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Amnesty International Ghana calls for decisive action to bring lasting solution to Bawku crisis
Ghana News Agency
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June 27, 2025
By Dennis Peprah Fiapre, (Bono), June 27, GNA – Amnesty International Ghana (AI Ghana) on Friday called on the Government to ‘end the silence’ and act decisively on the Bawku conflict to bring lasting peace to the area, and thereby protect the...
Letter: Responding to the world's most neglected crises
Warrington Guardian
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Each year, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) publishes a report of the world’s most neglected displacement crises. It considers levels of humanitarian funding, media attention, and political engagement to end conflict. For the first time,...
CHAN: Uganda to open campaign against Algeria
Independent (Uganda)
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June 28, 2025
Mandela National Stadium KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Co-host Uganda will open its TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) campaign against Algeria on August 4 at the Mandela National Stadium in Kampala. The African Football body CAF...
AU expresses concern over security situation in Sahel
Xinhua News Agency
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BAMAKO, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The African Union (AU) is concerned about the security situation in the Sahel and intends to assist in efforts to combat terrorism and promote development, said Angolan Foreign Minister Tete Antonio on Tuesday,...
Mali Begins Construction of Russian-Backed Gold Refinery
Africa.com
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June 18, 2025
Mali has launched construction of a gold refinery near Bamako in partnership with Russia’s Yadran Group, marking a bold step toward “economic sovereignty,” according to junta leader Gen Assimi Goïta. Since his 2021 coup, Goïta has pivoted Mali’s...
PM Mitchell: Regional governments must be prepared to negotiate with Trump
Now Grenada
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June 18, 2025
by Linda Straker Story about travel ban list originally published by The Washington Post last weekend 36 countries identified in cable sent to US embassies on weekend 4 on list are OECS member states with Citizenship by Investment Programmes Prime...
Africa risks losing its 'invisible workforce' as donkey population plummets
The Standard
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Delegates pose for a picture during the two-day Second Pan African Donkey Conference in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. [Courtesy] Leaders, scientists, and policymakers meeting in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, have sounded the alarm over Africa’s rapidly...
America’s most unwanted and the urgent cable that reveals where Trump wants them to go
The Age
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June 27, 2025
Save Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Got it Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size United States diplomats in several overseas missions received an urgent cable from Washington...
WAFU B announces new date For U-20 Cup of Nations
Prompt News Online
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June 19, 2025
By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS The West African Football Union B (WAFU B) has confirmed new dates for the maiden U-20 Cup of Nations, Accra 2025, Prompt News reports. The tournament, originally scheduled to take place in Prampram from June 15-30,...
Ghana needs to go back to Gen. Acheampong’s polices – Prof. Agyeman-Duah
Joy FM
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June 18, 2025
The CEO of the J.A. Kufour Foundation, Prof. Baffour Agyeman-Duah, has called on Ghanaian leaders to bring back some of the key policies of Gen Ignatius Kutu Acheampong that were very beneficial to Ghana’s economy. Prof. Agyeman-Duah made these...
Europe's risky war on Russia's 'shadow fleet'
Responsible Statecraft - Washington D.C.
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June 16, 2025
The news of Wagner’s withdrawal was not surprising, as the handover process began almost immediately after Prigozhin’s death in August 2023. But much of the “withdrawal” is closer to a bureaucratic reorganization. Whole Wagner units with their...
60% of major rivers highly polluted-Erastus Donkor
Ghana News Agency
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June 27, 2025
By Dennis Peprah Fiapre, (Bono), June 27, GNA- About 60 percent of the nation’s major rivers are highly polluted with heavy metals, with turbidity running into thousands, Mr. Erastus Asare Donkor, an investigative journalist and environmentalist...
How will the Iran crisis impact Africa?
Institute for Security Studies
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How will the Iran crisis impact Africa? The conflict in Iran may seem far away, but it’s creating volatility that African leaders must act on urgently. Israel, Iran and the United States’ (US) escalating hostilities have sent geopolitical tremors...
Iran’s Constitutional Council approves move to suspend cooperation with IAEA
Press TV
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Iran’s Constitutional Council has approved a parliamentary bill on suspending cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) after its report against Iran’s nuclear program earlier this month became a lightning rod for the Israeli...
Mec trust low among youth
The Times Group Malawi
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June 26, 2025
DulaniBy Brenda Kayo: A survey conducted by Afrobarometer has revealed that the majority of young people in Malawi do not trust the Malawi Electoral Commission (Mec), which is set to conduct the September 16, 2025 Local Government, Parliamentary...
Uganda to open CAF African Nations Championship campaign against Algeria
The Malaysian Star
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June 27, 2025
KAMPALA, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Co-host Uganda will open its TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) campaign against Algeria on August 4 at the Mandela National Stadium in Kampala. The African Football body CAF released the schedule...
Trump gives 36 countries Wednesday deadline to avoid travel ban
FOX 10 Phoenix - Arizona
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FILE-President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs the White House on April 25, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) President Donald Trump has given 36 countries a Wednesday deadline to commit to improve its...
Carlos Alcaraz faces tricky opener in Wimbledon title defence
The National News
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Carlos Alcaraz will start his Wimbledon defence against the dangerous Fabio Fognini while world number one Jannik Sinner faces a potential semi-final clash against Novak Djokovic following Friday's draw. On the women's side, reigning champion...
The U.S. Is Making Prison Deals in Other Countries
Esquire
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June 26, 2025
Is it possible for a nation of Reichstags to develop a world full of gulags, or does that stretch historical analogies beyond the breaking point? Let’s let the Intercept settle this question. An Intercept investigation finds that the Trump...
EFSCRJ raises concerns over the 67th ordinary session of Ecowas
The Standard Gambia
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June 26, 2025
- Advertisement - By Madi Jobarteh The Edward Francis Small Centre for Rights and Justice hereby expresses its deep concern at the outcome of the 67th ordinary session of Ecowas leaders held on 22 June 2025 in Abuja, Nigeria. After reviewing the...