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WHO plans trachoma elimination intervention in Nigeria, 19 others
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 17, 2025
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has listed Nigeria among the 20 countries in the African region that require trachoma elimination intervention. The countries are Algeria, Angola, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central Africa Republic, Chad, Côte...
Sierra Leone Joins ECOWAS Nations in Renewed Fight Against Lassa Fever
Sierraloaded
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July 17, 2025
Sierra Leone is set to join other Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) nations in a renewed effort to combat Lassa fever as it prepares for the second edition of the Lassa Fever International Conference. The conference, organized by...
Labour’s chance to distance itself from Te Pāti Māori - Matthew Hooton
The New Zealand Herald
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July 17, 2025
Massey University’s GDPLive is also trending back towards zero. The brain drain is worse than ever. As highlighted by Herald Business Editor at Large Liam Dann, this matches BusinessNZ’s latest data suggesting both manufacturing and services went...
Bagre Dam Spillage: AV-STEC Project to tackle climate risks
Ghana News Agency
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July 16, 2025
By Yussif Ibrahim Kumasi, July 16, GNA – Communities along the Volta Basin in Ghana and Burkina Faso are set to benefit from a new climate resilience initiative aimed at addressing the recurring devastation caused by the annual Bagre Dam spillage....
Over 1,000 Burkinabe refugees to get dignified shelter in Upper West
CNR Citi Newsroom
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July 16, 2025
1,100 refugees from Burkina Faso are set to receive dignified shelter and improved social support in the Upper West Region as part of a new multi-agency humanitarian initiative. The project, launched by the European Union (EU) in partnership with...
Expert hails new malaria drug approval for newborns as turning point for Africa
Fresh Angle
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Switzerland’s recent approval of Coartem Baby, the first antimalarial treatment specifically designed for newborns and very young children, is a major step forward in tackling one of Africa’s most pressing public health challenges, says Dr...
Russian Info Ops; Attritional Battles in Sudan: Africa File, July 17, 2025
Critical Threats - Washington D.C.
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To receive the weekly Africa File or tri-weekly Congo War Security Review via email, please subscribe here. Follow CTP on X, LinkedIn, and BlueSky. Contributors: Calvin Hodges and Ellery White Key Takeaways: Russia. The Kremlin will likely take...
How schools are being built for extreme heat – without airconditioning
The Indian Express
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July 16, 2025
When prize-winning architect Francis Kere was growing up in Burkina Faso he spent his schooldays in a gloomy classroom that was so stifling he says it would have been better suited to making bread than educating children.Years later, while...
Women miners target expansion
Daily Trust
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In its bid to open up space for more inclusive participation in the extractive sector, Women in Mining Africa (WiM-Africa) has said its chapter expansion model is increasingly referenced by development partners for its alignment with Agenda 2063...
Revolutionary Third World Leaders Praise China’s World Role
Dissident Voice
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July 18, 2025
China is a modern superpower, as is the US, but a qualitatively different superpower. The US uses military aggression, coups, and sanctions to impose US corporate interests worldwide. China is a peaceful power that respects national sovereignty,...
Kamalanomics, ‘Killer Kamala’ & the DNC – Top 3 Takeaways
1290 WJNO - Florida
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Kamalanomics, ‘Killer Kamala’ & the DNC – Top 3 Takeaways – August 19th, 2024 Kamalanomics is communism. If you thought Bidenomics, highlighted by Bidenflation was bad, you ain’t seen nothing yet if Kamala’s granted the keys to the Kremlin...err...
France ends military presence in Senegal, closing post-colonial chapter
The South African
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July 17, 2025
France formally handed over Camp Geille and Dakar airfield to the Senegalese authorities on 17 July. The handover concluded a three-month phased withdrawal of 350 French troops from Senegal. President Emmanuel Macron authorised the withdrawal in...
The legacy of the Wagner Company in Africa
Asia News
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July 17, 2025
Two years after Prigožin's death, Russian mercenaries remain in the field as employees of the Ministry of Defence. They are strongly committed to supporting political propaganda throughout Africa, even offering special courses for African...
Dakhla, Nice Strengthen Cooperation Ties in Landmark Meeting
Morocco World News
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July 18, 2025
Marrakech – A French delegation from Nice met with Dakhla officials on Thursday to explore cooperation opportunities, marking a truly groundbreaking leap forward in the rapidly evolving Morocco-France territorial dynamics. The delegation, led by...
World : France Returns Last Military Bases To Senegal, Ends Decades-Long Military Presence: Reports
Bernama
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July 17, 2025
ISTANBUL, July 17 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- France on Thursday returned its last military bases in Senegal in an official ceremony, marking an end to the former coloniser’s decades-long military presence in the West African country, Anadolu Ajansi (AA)...
The World Is Entering a Dark New Era of Hydroterrorism
Foreign Policy
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Water has long been a tool of warfare, but in recent years, the world has entered a dark new era of hydroterrorism. Around the globe, from Yemen to Ukraine, this critical resource is increasingly being used as a tool of control. According to the...
Free Will Astrology: July 16-22
Pacific Sun - California
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July 15, 2025
ARIES (March 21-April 19): For the Dagara people of Burkina Faso, the element of fire has profound cultural meanings. It’s a symbol of innovation and inspiration. It’s a mediator between the physical and spiritual worlds and a conduit for...
Free Will Astrology: Week of July 16
East Bay Express - California
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July 15, 2025
ARIES (March 21-April 19): For the Dagara people of Burkina Faso, the element of fire has profound cultural meanings. It’s a symbol of innovation and inspiration. It’s a mediator between the physical and spiritual worlds and a conduit for...
Nigeria’s Leadership Crisis
Kpomkwem News
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July 16, 2025
Nigeria’s Leadership Crisis:Why we need statesmen and not politicians In a nation where trust has become an endangered value, where politics often reeks of rot in the heart of citizens and where public offices have been reduced to empires of...
West African Development Bank Expects Regional Cooperation To Boost Growth
Daily Independent
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July 17, 2025
1 The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Bank for Investment and Development, EBID has said that economic growth in the 15 member states is likely to inch down to 5.0 per cent this year from 5.1 per cent last year. EBID, linked the...