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Crop Comments: Africa Forwards Phosphorus Fertilizer Freight-Free to New World
Country Folks
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June 18, 2025
According to the New Orleans Times-Picayune (nola.com), “A large Saharan dust plume will soon blanket Gulf Coast.” That was the headline on June 6. The brown haze over the central and western Caribbean is a Saharan dust outbreak that left the...
Azerbaijan’s “Climate and Peace” diplomacy gains broad international support
Azertag
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June 18, 2025
Bonn, June 18, AZERTAC Within the framework of the 62nd Sessions of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies held in Bonn, a High-Level Panel: “Baku Hub Partnership – Advancing Peace-Positive Climate Action in Vulnerable Contexts” was organized by the COP29...
Overcoming blue economy challenges: Paving the way for Africa’s renaissance, By Uche Igwe
Premium Times
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June 18, 2025
Africa’s blue economy can constitute a significant source of wealth that can catapult the continent’s fortunes. It is estimated that by 2030, Africa’s blue economy will grow to $405 billion, including $100 billion generated by coastal tourism,...
Met Office report warns UK 20 times more likely to hit over 40C as max temperatures could exceed Sub-Saharan Africa
GB News
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June 18, 2025
A study by the Met Office highlights the rapidly increasing likelihood of extreme temperatures for the UK. Scientists estimate that the chance of seeing temperatures above 40C is now more than 20 times greater than it was in the 1960s. They add...
If Nigeria wins, West Africa wins, outgoing AFRICOM Commander speaks on Insecurity
Premium Times
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June 18, 2025
Nigeria and its West African neighbours are facing one of the most volatile security environments in decades, and according to outgoing US Africa Command (AFRICOM) Commander, Michael Langley, the stakes could not be higher: “If they win, West...
Benue’s bloodshed: Beyond ethnic tensions, a triple crisis of climate, politics, and arms, By Ope Oriniowo
Premium Times
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June 18, 2025
Benue’s tragedy is a warning — and an opportunity. If we continue to explain it through the narrow lens of “age-old rivalry,” we will not only fail the people of the state but also lose the broader fight against state fragility in Nigeria. It’s...
Foreign Ministers of Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, UAE and other countries issue joint statement
Azertag
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June 17, 2025
Islamabad, Hilal Ahmad, June 17, AZERTAC In light of the rapidly evolving regional developments and the unprecedented escalation of tensions in the Middle East—particularly due to the ongoing military aggression of Israel against Iran—the Foreign...
Focus on four major areas of Health Security Program in Western, Central Africa subregions, says Rifat Hasan
Prompt News Online
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June 17, 2025
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor, Abuja Bureau The Practice Manager, Africa West and Central of Health Security Program (HeSP) Learning Event, Ms Rifat Hasan has stated unequivocally that there is a need to focus efforts in four major areas to tackle...
A dig at Israel? 21 Arab and African nations issue united statement urging peace in Middle East, appeals everyone to join NPT
News9 Live
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June 17, 2025
World News Rescue team work at the site where a missile launched from Iran struck Tel Aviv. (Photo credit: AP/PTI) Kolkata: The hostilities between Iran and Israel are showing no signs of slowing down. Rather, it is escalating with each passing...
China and Africa consolidate dynamic partnership
Friends of Socialist China
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June 16, 2025
On June 11, 2025, the Ministerial Meeting of Coordinators on the Implementation of the Follow-up Actions of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) was held in Changsha, capital of China’s Hunan Province. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi...
6 lakes around the world that are drying up due to environmental threats
The Times of India
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Lakes play a crucial role in our ecosystem and are also an important source of water for living organisms on Earth. But there are several lakes in the world that are now rapidly drying up and the major reason for it are the environmental threats...
First-ever International Religious Freedom Summit in Africa to Explore “impact” of State Actions, Faith Communities
ACI Africa
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June 15, 2025
Meanwhile, the session title, “Exploring Effective Judicial Innovations in Religious Freedom Conflicts” will seek to engage “Chief Justices and other justice leaders in a cross-cultural exchange” in view to “enhance regional cooperation and...
How Trump's Africa strategy may become a double-edged sword
BBC
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June 14, 2025
ShareSave The focus of US military strategy in Africa is changing under Trump With US President Donald Trump on a cost-cutting warpath since starting his second term, aid to Africa has been slashed and now defence spending is in his sights - but...
100 Best Movies of 2010, Ranked by Tomatometer
Rotten Tomatoes
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July 9, 2025
(Photo by Fox Searchlight/ Courtesy Everett Collection. BLACK SWAN.) 2010 included unforgettable award-winning movies, iconic animation, visual effects delights, gritty action, and unconventional comedy in its motion picture roster. The list of...
Surge in imports of agricultural products from Africa
China Daily
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An exhibitor arranges coffee products on show during a China-Africa trade expo in Changsha, Hunan province. ZHANG WEI/CHINA DAILY More African agricultural products such as Ethiopian coffee beans and Tanzanian cashew nuts have appeared on the...
Today in Africa — June 13, 2025: Cholera Spreads From Sudan to Chad, President Bola Tinubu’s Ogoni Pardon Rejected, Teen Sues Parents for Sending Him to Ghana
OkayAfrica
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June 13, 2025
Every day, OkayAfrica shares a roundup of news we’re following but haven’t published as full articles. These short updates cover what’s happening on the continent — in culture, politics, and beyond. For more on stories like these, be sure to check...
"Beijing Summit: China-Africa Cooperation Outcomes"
Sada Elbalad
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June 11, 2025
Press ReleaseIn September 2024, the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) was successfully held, opening a new chapter of China and Africa building an all-weather community with a shared future for the new era. President...
The Wagner Group Is Leaving Mali. But Russian Mercenaries Aren't Going Anywhere.
The Moscow Times
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June 11, 2025
The June 6 announcement by the infamous Wagner Group private military company that it will end its three-and-a-half-year-long deployment in Mali is an important development in Russia’s evolving mercenary landscape. Even as one Russian mercenary...
Seventy southern white rhinos arrive at their new home in Rwanda from South Africa
Mongabay
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June 10, 2025
Conservation NGO African Parks has successfully transferred 70 southern white rhinos from South Africa to Rwanda’s Akagera National Park. The rhinos are the first international translocations under African Parks’ Rhino Rewilding Initiative, which...
Unicef head and former world leaders on judging panel for UAE humanitarian award
The National News
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A senior UN official championing the rights of children across the globe and two former heads of state will help select the next winners of a major UAE humanitarian award. The $1 million Zayed Award for Human Fraternity – which celebrates the...