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Tanzania to host Pan-African social security summit
Xinhua News Agency
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DAR ES SALAAM, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Tanzania is set to host a high-level Pan-African summit focusing on the future of social security on the continent, a senior official announced Sunday. The summit, to be held on July 10 in the northern city of...
Nigeria begin Wafcon bid with routine win over Tunisia
BBC
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July 6, 2025
Nigeria have not lifted the Wafcon trophy since 2018 and, after finishing fourth at the last edition in Morocco in 2022, have targeted regaining their continental crown in what has been dubbed 'Mission X'. Oshoala got them up and running with her...
Sudan: One Of The Best Ten Worldwide,Second In Africa
MENAFN
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July 6, 2025
(MENAFN- Sudanow Magazine) By: Rogia al-Shafee Thanks to the huge efforts exerted by a talented and experienced Sudan news agency journalist, Sudan ranking has gone up to forefront within the media sports writing in the AIPS competition. It was a...
From Awareness to Action: Informaction Theory of Change and ...
Modern Ghana
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The theme "From Awareness to Action: Strengthening Open Societies through Scientific Literacy" speaks to the Advocacy for Alleged Witches' theory of change, that is Informaction Theory of Change. This theory codifies an attempt to provide the...
Kiswahili Day’s global celebration brightens Swedish capital
Daily News Tanzania
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July 6, 2025
STOCKHOLM: It was a colourful event when the Tanzanian Embassy in Sweden, in collaboration with Tanzanian diaspora communities , successfully staged a grand celebration to the World’s Kiswahili Day in the Swedish capital, Stockholm on July 5, this...
Africa’s freedom scorecard 2025: The most and least free countries on the continent
Business Insider Africa
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July 6, 2025
While some nations continue to deepen civil liberties and democratic norms, others are sliding further into authoritarian rule. According to the 2025 Freedom House report, freedom declined for the 19th consecutive year worldwide, reflecting a...
Révérien Ndikuriyo, Secretary General of the CNDD-FDD, suspends exams in Makamba for a political meeting
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Makamba, July 3, 2025 – The resit exams scheduled to take place on Thursday in several schools in Makamba district, southern Burundi, were unable to proceed normally. The cause : a political meeting convened by Révérien...
Texas floods: Dozens dead, girls swept away from summer camp still missing
Alberton Record
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott declared today a day of prayer for those impacted by the devastating floods that swept through Central Texas in the United States over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. At the time of publishing, at least 51 people had...
Dzaleka camp : Malawi inventories precarious housing, refugees skeptical
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi | Dzaleka, July 3, 2025 – A census of houses in poor condition began on Tuesday at the Dzaleka refugee camp in Malawi. The initiative, jointly led by the UNHCR and the Malawian government, aims to rehabilitate dilapidated...
Cape Town's cold front causes severe flooding, leading to Gift of the Givers' humanitarian response
IOL
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Gift of the Givers said they are being swamped with calls from communities across the Cape Metro area due to the heavy impact of the cold front, resulting in floods and rain that has impacted thousands of people. The latest update from the Western...
36 hours in Detroit
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii
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July 6, 2025
“Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus.” “We hope for better things; it will rise from the ashes.” Detroit’s city motto was coined after the Great Fire of 1805, but it’s still a heartfelt sentiment in Michigan’s largest city. The city that gave us...
Top 10 Most Depreciated Currencies vs. US Dollar in H1 2025
Sada Elbalad
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July 6, 2025
Sun 06 Jul 2025 | 08:57 AM A number of emerging and frontier market currencies recorded steep losses against the U.S. dollar in the first half of 2025, with Venezuela and several African nations at the forefront of global currency depreciation....
Mpox: Three countries account for 84% of Africa’s cases – Official
Premium Times
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July 6, 2025
The Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) says Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Sierra Leone, and Uganda account for over 84 per cent of Mpox cases across Africa. The figure reflects the data as of epidemiological week...
Witch Hunts Targeting The Elderly, Women And Disabled In Nigeria, Other African Countries Must End, Says Advocacy Group
Sahara Reporters
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A leading human rights group, the Advocacy for Alleged Witches (AfAW), has called for urgent and sustained action to end witch hunts across Africa, describing the practice as a brutal and outdated system of violence fuelled by ignorance, fear and...
Nigeria-Germany ties deepen as Okolo proposes startup incubators, exchange fellowships
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 6, 2025
Hon. Jim Okolo Chimezie, Nigeria’s National Coordinator of Nouvelle Perspective International and a United Nations-accredited international election observer, has met with the German Ambassador to Nigeria, Johannes Lehne, to discuss areas of...
Weather warnings persist as floods affect parts of Cape Town
Cape Town ETC
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July 5, 2025
Severe winter weather continues to batter the Western Cape, prompting the Provincial Disaster Management Centre (PDMC) to remain on high alert as heavy rain, strong winds and flooding affect large parts of the province, Cape {town} Etc reports....
June elections : media between satisfaction and abuses, the CNC takes stock
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 1, 2025 – The National Communication Council (CNC) expressed overall satisfaction with the conduct of the media during the district and legislative elections of June 5, 2025. Its president, Espérance Ndayizeye,...
213 Suspected Illegal Immigrants Detained in Lusaka Joint Operation as Driver Jailed for Human Smuggling
Zambian Observer
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July 6, 2025
213 Suspected Illegal Immigrants Detained in Lusaka Joint Operation as Driver Jailed for Human Smuggling A total of 213 suspected illegal immigrants have been detained following a major clean-up operation conducted in Lusaka on July 4, 2025, by...
Opinion: Tanzania’s railway is laying the tracks for a New East Africa
Northampton Chronicle & Echo
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July 4, 2025
Tanzania’s new electric railway is more than a national upgrade. It is a bold step toward regional transformation. As the country rolls out its Standard Gauge Railway linking Dar es Salaam to Dodoma, with future links to Burundi, Rwanda, and the...
ICC Under Fire Over ‘Bias’ Against Africa
Leadership
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July 6, 2025
The International Criminal Court (ICC), whichw was created in 2002, was intended to provide impartial justice for the most serious crimes: genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. Yet, more than two decades after its creation, the ICC is...