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France's complete withdrawal from West Africa should worry the rest of the world
The National News
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Last month, France’s armed forces finished dismantling their bases in Senegal, the last West African country to have hosted a permanent French military presence. The withdrawal marked the final chapter of a French retreat from the region that...
Could Putin be arrested in the US during Trump meeting as people call for president's detention over 'war crimes'
LAD Bible
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Picture this, Russia's Vladimir Putin departs from his presidential plane in America on Friday... only to be met with handcuffs the moment he steps foot on US soil. The 72-year-old is currently scheduled to travel to Alaska this Friday (15 August)...
Why the company that makes Plumpy’Nut is ‘just over the moon!’
The Public's Radio - Rhode Island
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August 13, 2025
A production line at Edesia Nutrition’s Rhode Island factory. As the Trump administration issued stop-work orders and halted payments, the company had to cut back on production and distribution of the therapeutic food it makes, a peanut-y paste...
AU Names New Bosses for Somalia Mission
Capital
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August 3, 2025
In a move that presents hope for the beleaguered peacekeeping mission in Somalia, the African Union has appointed new leadership for the African Union Stabilisation and Support Mission in Somalia (Aussom), naming Senegalese diplomat El Hadji...
This photograph taken on December 7, 2021, shows a sign of the World Health Organisation (WHO) at its headquarters in Geneva.
Buenos Aires Times
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August 11, 2025
Around the world, an invisible threat is increasing the risk of disease, shortening lives and fraying the fabric of our communities. Social disconnection — when a person lacks sufficient social contact, feels unsupported in their existing...
Cairo-based team: Spanish coach Riveiro lays down the law for Ahly stars
RTL Today
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August 13, 2025
Spanish coach Jose Riveiro has laid down the law to the stars of African giants Al Ahly of Egypt as they prepare for another CAF Champions League campaign. Cairo-based Ahly have won the elite African club competition a record 12 times -- seven...
IMO secretary-general urges global cooperation on maritime security at UN Security Council
Cruise & Ferry
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August 13, 2025
By Alex Smith | 13 August 2025 The International Maritime Organization’s secretary-general Arsenio Dominguez has addressed the United Nations Security Council, calling for increased vigilance and deeper cooperation among member states and...
BeIN Sports: How to Watch English Premier League 2025/26 Football on TV in UAE, Saudi and Across MENA
Gulf Insider
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August 13, 2025
The English Premier League returns for the 2025/26 season on Friday, August 15 when Liverpool take on Bournemouth at the iconic Anfield stadium. Liverpool, the most successful club in the history of English football, will be looking to repeat the...
Spanish coach Riveiro lays down the law for Ahly stars
The Citizen (South Africa)
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August 13, 2025
Riveiro moved to Ahly last May and has yet to celebrate a victory. Spanish coach Jose Riveiro has laid down the law to the stars of African giants Al Ahly of Egypt as they prepare for another CAF Champions League campaign. Cairo-based Ahly have...
Kingdom to face UAE in friendly
Gulf Daily News Online
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FOOTBALL – BAHRAIN will be taking on the UAE in an international friendly match next month, the Bahrain Football Association (BFA) has announced. The kingdom’s senior men’s football national team will be playing the tune-up in Dubai on September...
Trump Brokers 11th Peace Deal. More to Come?
The American Spectator - Virginia
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The Trump administration’s brokering of peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan marks the administration’s 11th such deal (the previous ones being between Cambodia and Thailand, Israel and Iran, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, India...
13th Commission de la Jeunesse et des Sports de l’Océan Indien (CJSOI) Games – Boys’ basketball
Seychelles Nation
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Tariq Hoareau goes up for two against Djibouti (Photo: Roland Duval) A packed and explosive Victoria Gymnasium yesterday witnessed an electrifying performance by our boys’ basketball team who demolished Djibouti 117-15 in their opening group A...
Somaliland courts Trump’s favour while Somalia turns to Türkiye for support
The Standard Gambia
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August 12, 2025
- Advertisement - By Sheriff Bojang Jr Competing alliances are tearing at the fabric of the Horn, as the self declared republic sidesteps Mogadishu with a high-stakes bid with the US to officially recognise Somaliland as a sovereign state....
13th Commission de la Jeunesse et des Sports de l’Océan Indien (CJSOI) Games – Girls’ basketball
Seychelles Nation
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Elliza Duprès takes on the Djiboutian defence (Photo: Roland Duval) Against all the odds, the Seychelles girls’ basketball team yesterday registered a 49-31 win over Djibouti in their first match at the ongoing 13th Commission de la Jeunesse et...
African Club Competitions: Three Tunisian Stadiums on CAF’s Approved List
Tunisie Numerique
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August 12, 2025
On Tuesday evening, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) updated its list of Category 2 stadiums approved to host qualifying matches for the U17, U20, and U23 Africa Cup of Nations, as well as the preliminary rounds of interclub...
Gov't to Pour Billions Into Horticulture Dream With Stakes as High as the Harvest
Addis Fortune
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The government, development partners and the private sector will share financing. Private investors are expected to develop over 48,000hct, up from about 14,000hct currently under cultivation. Smallholder farmers, particularly those producing...
The beautiful city named the 'Rome of Africa' that looks like it's frozen in time
Daily Express
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August 2, 2025
A capital city has become known as 'little Rome' or the 'Rome of Africa' due to its architecture and history. Asmara is the capital city of Eritrea, a small country in eastern Africa that borders Sudan, Ethiopia, Djibouti, and the Red Sea. The...
Iran Update, August 11, 2025
Critical Threats - Washington D.C.
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The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) publish the Iran Update, which provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities that undermine regional stability...
McCloskey International welcomes My Wish Enterprise to its global network
Rock to Road
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August 1, 2025
CLONOE, U.K. – McCloskey International, a global leader in mobile crushing, screening, and conveying equipment, adds My Wish Enterprise as its newly authorized dealer in Ethiopia and Djibouti. This partnership strengthens McCloskey’s presence in...
Africa Travel Shows take a transformational step
The Voice
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August 12, 2025
AFRICA Travel Shows has taken a transformational step. Against the backdrop of renewed global focus on the United Kingdom – Africa relations this July, including Mayor of London Sadiq Khan’s historic trade mission across Lagos, Accra,...