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Living Monument to Pan-African Dream
Ethiopian News Agency
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By Gosaye Feyissa Addis Ababa, August 22, 2025 (ENA) -- Addis Ababa is a city of renown, a jewel among the great metropolises of Africa. This historic city, close to a century and a half in age, is a mirror of Ethiopia herself—a living museum of...
Puerto Rico Youth Among 2025 International Young Eco-Hero Award Winners
The Weekly Journal
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Today, Action for Nature announced that Ana Lucía Pérez Escalera, a 13-year-old from Salinas, Puerto Rico is one of fifteen young environmental activists from across the globe to receive recognition in the 2025 International Young Eco-Hero Awards....
State Department Slams Latest Instance of Leftist ‘Judicial Overreach’
The Daily Signal - Washington D.C.
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August 21, 2025
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The State Department is condemning a Biden-appointed federal judge’s ruling barring the Trump administration from using the president’s latest travel ban to deny visas to foreigners from certain countries. U.S. District...
EAC, Kenya launch biotech plan to boost trade, biodiversity
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
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August 12, 2025
Kenya has joined other East Africa Countries in coming up with a regional biotechnology strategy which prioritizes equitable access to biotechnology benefits, preservation of biodiversity, and public education to build trust and acceptance....
The VX Factor: Why Africa is still poor
Politicsweb
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August 21, 2025
Friday, 22 August 2025 22/08/25 OPINION The VX Factor: Why Africa is still poor Tendai Biti - Greg Mills | 21 August 2025 Tendai Biti and Greg Mills on what is possible in a continent largely controlled by extractive elites The fuel queues across...
From Conflict to Climate Crusade, Refugees Lead the Charge in Kenya
Inter Press Service
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August 11, 2025
Active Citizens, Africa, Aid, Armed Conflicts, Civil Society, Climate Change, Combating Desertification and Drought, Education, Energy, Environment, Featured, Headlines, Humanitarian Emergencies, Migration & Refugees, Natural Resources,...
St Joseph’s Boys Kitale to confront compatriots Musingu in Feassa football semis
Star
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Musingu High's Scorpions pose for a group photo/ANGWENYI GICHANA National champions St Joseph’s Boys Kitale (JOBO) booked a date with compatriots Musingu in the semi-finals of the ongoing Federation of East African Secondary Schools Sports...
Trump travel bans alarm Arizona college athletes
West Valley View - Arizona
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Arizona State University is a haven for athletes from all over the world. They represent six continents and compete across a variety of sports. The recent announcement by President Donald Trump that citizens of 12 countries would be banned from...
Intracom Fertilizer to build $180million organic fertilizer factory in Uganda
Independent (Uganda)
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August 21, 2025
Permanent Secretary of MAAIF Maj. Gen. David Kasura-Kyomukama, Prime Minister Nabbanja and Finance Minister Kasaija at the signing Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a significant step toward transforming Uganda’s agricultural sector, Intracom...
President Pezeshkian calls for action against Israeli crimes in Gaza
Iran Front Page
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August 11, 2025
Speaking during the ceremony for the presentation of credentials for new ambassadors from Ethiopia, Estonia, Djibouti, Laos, Cambodia, Burundi, Latvia, Myanmar, and Nepal, the president highlighted the alarming continuation and escalation of...
Intracom Fertilizer Signs Landmark Agreement to Establish Organic Fertilizer Factory in Uganda worth US$180million
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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August 21, 2025
In a significant step toward transforming Uganda’s agricultural sector, Intracom Fertilizers Uganda -SMC Ltd, led by Mr. Adrian Ntigacika, has signed an agreement to establish a state-of-the-art organic fertilizer factory in Kampiringisa, Uganda....
Pro-Houthi hacker who attacked thousands of websites from UK home is jailed
The National News
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A pro-Houthi cybercriminal who hacked thousands of websites from his home in the UK has been jailed for 20 months. Al Tahery Al Mashriky, 26, was arrested by the National Crime Agency after it was tipped off by US law enforcement investigating...
Mpox deaths, Kenya surge among top concerns in Africa's outbreaks
CIDRAP
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Health officials in Africa continue to report progress in the region's battle against mpox, but some challenges remain, including cutting the number of deaths and helping emerging hot spot countries such as Kenya contain rising cases, leaders from...
45 Countries Nigerians Can Travel To Without A Visa In 2025
Biz Watch Nigeria
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August 21, 2025
The Nigerian passport, ranked 94th globally and 43rd in Africa by the 2025 Henley Passport Index, now gives citizens access to 45 destinations worldwide. While mobility still lags behind European and North American counterparts, Nigerians can...
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels massacred civilians in DRC, says rights group
The Irish Times
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Rwanda-backed M23 rebels killed at least 140 people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in July, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report on Wednesday that highlighted how violence remains elevated despite the US- and Qatar-backed...
US Embassy probes death of American citizen in Entebbe police cells
Observer
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August 11, 2025
The US Embassy in Kampala is investigating the circumstances under which its citizen, Eric Nkusi, died while in police custody at Entebbe police station. Nkusi, who also has roots in Burundi, was arrested last Friday for overstaying his visa after...
Pezeshkian urges world states to stop Israeli crimes in Gaza
Mehr News Agency
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August 10, 2025
Speaking in the ceremony of receiving credentials of new ambassadors of nine countries including Ethiopia, Estonia, Djibouti, Laos, Cambodia, Burundi, Latvia, Myanmar and Nepal on Sunday, Pezeshkian wished evermore success to the newly-appointed...
Rome, Geneva, Budapest or … – Which venue for a possible meeting of Presidents Trump, Zelensky and Putin and the possible role of Art. 16 of the Rome Statute?
EJIL: Talk!
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August 21, 2025
“When shall we three meet again in thunder, lightning, or in rain? When the hurlyburly’s done, When the battle’s lost and won.” Macbeth, Witches, Act I, Scene I. Introduction After the recent meeting of US-President Trump with Russian President...
Kakuma and Kalobeyei (Kenya) : food aid suspended, the refugees’ anger mounts
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Kakuma, August 8, 2025 – The World Food Program (WFP) announced on Thursday, August 8, the indefinite suspension of food ration distribution in the Kakuma and Kalobeyei camps, located in northwest Kenya. This decision has...
Trump’s New Bans on International Students Harm U.S., Experts Say
Al-Fanar Media
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August 16, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision this summer to ban travel to the United States by citizens of 12 countries, mostly in Africa and the Middle East, and to restrict travel by citizens of seven other countries has upended numerous students’...