African leaders boasting about natural resources

Donald Trump hurries along West African leaders boasting about natural resources

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...

World leader dangles blunt ‘bribe’ in Trump’s face

World leader dangles blunt ‘bribe’ in Trump’s face

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...

Trump targets Brazil with 50% tariff, calls Bolsonaro trial a ‘witch hunt’

Trump targets Brazil with 50% tariff, calls Bolsonaro trial a ‘witch hunt’

President Donald Trump singled out Brazil for import taxes of 50 per cent on Wednesday for its treatment of its former president, Jair Bolsonaro, showing that personal grudges rather than simple economics are a driving force in the US leader's use...

The Latest: Trump’s new 50% tariffs for Brazil stem from his disapproval over Bolsonaro trial

The Latest: Trump’s new 50% tariffs for Brazil stem from his disapproval over Bolsonaro trial

President Donald Trump cited what he called unfair treatment of Brazilian former President Jair Bolsonaro as he announced the new 50% duties on import goods from the South American nation, showing that personal grudges rather than simply economics...

"Great economic potential in Africa": five African leaders have lunch with Trump

"Great economic potential in Africa": five African leaders have lunch with Trump

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...

Trump slaps Brazil with 50% tariff, explicitly tying action to trial of ally Jair Bolsonaro

Trump slaps Brazil with 50% tariff, explicitly tying action to trial of ally Jair Bolsonaro

President Donald Trump singled out Brazil for import taxes of 50% on Wednesday for its treatment of its former president, Jair Bolsonaro, showing that personal grudges rather than simple economics are a driving force in the U.S. leader’s use of...

Trump hits Brazil goods with 50% tariff over Bolsonaro trial

Trump hits Brazil goods with 50% tariff over Bolsonaro trial

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump singled out Brazil for import taxes of 50% on Wednesday for its treatment of its former president, Jair Bolsonaro, showing that personal grudges rather than simple economics are a driving force in the U.S....

White House hosts West African leaders to discuss trade and development

White House hosts West African leaders to discuss trade and development

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,...

Trump praises leader of English-speaking African nation for his ‘good English’

Trump praises leader of English-speaking African nation for his ‘good English’

President Trump praised Liberian President Joseph Boakai for speaking English articulately, seemingly unaware of the fact that English is Liberia’s national language. “Such good English, that’s beautiful,” Trump said during a Wednesday meeting at...

WC Qualifiers: Argentina, England, Egypt secure win

WC Qualifiers: Argentina, England, Egypt secure win

Images from the FIFA World Cup qualifiers matches. IMAGE: Angel Di Maria of Argentina celebrates after scoring the first goal of his team during a match between Uruguay and Argentina. Photograph: Ernesto Ryan/Getty Images Argentina closed in on a...

Trump Faces Backlash For Praising Liberian President’s Fluent English

Trump Faces Backlash For Praising Liberian President’s Fluent English

AUnited States President Donald Trump is once again facing online backlash after a remark during a lunch with African leaders at the White House resurfaced, in which he praised the Liberian President for speaking “beautiful English,” seemingly...

Trump courts African mineral-rich nations, snubs Nigeria and South Africa in strategic White House summit 

Trump courts African mineral-rich nations, snubs Nigeria and South Africa in strategic White House summit 

U.S. President Donald Trump is set to host a select group of African leaders this week at the White House, focusing on expanding American access to critical minerals and natural resources. However, conspicuously absent from the invite list are the...

Accra Ranks Second in Africa for Costly Airport Arrival Fees

Ghana’s capital imposes the continent’s second-highest arrival fees for international passengers, according to the 2024 AFRAA Taxes and Charges Study Review. Travelers landing at Accra’s Kotoka International Airport pay $111.50 in mandatory...

President Donald Trump tariffs goods from Brazil at 50%, citing ‘witch hunt’ trial against Bolsonaro

President Donald Trump tariffs goods from Brazil at 50%, citing ‘witch hunt’ trial against Bolsonaro

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump singled out Brazil for import taxes of 50% on Wednesday for its treatment of its former president, Jair Bolsonaro, showing that personal grudges rather than simple economics were driving the U.S. leader’s use of...

WATCH LIVE: President Trump Hosts Multilateral Meeting with African Leaders and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu – 12 PM ET

WATCH LIVE: President Trump Hosts Multilateral Meeting with African Leaders and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu – 12 PM ET

President Trump is scheduled to participate in a lunch with the leaders of five African nations and the Prime Minister of Israel this afternoon. The meeting with the Presidents of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal will focus...

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