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Why Germany’s border gambit threatens the EU’s asylum rule book
The Times
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At the hamlet of Lubieszyn, next to the red and white-striped pillars that mark the Polish side of the frontier with Germany, volunteers in high-vis jackets stop passing cars and check for migrants.At another border crossing near by, a gazebo...
Donald Trump ally seeks to buy DR Congo mine as US brokers peace deal
Observer
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July 2, 2025
The Democratic Republic of Congo is in talks with a Texan businessman allied to US President Donald Trump in an effort to transform a notorious source of conflict minerals into a pillar of US-backed peace plans for the region. Gentry Beach, the...
Katavi reaps big from 1.3tri/- boost under Samia
Daily News Tanzania
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July 5, 2025
DODOMA: KATAVI Region has recorded significant development milestones over the past five years, following major investments into key sectors under the leadership of President Samia Suluhu Hassan. Katavi Regional Commissioner, Ms Mwanamvua...
African countries without a functional national airline as of June 2025
Business Insider Africa
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July 3, 2025
Emirates instantly brings the UAE to mind, and Qantas proudly flies as 'The Spirit of Australia. These national carriers are symbols of national pride, identity, and ambition. But while many countries have them, some African countries are still...
Why creative industry needs bold investment: How Fidelity Bank is stepping in
Business and Financial Times
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July 5, 2025
Ghana’s creative industry is fast becoming a vibrant engine of culture and commerce. From music and film to digital content, fashion and visual arts, this sector is contributing significantly to jobs and economic activity despite facing...
Musk praises Trump on foreign policy despite tensions reigniting over ‘big, beautiful bill’
Washington Examiner
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July 2, 2025
After sparring with the president for the last three days over his One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Musk changed his tune to praise Trump, specifically his accomplishments in foreign policy. “Credit where credit is due. @realDonaldTrump has...
A Nobel Peace Prize for Trump?
The Manila Times
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July 4, 2025
DRAWING inspiration from turn-of-the-19th century US President Theodore Roosevelt, who won a Nobel Peace Prize for mediating the Russo-Japanese War, President Donald Trump has been heard craving for the same award for a similar activity. He may or...
Has Trump brought peace to the Congo?
The Spectator
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June 24, 2025
It remains to be seen whether Trump’s ceasefire between Iran and Israel will hold, but on the other side of the world he has showcased his deal-making prowess in a very different conflict. In a few days, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo...
Where cracks of light emerge in violent places
Christian Science Monitor
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June 26, 2025
In late January, an armed rebel group backed by Rwanda swept through the city of Goma on the eastern edge of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The humanitarian toll since then has been grim. In early June, Human Rights Watch reported that the...
10 Cities That Are Quietly Becoming the Next Best Food Cities — And Why You Should Visit Now
Food & Wine
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If you travel for the food, you’ve probably visited at least some of the destinations crowned the top international cities for food and drink in our Global Tastemakers Awards, but once you’ve checked the usual suspects off your bucket list, what’s...
AFRICA/DR CONGO - "We Women of Bukavu": A mother of four reports from the city occupied by the M23
Fides
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July 5, 2025
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "I am a mother of four children whom I send to school. I collect empty plastic bottles; after washing them, I fill them with water or fruit juice from a powdered preparation, put them in the freezer, and then sell them...
How Festus Keyamo stumbled at a critical aviation junction
Abuja Inquirer
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July 3, 2025
By Chief Lawson A. Omokhodion The recent statement by Aviation and Aerospace Development Minister, Festus Keyamo, that the Nigerian government was not ready to spend a ‘dime’ on a state sponsored national flag carrier is an unfortunate...
Jane: Championing careers, soft skills and well-being across East Africa
The Citizen
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Kigali. Billed as one of the top-notch human resources strategists and institutional development experts in competitive and complex corporate and work environments in East Africa, Jane Ntunde wears many hats in her professional life and is a...
A Port, A Pipeline, and a Future Rewritten: How Ethiopia’s Hidden Rivers Can Transform the Horn of Africa
Zehabesha
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July 3, 2025
A Port, A Pipeline, and a Future Rewritten: How Ethiopia’s Hidden Rivers Can Transform the Horn of Africa In the rugged embrace of Ethiopia’s eastern highlands, rivers like the Genale-Dawa surge relentlessly to nowhere — vanishing into dry...
India Hosts UN World MSME Day 2025, Uniting 300+ Global Leaders for Innovation & Sustainability
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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July 3, 2025
PNN New Delhi [India], July 3: In a dazzling convergence of diplomacy, entrepreneurship, and innovation, the World Association for Small and Medium Enterprises (WASME)--in partnership with the Ministry of MSME, Government of India--orchestrated a...
Remembering Sebastião Salgado, world builder, photographer of collective humanity and prophet of possibility
The Art Newspaper
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July 4, 2025
There was something almost mystical about the way Sebastião Salgado held his camera. Not like a tool, but like a prayer—an instrument of communion between the seen and unseen worlds that shape our collective humanity. When the legendary Brazilian...
Article: Impunity Is Never an Option for Reconciliation
The New Dawn Liberia
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July 3, 2025
By Seltue Karweaye Sr. Forty-five years have passed since the 1980 Liberia coup d’état, a pivotal moment in the country’s turbulent history. This era was marked by a series of violent upheavals, including Thomas Quiwonkpa’s attempted coup in...
Towards a people-centred police force
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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July 4, 2025
The federal government is on a mission to reform the Nigeria Police Force for better service delivery in order to make it people-centric. SUNNY IDACHABA writes on the efforts in the light of the poor perception of Nigerians about the institution....
Has Trump taken leadership lessons from cold war-era Africa?
The Guardian
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July 5, 2025
Ever since Donald Trump returned to power, pundits have struggled to find apt analogies for his style of governance. Some liken his loyalty demands, patronage networks and intimidation tactics to the methods of a mafia don. Others cast him as a...
Amid global trade uncertainty, the PM has shifted his language on the US alliance
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 4, 2025
The European Union's leadership has been meeting, at length, with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Brussels this week, talking about trade and issues like Ukraine, ahead of an EU-China summit later this month. At the same time, the EU's members...