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Kagame Cup starts today, Cecafa partners with Times FM
The Citizen
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Dar es Salaam. The stage is set, the countdown is over, and the thrill of regional football is back. The CECAFA Kagame Cup 2025 officially kicks off today in Dar es Salaam, with Times FM, Tanzania’s only 24-hour sports radio station, making...
Countering Shadow Fleet Activity through Flag State Reform
Royal United Services Institute
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September 1, 2025
Although the term ‘shadow fleet’ has gained prominence in recent years due to Russia’s use of old, poorly maintained and opaquely owned tankers to sustain its oil exports in the face of sanctions, the underlying tactics used by these fleets are...
UK passport holders urged to do 10 minute check or risk being denied flight
Chronicle Live
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September 2, 2025
Annabal Bagdi Senior reporter 15:10, 02 Sep 2025 An urgent alert has been sent out to British passport holders. Certain UK passport holders have been contacted with a vital communication from HM Passport Office. The alert is emphasising to...
Kenya More Peaceful Than the United States, Study Finds
Kenyans.co.ke
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September 2, 2025
Kenya has been ranked as a more peaceful country than the United States, according to a new global study. The 2025 Global Peace Index (GPI), published by the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP), places Kenya at 127th globally, just ahead of the...
Mnangagwa set to tie up $533 million railway revamp deal
Bulawayo 24 News
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September 2, 2025
President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday met executives of the China Railway Group (CRG) in Beijing to finalise a transformative US$533 million deal to overhaul Zimbabwe's deteriorating railway system, the presidency confirmed. Presidential...
Rapid Rise
DVIDS - Georgia
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August 25, 2025
CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti (Aug. 25, 2025) — Hospital Corpsman Chief Select Kazia Marecheau, a Midcoast Maine native, has been selected for advancement to chief petty officer and for a direct commission into the Medical Service Corps after 15 years...
3 surprising countries with no universities – And why
Pulse
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September 2, 2025
In a world where almost every nation prides itself on having at least one university to drive education, research, and innovation, there are rare exceptions. Believe it or not, a handful of countries operate without a single registered university....
Sounders Celebrate Leagues Cup Win and Player Call-Ups
BVM Sports
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September 2, 2025
The Seattle Sounders are celebrating post-victory while several players embark on international duties. Five first-team Sounders players received national team call-ups for the ongoing international window. Notably, Nouhou and Georgi Minoungou...
A Critique of Bereket Habtemariam’s Proposal on Sea Access and Sovereignty
Awate
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September 1, 2025
Author’s Note: This essay is written in response to a document recently shared by Bereket Habtemariam on his Facebook (also known as Biko Steph). His contribution to the debate over Ethiopia’s access to the Red Sea is imaginative and provocative....
The rising stakes of foreign investment in Africa
Institute for Security Studies
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The rising stakes of foreign investment in Africa With labour’s contribution to economic growth steadily growing, Africa must focus on improving inward financial flows. In the early stages of development, economic growth is largely driven by the...
Ethiopia Could Still Avert the Next War With Eritrea
Foreign Policy
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In a dramatic reversal after more than two years of evading the issue, Ethiopia accused Eritrea at the U.N. Human Rights Council in July of occupation and abuses in its northern Tigray region. Eritrean troops had fought alongside Ethiopia’s army...
African battle for 2026 World Cup spots intensifies
BBC
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September 2, 2025
Image caption, Mohamed Salah's Egypt are well placed to qualify for the 2026 Fifa World Cup, but Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen and Cameroon forward Bryan Mbeumo could miss out on the finals Rob Stevens BBC Sport Africa Egypt and Morocco could...
Jordan: Exports in H1 2025 increased by $365mln — JCI
Zawya
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AMMAN — Jordan’s industrial exports recorded a "notable" increase in the first half of 2025, reaching nearly JD4 billion compared with JD3.7 billion in the same period of 2024, marking an increase of JD259 million , according to figures released...
U.S. Makes Major Changes to Visa Applications
Kenyans.co.ke
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September 2, 2025
The United States Department of State has announced new rules governing where immigrant visa interviews will be conducted, a move that will take effect on November 1, 2025. Under the revised guidelines, all applicants will be required to attend...
Amendment INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
Capital
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August 24, 2025
DESCRIPTION: Provision of Overland (cross-border) Transport Services from Djibouti to Ethiopia CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF EOIs: 29 August 2025, 12:00 hrs REFERENCE: EOI-ETCO-LOG-2025-08 The United Nations World Food Programme in Ethiopia (WFP...
GERD: A Monument of Hope and an Engine of Regional Prosperit...
Modern Ghana
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When Ethiopia first laid the foundation stone of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in April 2011, few could have anticipated how profoundly it would come to symbolise not only national pride but also a bold economic and geopolitical...
Seeb beat Jordan’s Al Karak to enter last 16 of Arab TT
Oman Observer
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September 1, 2025
MUSCAT: Seeb Club booked their spot in the last 16 round after securing a crucial 3–1 victory over Jordan’s Al Karak Club in Group 5 of the Arab Table Tennis Clubs Championship, which is underway in Muscat until Thursday. A the main hall of the...
The Opening Statement – Summer 2025
It's Going Down
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September 1, 2025
Announcing a new issue of The Opening Statement, an abolitionist publication from Michigan. Celebrate our 25th issue of The Opening Statement! TOS is a free quarterly newsletter that features articles, poetry, political writing and opinion pieces...
West African customs officers trained on geospatial intelligence to tackle smuggling
Ghana News Agency
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September 1, 2025
By Stanley Senya Accra, Sept. 1, GNA – Customs administrations across West Africa have strengthened their capacity to fight smuggling, illicit trafficking, and revenue leakages through the use of Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT), as Ghana hosts a...
US Visa Applications to Change in November: What to Know
Newsweek
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September 1, 2025
The U.S. Department of State announced changes to immigrant visa interview requirements that will take effect on November 1, 2025. Immigrant visa applicants will be required to interview in the consular district corresponding to their place of...