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Police Clarify Arrest of Foreign Protesters
Kenyans.co.ke
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July 7, 2025
The National Police Service has flagged as fake a notice purporting that there has been an increase in the number of foreigners infiltrating protests. Taking to X on Monday, July 7, the police refuted claims of being behind the notice, which has...
Seeds of another world
Eurozine
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Ever since Donald Trump’s victory in last year’s US presidential election, there has been frantic speculation about what it is the American Right really wants. The tendency is look to the leadership for clues. Who belongs to the inner circle,...
President Hassan Sheikh asks Egypt to speed up troop deployment to Somalia
Shabelle Media Network
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July 7, 2025
CAIRO, Egypt — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrived in Egypt on Sunday for talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi aimed at strengthening bilateral ties and cooperation on security, economic development, education, and...
Freedom’s fallout: How post-colonial Africa lost its way - Andrew Kenny
BizNews
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The first Sub-Saharan country to gain independence was Ghana in 1957 under Prime Minister (later President) Kwame Nkrumah. Nkrumah set a pattern for African liberation leaders. He gave lofty sermons about Pan-Africanism and seeking the “political...
Analysts commend Tanzania for rise in global peace index ranking
Daily News Tanzania
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July 7, 2025
DAR ES SALAAM: TANZANIA has been praised by analysts for emerging as the most peaceful country in the East African Community (EAC), according to the newly released Global Peace Index (GPI) 2025 report. However, they also believe the country...
Czech musician set to perform in Ohio detained, sent back to Prague
The Daily Record - Ohio
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Jaroslav Skuta said he was detained for several hours before being denied entry into the U.S. Skuta, 35, attended Kent State University on a scholarship in 2019. Skuta has returned to northern Ohio several times to perform. A Czech clarinetist...
Mukaza : beer or gold? The administration threatens speculators of beer produced by Brarudi
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, June 26, 2025 — The administrator of the urban district of Mukaza in the commercial city of Bujumbura, Florent Nkezabahizi, issued a stern warning on Tuesday to owners of liquor stores operating within his...
South Sudan embassy advises citizens against protests in Kenya
Eye Radio
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July 7, 2025
Author: Alhadi Hawari | Published: 3 hours ago Members of Kenyan security forces gather near a burning billboard in downtown Nairobi. Courtesy of Luis Tato/AFP/Getty Images The South Sudan Embassy in Nairobi has advised South Sudanese nationals in...
Donald Trump humiliated as Africa says, ‘keep your America, we’ll keep our continent’
Daily Express
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July 7, 2025
Donald Trump's sweeping travel ban on countries in Africa has been dismissed with a critic telling the US President he can keep America and Africans will keep their continent. Mr Trump's ban applies to citizens from countries around the world,...
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...
Ethiopia announces GERD project completion
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN) Ethiopia has declared that the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a massive hydropower project on the Blue Nile, has been completed after years of construction and disputes involving Egypt and Sudan, as stated by reports. The Prime...
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...
Kenya’s Samman Vohra racks up maiden international win in Rwanda as Nikhil wins ARC3
TV47
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July 7, 2025
Samman Vohra chalked-up his maiden international win in the 2025 edition of the FIA African Rally Championship (ARC) Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally which culminated in Eastern Province district of Bugesera. Navigated by Briton Drew Sturrock behind...
Reflexions on the African Commission’s Resolution 627 on the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo
EJIL: Talk!
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July 7, 2025
Introduction This article offers a critical analysis of the uniqueness, legal significance, and silences in Resolution 627 on the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) adopted by the African Commission on Human and...
Africa Rail Infrastructure Powers Mineral Trade Growth
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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July 6, 2025
Africa rail Infrastructure is getting a new lease of life. Important transportation lines are swiftly increasing to make the continent’s natural resources more accessible and improve trade linkages across the globe. The Italian development bank...
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...
Liberia: As Five African Heads of State Prepare for High-stakes White House talks, President Trump Pushes Trade over Aid in Renewed African policy framework
Front Page Africa
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July 7, 2025
Washington, D.C. – President Donald Trump is set to host the heads of state from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal at the White House next week for a luncheon aimed at strengthening commercial and security ties between the...
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...
Liverpool alum pays tribute to Jota and four key observations from Super Falcons' win v Tunisia
All Nigeria Soccer
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July 6, 2025
Nigeria kicked off their Women's Africa Cup of Nations campaign in Morocco with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Tunisia. The Super Falcons were 2-0 up in the first half with goals from Asisat Oshoala and Rinsola Babajide. However, Chinwendu Ihezuo...
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...