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Canada missing UN target for number of female soldiers on peacekeeping missions
The Globe and Mail
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August 24, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:A Canadian Armed Forces soldier provides security during a demonstration on the United Nations base in Mali, in 2018. In 2017, former prime minister Justin Trudeau pledged to make Canada a leader for women in...
Beyond African Union Governance, Peace
This Day
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August 24, 2025
and Security Frameworks: Sorrow and Fear Bola A. Akinterinwa The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has set up a High-level Panel of Eminent Experts to conduct a Comprehensive Review of the African Union...
Number of female Canadian soldiers on UN peacekeeping missions craters
Lethbridge Herald
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August 24, 2025
By Canadian Press on August 24, 2025. OTTAWA — Canada only has two women from the military deployed on United Nations peacekeeping missions right now, raising concerns Ottawa is failing to lead by example and may be called out by the international...
'Gates Of Hell' Will Open If...': Warns Israeli Defence Minister As Tel Aviv Plans Military Takeover Of Gaza
MENAFN
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August 24, 2025
(MENAFN- Live Mint) Israel is reportedly preparing to launch a full-scale military offensive to seize control of Gaza City by mid-September, about two weeks after newly mobilised reservists report for duty. Ahead of the operation, authorities are...
Is the Netherlands' Israel policy pushing its caretaker government to the brink?
The Week
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The Netherlands’ position on Israel is increasingly marked by division and political instability, sharpened by the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The debate over how far the Dutch government should go in pressuring Israel has already...
Israel-made famine in Gaza: How weaponising food led to mass starvation
The National News
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The UN has formally declared famine in Gaza, following more than 22 months of war in the Palestinian enclave. Israel has tightened its siege of the territory since the October 2023 attacks and has restricted aid deliveries, often allowing only...
Universal Girls' Education: Start with 'Small Sparks of Inspiration'
JAPAN Forward
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August 23, 2025
このページを 日本語 で読む JAPAN Forward has launched "Ignite," a series where students in Japan share their voices in English. What inspires their action, even as a student, to work for a goal as big as global education for all girls? Individually and...
Comment: Starvation is a preferred atrocity of war. But how long can this go on?
The National News
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The starving of two million people in Gaza is rightly outraging the world. So should the hunger that is stalking 25 million people in Sudan, 16 million in Afghanistan, 14 million in Myanmar, and two million in Haiti. Or any of the nearly 300...
Right to Dev't Central to Food Sovereignty, Health and Other Rights: Scholars
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, August 23, 2025 (ENA)— For Africa and the developing world, the right to development is the central right from which all others, including food sovereignty, health, and environmental rights, ultimately derive, participants of the...
Giraffes aren't one species — but four
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 22, 2025
They’re one of Africa’s most recognisable animals. But it turns out we’ve been getting giraffes all wrong. Scientists have revealed that there are actually four species of giraffe, not one as previously thought. Let’s break it down. Northern,...
International community reacts to Gaza famine confirmation
The Express Tribune
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August 23, 2025
The United Nations on Friday declared famine in Gaza City, the first such announcement in the Middle East and only the fifth-ever official declaration worldwide. The UN-backed Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) confirmed famine...
Machar’s aide demands apology from Kuol Manyang over detention remarks
Sudans Post
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August 13, 2025
Kuol Manyang Juuk, Senior Advisor to President Salva Kiir and Chairperson of the High-Level Ad Hoc Committee and the National Transitional Committee. [Photo: Courtesy]JUBA – A senior official in the Office of First Vice President Riek Machar has...
Alleged MS-13 Gang Member and Accused Human Smuggler Released from Tennessee Jail
Independent Journal Review
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August 22, 2025
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a 30-year-old illegal migrant, alleged MS-13 gang member, and accused human smuggler, was released from a Tennessee jail Friday and is now en route to Maryland under private security escort, despite serious concerns raised by...
Giraffes are now classified into four distinct species in Africa
The Asahi Shimbun
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WASHINGTON--Giraffes are a majestic sight in Africa with their long necks and distinctive spots. Now it turns out there are four different giraffe species on the continent, according to a new scientific analysis released Thursday. Researchers...
Gachagua's words on Kenya's dirty secrets should alarm us
The Standard
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Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) (center) Party Leader Rigathi Gachagua flanked by (right) Interim Deputy Party leader Cleophas Malala and (left) Secretary, Planning and Economic Affairs Peter Mbae. [File, Standard] The chorus of government...
Opinion| How is the neighbourhood in the East African Community?
Radio Tamazuj
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August 19, 2025
A neighborhood is a geographic area or community where people live, interact, and share a sense of belonging. According to various sources, a neighborhood can be defined as: “A localized community within a larger city, town, suburb, or rural area...
Africa Intelligence Brief Comprehensive News Roundup For August 22, 2025
MENAFN
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August 22, 2025
(MENAFN- The Rio Times) Today's Africa Intelligence Brief provides a comprehensive analysis of major developments across the African continent on August 22, 2025 roundup is organized by region (North Africa, East Africa, West Africa, Central...
How immigration levels in the U.S. have changed since President Trump’s second term
CBS 8 San Diego - California
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California is at the center of President Donald Trump’s aggressive deportation campaign for unauthorized immigrants. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — For the first time in more than 50 years, the U.S. immigrant population is declining, with foreign-born...
Starvation is a preferred atrocity of war. But for how long?
The National News
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The starving of two million people in Gaza is rightly outraging the world. So should the hunger that is stalking 25 million people in Sudan, 16 million in Afghanistan, 14 million in Myanmar, and two million in Haiti. Or any of the nearly 300...
How immigration levels in the U.S. changed since President Trump’s second term
CalMatters - California
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August 21, 2025
In summary California is at the center of President Donald Trump’s aggressive deportation campaign for unauthorized immigrants. Now, the population of immigrants is decreasing across the U.S. For the first time in more than 50 years, the U.S....