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Dissident Hunters
The Verge
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July 10, 2025
On a balmy night in October 2019, the defector rode his bike home. He’d just finished a long shift helping waiters serve yogurt-smothered kabobs at a restaurant in Yalova, a seaside town an hour from Istanbul, Turkey. By this time of night, many...
Global Climate Risk Index Ranks 188 Countries by Vulnerability and Access to Finance
State of the Planet
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June 25, 2025
The Climate Finance Vulnerability Index ranks 188 countries according to both their vulnerability to hazards and their financial resilience. Researchers at the Columbia Climate School, with support from the Rockefeller Foundation, have unveiled a...
Barrow inaugurates USET Brikama Campus
The Point
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In the same development, President Barrow was also conferred the degree of Doctor of the Engineering and Technology (Honoris Causa) by the University. Funded by the World Bank ACE Impact for Development Project, it includes 12 classrooms, 5...
Q&A: Offline and left out: digital divide excludes billions
Context
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What’s the context? Digital Cooperation Organization says online access and inclusion are vital to ensure no country is left behind. Digital divide shuts out 2.6 billion people AI risks exacerbating lack of connectivity Saudi tech envoy vows to...
Aviation stakeholders push for harmonised safety standards in BAG States
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 2, 2025
The Banjul Accord Group Aviation Safety and Security Oversight Organisation Safety (BAGASOO) Conference kicked off yesterday in Abuja with a call to harmonise safety regulations among member countries in the Banjul Accord Group. The member...
Rubbish years: how to boost lab group morale when world events crash in
Nature
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Catherina Becker (centre) says it’s key for leaders to give their teams breathing space when ‘something momentous’ happens in the world.Credit: Anja BretschneiderIn June 2016, neurobiologist Catherina Becker witnessed at first hand how a...
The six critical actions Africa must take to stop the deadly trade in fake, substandard medicines
IOL
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Professor Eliangiringa Kaale|Published 11 minutes ago 4min The time for half-measures and empty promises has passed. African governments must take immediate, decisive action to combat the proliferation of substandard and falsified medical products...
High Commissioner FJC urges youth to revolutionise African tourism
The Point
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Representing the “Smiling Coast of Africa,” Jahumpa-Ceesay conveyed warm greetings from the government and people of The Gambia and commended organisers including Africa Tourism Partners, UN Tourism, AfCFTA, South African Tourism, and the Joburg...
Attaya – Improves prostate health?
Business and Financial Times
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June 29, 2025
By Prof. Raphael Nyarkotey OBU I found that attaya is green tea, and science has demonstrated the numerous benefits of drinking green tea. There are many benefits to drinking green tea without adding sugar. My only concern is the quantity of sugar...
Liberia: War Crimes Court Office Submits Roadmap to President Boakai With 2026 Start Date for Economic Crimes Court
Front Page Africa
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July 11, 2025
Jallah Barbu, executive director of the Office of War and Economic Crimes Court of Liberia at a national transitional justice stakeholders’ meeting. Credit: Anthony Stephens/New Narratives. The Office of the War and Economic Crimes Court has...
Nigeria, 6 others begin $1% passenger safety deductions Jan. 2026
Daily Trust
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The Banjul Accord Group Aviation Safety and Security Oversight Organisation (BAGASOO) says it will introduce a $1 passenger safety levy as part of key reforms to enhance aviation safety among member states. The organisation revealed that the...
First Malaria Drug approved for Newborns and young infants: Study
Medical Dialogues
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July 11, 2025
Novartis has received approval for Coartem Baby, the world's first malaria treatment specifically for newborns and young infants. Approved by Swiss regulators, the drug is expected to gain swift authorization in eight African countries involved in...
WHO Updates Pneumonia Vaccine Policy To Reach More Children
Foroyaa Newspaper
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June 30, 2025
A press release from the Medical Research Council-The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (MRCG at LSHTM) on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, stated that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has updated its Pneumococcal Vaccine...
Aviation: BAGASOO expands mandate, introduces $1 passenger safety levy
The Sun Nigeria
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June 30, 2025
West Africa’s aviation safety improves from 40% to 63% From Sola Ojo, Abuja The Banjul Accord Group Aviation Safety and Security Oversight Organisation (BAGASOO) has introduced a $1 passenger safety levy as part of major reforms to enhance...
Dr. Rasha Kelej Drives An Impactful Change In Public Health Landscape In Africa And Beyond By Providing 2282 Scholarships To Doctors From 52 Countries
MENAFN
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June 30, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of the Congo, June 30, 2025/APO Group/ -- Merck Foundation ( ), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany marks “World Health Day” 2025 in partnership with Africa's First Ladies...
Testimonies of the Parliamentary Inquiry into the alleged sale of 36,935.614 metric tonnes of Russian petroleum saga
The Standard Gambia
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July 1, 2025
- Advertisement - Witness Testimony Gambia Revenue Authority The Committee commenced its engagement with the Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) by seeking clarification on the role of the Authority’s officials stationed at the Gam Petroleum Depot. In...
MRCG at LSHTM Celebrates Launch of African Population Cohorts Consortium (APCC)
Foroyaa Newspaper
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June 30, 2025
The MRC Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (MRC-G at LSHTM) has announced the formal launch of the African Population Cohorts Consortium (APCC), a milestone in African-led health research and data innovation. The...
Speech by her Excellency Dr Fatoumata Jahumpa-Ceesay
The Standard Gambia
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June 30, 2025
- Advertisement - High Commissioner of the Republic of The Gambia to South Africa Africa Youth in Tourism Innovation Summit 25 June 2025 | Midrand, South Africa Honourable Ministers, Distinguished Industry Leaders, Esteemed Development Partners,...
Response to Minister Ebrima Sillah: Public officials will be held accountable
The Standard Gambia
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July 8, 2025
- Advertisement - Dear Editor, The Minister of Works Ebrima Sillah went to Coffee Time with Peter Gomez this morning to throw diatribes at me once again with the intention to discredit me and deflecting the issues I raise. He said I am idle and...
The 10 Exhibitions to See in July 2025
ArtReview
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Our editors on the exhibitions they’re looking forward to this month, from Rencontres d’Arles to a Michael Haneke retrospective Afonso Pimenta, Retratistas do Morro Elana dos Santos, Black Soul Dance from Italiana, Belo Horizonte, MG, 1985....