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Zanzibar, Dar es Salaam brace for CHAN 2024 economic bonanza
The Citizen
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Dar es Salaam. Tanzania is poised to reap significant economic benefits from hosting matches in the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN), with hotels, transport operators and tourism stakeholders preparing to capitalise on the expected influx...
India has highest rate of wasting in the world, despite 30% decrease in undernourishment since 2006: UN food security & nutrition report
Down to Earth
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As much as 18.7 per cent of Indian children under the age of five suffered from wasting in 2024, the highest rate in the world, according to the United Nations’ 2025 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report released on July...
Doctors Without Borders USA’s CEO On Leadership And Smooth Transitions
Forbes
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It’s hard to avoid the pictures and news stories about humanitarian crises around the world today. Hunger and disease are hitting a breaking point in Gaza, while the U.S. government is stepping back from what was once a major role in helping...
Four years in the making: Africa’s first LNG-to-power project up and running off Senegal
Offshore Energy
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July 16, 2025
A floating power plant from the fleet of Türkiye’s Karpowership has started producing energy using liquefied natural gas (LNG) off the coast of Senegal. FSRU Karmol LNGT Powership Africa; Source: Karpowership As a country with a relatively short...
JNIM Focuses Attacks on Malian Urban, Military Sites
Africa Defense Forum
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July 22, 2025
Al-Qaida-linked terrorists attacked seven Malian military posts July 1 in a series of coordinated, simultaneous early-morning assaults on urban centers and towns. Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) claimed that it gained control of three...
Mapped: Global Income Level Classification, by Country
Visual Capitalist
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July 28, 2025
See this visualization first on the Voronoi app. Use This Visualization Mapped: High, Middle, and Low Income Countries in 2025 This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible...
Cities Vs. Climate Change: Global Exhibition In Paris Inspires Action
Forbes
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Bold artworks by Shepard Fairey (OBEY) adorn the Hôtel de Ville façade in Paris.Brent Toderian A free, child-friendly exhibition staged in the City Hall, Paris, on how large cities around the world are fighting back against climate change has...
Workshop on Arab Science Journalism Skills Aims to Lift Public Scientific Awareness
Al-Fanar Media
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July 28, 2025
What is the current state of science journalism in the Arab world? What obstacles does it face? What core skills should a science journalist possess? What role should academic institutions play in shaping this field? Questions like these, often...
Spain’s unemployment rate falls to lowest since 2008 to 10.29%
Gulf Today
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July 26, 2025
Spain’s unemployment rate fell to 10.29 per cent in the second quarter of 2025 from 11.36 per cent in the preceding three months, data from the National Statistics Institute (INE) showed. The rate was at the lowest level since the first quarter of...
U.S and Russia Seek Access to Togo’s Lomé Port
The Maritime Executive
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As Port of Lomé grows its transshipment role in West Africa, major global powers including the U.S and Russia are moving to secure access to the important maritime hub. The increase in volume of trade between Asia and West Africa has seen Lomé...
Oil prices dip to settle at three-week low on US, China economic concerns
The Peninsula
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July 27, 2025
Lower Manhattan Downtown Financial District urban architecture exterior in New York City, United States. Doha: Oil prices eased on Friday and settled at a three-week low as traders worried about negative economic news from the US and China and...
Asian spot LNG prices slip to ten-week low on tepid demand, rising supply
Hellenic Shipping News
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July 27, 2025
Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices slipped for a second consecutive week to a ten-week low, weighed down by tepid demand and increasing supply from new projects. The average LNG price for September delivery into north-east Asia (LNG-AS)...
As France's Africa policy collapses how do companies adjust?
Deutsche Welle
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July 27, 2025
The disruption is now in full swing, with more and more African countries, particularly in the Sahel region of northern and western Africa, rejecting the so-called Francafrique policy by their former colonial power, France. The term refers to a...
Arab Parliament for the Child holds session on cultural identity
Sharjah24
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Cultural identity theme affirms commitment to Arab heritage The session, titled “The Cultural Identity of the Arab Child”, reaffirmed the Arab Parliament for the Child’s commitment to instilling cultural and civilisational belonging in the hearts...
Morocco positioned as green hydrogen leader with $300 billion planned projects
Hespress
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July 23, 2025
Morocco is accelerating its green hydrogen ambitions, with planned projects valued at nearly $300 billion, according to Gi2, a consultancy specializing in renewable energy. Leveraging its rich solar and wind resources and extensive coastline, the...
11 Best Mineral Stocks to Buy According to Hedge Funds
Insider Monkey
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July 23, 2025
In this article, we will discuss the 11 Best Mineral Stocks to Buy According to Hedge Funds. In response to China’s dominance in the rare earth magnet supply chain, the U.S. government is increasing its emphasis on boosting domestic critical...
The Elites projects exemplifying the uptake of hydrogen in Africa
ESI Africa
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July 23, 2025
Preview a selection of hydrogen demonstration project nominees for the 10th African Power & Energy Elites: Projects and People magazine (fondly known as The Elites). Africa’s journey into the hydrogen economy is gathering pace, not only through...
ICO sends Dhs1.5m worth of medicines to Kenya
Gulf Today
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July 27, 2025
The International Charity Organisation (ICO) has dispatched a shipment of medicines to Kenya, valued at Dhs1.5 million, as part of its ongoing efforts to strengthen healthcare and support medical systems, particularly in regions with limited...
Why the deadliest migration route in the world is becoming more popular
Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime
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July 22, 2025
On 1 July 2025, Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM), the most powerful violent extremist organization in the Sahel, launched a series of coordinated attacks on seven towns along Mali’s borders with Senegal and Mauritania. Since 2022, JNIM...
Promise and pressure of cost-competitive green hydrogen
ESI Africa
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July 9, 2025
The economic feasibility of exporting green hydrogen from Africa to Europe by 2030 is in question. The study Mapping the cost competitiveness of African green hydrogen imports to Europe provides some answers. As at December 2023, Africa’s green...