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DAZN acquires rights to US college football and basketball for Europe and MENA
Broadband TV News
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August 27, 2025
DAZN has acquired live rights to a wide range of U.S. college football and basketball content through a multi-year sublicensing agreement with ESPN. From the 2025 season, fans across selected territories in Europe and the MENA region will be able...
Beyond the Nation-State: Ethiopia Ushers in the Possibility of Pragmatic Cooperation
Ethiopian News Agency
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By Bereket Sisay Addis Ababa, August 27, 2025 (ENA) -- The political portrayal of the Horn of Africa, seemingly shaped by an Orientalist perspective, is overwhelmingly negative. The region has always been portrayed as a hotbed of instability, a...
The Digital Shift: Redefining Insurance with Smarter Payments
Banking Dive
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India Strengthens Naval power with commissioning of BrahMos-equipped stealth frigates
Weekly Blitz
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August 27, 2025
India Strengthens Naval power with commissioning of BrahMos-equipped stealth frigates India has taken another decisive step in bolstering its maritime power with the commissioning of two new indigenously built stealth frigates – INS Udaygiri and...
ADM Eyes on Asia - 27 August 2025
Australian Defence Magazine
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In this fortnightly online column, ADM journalist Corey Lee Bell covers defence news across Japan and the Republic of Korea. Japan deepens defence ties with Norway and the United Kingdom as Tokyo increases its defence diplomacy Japan and Norway...
Russia and China's expanding Red Sea footprint – a geopolitical crossroads
Israel Hayom
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August 26, 2025
Russia's naval ambitions in the Red Sea Moscow has long eyed the Red Sea as a gateway for global influence and trade. In recent years, the Kremlin revived Soviet-era plans for warm-water ports along this strategic corridor. A 2020 agreement to...
ILO Applauds Ethiopia's Labour Protection for Workers Abroad
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, August 27, 2025 (ENA) - The International Labour Organization (ILO) commended Ethiopia for implementing legal instruments to ensure labor protection for workers employed in foreign countries and its continued effort for partnership....
Bahrain Kick Off September Camp with Qatar, UAE Friendlies
The Daily Tribune - News Of Bahrain
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Talajic names 29-man squad for international FIFA window The Bahrain national football team will begin their September training camp on August 30 with a closed session, as part of their preparations for upcoming challenges during the international...
IGAD Hosts High-Level Consultative Meeting on Pandemic Preparedness, Prepared Project.
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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August 27, 2025
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), together with partners WHO and IFRC, convened a high-level technical consultative meeting under the PREPARED Project to strengthen regional readiness for pandemics and health emergencies. This...
Kenya Among 11 Nations to Benefit from EU Broadband Project
Techweez
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August 27, 2025
Kenya is now among 11 countries that are set to benefit from the $16.5 million (approximately KES 2.1 billion) fund pledged by the European Union (EU) to back the Africa Broadband Mapping Systems (Africa-BB-Maps) project. The initiative is also...
Scale up climate early warning to save lives and livelihoods, say scientists
Star
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Environment, Climate Change and Forestry Deborah Barasa during the opening of 71st Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum. As the impacts of climate change become more intense, scientists have called for the scaling up of early warning...
Ethiopia’s Investment Outlook: Key Drivers and Incentives
New Business Ethiopia
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August 27, 2025
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – Ethiopia is at a pivotal moment in its economic evolution. Recent reforms are liberalizing sectors previously closed to foreign investors, creating a wave of opportunities for companies ready to engage in agriculture,...
Crew of seized vessel confirm Houthi weapon smuggling routes
Lloyd's List
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THE crew of a vessel seized by the Yemeni National Resistance Forces, a paramilitary group loyal to the Yemeni government, claim that Iran transports weapons to the Houthis via Somalia and even Djibouti. Their vessel, Al-Sharwa, was intercepted...
Ending Female Genital Mutilation: A Global Crusade to Protect Girls and Women - Jokpeme Joseph Omode
Alexa.ng
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August 27, 2025
Female Genital Mutilation, the partial or total removal of external female genitalia for non-medical reasons, is deeply rooted in cultural beliefs across Nigeria’s 36 states, particularly in the South-West and South-East, where prevalence reaches...
TICAD9: Marrying African ingenuity with Japan’s technological strength
The Economic Times
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August 26, 2025
Ninth edition of Tokyo International Conference on African Development or TICAD was held in Yokohama, Japan from August 20 to 22. The theme for TICAD9 was “Co-Create Innovative Solutions with Africa” underlining the intent to leverage both African...
Kenya Secures EU’s Sh2.3 Billion Boost to Expand Broadband Access and Bridge Digital Gaps
TechTrendsKE
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August 26, 2025
Kenya has secured a place in a new European Union-backed programme designed to plug Africa’s most persistent internet gaps. The country is one of 11 set to benefit from €15 million (Sh2.3 billion) committed to the Africa Broadband Mapping Systems...
How far have francophone African nations come since 1960?
Deutsche Welle
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"Sixty-five is a ripe age" – that is how Ivory Coast president Alassane Ouattara congratulated his country on 65 years of independence. "It's a moment to reflect together how far we have come, a chance to cement what we have learned, and look to...
Experts Warn of ‘Jihadist PMCs’ Fanning Flames of Conflict
Africa Defense Forum
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August 26, 2025
The modern incarnation of fighters for hire in Africa, known as private military companies (PMCs), such as Russia’s Wagner Group, now the Africa Corps — trade security guarantees and counterterrorism pledges for money and natural resource...
How US tariffs will affect eight Comesa countries
Star
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Kenyan textile: The Kenya export products to COMESA countries The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Secretariat has announced that eight of its member states, are set to encounter serious trade challenges due to new reciprocal...
Japan announces provision of security aid to East Timor
The Mainichi
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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba , far right, and East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta, far left, meet in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2025. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan said Tuesday it will provide security aid to East Timor, making it the eighth...