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Yeslem Beisat: Championing Sahrawi people’s foreign interests, By Owei Lakemfa
Premium Times
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June 29, 2025
Yeslem Beisat So, what is the current state of affairs? Beisat said that since November 2020 when Morocco again attacked Western Sahara, seizing more lands, hostilities between the two armies have resumed. He pointed out that while Morocco claims...
Ghana’s Jubilee House: The monument reminiscing India-Ghana ties
Joy FM
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June 30, 2025
The iconic structure housing Ghana’s seat of government is expected to be yet another spotlight for India-Ghana relations as President John Dramani Mahama prepares to host his counterpart, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for a two-day...
Nigeria ranks third in Africa for ransomware threat detections in 2024 – INTERPOL
Nairametrics
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June 29, 2025
Ransomware attacks continue to escalate across Africa, and Nigeria has been ranked third on the continent with 3,459 ransomware threat detections in 2024. This is according to the newly released 2025 Africa Cyberthreat Assessment Report by...
West African gov’ts must push for harmonised visa regimes, cross border connectivity — GTA
Ghana News Agency
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June 29, 2025
By Hafsa Obeng Accra, June 29, GNA – Mrs Marilyn Maame Efua Houadjeto, the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), says West African governments must push for more harmonized visa regimes, improved cross-border connectivity...
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...
7 Years of Fire and Purpose: ACC Commissioner Francis Ben Kaifala’s Unyielding War on Corruption
Sierraloaded
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June 29, 2025
Seven years ago, on a day like this, Sierra Leone began writing a bold new chapter in the war against corruption, one inked not in fear or compromise, but in audacity, reform, and relentless pursuit of integrity. That chapter began with the...
Gov't commits to transforming RMU into leading global centre for maritime training
Graphic
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June 28, 2025
The Minister for Transport, Mr Joseph Bukari Nikpe, has reaffirmed the government's commitment to positioning the Regional Maritime University (RMU) as a global centre of excellence in maritime training and education. Speaking at the opening...
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...
“Girl Education Today for Women Empowerment Tomorrow”: Emphasizes Senator Dr. Rasha Kelej on ...
Business Ghana
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Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany together with First Ladies of Africa who are also their Ambassadors, Ministries of Health, Education, Communication & Gender, mark ‘International Women’s Day...
Naturalisation becomes 'fragile' as European countries make moves to strip citizenship
The Local - Norway
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June 28, 2025
Naturalisation has often been seen as the best way to secure the right to live permanently in another European country, but this notion is becoming “increasingly fragile”, a new report reveals. The first Global State of Citizenship report, by the...
Ranked: Countries With the Most Children in 2025
Visual Capitalist
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June 28, 2025
See this visualization first on the Voronoi app. Use This Visualization Ranked: Countries With the Most Children in 2025 This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven...
Zinox chair urges entrepreneurs to build wealth
Punch
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June 25, 2025
Chairman of Zinox Group, Leo Stan Ekeh, has urged young Nigerian entrepreneurs to focus on building lasting systems that drive national development rather than chasing quick wealth. Ekeh gave this advice while addressing a gathering of young...
From Cape To Cairo
Africa is a country
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On a warm April afternoon in 2024, Keith Boyd, 57, strolled through Cairo’s Zamalek district with the South African and Egyptian flags knotted across his shoulders. The late sun cast a dull gold sheen over the Nile as curious onlookers and...
National Gender Inclusion Policy for Higher Education Sector validated
The Point
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The event marks the Ministry’s first-ever National Gender Inclusion Policy for the increased enrolment and participation of the female gender in Tertiary and Higher Education. It brought together key stakeholders and accorded participants the...
New index reveals countries in the ‘red zone’ of climate vulnerability - including two in Europe
Euronews
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June 26, 2025
By Euronews Green Published on 26/06/2025 - 17:59 GMT+2 A new index has identified the countries most vulnerable to climate shocks. More than two billion people live in ‘red zone’ nations, where the risk of a major hazard or disaster is high...
Challenge of Sustaining On-time Performance
This Day
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June 27, 2025
Chinedu Eze Flight delay and cancellation have been a problem associated with Air Peace over the years that it seemed as if it is the only airline that fails to keep to its take off time. In order to address frequent flight cancellation, the...
FirstBank wins Gold for Best Corporate University in Social & Climate Change Impact
Nairametrics
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June 27, 2025
FirstBank, the West African premier bank and financial inclusion services provider, is thrilled to announce that its Corporate University, FirstAcademy, has been awarded the Gold Award for Best Corporate University in Social & Climate Change at...
2025 Freedom and Prosperity Indexes: How political freedom drives growth
Atlantic Council
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June 23, 2025
By Ignacio Campomanes, Nina Dannaoui-Johnson, Annie (Yu-Lin) Lee, and Joseph Lemoine Table of contents The dangerous authoritarian narrative A dangerous belief has taken root globally: that political freedom is not essential to prosperity and may...
World Richest Man
The Times of India
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Surpassing the modern-day billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, Mansa Musa, the 14th-century king of the Mali Empire, is often regarded as the richest person in history. With an estimated fortune of $131bn (£99bn), he is the wealthiest man...
Two European countries in ‘red zone’ of climate finance vulnerability
Euronews
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By Euronews Green Published on 26/06/2025 - 15:41 GMT+2 A new index has identified the countries most vulnerable to climate shocks. More than two billion people live in ‘red zone’ nations, where the risk of a major hazard or disaster is high...