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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...
Gift of the Givers mobilises aid for flood-affected residents in Cape Metro
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 severe flooding caused by a cold front, affecting thousands. The Western Cape Disaster Management Centre on Sunday said that they remain...
Severe flooding prompts urgent response from Gift of the Givers
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Gift of the Givers (GoTG) teams extended their humanitarian aid distribution to over 20 000 flood victims in the Cape Metropole on Sunday. The organisation said they were receiving calls from communities across the Cape Metro area due to the heavy...
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...
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...
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...
Cibitoke : report cards held hostage by volunteer teachers
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, June 29, 2025 – For several months, a silent crisis has been shaking secondary schools in Cibitoke province (northwestern Burundi). Volunteer teachers, locally known as “Abakutsakivi,” are refusing to hand over pupils’...
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...
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...
DRC : a military drone shoots down a humanitarian plane in Minembwe – AFC denounces a “war crime” against the Banyamulenge
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, July 1, 2025 — A civilian plane carrying medicines was shot down by a Congolese military drone as it approached the Kiziba airstrip (Minembwe), in Fizi territory, South Kivu province. The incident, which occurred on...
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...
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...
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...
Rumonge : school results blocked, volunteer teachers angry
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, June 29, 2025 — In several secondary schools in the district of Rumonge (southwestern Burundi), end-of-year report cards have still not been given to pupils. The cause : volunteer teachers are refusing to submit the...
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...
A body discovered on the beach of Lake Tanganyika in Gitaza
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, June 30, 2025 – A body was discovered on Sunday morning, around 6:30 AM, on the beach of Lake Tanganyika, in the center of Gitaza, in Muhuta district, Rumonge province, located in southwestern Burundi. The victim has...
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...
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....