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Great Green Wall innovations hailed on Desertification and Drought Day
Forests News
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June 27, 2025
From food made with overlooked native plants to handbags crafted from wild grasses—and even a simple rope tool to prevent wildfires—community-driven innovation is reshaping how land restoration takes root across Africa’s drylands. These are among...
Hip-Hop musical 'Co-Founders' // 'Honoring Amílcar' documentary // RyanNicole's album '#YoursTruly'
KALW - California
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Welcome to “The Sights + Sounds Show with Jeneé Darden,” where every week we tap into the Bay Area arts scene and bring you rich conversations with artists. On today’s show, actress and hip-hop artist RyanNicole talks about her musical...
China and Africa consolidate dynamic partnership
Friends of Socialist China
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June 16, 2025
On June 11, 2025, the Ministerial Meeting of Coordinators on the Implementation of the Follow-up Actions of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) was held in Changsha, capital of China’s Hunan Province. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi...
PPP projects renegotiated, not cancelled – ICRC DG
Premium Times
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June 26, 2025
The head of Nigeria’s infrastructure regulatory body has said that no Public-Private Partnership (PPP) contracts have been cancelled since President Bola Tinubu assumed office in May 2023, contrary to growing speculation. On Friday at the Nigeria...
‘National Carrier Will Buoy Tourism Development in Nigeria’
This Day
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June 27, 2025
Stories by Chinedu Eze Travel and aviation experts have declared that for Nigeria to realise its full potential in tourism, it must establish a national carrier to buoy the sector. The experts spoke at the just concluded Aviation Summit 2025...
Angola Becomes Shareholder in AFC
Business Ghana
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Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.AfricaFC.org), Africa's leading infrastructure solutions provider, today announced that the Republic of Angola has become its latest sovereign shareholder. This strategic equity investment further strengthens...
Russia challenging US, China for strategic clout in Africa
Asia Times
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June 26, 2025
Russia has never had an African colony. It stayed out of the scramble for Africa, only engaging with African states in the 19th Century. In 1869, for instance, the Russians gave Ethiopia military support to threaten the position of the British in...
Olukoyede Seeks Enhanced Inter-Agency Collaboration Against Trans-Border Crimes
Oriental News Nigeria
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June 26, 2025
Tunde Bakare The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede has called for enhanced inter-agency collaboration in the fight against transnational crimes among the member states of West and Central...
Top 10 African countries with the lowest leap in government debt from 2024 to 2025
Business Insider Africa
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June 26, 2025
While borrowing is sometimes required to promote development, the capacity to sustain a minimal year-on-year increase in government debt indicates good economic management, maintains macroeconomic stability, and fosters long-term resilience. As...
Angola becomes sovereign shareholder of the African Finance Corporation
Ver Angola
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Angola, which has been a member of the AFC since 2022, "has deepened its strategic partnership with the institution through a historic capital investment commitment worth 184.8 million dollars," reads a statement sent to Lusa. "This strategic...
Cannabis is the most consumed drug in Africa and the presence of cocaine and opioids is increasing, according to a UN report
Ver Angola
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According to the World Drug Report 2025, published this Thursday by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), around 10 percent of the African population aged 15 to 64 used cannabis in 2023, with a particular incidence in West, Central...
Africa’s Maritime Security Relations and the Global Responsibility to Protect the Sea
Center for International Maritime Security - Washington D.C.
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June 18, 2025
African Maritime Forces Week By Dr. Christian Bueger, University of Copenhagen Maritime security is a global responsibility. All nations, including those without coastal waters, depend on the sea for trade, food, energy, and digital communication....
Startical launches the firm’s 2nd demo satellite — IOD-2
SatNews
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June 26, 2025
IOD-2, Startical’s second demonstrator satellite and part of the EU-funded ECHOES project, will continue validating real-time VHF voice and data communications between aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers from space Startical, the company...
We have strengthened ICRC as engine room for infrastructure revolution – Tinubu
Punch
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June 25, 2025
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared that his administration has significantly strengthened the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission, transforming it into a central powerhouse for the delivery of public-private partnership (PPP)...
Glasgow TUI veteran reveals top tips after 25 years curating dream holidays
GlasgowWorld
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June 25, 2025
TUI Travel Agent Brinder Kaur has lifted the lid on her top travel tips after celebrating her 25th anniversary at TUI’s Glasgow Fort store. One of her main tips is encouraging Glasgow holidaymakers to think outside the box when it comes to...
Pursuit of Happiness: June Freedom on Controlling What He Can
Okayplayer
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June 25, 2025
“I need to go back home and throw my phone into the ocean,” June Freedom tells me. He’s just gotten back in from a fitting at Paris Fashion Week, and he’s feeling the stress. But not just because he’s about to walk the runway. He's currently in...
Saharan Dust to blanket Central Florida this weekend, affecting skies and rain
FOX 35 Orlando - Florida
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FOX 35 meteorologist Laurel Blanchard has the latest conditions in the tropics. The 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season runs July 1 - November 30. Download the FOX Local app for tropical alerts and notifications. ORLANDO, Fla. - A thick Saharan Dust...
Neighbors celebrate re-opening of JJD Garden in Uphams Corner
Dorchester Reporter - Massachusetts
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June 18, 2025
On Sat., May 24, staff from the GrowBoston Office of Urban Agriculture joined local gardeners to celebrate the reopening of the Julian, Judson, and Dean (JJD) Community Garden in Uphams Corner. After a successful soil cleanup funded by the city,...
BEST OF 318 TOP 5
318 Forum - Louisiana
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Categories with more than five winners indicate a tie. Best Local College BPCC Centenary College LA Tech University LSUS Northwestern State University-Shreveport Best Local Theater East Bank Louisiana Grandstand Robinson Shreveport Little Theatre...
Smartwings expands winter operations from Prague with 5 new routes (including Brussels) and more flights
Aviation24.be
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June 12, 2025
Smartwings will significantly expand its Prague operations starting October 2025. Under the new winter schedule, five new destinations will be added: Brussels, Barcelona, Porto, Bucharest, and Rome. Additionally, flight frequencies to Paris and...