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Ethiopia has completed building mega-dam on Nile, says PM
Eye Radio
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July 4, 2025
Author: BBC | Published: 6 hours ago The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in Guba, Ethiopia on February 19, 2022. PHOTO | AMANUEL SILESHI | AFP Ethiopia says it has completed building a mega-dam on the Blue Nile that has long been a source of...
KeNHA Issues Update on Dualling of Nairobi-Nakuru Highway
Kenyans.co.ke
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July 8, 2025
The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has announced the receipt of a third privately initiated proposal for the upgrade of the Nairobi-Nakuru highway. KeNHA, in a notice published on Tuesday, July 8, revealed that it received a proposal...
Ahead of July 9, public urges leaders to recommit to Dr. Garang’s vision
Eye Radio
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July 1, 2025
Author: Emmanuel J. Akile | Published: 2 hours ago A celebrant holds South Sudan flag high on 9 July 2011 | Credit | Unknown As South Sudan prepares to mark 14 years of independence on July 9, members of the public are urging national leaders to...
Food crisis forces Tambura County Prison inmates to casual labor
Radio Tamazuj
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July 8, 2025
Tambura County Prison is facing a dire humanitarian crisis, with over 80 inmates reportedly going without food for 11 consecutive days due to a government failure to pay a long-standing debt to the penitentiary’s food supplier. Colonel Gaetano...
ATM's proposal to rename South Africa as Azania: What does it mean and how do South Africans feel about it?
IOL
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The African Transformation Movement (ATM) has announced its intention to table a proposal before Parliament and the Constitutional Review Committee to rename South Africa as the Republic of Azania. According to the party, the move is a part of a...
Civil society urges artists to avoid songs with hate speech
Number One Citizen Daily
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July 8, 2025
By Lodu William Odiya Center for Peace and Advocacy (CPA) has called on artists to exercise responsibility, cautioning them to refrain from promoting hate speech. Speaking to No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper on Monday, Executive Director of CPA, Ter...
Bill Melugin Has More Info About 8 Deportees Rep. Pramila Jayapal Would Like You to Shed a Tear For
Twitchy
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July 5, 2025
Democrat Rep. Pramila Jayapal has taken a short break from random people approaching her to express their sadness and concern about the "Big Beautiful Bill" to call out some deportations she thinks are cruel and inhumane: The Trump administration...
School lightning tragedy in Uganda sparks global campaign
Independent (Uganda)
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July 7, 2025
Students of Palabek Secondary School in Lamwo District stand outside a classroom block which was recently fitted with a lightning protection system. Lightning bolts are quite common in this part of northern Uganda. INDEPENDENT/RONALD MUSOKE....
International Notes: Doncic, Maledon, Musa, Gabriel, K. Antetokounmpo, Okafor
Hoops Rumors
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July 7, 2025
Lakers star Luka Doncic highlights Slovenia’s preliminary EuroBasket roster, which was released this morning, according to Johnny Askounis of EuroHoops. Vlatko Cancar, who recently left Denver to sign with Olimpia Milano, and former NBA guard...
Slog AM: More Than 80 Dead in Texas Floods, Bibi Is Back in DC, and the Governor Chooses Not to Pardon a Washington Deportee
The Stranger - Washington State
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July 7, 2025
Good morning! Did you manage to get through the 4th of July without blowing anything (or anyone) up? Good for you. (The 47 people that were treated at Harborview for fireworks-related injuries weren’t so lucky.) Now that we’re officially in...
Mother Country How I Love You. Tabs, Mon., July 7, 2025
Wonkette - Michigan
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July 7, 2025
Tabs gif by your friend Martini Glambassador! Good morning! Marcie has the week off. Am I going to have to write posts? HOW WILL WE LIVE???? Absolutely horrendous news on July 4, as flash flooding in the Texas Hill Country swept a still unknown...
Trump, With the ‘Supreme Court on Speed Dial,’ Looks To Extend His Hot Streak on Immigration Through the Summer
The New York Sun
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July 5, 2025
The ruling by the Supreme Court that the Trump administration can deport migrants to South Sudan adds a final flourish to a term that saw the 47th president’s agenda on immigration flourish at the high bench. The greenlighting of deportations of...
A New Dawn for Women’s Football Begins at WAFCON 2025
News Central TV
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July 7, 2025
WAFCON 2025 thrills with a 45% prize money increase, surging attendance at federation games, and bold investments. These are signs of a system boldly backing women’s football. As infrastructure, visibility, and support gain ground, African women’s...
International News Briefs for Monday, July 7, 2025
Havana Times
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July 7, 2025
HAVANA TIMES – Here are some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Monday, July 7, 2025. Trump Signs Bill to Cut Taxes on the Rich, Gut Social Programs and Speed Mass Deportations Jul 07, 2025 President Trump signed...
Information Ministry proposes $9.3M for fiber optics network design
Eye Radio
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June 28, 2025
Author: Michael Daniel | Published: 4 hours ago High Speed Light Streaks internet data, blue colour, glow lines, background|Courtesy South Sudan’s Ministry of Information has proposed a $9.3 million budget to fund the design phase of the country’s...
Monday Morning Minute: Man's Inhumanity to Man
Red State
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July 7, 2025
Monday, July 7, 2025 Good morning, and welcome to RedState's "Morning Minute" — a brief glimpse at which stories are trending at the moment and a look ahead at what the day may bring. Consider this your one-stop shop for news to kickstart your...
Immigration News Today: $100 Billion in New ICE Funding
Documented - New York
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July 7, 2025
Just have a minute? Here are the top stories you need to know about immigration. This summary was featured in Documented’s Early Arrival newsletter. You can subscribe to receive it in your inbox three times per week here. New York What $100...
Fragile African states left behind in pandemic recovery
Business Day
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July 7, 2025
Five years after COVID-19 first swept across the globe, much of sub-Saharan Africa is finding its feet again. Trade volumes have picked up, tourist arrivals are rising, and digital payments have surged. But for more than 400 million people living...
Supplementary Budget will hurt struggling families – ZACA
Daily Nation
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July 7, 2025
NATION REPORTER THE Zambia Consumer Association (ZACA) is concerned that the recently proposed K33.6 billion supplementary budget by the Minister of Finance and National Planning, Dr. Situmbeko Musokotwane, will negatively impact low-income...
Ailing Salva Kiir prepares volatile succession
The Standard
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South Sudan's President Salva Kiir at KICC, Nairobi. [File, Standard] With South Sudan's President Salva Kiir undergoing medical tests abroad after years of rumours about his health, analysts say a long-gestating plan has been set in motion to...