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How can a vast electrification drive benefit East Africa?
Dialogo Chino
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July 28, 2025
The sun glints off the blades of giant wind turbines in Turkana, a semi-arid county in Kenya’s Rift Valley. They slice through warm air above an ancient lake, conjuring a vision of East Africa overcoming energy poverty through renewables. However,...
The Nile cannot be governed by colonial-era treaties
Al Jazeera
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July 28, 2025
In a couple of weeks, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), the biggest hydroelectric dam on the African continent, will be inaugurated. The construction of this dam has taken more than a decade and has cost nearly $5bn. The government and...
Why China, Africa should partner to curb m-pox
Star
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A test tube labelled "Mpox virus positive" is held in this illustration./FILE The M-Pox outbreak continues to cause havoc across Africa, with 89,566 cases reported from 25 African Union member states. According to the Africa CDC Epidemic...
“Wake Up or Perish”: Muluzi Sounds Final Warning as Malawi’s Donor Dependency Era Ends
Nyasa Times
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August 7, 2025
United Democratic Front (UDF) leader Atupele Muluzi has delivered a blunt and sobering message to Malawians: the age of aid is over—and unless the country radically transforms how it views economics, leadership, and its own potential, it will...
World Knowable Magazine Civilizations of Africa through a new lens
Yahoo News
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The continent of Africa is recognized as the place where humankind originated and evolved over millennia. From famous ancestors like Lucy, the Australopithecus afarensis remains unearthed in Ethiopia in 1974, to the Turkana Boy, a Homo erectus...
Civilizations of Africa through a new lens
Knowable Magazine
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The continent of Africa is recognized as the place where humankind originated and evolved over millennia. From famous ancestors like Lucy, the Australopithecus afarensis remains unearthed in Ethiopia in 1974, to the Turkana Boy, a Homo erectus...
Peter Gabriel’s Performance at Inaugural WOMAD Festival in 1982 to Be Released for First Time on Archival Live Album
American Songwriter
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August 7, 2025
In June 1982, Peter Gabriel headlined the first WOMAD Festival, an event he co-founded to showcase music, artists, and dancers from around the world. The three-day festival was held June 16-18 at the 240-acre Bath and West Showground in Shepton...
M23 rebels defy peace talks, expand control in DRC
Geopolitical Intelligence Services
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August 5, 2025
Angola withdraws as DRC conflict mediator, with Qatar and the U.S. stepping in, as M23 rebels gain ground amid stalled peace talks and regional tension. Jan. 31: M23 soldiers ride in a truck as the rebel group maintains control over Goma, the...
Merck Foundation Together with African and Asian First Ladies Mark ‘World Assisted Reproductive Technology Day’ 2025 Through Their ‘More Than a Mother’ Campaign
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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July 28, 2025
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India & Banjul, The Gambia – Business Wire India • Merck Foundation has made history by training the first local Embryologists and Reproductive & Fertility Experts in many countries such as The Gambia, Liberia, Burundi,...
UN Chief Hails Turkmenistan’s Quiet Diplomacy as Launchpad for Landlocked Solidarity
Inter Press Service
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August 6, 2025
Civil Society, Conferences, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Featured, Global, Headlines, Humanitarian Emergencies, Inequality, Landlocked Developing Countries, Least Developed Countries, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations,...
Burunga : a man sentenced to 10 years for rape of a minor in Rumonge
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, July 25, 2025 – The First Instance Court of Rumonge, in Burunga province (southern Burundi), sentenced Eddy Émile Nkurunziza on Tuesday, July 22, to a 10-year prison sentence for the rape of a 15-year-old minor. The...
EAC unveils single customs bond to boost regional trade
Independent (Uganda)
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August 6, 2025
EAC secretary general Veronica Nduva Kampala, Uganda | Xinhua | The East African Community (EAC) has officially launched the EACBond, a groundbreaking regional customs guarantee instrument designed to streamline the movement of goods across member...
Top 10 African cities where people indirectly smoke the most cigarettes
Business Insider Africa
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July 28, 2025
Even while these engines have long propelled economic and industrial development, they today endanger life on Earth by contaminating the air we breathe. The presence of dangerous substances in the air, both indoors and outdoors, that can have an...
Colonial violence in Namibia
International Viewpoint
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Treaty of Berlin From 1880 onwards, industrialists and major merchants in search of new outlets put pressure on Germany to embark on the “colonial adventure”. It was with the Treaty of Berlin of 1885, which formalized the African possessions of...
Landlocked Nations Form New Bloc to Confront Climate Crisis and Inequity
Inter Press Service
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August 6, 2025
Africa, Climate Action, Climate Change, Climate Change Finance, Development & Aid, Disaster Management, Editors' Choice, Environment, Featured, Global, Headlines, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva...
Over 50 militants killed in Somali battle -RT
Daily News Tanzania
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August 5, 2025
SOMALI: The African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) has confirmed that more than 50 Al-Shabaab militants were killed during intense fighting on Friday in the southern Somali town of Bariire. According to the statement...
Let’s Build Malawi envisions classroom for everyone
Malawi Freedom Network
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August 3, 2025
By Vincent Gunde A global non-profit organization- Let’s Build says it has constructed a total of 48 double-classroom blocks and 60 pit latrines benefiting 4,800 students in Lilongwe district to fulfill its vision of a classroom for everyone....
COLUMN: FINANCIAL MARKETS. CRDB rallies 13pc in a week, reaches 1,130/-
Daily News Tanzania
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August 5, 2025
IN a week marked by both central bank treasury bond auction and pivotal earnings releases, Tanzania’s equity market displayed vigour, with total turnover surging by 45.6 per cent week-on-week to 24.0bn/-. This rebound in activity, particularly...
The Trump Administration Is Promoting Its Anti-Trans Agenda Globally at the United Nations
ProPublica
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August 5, 2025
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. It was meant to be a routine discussion on pollution. One by one, delegates at the United Nations expressed...
US Launches Visa Bond Pilot for B-1/B-2 Applicants in High-Overstay Countries
WebProNews
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August 5, 2025
The U.S. State Department’s announcement of a visa bond pilot program has sent ripples through global travel and immigration circles, introducing a financial hurdle for certain visitors that could reshape international mobility. Set to launch on...