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WATCH: Trump Hosts Africa-Israel Working Lunch as Mauritania Moves to Restore Diplomatic Ties with Israel
[your]NEWS
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July 9, 2025
Leaders of five African nations join Netanyahu at White House amid Trump-led push for continental trade and normalization with Israel By yourNEWS Media Newsroom President Donald Trump hosted a multilateral lunch at the White House Wednesday with...
Top 10 African countries with the lowest reserves of foreign exchange and gold
Business Insider Africa
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July 11, 2025
Low reserves are a major vulnerability for African countries, both economically and politically. This susceptibility is reflected in rankings such as the Global Firepower Index, which assesses national power by integrating military capability with...
African mining ministers laud Alake’s leadership role in sector
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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July 9, 2025
Rising from their sixth inter-ministerial meeting, mining ministers under the auspices of the Africa Minerals Strategy Group, (AMSG) have praised the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, for his exemplary leadership qualities in...
Hormuud Salaam Foundation Wins Prestigious Social Impact Award at London Summit
Shabelle Media Network
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July 10, 2025
LONDON, UK, July 9, 2025 – Somalia’s Hormuud Salaam Foundation has been awarded the Africa Social Impact Leadership Award at the 15th African Business Leadership Awards, a highlight of the ALM Africa Summit 2025, held in London on Wednesday. The...
Concentration, removal and occupation: Inside Netanyahu’s plan for the future of Gaza
The Independent
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July 11, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Young adults with foreign backgrounds struggle in pursuit of jobs, education
Yle Uutiset
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July 11, 2025
Finland is facing a difficult employment climate, and for people with an immigrant background, securing jobs that align with their education has become increasingly tough. A report from the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment said that...
United States: List of African migrants to be deported, Senegalese affected
Sene News
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July 11, 2025
While Washington is increasing pressure to conclude repatriation agreements with several African countries, Dakar is faced with a delicate choice: diplomatically cooperate with the United States or manage the massive return of compatriots...
Who is Francesca Albanese – Italian human rights lawyer sanctioned by US?
The Independent
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July 11, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
HIV Infection Among Pregnant Women in a Vietnamese Population: Prevalence and Associated Factors
Dove Medical Press
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July 11, 2025
Introduction HIV remains a global pandemic, with a rapidly increasing number of cases, a high mortality rate, alongside non-communicable chronic diseases.1,2 The incidence peaked in 1997, with 3.3 million new infections. Since 2005, the annual...
Four people rescued from Red Sea nearly 48 hours after Houthis bombed cargo ship
The Sydney Morning Herald
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July 10, 2025
The Eternity C – which was carrying grain to Somalia for the World Food Programme – was first hit on Monday with sea drones and rocket-propelled grenades fired from speed boats. Several people are believed to have been killed in the attacks,...
Uganda’s Army Chief Accuses U.S. of Secret Talks with Al-Shabaab
Shabelle Media Network
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July 10, 2025
KAMPALA, Uganda – Uganda’s army chief, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has accused the United States of secretly negotiating with Somalia-based jihadist group Al-Shabaab, which he described as a persistent threat to peace and stability in the Horn of...
Magic Mushrooms: Medicine of the Future?
theTrumpet
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Coming from Canada’s West Coast, I sometimes half-joke I grew up in a war zone. The serene fjords and mountain peaks of southern British Columbia may not look like Baghdad or Mogadishu. But I refer to the war on drugs. Vancouver is notorious for...
Commercial Ship Under Continuous Houthi Attack in Red Sea
Insurance Journal
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July 8, 2025
Yemen’s Houthi militants continued to pound a commercial ship in the Red Sea — hours after beginning an assault on the vessel that left crew missing — the latest sign that the Tehran-backed group is once again escalating its threat to the merchant...
ICE is now hunting for clergy members willing to work in Guantánamo Bay
The Independent
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July 10, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
UN report reveals 4.6 million people struggling with food insecurity
Africanews
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July 9, 2025
Somalia is currently facing severe food insecurity, with 4.6 million individuals experiencing food shortages, as reported by the United Nations on Tuesday. Stéphane Dujarric, the UN Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, informed reporters that...
Are anti-corruption measures a pipe dream for African countries?
IOL
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African Anti-Corruption Day is observed on 11 July annually to commemorate the adoption of the African Union Convention on Preventing and Combatting Corruption in 2003. Corruption remains a major obstacle to economic development and continues to...
National insurance supervisory authorities in Africa
Atlas Magazine
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Country Insurance supervisory authorities Year of establishment Algeria Ministry of Finance, Insurance Supervisory Commission (CSA) 1995 Angola Agência Angolana de Regulação e Supervisão de Seguros (ARSEG) (Angolan Agency of Regulation and...
First Trump Africa Summit; DRC Tensions; Shabaab Momentum: Africa File, July 10, 2025
Critical Threats - Washington D.C.
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To receive the weekly Africa File or tri-weekly Congo War Security Review via email, please subscribe here. Follow CTP on X, LinkedIn, and BlueSky. Contributors: Ellery White and Edie Tesfaye Key Takeaways: US-Africa Summit. The United States will...
Blast hits military base in Somali capital, witness and al Shabaab group say
KFGO - North Dakota
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July 9, 2025
MOGADISHU (Reuters) -An explosion hit a military base in the Somali capital on Wednesday and was followed by gunfire, a witness said, as the al Qaeda-linked militant al Shabaab group claimed responsibility for what it described as a suicide bomb...
FATF flags al-Qaeda & ISIL’s ‘decentralisation’, says such groups rely on merch sales, informal funding
The Print
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July 10, 2025
New Delhi: Terrorist outfits al-Qaeda and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have undergone decentralisation, where they rely heavily on regional affiliates for collection of funds for functioning and conduct of terrorist activities, the...