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Top 10 African countries that acquired the least Russian weapons
Business Day
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June 3, 2025
Russia has remained one of Africa’s top arms suppliers, with its weapons, ranging from helicopters to anti-aircraft systems, playing a key role in shaping military forces across the continent. Between 2000 and 2021, Russian arms exports to Africa...
GERD Key Catalyst for Regional Integration, Says Senior Economist
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, April 23, 2025 (ENA)— The historic Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is a key catalyst for realizing regional integration, Ethiopian Economics Association (EEA) Senior Researcher Abule Mehari said. In an exclusive interview with...
Africa, struggling for stability and economic growth, is not a dumping ground for unwanted migrants
South Florida Times
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June 5, 2025
Capetown STOCK PHOTO The Trump administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to approve deporting undocumented migrants to South Sudan after a lower court blocked the plan. It is a matter not just about whether President Donald Trump has the...
Ethiopian leader, marking year of war, says he will bury foes ‘with our blood’
Zehabesha
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“The pit which is dug will be very deep, it will be where the enemy is buried, not where Ethiopia disintegrates,” he said in a speech at an event at the military’s headquarters in Addis Ababa. “We will bury this enemy with our blood and bones and...
Cuts to food aid put more than 3 million malnourished people at risk in Ethiopia
The Independent
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April 25, 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...
World Map Shows Countries That Owe China Money
Newsweek
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June 6, 2025
Once the world's largest financier, China has in recent years become its top debt collector as grace periods expire on billions of dollars in loans issued to the global south. This year, a record $22 billion in debt to China is due from 75 of the...
Governments try to understand Trump’s latest travel ban before it takes effect Monday
PBS Frontline
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June 5, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Governments of 12 countries whose citizens will be banned from visiting the United States beginning next week scrambled Thursday to understand President Donald Trump’s latest move to resurrect a hallmark policy of his first term....
Sailing into the Future: India’s Multifaceted Push for Maritime Dominance and Military Modernisation
Colombo Gazette
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April 16, 2025
In an increasingly complex global landscape, where influence is shaped by technology, maritime reach and strategic foresight, India is making assertive moves to safeguard its interests and deepen its regional presence. Recently, two landmark...
Why, and how, India plans to help cash-strapped Air Mauritius
Firstpost
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June 5, 2025
The Indian government has encouraged domestic airlines to consider investing in Air Mauritius, the financially troubled national carrier of Mauritius, which is grappling with negative equity of approximately $237 million (Rs 2,035 crore),...
Cyber terrorists target critical energy infrastructure
ESI Africa
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May 26, 2025
As Africa continues to develop critical infrastructure for especially energy, among others, cyberattacks targeting these systems have increased. This highlights a very real threat: the potential to paralyse entire nations for geopolitical leverage...
Could anchor states benefit Africa’s Peace and Security Council?
Institute for Security Studies
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Could anchor states benefit Africa’s Peace and Security Council? Recent PSC elections revived debates about whether membership should favour inclusion and fairness or regional capacity and influence. Published on 23 April 2025 in ISS Today By...
Every country currently on the Foreign Office ‘do not travel’ list
The Independent
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April 16, 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...
Pakistan to harmonize govt databases for easier biometric verification, data security
Biometric Update
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June 2, 2025
Pakistan will implement a nationwide facial recognition system and also ensure the harmonization of all government databases to make sure biometric verification happens in a centralized manner. This is among several key decisions arrived at during...
Centre nudges Indian carriers to invest in crisis-hit Air Mauritius
ETInfra.com
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June 5, 2025
The Centre has asked carriers to consider a strategic investment in Air Mauritius, the financially strapped national carrier of the African island nation, people aware of the development said. The nudge from the government comes as that airline...
Explosion Forces Crew to Abandon Container Ship
Design and Development Today - Wisconsin
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January 29, 2025
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An explosion has struck a Hong Kong-flagged container ship traveling north through the Red Sea, sparking a major fire that forced its crew to abandon the vessel, shipping industry officials said. The ship was...
Paix Data Centres Breaks Ground on New Facility in Dakar, Senegal
TechTrendsKE
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January 27, 2025
PAIX Data Centres has announced the construction of a new data centre in Dakar, Senegal. The company stated in a statement that this development is a key strategic milestone in its West African expansion to address the rising demand for reliable...
African Lion Sharpens Skills in Complex, Multidomain Operations
Africa Defense Forum
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June 3, 2025
High above Morocco’s Kenitra Air Base, Moroccan and United States military medical teams tended to a wounded Soldier on a Moroccan C-130H Hercules transport aircraft. The teams had evacuated the Soldier and worked to stabilize him before...
Centre nudges Indian carriers to invest in crisis-hit Air Mauritius amid strategic push in Indian Ocean
The Economic Times
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June 4, 2025
The Centre has asked carriers to consider a strategic investment in Air Mauritius, the financially strapped national carrier of the African island nation, people aware of the development said. The nudge from the government comes as that airline...
Emory developing new approach to control dangerous urban mosquito in Ethiopia
Emory University
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April 15, 2025
Malaria annually kills around 600,000 people globally, mostly in Africa, according to the World Health Organization. Stephensi, long a major vector of malaria in Asia, was first identified in Africa in 2012 in Djibouti, a country that serves as a...
Study makes staggering discovery about fatality rates of prevalent disease — here's what you need to know
The Cool Down - Oregon
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March 6, 2025
Scientists are desperately searching for ways to contain the spread. by Tina DeinesMarch 6, 2025 A new study projects that dengue fever, a disease carried by mosquitoes, will become more deadly in one Indian city as global temperatures continue to...