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Fake, AI-generated videos about the Diddy trial are raking in millions of views on YouTube
The Guardian
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June 29, 2025
This story was reported by Indicator, a publication that investigates digital deception, and co-published with the Guardian. Dozens of YouTube channels are mixing AI-generated images and videos with false claims about Sean “Diddy” Combs’s...
Russian Foreign Ministry: Ukraine strengthens its influence in the Sahel by supporting armed groups
Daily Post
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June 21, 2025
On the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova issued a strong statement: according to her, the Kyiv regime, in difficulty on its military front, has decided to “open a...
Unfinished Freedom: Africa’s Long Walk Beyond the 1884 Berlin Conference:
IOL
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By Mphumzi Mdekazi On June 12, 2025, we gathered at Vaal University of Technology (VUT) not just to honour the towering legacy of Walter Sisulu, whose birthday was on May 18, 1912– a revolutionary, a father of our democracy, and a quiet architect...
Defence Intelligence: Russia uses infrastructure projects to advance its interests in Africa
The Odessa Journal
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Russian state corporations, including RZD and Rosatom, actively use infrastructure projects as part of Moscow’s “soft power” strategy to advance political interests in Africa. This was reported by the press service of the Main Intelligence...
Nigeria set to face South Africa, others as Rugby Africa Men’s Sevens kicks off
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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June 20, 2025
As the Nigerian national men’s rugby team, the Stallions, gear up for their campaign at the Rugby Africa Men’s Sevens tournament in Mauritius on Saturday June 21, 2025, the President of the Nigeria Rugby Football Federation (NRFF), Dr. Ademola...
African Presidents Who Died in Exile/Abroad with Disputed Burials
Zambian Observer
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June 21, 2025
African Presidents Who Died in Exile/Abroad with Disputed Burials By Brenda Zulu If the former sixth President of Zambia Edgar Changwa Lungu is finally buried in South Africa as the family wishes, he will join a list of African leaders whose...
Less for more: How erratic supply shortchanges Band A households, industries
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 27, 2025
Since the introduction of the new electricity service band based on the assured minimum daily electricity supply, policy contradictions, systemic inefficiencies, crumbling substations, and a dilapidated transmission system have contributed to a...
Man Utd eyeing bargain Andre Onana replacement as decision made on goalkeeper’s future
Metro
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June 29, 2025
Andre Onana has failed to convince during his time at Old Trafford (Picture: Getty Images) Manchester United are looking to get rid of Andre Onana during the summer transfer window and have a bargain replacement on their list of potential...
54th MSC Meeting: ECOWAS Urges Action For Establishing Counterterrorism Force As Tuggar Harps On Unity
Daily Independent
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June 19, 2025
1 The President of ECOWAS Commission, Touray has stressed the importance of having a regional framework for intelligence sharing and regional kinetic force as no littoral State is safe from the onslaught of terrorist groups, urging the Mediation...
Upholding Ghana’s foreign policy in an increasingly volatile world
Graphic
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June 19, 2025
Samuel A. Jinapor, MP Opinion Jun - 19 - 2025 , 09:57 12 minutes read In recent years, the landscape of international relations has grown increasingly volatile, defined by shifting alliances, trade disputes, and rising tensions among major powers....
Sunderland’s £30m Habib Diarra transfer could cause disruption mid-season – here’s why
Sunderland Echo
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June 29, 2025
Senegal have qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations – meaning Sunderland’s potential new signing could miss part of the 2025-26 season The Africa Cup of Nations will return this winter, with Morocco set to host the 2025 tournament – and...
Uzbekistan studying option of a four-unit VVER-1000 plant
World Nuclear News
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Friday, 20 June 2025 Rosatom has signed an agreement with Uzbekistan's Uzatom Atomic Energy Agency to study a possible gigawatt-scale nuclear power plant featuring two or four VVER-1000 units. (Image: Strana Rosatom) The announcement came at the...
Gender Gaps Narrowing in Key Sectors Across Africa
News Central TV
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June 19, 2025
A new report shows many African countries are setting their own priorities on gender equality, especially in political inclusion and legal reform, and in some cases are progressing faster than global averages. The 2025 Global Gender Gap Report by...
Ethiopia: Musical performances move Great South Festival
Prensa Latina - Cuba
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June 28, 2025
The headquarters of the Organization for Southern Cooperation, sponsor of the event under the theme “Peoples in Movement, Living Cultures,” will host the fusion of rhythms that has attracted a large audience from both local and international...
Zachary Wagner, PhD, discusses the harms of bias in reproductive care
Contemporary OB/GYN
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June 20, 2025
In a recent interview with Contemporary OB/GYN, Zachary Wagner, PhD, associate professor of economics at the University of Southern California, discussed a study exploring how bias and stigma in reproductive health settings negatively affect young...
Pope Leo XIV or ‘Pope Leo XIV’ — How to spot a fake online pope
The Pillar
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June 27, 2025
A post appeared on the Vatican’s Instagram account Wednesday with the title “FAKE ALERT – PETER’S PENCE.” The real Pope Leo XIV. © Mazur/cbcew.org.uk. A graphic accompanying the June 25 post explained that “fake Facebook profiles of ‘Pope Leo XIV’...
Opinion | Made in Africa or Made from Africa? It’s time to choose
fDi Intelligence
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The writer is CEO of Arise Integrated Industrial Platforms and chair of Equitane As trade frameworks worldwide are being rethought, nations are asking themselves tough questions about the resilience of their economies. Across Africa, one of them...
WHO calls for increased awareness, treatment to reduce Africa’s sickle cell burden
Premium Times
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June 20, 2025
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says African countries must ramp up awareness and bolster prevention and care to curb the burden of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) on the continent. The Medical Officer for Integrated Package Delivery, WHO Africa...
One step off the greylist, but who’s watching the watchdogs?
Sunday Independent
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June 20, 2025
BY ALL accounts, South Africa has come a long way since February 2023, when it was placed on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) greylist over concerns about weak enforcement mechanisms and a lack of political will to combat high-level...
Niger to nationalize uranium mine operated by French state-affiliated firm
Radio Habana Cuba
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June 21, 2025
Nicolas Maes, left, CEO of French nuclear firm Orano, signs an agreement on the exploitation of uranium with the former Nigerien Mining Minister Hadiza Ousseini in Niamey, in 2023 [File: Boureima Hama/AFP] Niger’s nationalization of Somair mine...