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Q&A: ‘Our call has been for political leaders to stop unilateral actions’-Outgoing EU envoy
Radio Tamazuj
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August 19, 2025
H.E. Timo Olkkonen, the Ambassador of the European Union to the Republic of South Sudan, has come to the end of his tour of duty and revealed that over time, they have been calling on the country’s political leaders to stop unilateral action, go...
Opinion| The silence of other parties to the agreement is loud in the face of violations
Radio Tamazuj
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August 19, 2025
As far as the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS) is concerned, the ITGONU/SPLM-IG has gravely violated the Peace Agreement, almost to the point of rendering it meaningless in the eyes of the other...
Inside Haiti: where women are raped on the street and gangs rule
The Times
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Beatrice was wearing her school uniform the day she disappeared: a yellow blouse and blue trousers. Her mother, Roseline, had dropped her off at the bus stop that morning and waved goodbye. When she got home she realised that Beatrice had...
Feature: Host Angola's rollercoaster win over Cape Verde electrifies AfroBasket crowd
Xinhua News Agency
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by sportswriters Wang Qi, Liu Jie and Wang Guansen LUANDA, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- How can basketball ignite a frenzy in a Southern African nation of approximately 37 million population? One quarterfinal clash at the 2025 FIBA AfroBasket said it all,...
The genocide in Gaza exposes the blatant falsity of the neoliberal worldview
Morning Star
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LAST week, the media reported that famine had been declared in Gaza by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC). Confusingly, that acronym defines both a classification scheme and an organisation in its own right. The IPC is an...
Ecuador Will Require Transient Visas for Nationals of About 40 Countries
teleSUR
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August 31, 2025
Mariscal Sucre International Airport of Quito, capital of Ecuador. Photo: X August 30, 2025 Hour: 8:15 pm Ecuador will require a Temporary Transit Visitor Visa, starting on September 1st, for nationals of about forty countries who are currently...
Kiir dismisses head of state broadcaster
Radio Tamazuj
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August 14, 2025
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir dismissed James Magok Chilim as managing director of the state-run South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation (SSBC) on Thursday and appointed John Madol Panther as his replacement, according to a presidential decree....
GlobalFest 2025 presented an annual citizenship ceremony and closed the night with a Philippines inspired pop rock firework show
Gauntlet
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August 30, 2025
By Hannah Caparino, August 29 2025— GlobalFest 2025 was set up with a number of stages that presented cultural performances from a number of associations and organizations. On the Philippines themed night, the TD Main Stage hosted dance...
Remittances as development finance: Africa’s overlooked billions
Institute for Security Studies
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Remittances as development finance: Africa’s overlooked billions Other global south economies provide valuable lessons on successfully transforming remittance flows into broad-based growth. Published on 26 August 2025 in ISS Today By Julia Baum...
Gov’t refutes negotiating with Israel to resettle Palestinians
Number One Citizen Daily
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August 14, 2025
South Sudan’s Minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation Monday Semaya K. Kumba (photo: Ministry press unit) By Jacob Onuha Nelson The South Sudan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has refuted the rumours...
OPINION: From the Continent, For the Continent - Building homegrown instant payment systems to drive financial inclusion in Africa
Citizen TV Kenya
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August 30, 2025
Dr. Robert Ochola, CEO, AfricaNenda Foundation, delivering the opening speech at the Peer Learning Workshop Visit held on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in Lagos, Nigeria. PHOTO| COURTESY Audio By Vocalize By Dr. Robert Ochola and Premier Oiwoh Africa is...
Tombura-Yambio Diocese denounce Bishop’s links to weapon transportation
The City Review
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August 26, 2025
The Catholic diocese of Tombura-Yambio has denounced a wave of misleading social media propaganda linking its Bishop Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala to involvement in transportation of weapons. The Diocese’s statement strongly rejects these unfounded...
Business News | ONGC Overseas Energy Portfolio Spans Russia, Latin America, MEA and Asia
Latestly
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August 30, 2025
New Delhi [India], August 30 (ANI): ONGC's overseas energy portfolio spans key regions including Russia, Latin America, the Middle East & Africa (MEA), and Asia, reflecting the company's broad international presence in oil and gas exploration and...
OPCV seeks more time on Duterte camp bid to disqualify Khan
Inquirer
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August 18, 2025
International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan, attends a United Nations Security Council meeting on Sudan and South Sudan at the United Nations headquarters on January 27, 2025 in New York City. FILE PHOTO/Agence France-Presse MANILA,...
Opinion: When silence and injustice empower hate: A call to reject Christian/white nationalism in New Hampshire
Concord Monitor - New Hampshire
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August 30, 2025
Sign up for the Concord Monitor's morning newsletter and get essential news each day. It seems like ages ago but on Aug. 2, members of the neo-Nazi group Blood Tribe appeared on the steps of the State House in Concord. They came masked and...
East African sibling rivalry that just won't go away, ever
The Standard
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The East Africa Community currently has seven member states and one application to join from Somalia. Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania are the original members from its inception in 1967. It collapsed in 1977 but was later revived in 1990s. Since then,...
Israel moves into the ground phase of the forced removal of Palestinians from Gaza City
World Socialist Web Site
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August 30, 2025
Displaced Palestinians fleeing northern Gaza Strip move with their belongings on a street in Gaza City, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. [AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana]Since the official declaration by the UN of a famine in Gaza City one week ago,...
Africa Intelligence Brief Comprehensive News Roundup For August 29, 2025
MENAFN
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August 30, 2025
(MENAFN- The Rio Times) On August 29, 2025, Egypt widened an online crackdown with arrests of teen TikTok creators, underscoring a tightening grip on speech. Kenya reported a rise in inflation, highlighting price pressures across East Africa....
Woman on mission to give free treatment for cleft lip
Star
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A child is held by Bela Risu founder Sesnie Zemichael / bird story agency Sesnie Zemichael, 44, was not meant to be in Nairobi, at least not in the way that she arrived. Conflict in her homeland brought her to Kenya in 2020. When civil war broke...
Kenya’s Harry Kappa to feature at inaugural SBA Esports Cup in Kigali
Citizen TV Kenya
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August 30, 2025
From left: Faruk of Nigeria, Kappa of Kenya and XMozaa of Egypt Audio By Vocalize Kenya’s Harry Kappa is set to carry the nation’s hopes at the first-ever SBA Esports Cup scheduled for September 7, 2025 in Kigali, Rwanda. Organized by IndexG...