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Gov’t commissions repair of Lolere Bridge linking Juba to Torit
Eye Radio
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August 11, 2025
Author: Michael Daniel | Published: 2 hours ago part of the damaged Lolere Bridge along the Juba-Torit road - courtesy image The National Ministry of Roads and Bridges has instructed Rhino Star Construction Company to restore the crucial Lolere...
EAC, Kenya launch biotech plan to boost trade, biodiversity
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
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August 12, 2025
Kenya has joined other East Africa Countries in coming up with a regional biotechnology strategy which prioritizes equitable access to biotechnology benefits, preservation of biodiversity, and public education to build trust and acceptance....
35 years of ensuring global stability via sincerity, strength
China Daily Global
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Chinese peacekeeper Yang Huanhuan poses with children after sending them stationery as gifts in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Children's Day in 2018. CHINA DAILY Chinese peacekeeper Yang Huanhuan will never forget the note she left for...
OPINION: Somalia–Türkiye: A partnership rooted in brotherhood, growing in opportunity
Yeni Safak
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September 2, 2025
When the Somali people reflect on their journey of recovery, one truth stands above all: Türkiye has been with Somalia through every chapter of its struggle and renewal. From the darkest days of the humanitarian crisis to the ongoing work of...
Ethiopia Trade & Commerce Sector: Investment Insight 2025
New Business Ethiopia
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September 1, 2025
By AfricaRiskControl Team – Ethiopia, with a population exceeding 125 million and a rapidly urbanizing society, is emerging as a critical hub for trade and commerce in East Africa. Its strategic location, bordering Eritrea, Djibouti, Sudan, South...
Wau Health Science Institute unveils diploma course in pharmacy
Radio Tamazuj
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August 8, 2025
The government-run Wau Health Science Institute in Western Bahr el Ghazal State on Thursday launched a three-year diploma course in pharmacy. The institute, which has been training health workers since 2015, is set to admit 150 students for the...
“We operate an open-door investment policy” Lukudu tells German investors
Eye Radio
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August 30, 2025
Author: James Atem Kuir | Published: 8 hours ago Paulino Lukudu Obede, the Deputy Governor of Central Equatoria State meeting German investors and state business leaders - Photo credit: Paulino Lukudu Obede The Deputy Governor of Central Equatoria...
To better detect chemical weapons, materials scientists explore new tech
Akron Legal News
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OLAMILEKAN JOSEPH IBUKUN Washington University in St. Louis Published: August 6, 2025 (THE CONVERSATION) Chemical warfare is one of the most devastating forms of conflict. It leverages toxic chemicals to disable, harm or kill without any physical...
Modern warfare in Africa: How tech, lies and guns for hire are changing the battlefield
IOL
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The Conversation|Published 3 hours ago 5min In his latest book, Money for Mayhem, Alessandro Arduino examines how military privatisation intersects with international power dynamics. Drawing on fieldwork, interviews and firsthand data, he tracks...
“This is not a one-man show”, Othow tells stakeholders on digital finance drive
Eye Radio
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August 28, 2025
Author: Madrama James | Published: 3 hours ago Dr Addis Ababa Othow the newly appointed Governor of the Bank of South Sudan - courtesy The Bank of South Sudan has today held a workshop for stakeholders aimed at tackling the ongoing economic...
Tiny African country detaining five deported US migrants asked Trump team for $500 million: report
The Independent
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September 1, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
The Supreme Court Is Backing Trump’s Power Grab
The New York Times
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September 2, 2025
Early in the second Trump term, as Donald Trump was asserting a level of nearly autocratic power that his predecessors certainly did not think they possessed, I released an essay called “Don’t Believe Him.” What the Trump administration wants is...
Dr. Joseph Geng Akec enters Justice Ministry in mega reshuffle
The City Review
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September 2, 2025
The former Sports Minister has been moved to the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, where he is expected to undertake various pressing tasks By Emmanuel Mandella President Salva Kiir Mayardit has placed the Ministry of Justice and...
Lawmakers get ready for a tense fall
E&E News
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September 2, 2025
Congress returns to Washington this week with less than 30 days to avert a government shutdown and simultaneously staring down a pileup of other legislative priorities. Some of those priorities — keeping the government funded, reviving a push to...
Uganda: IGAD’s firewall against future pandemics
Independent (Uganda)
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September 2, 2025
Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu, the Executive Secretary of IGAD (waving green flag) and Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng (waving Uganda flag) flag off an assortment of vehicles, motorcycles and other supplies donated to Uganda’s Ministry of Health shortly after the...
Whatever happened to mpox? Is it still a threat?
WQLN - Pennsylvania
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September 2, 2025
In August 2024, the news came in quick succession. On Tuesday — Aug. 13, 2024 — Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared mpox a public health emergency of continental concern. The very next day, the World Health Organization...
Scientists Uncover Wildfire Paradox That’s Putting 440 Million People in Danger
ScienceDaily
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Researchers at the University of California, Irvine and other institutions have spotted a contradiction in worldwide wildfire trends: Despite a 26 percent decline in total burned area from 2002 to 2021, the number of people exposed to wildfires...
80th UNGA must act to stop regressive pushbacks against heal...
Modern Ghana
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By committing to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 2015), all government leaders had promised health and wellbeing (SDG-3) and gender equality (SDG-5) by 2030 “where no one is left behind.” Two-third...
Spotlight on Africa: Rwanda’s new migrant deal, Malawi’s first solar-powered village
RFI
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September 2, 2025
Spotlight on Africa returns after the summer break. In this episode, we travel first to Rwanda and then on to Malawi. We begin by examining how the United States, along with some European powers, is looking to third countries in Africa to take in...
Gaza post-war plan envisions ‘voluntary’ relocation of entire population
Newstalk ZB
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August 31, 2025
A post-war plan for Gaza circulating within the Trump Administration, modelled on United States President Donald Trump’s vow to “take over” the enclave, would turn it into a trusteeship administered by the US for at least 10 years while it is...