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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...
Air Force Veteran becomes dual organ donor to save fellow veterans
WMAR-2 News - Maryland
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August 26, 2025
ELICOTT CITY, Md. — Service and sacrifice don’t always stop when the uniform comes off. For Howard County veteran Lindsay Gutierrez, service meant something even greater—giving part of herself to save others. WATCH: Air Force Veteran becomes dual...
Year of Africa 1960: How far have francophone African nations come?
Deutsche Welle
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August 26, 2025
"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...
Quick crossword No 17,256
The Guardian
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2Belief about topic (7) 2 down. Belief about topic. 7 letters. 3Stone – tire (4) 3 down. Stone – tire. 4 letters. 4Scottish girl? (6) 4 down. Scottish girl? 6 letters. 5Sailing (8) 5 down. Sailing. 8 letters. 6Home in the far, far north (5) 6...
Burkina, Mali skip Nigeria-hosted African defence talks
African Insider
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August 26, 2025
Abuja – Burkina Faso and Mali did not send representatives to a continental military meeting hosted by Nigeria Monday as relations between the junta-led Sahel countries and their west African neighbours remain tense. Along with Niger – also under...
Netanyahu aims to gain time, develop military strategies: FM Fidan
Sabah
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August 26, 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu does not seek peace agreements but rather aims at gaining time and developing its military agenda, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Monday. Speaking to the press, evaluating the 21st Extraordinary...
The neem trees of Maiduguri (II)
Daily Trust
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It was by a quirk of fate that neem trees came to Borno and spread to the rest of Nigeria. It is this much that was related by Musa Daggash, a first-generation forester of the old Northern Region, to his biographer, Yakubu Mukhtar and published in...
FM says Gaza crisis ‘at point where words fail’
Hurriyet Daily News
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JEDDAH Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has said the humanitarian crisis in Gaza is at a "point where words fail" and urged stronger international action following an extraordinary meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). "From now...
The best tours for solo travellers, whether you’re a newbie or not
The Times
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There’s something about “going solo” that still feels a little renegade, so that when people return with tales of their time alone abroad, we sit and listen with a little awe — and so we should. It pops the protective bubble you’d keep if...
Quickest way to end suffering in Gaza is reaching conclusion in talks: Turkish foreign minister
Yeni Safak
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August 25, 2025
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Monday that the quickest way to end the suffering in Gaza is to reach a conclusion in the ongoing negotiation processes. "We are at a point where humanity has completely failed the test on the Palestinian...
Ethiopia Investment Hotspots & Emerging Opportunities 2025
New Business Ethiopia
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August 25, 2025
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – Ethiopia is opening up its economy by liberalizing sectors that were previously closed to foreign investors, including financial services, insurance, and telecommunications, creating unprecedented investment...
Trump Administration Wants to Banish Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda
The Intercept
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August 25, 2025
The Trump administration announced Monday it was processing Kilmar Abrego Garcia for expulsion to Uganda, threatening to banish him to the United States’ growing network of deportee dumping grounds for the second time. Abrego Garcia, a native of...
Burkina Faso, Mali snub African military conference in Nigeria
Punch
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August 25, 2025
Burkina Faso and Mali did not send representatives to a continental military meeting hosted by Nigeria on Monday, as relations between the junta-led Sahel countries and their West African neighbours remain tense. Along with Niger — also under...
Breaking News: China to commission third aircraft carrier Fujian to expand operations in Pacific and Indian Oceans
Defense News Security News Army Recognition
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According to information published by the South China Morning Post on August 23, 2025, China’s third and most advanced aircraft carrier, the Fujian, could be officially commissioned next month during the 80th anniversary of victory over Japanese...
Kaizer Chiefs striker earns maiden call-up ahead of FIFA World Cup Qualifiers
Briefly
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August 24, 2025
Kaizer Chiefs' new signing Flavio Silva has earned his first international call-up ahead of the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in September. Silva joined Kaizer Chiefs on a free transfer in the summer from Persebaya Surabaya in Indonesia,...
29-player squad named for Qatar-UAE friendlies
Gulf Daily News Online
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FOOTBALL – BAHRAIN named yesterday a 29-player squad for their two international friendly matches early next month against Gulf rivals Qatar and the UAE. The Bahrain Football Association (BFA) announced the call-ups of senior men’s football...
My OCD was spiralling out of control – and I set off to visit all 195 countries
The Guardian
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August 24, 2025
In May 2020, a month into the first Covid lockdown in Miami, Florida, 20-year-old student Cameron Mofid found his obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) beginning to spiral out of control. “I was first diagnosed with the condition when I was 12. It...