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Fargo woman named first Miss Africa North Dakota
InForum - North Dakota
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August 26, 2025
FARGO — For the first time, North Dakota has a Miss Africa. Davina Fahnbulleh of Fargo was crowned the inaugural Miss Africa North Dakota on Aug. 23 at the Hjemkomst Center in Moorhead. The pageant debuted this year as part of August's All-African...
Guardians of Sovereignty: Celebrating the 45th Anniversary o...
Modern Ghana
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On 12 August 2025, Zimbabwe marked the 45th Anniversary of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) at Rufaro Stadium, an occasion that once again brought to the fore the central role played by the military in safeguarding the country’s sovereignty,...
Job Losses Loom Amid Calls to Get Trucks, Tankers Off Highways
Kenyans.co.ke
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August 26, 2025
The Motorists Association has called for urgent action to address the increasing number of truck-related crashes on Kenyan highways, warning that the current situation is becoming unsustainable. In a statement on Tuesday, August 26, the...
What’s the Future of Peacekeeping? The Women, Peace & Security Agenda
Pass Blue
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August 26, 2025
The Egyptian contingent of the UN peacekeeping mission, Minusca, visiting an orphanage in Bangui, Central African Republic. New research on the UN’s women, peace and security agenda shows that increasing women’s participation in all aspects of...
Humanitarian airdrops: Can life-saving food fall from the sky?
World Food Programme
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As the use of airdrops to bring relief to hungry civilians in Gaza is heatedly debated in the media, we take a look at key questions about how airdrops work and why they are not a solution for every crisis. Airdrops are a lifeline for people in...
D’Tigress ranked 8th globally, 1st in Africa in latest FIBA rankings
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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August 14, 2025
Nigeria’s D’Tigress have moved up to 8th place in the latest FIBA Women’s World Rankings, cementing their position as Africa’s top women’s basketball team. The team’s rise follows their record seventh Women’s AfroBasket title—and an impressive...
Africa Wealth Report 2025: Continent Outpaces Global Growth as New Wealth Hubs Surge
The Laotian Times
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August 26, 2025
LONDON, Aug. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Africa’s millionaire population is projected to grow by 65% over the next decade, according to the Africa Wealth Report 2025. The continent is currently home to 25 billionaires, 348 centi-millionaires, and...
Agreement to host AUSC Region 4 Secretariat
Daily News Tanzania
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August 20, 2025
DAR ES SALAAM: The Minister for Information, Culture, Arts and Sports of Tanzania, Prof. Palamagamba Kabudi, together with Uganda’s Minister of Sports, Ongwang Peter, have signed a hosting agreement for the Secretariat of the African Union Sports...
Ugandan official denies reports that it will take US deportees
Al Jazeera
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August 20, 2025
US government documents obtained by CBS had said Trump signed deals with Uganda and Honduras to take foreign deportees. A senior Ugandan official has denied media reports saying that the country had agreed to take in people deported from the...
Museveni agrees to take US deportees to win Trump’s favour
Africa Confidential
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25 Aug 2025 PREVIEW Uganda’s agreement to accept deported migrants from the United States as long as they don't have criminal records and are not unaccompanied minors is the latest success in President Donald Trump’s efforts to persuade African...
Famine and mass murder in Gaza: A crime of Zionism and world imperialism
World Socialist Web Site
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August 26, 2025
Freelance journalist Mariam Dagga, 33, who had been working with the Associated Press and other outlets during the Gaza war, poses for a portrait in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on June 14, 2024. Dagga was one of several journalists killed...
While politics runs on adrenaline, diplomacy runs on patience
Graphic
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August 20, 2025
In an age defined by 24-hour news cycles, viral commentary and polarised politics, decision-making often feels like a race against time. Politicians operate in high-pressure environments driven by public expectations, media scrutiny and short-term...
I volunteer with refugees – I wish protesters could meet those they hate
Metro
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August 26, 2025
I wish those who shout hatred at asylum seekers could meet the people I volunteer with (Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire) Watching the footage of yet more protestors at asylum seeker hotels over the weekend was deeply upsetting. When I read some of...
Will Iran's clean energy plans be collateral damage of attacks on nuclear sites?
The National News
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Iran is facing increasing global scrutiny over its nuclear programme, with the threat of additional western sanctions, as the country struggles to boost its economy and deal with a power crisis. Tehran is to resume talks with the International...
Afrobasket: Stakeholders blame Nigeria’s basketball woes on poor governance, funding gaps
New National Star
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August 25, 2025
Stakeholders have blamed Nigeria’s poor performance in basketball on administrative instability, poor funding, and the absence of a professional domestic league. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the reactions followed Nigeria’s early...
Africa Intelligence Brief Comprehensive News Roundup For August 25, 2025
MENAFN
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August 25, 2025
(MENAFN- The Rio Times) On August 25, 2025, Egypt launched an AI tax reform task force to modernize revenue collection. The UN pressed Libya to resolve constitutional disputes, while Libya's coast guard fired on a European rescue vessel in the...
The Zionist project: a danger for Lebanon and its Christians
Middle East Monitor
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August 19, 2025
Normalisation with Israel appears today as a political and ideological choice that hides real dangers for Lebanon and its national unity. This article is mainly addressed to Christians who hesitate to oppose Israel or who think that normalization...
UPSC Key: Integrated Air Defence Weapon System, Famine and Gaganyaan mission
The Indian Express
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August 25, 2025
Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance. Mains Examination: General Studies-III: Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and developing new technology. Story continues...
OIC decries Israeli aggression, warns against Gaza occupation
Al Mayadeen
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August 25, 2025
The OIC condemned "Israel’s" plans to occupy Gaza and displace Palestinians, held it responsible for genocide and famine, and called for an immediate ceasefire, protection of journalists, and full Palestinian statehood on the 1967 borders. The...
'Malicious Abuse of Power': Trump Slammed for New Arrest of Ábrego García and Deportation Threat
Common Dreams
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August 25, 2025
A crowd of community members who had gathered outside an immigration office in Baltimore on Monday chanted, "Shame!" as a lawyer for US resident Kilmar Ábrego García announced that he had been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents...