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I visited all 54 countries in Africa my least favourite is so dusty you can't even breathe
Daily Express
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July 6, 2025
A travel vlogger who has had the pleasure of visiting all 197 countries, including all 54 of those in Africa, has ranked his favourite places on the continent – including his least favourite. Drew Binsky, a YouTube star, has documented every step...
Chad Arab Poetry Forum: A canvas of culture
Sharjah24
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The Republic of Chad hosted the fourth edition of the Arab Poetry Forum on Wednesday, in the capital, N'Djamena. The two-day event was organised by the Cultural Affairs Department at the Sharjah Department of Culture, in cooperation with the...
Africa Doesn’t Need Another Wallet App: It Needs a Seat at the Table (Op-ed)
CryptoPotato
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July 4, 2025
Crypto adoption is accelerating around the world. And with it, a wave of well-funded projects keeps promising financial inclusion in Africa. For years, they’ve pledged to serve the unbanked. But all too often, they deliver little more than press...
Keep your America, Mr Trump, and we’ll keep our Africa
Al Jazeera
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July 4, 2025
On June 16, The New York Times disclosed that United States President Donald Trump is considering broadening his travel ban list to include as many as 36 additional countries, most of them African – including my country, Zimbabwe. Twelve days...
Troops eliminate 10 Boko Haram terrorists in Lake Chad basin raid
Daily Post
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July 2, 2025
Troops of the Nigerian military under Operation Hadin Kai have neutralized at least 10 Boko Haram terrorists in a fierce gun battle during a clearance operation in the Lake Chad Basin region. According to a statement released by the Director of...
Lake Chad Basin governments should redouble efforts against ISWAP
Institute for Security Studies
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Lake Chad Basin governments should redouble efforts against ISWAP ISWAP’s hunt for resources is eroding the ability of communities in northern Cameroon to withstand economic hardship. Since 2021, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has...
Intrigues, Interstate Rivalry Undermine Actualisation of Single African Air Transport Market
This Day
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July 4, 2025
Chinedu Eze The plan to expand African air travel market is currently being hindered by intrigues and inter-state rivalry by countries that do not want the actualisation of the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM). These countries, it was...
Moscow University Appoints African Students as Russia-Africa Ambassadors
News Ghana
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July 4, 2025
Lomonosov Moscow State University has named 11 African students as goodwill ambassadors for its Russia-Africa Club following a congress on June 29, 2025. The appointees from Nigeria, Togo, Zambia, DR Congo, Guinea, Chad, and Gabon were selected...
What Nigeria, Cameroon must do to stop ISWAP’s expansion in Lake Chad basin
Premium Times
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July 1, 2025
Since 2021, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has intensified its footprint in Cameroon’s Far North Region through increased extortion of communities and a spate of brutal attacks on military barracks in Borno (Nigeria) and...
JNIM Attacks Across Mali; Biya Faces Challengers in Cameroon: Africa File, July 3, 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. Contributor: Miles Charles Key Takeaways: Cameroon. Cameroonian President Paul Biya is facing a...
MSF Reveals Atrocities in Sudan’s El Fasher and Zamzam
Asharq Al-Awsat
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July 6, 2025
Mass atrocities are underway in Sudan's North Darfur region, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has warned in a report, urging the warring parties to spare civilians and respect their obligations under international humanitarian law and immediately...
Letter to FIFA Re. Impact of U.S. Immigration Policies on the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup
Human Rights Watch
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July 2, 2025
July 1, 2025 VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL Gianni Infantino President Fédération Internationale de Football Association FIFA-Strasse 20, P.O. Box 8044 Zurich, Switzerland Re: Impact of U.S. Immigration Policies on the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2026...
Sudanese Refugee Crisis in Chad Reaches Breaking Point Amid Aid Shortfalls
teleSUR
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June 30, 2025 Hour: 2:35 pm The humanitarian situation for Sudanese refugees in Chad has reached a critical stage, with over 844,000 people having fled into the country since the outbreak of civil war in Sudan in April 2023. According to the UN...
3 Indians abducted amid terror attacks in Mali: Was Al Qaeda-linked JNIM behind it?
Firstpost
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July 3, 2025
Three Indian citizens have been taken hostage in western Mali following a terrorist assault that hit multiple locations in the region on July 1. The attack occurred at the Diamond Cement Factory in Kayes, where a group of armed men entered the...
Sudanese refugees in Chad face deepening humanitarian crisis
Africanews
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June 30, 2025
The situation of Sudanese refugees in neighbouring Chad is reaching a breaking point as the number of arrivals in the country increases, humanitarian actors warned. Chad hosts a quarter of the 4 million refugees who fled the Sudanese civil war...
Nigeria faces starvation crisis as UN food programme runs out of money and supplies
Business Day
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July 6, 2025
More than a million people in Nigeria are at risk of starvation after the World Food Programme (WFP) announced it will run out of funds this month, following massive cuts to international aid. The UN agency, which serves as the last line of...
Chad’s detained opposition leader ends hunger strike
African Insider
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July 1, 2025
N’Djamena – Chad opposition leader and former prime minister Succès Masra, who has been in custody for more than a month, has ended his nearly week-long hunger strike, his lawyers said Monday. “President Masra, physically weakened but morally...
Sustaining Africa’s polio fight
Science and Development Network
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National polio laboratories will help Africa in its final push towards eradicating the disease, writes Chikwe Ihekweazu, outgoing acting director for WHO Africa. [LAGOS, SciDev.Net] As my term as acting WHO regional director for Africa draws to a...
Eric Adams, Andrew Cuomo both in Hamptons over July Fourth weekend at same hotspot as mayor fundraises and Cuomo ‘mulls’ run
Page Six
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July 5, 2025
Eric Adams and Andrew Cuomo were both in the Hamptons over the weekend — at the same area hotspot. The mayor hit the ritzy East End of Long Island to appear at a Saturday fundraiser at the estate of Hamptons Polo couple Maria and Kenneth Fishel....
Africa’s trade stunted by poor market intelligence – Afreximbank
Punch
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June 30, 2025
The African Export-Import Bank has warned that Africa’s failure to trade effectively within itself stems largely from poor market intelligence, weak connectivity, and the absence of structured trade platforms. The Executive Vice President,...