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U.S Senate vote protects PEPFAR funds
Health-E News
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July 17, 2025
PEPFAR, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, has been hailed as “the most important and consequential contribution to public health”, providing HIV treatment to around 20 million people around the world. In January, U.S President...
Africa’s Readiness to Take Action: Climate Modalities, ESG Impact Investment & Inclusive Growth at B Lab Africa Summit 2025
South Africa Today
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July 14, 2025
The 4th Annual B Lab Africa Summit 2025 on Climate Modalities, ESG Impact Investment & Inclusive Growth: Africa’s Readiness to Take Action is now officially open for ticket sales. This landmark event will be held from October 2 to 3, 2025, at...
Shettima: Buhari’s Death is Loss to Africa
This Day
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July 17, 2025
•Xi Jinping: the Chinese lost a dear friend •FEC holds special session for Buhari today Deji Elumoye, Chuks Okocha, Michael Olugbode, Onyebuchi Ezigbo, Linus Aleke in Abuja, Segun Awofadeji in Gombe Vice President Kashim Shettima has described the...
ICANN Warns of Governance Crisis at AFRINIC Amid Allegations and Legal Challenges
Circle ID
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July 17, 2025
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has issued a stern open letter to the Government of Mauritius and the court-appointed receiver of AFRINIC, the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) for Africa and the Indian Ocean. The...
Grand Rapids African American history museum secures new building
Michigan Public - Michigan
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July 17, 2025
Leaders of the Grand Rapids African American Museum & Archives gathered Wednesday to announce that they've secured a new building with 15 times the space as the old location. “This move is a great thing for not only the museum, but for the...
In African politics, rampant belief in witchcraft fortifies some, vexes others
The Hindu
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July 17, 2025
Wilson Watira offered his hand when he met his political rival at a funeral, gesturing for a proper handshake. The man didn't want contact, instead folding a piece of paper that he aimed at Watira. “He looked at me and picked that piece of paper...
Nigeria’s Leadership Crisis
Kpomkwem News
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July 16, 2025
Nigeria’s Leadership Crisis:Why we need statesmen and not politicians In a nation where trust has become an endangered value, where politics often reeks of rot in the heart of citizens and where public offices have been reduced to empires of...
I strongly condemn activist Boniface Mwangi’s arrest: Kalonzo
Capital FM Kenya
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July 20, 2025
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 20 – Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka has described the arrest of activist Boniface Mwangi as an assault on freedom of expression and justice. While condemning the arrest, Musyoka pointed out that it underscored the government’s...
South African opposition party breaks ranks in backing Moroccan Autonomy Plan for Sahara
Hespress
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July 16, 2025
In a significant diplomatic development, South Africa’s opposition party uMkhonto weSizwe (MK Party), led by former President Jacob Zuma, publicly endorsed Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara, signaling a shift in the political discourse...
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FirstUp: US protests against Trump, German leader in UK and more... Headlines Today
Firstpost
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July 17, 2025
On July 17, tens of thousands of people are expected to protest the US administration on the fifth anniversary of the death of civil rights leader and former Congressman John Lewis. A landmark Anglo-German treaty awaits in London, and G20 finance...
IAN CAMERON: Time for parliament to step up oversight to restore public trust
BusinessLIVE
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In a country grappling with high rates of violent crime, the scourge of gender-based violence and pervasive corruption that has hamstrung service delivery, President Cyril Ramaphosa has chosen to “not make decisions when the house is burning”. The...
UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz : International Relations MCQs on M23 rebel group, Nature Solutions Finance Hub for Asia and the Pacific and more (Week 119)
The Indian Express
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July 20, 2025
UPSC Essentials brings to you its initiative of subject-wise quizzes. These quizzes are designed to help you revise some of the most important topics from the static part of the syllabus. Attempt today’s subject quiz on International Relations to...
Obasanjo, Anyaoku push for better leadership, new constitution
Punch
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July 16, 2025
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has condemned Nigeria’s leaders for its problems, adding that the problems would persist, regardless of the constitution in place, as long as those implementing it continue with the same approach. He stated this...
Arabic, International media praise Qatar's success in mediating DRC-Congo River Alliance Declaration of Principles
The Peninsula
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July 20, 2025
Doha: The signing of the Declaration of Principles between the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Congo River Alliance/March 23 Movement in Qatar yesterday received Arab and international media attention. Media...
Digital Payments in Africa: Can regulation keep up with the rapid innovation?
IOL
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July 16, 2025
Keith Sabilika|Published 9 hours ago 5min Africa’s financial landscape is experiencing significant transformation, as digital payments increasingly displace cash, and emerging crypto assets challenge traditional notions of money. Previously...
Project PHAREZ Announces Public Donation Campaign to Revolutionize Africa’s Energy Future
The AI Journal
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July 17, 2025
Project PHAREZ, Nigeria’s first indigenous nuclear fusion research initiative, launches a public donation campaign, inviting contributions to co-own transformative clean energy technology. Nigeria, July 17, 2025 — Pioneering the Future of African...
Music: A major part of African culture
Zimbabwe Independent
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Music has been a potentially influential tool for unification in Africa, hence it has not been the re-assembling point to disseminate the ideals of pan-Africanism in the region, but instead, it has lent itself to the minor politics of nationalism...
TOP AFRICA NEWS Named Best Environment & Natural Resources News Platform 2025 By MEA Markets
MENAFN
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July 16, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) KIGALI, Rwanda, July 16, 2025/APO Group/ -- TOP AFRICA NEWS ( ) has been recognized as the Best Environment & Natural Resources News Platform 2025 by MEA Markets, highlighting its significant contribution to...
Nigerian Church leaders decry ‘silent genocide’ amid relentless massacres, clergy abductions
CatholicVote - Wisconsin
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July 16, 2025
Violence against Christians in Nigeria is escalating at an alarming rate, and Catholic leaders warn that a coordinated campaign of persecution — marked by massacres and the routine abduction of clergy — has become a near-daily reality. In one of...
Women leaders urged to influence policy
Windhoek Observer
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Allexer Namundjembo Women in politics were urged to move beyond representation and focus on creating meaningful impact. This call was made during a national roundtable on women in politics and decision-making held on Wednesday at Seaside Hotel in...