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Escalating Threats to Maritime Security in the Western Indian Ocean Region
Center for International Maritime Security - Washington D.C.
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June 16, 2025
African Maritime Forces Week By Brigadier General John M. Waweru (Ret.), IMO Consultant Introduction The Western Indian Ocean Region (WIO) holds substantial geopolitical and economic importance due to its location along vital international sea...
Israel-Iran War (Day 6): Explosions rock Tehran, Tel Aviv, others
Premium Times
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June 18, 2025
Israel and Iran have continued attacks on each other after President Donald Trump demanded an “unconditional surrender” from Tehran and declared the US knew where its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was hiding. Many residents of Tehran...
India’s Evolving Role in Supporting African Maritime Security Architecture
Center for International Maritime Security - Washington D.C.
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June 18, 2025
African Maritime Forces Week By Dr. Abhishek Mishra, Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA), New Delhi Maritime security in an African context is increasingly assuming prominence within the wider...
This side of paradise
The Gentleman's Journal
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Paradise Inc. is the result of a decades-long quest by Guillaume Bonn to witness, and to document, the final days of the great east African wilderness. What this book contains, in his photographs and his words, is the consequence of many trips...
Trump sees 'substantial chance' of talks with Iran: Live
The Oklahoman
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At least 240 people have been killed in Iran since Israel began airstrikes on June 13. Israel has reported 24 deaths from Iranian attacks. Iran's foreign minister said an Israeli hospital was damaged in a missile attack on Israeli military...
Expression of Interest (EOI)...
Capital Ethiopia
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May 19, 2025
Project Title: Consultancy Services for Training Package and Software Supply Background The Ethio-Djibouti Railway Share Company (EDR) is inviting Expressions of Interest (EOI) from qualified consultancy firms for the supply of licensed...
Trump sees 'substantial chance' of talks with…
USA Today - Virginia
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At least 240 people have been killed in Iran since Israel began airstrikes on June 13. Israel has reported 24 deaths from Iranian attacks. Iran's foreign minister said an Israeli hospital was damaged in a missile attack on Israeli military...
Khamenei vows ‘no mercy’ for Israel as Iran claims firing hypersonic missiles on 6th day of war
Dawn
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June 18, 2025
Iran claimed firing hypersonic missiles at Israel on Wednesday as Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed his country would show “no mercy” to its longtime archfoe, hours after US President Donald Trump demanded Tehran’s “unconditional...
What Trump can learn from the Gulf about doing business in Africa
Khaleej Times
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Four years ago, DP World signed a $1 billion trade corridor agreement with the Ethiopian government. The plan: link the logistics giant’s port in Berbera, Somaliland, with Ethiopia — a landlocked nation of 120 million people. It wasn’t aid. It...
Trump sees 'substantial chance' of talks with Iran
USA Today - Virginia
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At least 240 people have been killed in Iran since Israel began airstrikes on June 13. Israel has reported 24 deaths from Iranian attacks. Iran's foreign minister said an Israeli hospital was damaged in a missile attack on Israeli military...
The Inconvenient Truth with Douglas BOATENG (Prof): The broken map of progress: Nationalism’s silent toll on industry
Business and Financial Times
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June 18, 2025
By Professor Douglas BOATENG Africa is not merely standing at a crossroads; it is caught in a crisis of direction. It is a deeply worrying moment in history, where the shadows of the past still darken the potential of tomorrow. One path, the road...
Trump officials could face criminal contempt over South Sudan deportations, judge says
The Independent
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May 21, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
The Latest: Israel threatens Iran's supreme leader as Iranian strikes wound dozens
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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Israel, meanwhile, carried out strikes on Iran’s Arak heavy water reactor, its latest attack on Iran’s sprawling nuclear program. Iranian state television said there was “no radiation danger whatsoever" and that the facility had been evacuated...
IGAD urges member states to invest in AI, cyber security
Eye Radio
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June 18, 2025
Author: Emmanuel J. Akile | Published: 8 hours ago IGAD Executive Secretary Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu (Photo:Courtesy). The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is calling on its member states, including South Sudan, to prioritize...
In dramatic escalation, Trump says won’t kill Khamenei ‘for now’, demands Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’
Dawn
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June 17, 2025
President Donald Trump dramatically stepped up his rhetoric against Iran’s supreme leader on Tuesday amid the country’s ongoing fighting with Israel, saying on social media that the United States knows where Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is located but...
Mediagenix To Supply France Médias Monde With Content Scheduling Solution
TV News Check - Pennsylvania
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June 18, 2025
Mediagenix, a global provider of smart content solutions to connect the right content to the right audience, has been selected to supply global broadcaster France Médias Monde (FMM) with its award-winning content scheduling solution for all of...
21 Arab, Muslim nations condemn Israeli airstrikes on Iran, urge immediate de-escalation
The Business Standard
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June 17, 2025
In a strong display of regional unity, 21 Arab and Muslim countries have jointly condemned Israel's recent airstrikes on Iran, calling for an urgent de-escalation of hostilities and renewed commitment to international law and nuclear disarmament....
In front of Geneva’s UN office: people condemn Israeli attacks on Iran
Tehran Times
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June 18, 2025
TEHRAN – Protesters from different countries gathered in front of the UN's Geneva office on Tuesday to show solidarity with the Iranian people and to strongly denounce Israel's attacks on the country. The demonstration took place at the Place des...
IGAD calls for regional AI strategy to fight crime and cyber threats
The Standard
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IGAD Executive Secretary Workneh Gebeyehu. [File, Standard] Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has urged East African countries to urgently embrace artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity or risk falling behind in efforts to...
Islamic, Arab states censure Israel, demand ending attacks on Iran
Tehran Times
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June 17, 2025
TEHRAN – By issuing a joint statement, the foreign ministries of twenty-one Arab and Muslim nations have denounced Israeli strikes against Iran, urging the Zionist regime to abstain from targeting Iran’s nuclear facilities and reduce tensions in...