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TCCIA says VAT digitisation can empower businesses
Daily News Tanzania
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June 20, 2025
Home/Business/TCCIA says VAT digitisation can empower businesses NAIROBI, Kenya: THE Tanzania Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (TCCIA) said embracing digital VAT systems across Africa is crucial for boosting business efficiency and...
Nigeria’s $807 GDP per capita ranks 12th lowest globally – IMF
New National Star
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June 29, 2025
BY SAM OTUONYE Nigeria has been ranked as the 12th poorest country by Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita in 2025 in the world-based data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as reported and published by Visual Capitalist. Out of the...
Solomon Islands Media Professionals Gain Insightful Experience Of China’s Media, Culture, And Mesmeric Growth
Scoop
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Four media professionals from the Solomon Islands (SI) successfully completed a two-week seminar on Full-Media Communication for “Belt and Road Countries” in China, describing the training program as an eye-opener as cooperation between the two...
A triumphant Supreme Court term for Trump, fueled by emergency rulings
West Hawaii Today - Hawaii
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June 29, 2025
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court term that ended Friday included an extraordinary run of victories for President Donald Trump, culminating in a 6-3 ruling largely eliminating the main tool that his opponents have used to thwart his aggressive...
Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan | Time to unmask Trump’s detention and deportation squads
Times-Standard - California
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June 29, 2025
With each passing day, the violence wielded by ICE, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, grows more intense and widespread. One grotesquely emblematic example of this was the recent violent arrest of 48-year-old Narciso Barranco in Santa Ana....
Why government should embark on the abandoned WES road project
The City Review
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June 19, 2025
By Emmanuel Mandella Western Equatoria State Minister for Roads, Transport, and Bridges, Anna Tuna Richard, is appealing to the national government to resume construction of the stalled highway project in the state. Tuna said the project is vital,...
Tigray Tensions; IS Sahel Offensive: Africa File, June 26, 2025
Critical Threats - Washington D.C.
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To receive the weekly Africa File and triweekly Congo War Security Review via email, please subscribe here. Follow CTP on X, LinkedIn, and BlueSky. Contributors: Ellery White, Miles Charles, and Edlawit Tesfaye Key Takeaways: Ethiopia. The growing...
Meet SP Brigite Uwamahoro, Ranked Top Cop by Rwanda’s Elite Police College
KT Press Rwanda
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June 28, 2025
1 As the graduation ceremony reached its climax at the National Police College in Musanze, the air was thick with anticipation. Dozens of senior police officers from across Africa stood tall, awaiting the final announcement. Then came the...
Pochalla illegalizes alcohol, illicit drugs
Number One Citizen Daily
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June 19, 2025
By Manas James Okony Authorities in Pochalla South County, part of the Greater Pibor Administrative Area (GPAA), have taken decisive action to reinforce their ban on the production and consumption of alcohol and other illicit drugs. This move...
Ranked: Countries With the Most Children in 2025
Visual Capitalist
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June 28, 2025
See this visualization first on the Voronoi app. Use This Visualization Ranked: Countries With the Most Children in 2025 This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven...
WFP, EU hand over 15-km Mayom Lac–Ayai road to government
The City Review
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June 27, 2025
By William Madouk The World Food Programme (WFP) on Thursday handed over the newly rehabilitated Mayom Lac-Ayai road in Aweil South County to the government of Northern Bahr el-Ghazal State. The 15-kilometer community feeder road was constructed...
Grading every player the Suns acquired this week
Bright Side of the Sun
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June 28, 2025
The Phoenix Suns have traded away Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets for Dillon Brooks and Jalen Green, the #10 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft and five future second-round picks. What did they do with that haul? They drafted Khaman Maluach at #10,...
IGP Byakagaba cautions against improper fleet management
Independent (Uganda)
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June 26, 2025
IGP Abas Byakagaba looking at the garments made by police factory Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector General of Police, Abas Byakagaba, has cautioned the police officers against improper fleet management. The IGP who visited the...
Why Fitch’s ratings on Afreximbank loans to African Nations is a contradiction — George Elombi
Nairametrics
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June 27, 2025
The Executive Vice President, Governance, Legal & Corporate Services at the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Dr. George Elombi, has explained why Fitch Ratings’ assessment of the bank’s loans to African nations remains a “contradiction”...
Madison coffee roaster recognized as a 2025 Good Food Awards winner
WMTV - Wisconsin
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June 28, 2025
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - A Madison coffee roaster has been recognized as a 2025 Good Food Awards winner. JBC Coffee Roasters’ ‘Las Margaritas Sudan Rume’ coffee earned the title in the annual competition which recognizes outstanding American craft...
IMF ranks Nigeria 12th poorest country globally by GDP per capita
Business Hallmark
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June 27, 2025
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has ranked Nigeria as the 12th poorest country in the world based on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita, according to 2025 figures released in a recent report published by Visual Capitalist, a global...
Sudan's army accepts El Fasher humanitarian truce proposed by UN
The National News
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Sudan's armed forces commander Gen Abdel Fattah Al Burhan has agreed to a UN proposal for a week-long truce in the besieged city of El Fasher, to allow the delivery of food and other humanitarian aid. Gen Al Burhan conveyed his acceptance of the...
Open Letter to Gen. Rabi Mujung Emmanuel, the governor Central Equatoria State
Number One Citizen Daily
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June 26, 2025
Garang Garang Adim Dear Governor Mujung, I am writing to extend my sincere congratulations on your appointment as governor of Central Equatoria State. This position presents a unique opportunity to shape the trajectory of sustainable development...
The Supreme Court Allows Trump Officials to Deport Migrants to “Third Countries”
The Nation
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June 27, 2025
The Supreme Court ruled from its emergency docket that the Trump administration could temporarily send immigrants to third-party countries with which they have no connection. Ad Policy Migrants from Guatemala are deported to their country with a...
Washington immigrant in limbo amid challenge to Trump’s ‘third country’ deportations
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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SEATTLE – The family of a man who grew up in Tacoma and has become one of the faces of President Donald Trump’s efforts to deport immigrants to countries where they have no ties is urging Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson to intervene. Tuan Thanh Phan,...