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Key Policy Debates Shaping Africa's Mining Future At African Mining Week (AMW) 2025
MENAFN
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June 27, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) CAPE TOWN, South Africa, June 27, 2025/APO Group/ -- As Africa positions itself at the forefront of the global energy transition, the continent's mining sector faces pivotal policy decisions that will determine...
Roaming Charges: After Midnight
CounterPunch
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June 27, 2025
B-2 Stealth bomber flying at night. Photo: Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder / U.S. Air Force. After midnight We’re gonna let it all hang out We’re gonna cause talk and suspicion Give an exhibition Find out what it is all about – JJ Cale, After Midnight...
Sanwo-Olu advocates greater investment in ferry transport to boost safety
The Sun Nigeria
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June 26, 2025
By Steve Agbota Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has advocated improved investment, reform of ferry service operations and safety across the West and Central African region. Speaking at the 2025 Regional Ferry Safety Conference held...
Flamengo draws LAFC in Orlando, tops Club World Cup group
The Palm Beach Post - Florida
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ORLANDO — Flamengo topped Group D of the FIFA Club World Cup, setting up a dream match in Miami against German Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich. Second-half substitute Wallace Yan struck back for the Brazilian top-flight leaders with an...
Flamengo draws LAFC in Orlando, tops Club World Cup group
Ocala Star Banner - Florida
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ORLANDO — Flamengo topped Group D of the FIFA Club World Cup, setting up a dream match in Miami against German Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich. Second-half substitute Wallace Yan struck back for the Brazilian top-flight leaders with an...
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...
Iraq confirms drone attacks on radar systems at military bases
The National News
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At least two radar systems were attacked by unidentified drones on Tuesday early morning at military bases in Iraq, a government spokesman confirmed, while there was no claim of responsibility for the attacks. The first drone hit the radar system...
Opinion | (Neo)Orientalism As Strategic Narrative: How Global Indices Attempt To Thwart A Rising Bharat
News18
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June 25, 2025
Last Updated:June 25, 2025, 17:20 IST Indices constructed by the Freedom House, the Economist Intelligence Unit and the V-Dem project have all downgraded the democratic status of the civilisation-nation in recent years When complex developments in...
Trump’s Global Gulag Search Expands to 53 Nations
The Intercept
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June 25, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the Trump administration could resume deporting immigrants to countries other than their own without any chance to object on the grounds that they might be tortured. This may clear a legal path for the...
A Nation On The Brink: Climate Injustice And The Future Of Pakistan
Friday Times
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June 24, 2025
Pakistan is no stranger to environmental disaster. Ranked among the top ten most climate-vulnerable countries, its exposure to escalating climate threats has turned into a persistent economic and humanitarian emergency—and a stark example of...
Embrace investment-driven partnerships
Business Ghana
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African leaders have called on Monday for an urgent review of U.S. tariffs on African exports, urging a shift towards transformative partnerships and investment in Africa’s economic potential. Addressing more than 2,000 government and business...
African leaders urge U.S. to embrace investment-driven partnerships, review tariffs
Business Hallmark
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June 24, 2025
African leaders on Monday issued a strong call for the United States to rethink its approach to the continent by prioritizing strategic investments and revising punitive trade tariffs, moving away from aid-centric relationships toward...
US business leaders need to understand the opportunities in doing business with Africa – Senior State Dept Bureau Official
3News.com
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June 24, 2025
US business leaders need to understand the opportunities in doing business with Africa, Senior State Department Bureau Official, Troy Fitrell, has said. Responding to the call for deeper engagement, U.S. officials acknowledged Africa’s growing...
AU Commission Chair calls for removal of punitive tariffs and visa restrictions on African countries
3News.com
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June 24, 2025
The African Union Commission Chairperson, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has called for the removal of punitive tariffs and visa restrictions on African countries. He noted that Africa’s 1.3 billion people and abundant resources remain among the world’s...
African leaders urge U.S. to embrace investment-driven partnerships and review tariffs
3News.com
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June 24, 2025
African leaders have called on Monday for an urgent review of U.S. tariffs on African exports, urging a shift towards transformative partnerships and investment in Africa’s economic potential. Addressing more than 2,000 government and business...
Willoughby: Albert Schweitzer Sesquicentennial Convocation — his significance in the formation of modern Aspen
The Aspen Times - Colorado
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June 21, 2025
A series of local events will celebrate Albert Schweitzer’s outstanding life and the 75th anniversary of his speeches in Aspen for the 1949 Goethe Bicentennial Celebration, beginning June 30. While that was the only time he visited Aspen, it was...
Sparring with death behind the clouds
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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June 21, 2025
Aerophobia or aviophobia is a (specific) mental disorder afflicting the fearful who may experience significant anxiety and even panic attacks when faced with the prospect of flying or once they are airborne. Research has shown that aerophobiacs...
The 10 worst police forces in Africa (yes, Nigeria is on the list)
Pulse
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June 19, 2025
Across Africa, the police are often seen not as protectors of the people, but as one of the most corrupt and least professional institutions in society.According to a January 2024 Afrobarometer report titled “Law enforcers or law breakers?”,...
Angola wants American investment in Africa in manufacturing industries
Ver Angola
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João Lourenço, who is also the president of the African Union, was speaking this Monday at the official opening of the 17th United States of America-Africa Business Summit, which runs until Wednesday and is being attended by the presidents of the...
Violence And Herding In The Central African Republic: Time To Act
The Nigerian Voice
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What’s new? Ten years of crisis in the Central African Republic (CAR) have fostered new dynamics in the livestock sector, exacerbating conflict between nomadic herders and sedentary farmers. The government, which has treated transhumance primarily...