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Uganda: Gold Laundering Capital? – allAfrica.com
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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August 22, 2025
Uganda bets on ICGLR’s mineral certification mechanism as it battles for legitimacy in the global gold market For years, Uganda has carried the uncomfortable label of being “the gold laundering capital of Africa.” Watchdog reports, including...
Israeli military prepares to relocate residents to southern Gaza
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 16, 2025
Gaza residents will be provided with tents and other shelter equipment starting from Sunday ahead of relocating them from combat zones to "safe" ones in the south of the enclave, the Israeli military said. This comes days after Israel said it...
International community reacts to Gaza famine confirmation
The Express Tribune
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August 23, 2025
The United Nations on Friday declared famine in Gaza City, the first such announcement in the Middle East and only the fifth-ever official declaration worldwide. The UN-backed Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) confirmed famine...
What will Uganda gain from accepting US deportees?
Al Jazeera
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August 23, 2025
Uganda is the latest of several countries to strike a deportation deal with the United States as President Donald Trump ramps up controversial efforts to remove migrants from the country. In a statement on Thursday, Uganda’s Ministry of Foreign...
United States stops all visitor visas from Gaza
The Siasat Daily
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August 16, 2025
The US State Department on Saturday, August 16, announced it has stopped all visitor visas for individuals from Gaza while it conducts ‘a full and thorough’ review. The move came a day after far-right activist and President Donald Trump ally Laura...
Israel-made famine in Gaza: How weaponising food led to mass starvation
The National News
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The UN has formally declared famine in Gaza, following more than 22 months of war in the Palestinian enclave. Israel has tightened its siege of the territory since the October 2023 attacks and has restricted aid deliveries, often allowing only...
Opinion| How is the neighbourhood in the East African Community?
Radio Tamazuj
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August 19, 2025
A neighborhood is a geographic area or community where people live, interact, and share a sense of belonging. According to various sources, a neighborhood can be defined as: “A localized community within a larger city, town, suburb, or rural area...
This Country Offers More Than 40 Days Of Annual Statutory Paid Leave
24/7 Wall St.
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August 21, 2025
Key Points Statutory paid leave policy varies widely around the world. While the United States is the only country with both zero guaranteed paid leave days and zero paid public holidays, some countries offer more than eight weeks of paid time...
Uganda strikes deal with Washington over migrants deported fr
Modern Ghana
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Uganda – which has Africa's largest refugee population – has become the latest African country to agree to take in failed asylum seekers deported from the United States, under President Donald Trump's controversial deportation drive. The...
Nigerians commend D’Tigress as team breaks into FIBA top 10 ranking
Business Hallmark
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August 15, 2025
Nigerians have taken to social media to express elation as the country’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, reached a new milestone, climbing to 8th place in the latest FIBA Women’s World Rankings, the highest position ever attained by an African...
Scale AI versus Mercor: lawsuit alleges stolen documents and breach of contract
The National News
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Scale AI has lodged a lawsuit against one of its former employees, Eugene Ling, and fast-rising company Mercor, alleging theft of trade secrets and proprietary business information. Although it is not uncommon for employees in the technology...
Opinion| Adut, you can right the wrong by doing right!
Radio Tamazuj
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August 22, 2025
An open letter to Adut Salva Kiir Mayardit Senior Presidential Envoy on Special Programs Dear Sister Adut Salva, In June 2025, I wrote you an open letter encouraging you to support President Salva Kiir Mayardit in safeguarding his legacy and to...
Famine Officially Declared in Gaza After 2 Years of Near-Total Israeli Blockade
Truthout
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August 22, 2025
Truthout is a vital news source and a living history of political struggle. If you think our work is valuable, support us with a donation of any size. The world’s leading food insecurity authority has officially declared famine in Gaza, after...
Africa Intelligence Brief Comprehensive News Roundup For August 22, 2025
MENAFN
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August 22, 2025
(MENAFN- The Rio Times) Today's Africa Intelligence Brief provides a comprehensive analysis of major developments across the African continent on August 22, 2025 roundup is organized by region (North Africa, East Africa, West Africa, Central...
Judge Releases Alleged Gang Member Kilmar Abrego Garcia From Jail
PJ Media - Virginia
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August 22, 2025
It’s hard to imagine that we live in a country where an illegal immigrant, accused of human trafficking, linked by law enforcement to MS-13, and once deported to El Salvador’s infamous maximum-security gang prison, could get to be free on U.S....
beIN Sports remains home of La Liga across MENA region
The Peninsula
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August 15, 2025
DOHA: As another engrossing season of La Liga prepares to kick-off today, beIN Media Group (beIN), the global sports, entertainment, and media conglomerate, has revealed its live coverage plans, confirming itself the home of Spanish football...
Leaders for the World We Think We Live In
Psychology Today
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In New York City's recent mayoral primary, Democratic voters faced a familiar choice in a new form: Former governor Andrew Cuomo, the embodiment of the political establishment, versus young state assembly member Zohran Mamdani, an insurgent with...
Gaza’s famine is now official. What does that change?
Vox
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August 22, 2025
The hunger crisis in Gaza reached another grim milestone on Friday when the world’s leading hunger watchdog confirmed that a famine is taking place within the enclave, amid Israel’s ongoing blockade and bombardment.The Integrated Food Security...
California supreme court rejects Republican effort to stop redistricting as legislature seeks vote on plan
The Guardian
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August 21, 2025
Americans worry democracy in danger amid gerrymandering fights, Reuters/Ipsos poll findsMost Americans believe that efforts to redraw U.S. House of Representatives districts to maximize partisan gains, like those under way in Texas and California,...
Famine in Gaza declared despite Israeli denials as UN calls it ‘moment of collective shame for world’
The Independent (U.S.)
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August 22, 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...