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MF Brings Together 14 1st Ladies
Business Ghana
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Link to Live Stream of Inaugural Session of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative – MFFLI Summit 2025: https://apo-opa.co/3G1Afxo Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, conducted the 7th...
Capital announces series of new contract awards
ShareCast
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The London-listed company said it had secured a three-year contract, with an optional one-year extension, to provide borehole drilling services for the Reko Diq project. It said the work would support the development of production water holes...
Sparring with death behind the clouds
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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June 21, 2025
Aerophobia or aviophobia is a (specific) mental disorder afflicting the fearful who may experience significant anxiety and even panic attacks when faced with the prospect of flying or once they are airborne. Research has shown that aerophobiacs...
Violence And Herding In The Central African Republic: Time To Act
The Nigerian Voice
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What’s new? Ten years of crisis in the Central African Republic (CAR) have fostered new dynamics in the livestock sector, exacerbating conflict between nomadic herders and sedentary farmers. The government, which has treated transhumance primarily...
WHO calls for increased awareness, treatment to reduce Africa’s sickle cell burden
Premium Times
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June 20, 2025
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says African countries must ramp up awareness and bolster prevention and care to curb the burden of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) on the continent. The Medical Officer for Integrated Package Delivery, WHO Africa...
Celebrating student success at Central Bedfordshire College 2025 awards
Luton Herald & Post
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June 18, 2025
The Bedford College Group proudly celebrated their 2025 Student Awards (17/06), recognising the exceptional achievements of students from Central Bedfordshire College. The annual awards evening was a true celebration of student achievement,...
Greece: April to June 2015, towards the final capitulation
CADTM
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June 20, 2025
From the end of April 2015, under pressure from European leaders, Tsipras left Varoufakis out of the negotiations in Brussels, though not withdrawing his minister of finance portfolio.Tsipras replaced him with Euclid Tsakalotos while giving...
Is Trump planning an ‘Africa visa ban’?
Al Jazeera
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June 20, 2025
United States President Donald Trump could significantly expand his travel ban list in the next few weeks to include 36 more countries, 26 of which are in Africa, US media reports say, citing internal government documents. With 10 countries...
US warns of expanded travel ban that could affect key African markets
ICEF Monitor
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June 19, 2025
"The United States is considering restricting entry to citizens of an additional 36 countries in what would be a significant expansion of the travel ban announced by the Trump administration early this month," reports The Washington Post. The...
Mohammed bin Rashid: UAE is ranked 5th globally by 2025 IMD World Competitiveness Ranking
Zawya
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ABU DHABI: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, has chaired a Cabinet meeting held at Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi. The meeting was attended by His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed...
The Ambassador of Angola H.E. Lizeth N. Satumbo Pena
Diplomat magazine EU
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June 18, 2025
H.E. Ambassador Lizeth N. Satumbo Pena is the new Ambassador of the Republic of Angola presented credentials to the King of the Netherlands on Wednesday 18 June at the Noordeinde Palace in The Hague. Ambassador Satumbo Pena a senior career...
"Beijing Summit: China-Africa Cooperation Outcomes"
Sada Elbalad
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June 11, 2025
Press ReleaseIn September 2024, the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) was successfully held, opening a new chapter of China and Africa building an all-weather community with a shared future for the new era. President...
I Left a Comfortable Life in America to Escape My Wife
Zikoko!
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June 18, 2025
Trigger Warning: This article contains sensitive topics, including physical assault and abuse, which some readers may find distressing. Reader discretion is advised. Obiora*, 52, left Nigeria with nothing but a dream. After years of hustling and...
ExclusiveSyrian government sends 3,000 troops to border with Iraq
The National News
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Syria has sent 3,000 troops to the border with Iraq to deter infiltration by pro-Iran Iraqi militias, two security officials in Damascus told The National on Tuesday. The deployment is the first in the area by the new authorities since president...
UAE Ranked 5th in Global Competitiveness Ranking; Cabinet Reviews $1.4tn Trade Success
Gulf Insider
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June 18, 2025
The UAE has ranked in fifth place in a global competitiveness ranking, outperforming major economies including the US, Sweden, and Germany. The achievement was reviewed at a meeting of the UAE Cabinet, chaired by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al...
Nigeria leads regional collaboration to combat public health threats with $500m World Bank grant
National Accord Newspaper
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June 17, 2025
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Jide Idris, has emphasized the urgent need for regional collaboration to combat public health threats across Western and Central Africa. Dr....
Simbi Wabote’s Blueprint: How African Oil Nations Can Build Effective Local Content Frameworks
Business Matters
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June 16, 2025
Simbi Wabote, who served as Executive Secretary of Nigeria’s Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) from 2016 to December 2023, has become a go-to advisor for African nations crafting their own approaches to local participation. “A lot...
Focus on four major areas of Health Security Program in Western, Central Africa subregions, says Rifat Hasan
Prompt News Online
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June 17, 2025
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor, Abuja Bureau The Practice Manager, Africa West and Central of Health Security Program (HeSP) Learning Event, Ms Rifat Hasan has stated unequivocally that there is a need to focus efforts in four major areas to tackle...
Mohammed bin Rashid: UAE 5th in 2025 IMD Competitiveness Index
Sharjah24
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The meeting was attended by His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Presidential Court; His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai,...
Nigerian Foreign Minister Woos US Govt With Mineral Resources In Exchange For Visa Access For Government Officials, Businessmen
Sahara Reporters
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Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has signalled a strategic offer to the United States: access to critical earth minerals in exchange for easing visa restrictions on government officials. Speaking during the 54th...