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Too hot to handle: Is this heat the new normal?
Deutsche Welle
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July 1, 2025
People the world over are struggling with sweltering hot temperatures fueled by climate change. The summer's first heatwave has a firm grip on Southern Europe, parts of the US and the UK. Temperatures in southern Spain reached 46 degrees Celsius...
How far Nigeria don reach to change Donald Trump ban bifor di 60 days deadline?
GhanaWeb
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July 1, 2025
Recently, President Donald Trump administration don announce say dem go soon enforce rules wey go block citizens from Nigeria, Ghana and 34 oda nations from entering di United States, even if dem get valid visa or to stay back afta di 60 days...
The Time Has Arrived for a Comprehensive Middle East Peace
Common Dreams
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June 30, 2025
The attack by Israel and the U.S. on Iran had two significant effects. First, it once again exposed the root cause of turmoil in the region: Israel’s project to “reshape the Middle East” through regime change, aimed at maintaining its dominance...
Nigeria ranks third poorest in W/Africa by GDP per capita
Business Hallmark
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June 30, 2025
…as analysts blame wrong policies of this government Nigeria’s poverty challenge appears to be escalating, and really worsening as the country now is performing badly in its regional block, where it used to be the father Christmas. A recent World...
Yambio Farmer Calls for Community Transformation Through Local Produce
The City Review
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June 30, 2025
Mathew Buku believes locals can re-energize their efforts in farming to produce much more yield that can satisfy local demand and supply to other areas to fight food insecurity By Emmanuel Mandella In a compelling call for food security and...
Sanctions considerations for non-governmental organisations in a new US administration
Global Investigations Review
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June 30, 2025
The continued and evolving use of economic and financial sanctions by a growing number of jurisdictions and government authorities, the exponential increase in the sheer number of sanctions targets and the increasing level of complexity of...
Driven to starvation, Sudanese eat weeds and plants to survive
Africanews
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June 28, 2025
With Sudan in the grips of war and millions struggling to find enough to eat, many are turning to weeds and wild plants to quiet their pangs of hunger. They boil the plants in water with salt because, simply, there is nothing else. "So it’s really...
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Hunger Hotspots, Fishery Gains, and Cyber Threats
Food Tank - Maryland
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June 20, 2025
Each week, Food Tank is rounding up a few news stories that inspire excitement, infuriation, or curiosity. Hunger Worsens in 13 Hotspots A new joint report from the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP)...
AMFS 2025 highlights Kenya’s leadership in regional peacekeeping and crisis response
DVIDS - Georgia
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June 30, 2025
POINTE AUX PIMENTS, Mauritius (June 25, 2025) — The 2025 African Maritime Forces Summit featured a strong presence from Kenya, underscoring its role as a leader in East African peacekeeping, regional security, and humanitarian response alongside...
Ranked: The Biggest Currency Drops So Far in 2025
Visual Capitalist
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June 30, 2025
Ranked: The Biggest Currency Drops So Far in 2025 Key Takeaways The Venezuelan bolívar has fallen the most so far in 2025 amid high inflation and uncertain oil revenue. Six of the 10 biggest currency drops were in African countries. Can you count...
Oral Cholera vaccination kicks off in Kapoeta
Number One Citizen Daily
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June 30, 2025
By Kei Emmanuel Duku Eastern Equatoria State Governor Louis Lobong Lojore launched an oral cholera vaccine campaign over the weekend in Kapoeta Municipality, part of Greater Kapoeta. The campaign is slated to expand to other counties in the state...
East Africa: Eala MPs urge Ruto to call summit as cash crisis threatens integration drive
Zawya
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The East African Legislative Assembly wants President William Ruto to call an extraordinary Heads of State Summit to address the cash crisis at the secretariat that has paralysed operations and threatens integration. After a virtual sitting in...
In Occupied Palestine – 04 July 2025
The Daily Blog
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July 7, 2025
In Occupied Palestine Zionism in practice Israel’s Daily Toll on Palestinian Life, Limb, Liberty and Land 08:00, 04 July 2025 until 08:00, 05 July 2025 Gaza Strip Merciless blitz on starving Gaza — growing numbers of dead and injured Victims 04...
On 40th Anniversary Of Live Aid, Bob Geldof Denounces “Thuggery” Of Trump, Vance, Musk As He Questions Why Charity Has Become “Almost An Embarrassment”
Deadline
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June 30, 2025
Bob Geldof didn’t mince words about those in charge across the pond as he celebrated 40 years of Live Aid. “The thuggery of Musk, and Vance and Trump, this confederacy of dunces, these abject fools,” he said at an event launching a set of BBC Live...
Sudan Nashra: Burhan agrees to week-long humanitarian truce in Fasher | Armed groups’ ministerial quotas derail PM’s technocratic vision | RSF infighting breaks out in Kordofan, South Darfur | Hemedti makes first field appearance in two years, strikes …
Mada Masr
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June 28, 2025
Amid a deepening humanitarian catastrophe in North Darfur’s Fasher — besieged by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for over a year — Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC) Chair and Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) Commander-in-Chief Abdel Fattah...
Experts: EAC’s failure on non-tariff barriers helps sustain growth of debt
Independent (Uganda)
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June 28, 2025
Moses Kaggwa, Director Economic Affairs at the Ministry of Finance, condemned the persistent application of non-trade barriers in the region. PHOTO URN Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Community has grappled with the issue of...
Afreximbank chooses continuity with Elombi as president
African Business
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June 29, 2025
This article was produced with the support of Afreximbank The African Export-Import Bank chose to stick with continuity as it picked George Elombi, a seasoned insider, to lead the continental trade bank at a critical point in Africa’s development....
Ranked: Countries With the Fewest Seniors, by Population Share
Visual Capitalist
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June 29, 2025
See this visualization first on the Voronoi app. Use This Visualization Ranked: Countries With the Fewest Seniors, by Population Share This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover...
Who is going to inspect Iran's nuclear sites now?
RTE Ireland
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June 29, 2025
While Israel, Iran and the United States fought their 12-day war, a row broke out between Tehran and the UN’s nuclear watchdog, casting doubt on future independent oversight of Iran’s nuclear programme and raising fears that global...
Col. Nakalema Hails Eritrean Investors’ Contribution to Uganda’s Economic Development
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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June 19, 2025
The Head of the State House Investors Protection Unit (SHIPU), Col. Edith Nakalema yesterday met and held fruitful discussions with a delegation of Eritrean investors in Uganda. The investors are generally into hospitality, technology, energy and...