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CAC International Bank strengthens cybersecurity with ISO 27001:2022 certification
Gulf Business
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April 14, 2025
Image credit: Supplied As Djibouti’s second-largest financial institution, CAC International Bank is reinforcing its security framework to address the growing risks of cyber threats. The bank has reached a significant milestone by securing the ISO...
Bono Sparks MAGA Backlash After Joe Rogan Appearance
Newsweek
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May 31, 2025
Irish rock star Bono has come under fire from supporters of President Donald Trump's Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement after citing an academic who said the administration's cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) may...
“The Way Out is Diplomacy”: Will Conflict Return to The North?
The Reporter Ethiopia
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May 31, 2025
Tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea have escalated in recent months, prompting concerns over the possibility of renewed conflict. Ethiopia’s pursuit of direct maritime access, internal political divisions, and evolving regional alliances all...
Drone Attacks on Port Sudan Jeopardize Plan for Russian Red Sea Naval Base
The Jamestown Foundation
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Executive Summary: Russia’s plans to create a naval base on the Sudanese coast of the Red Sea have been upset by drone attacks launched on Port Sudan in early May. Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces claimed responsibility for the attack. The destruction...
List of East African countries with highest projected economic growth in 2025
TUKO
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April 14, 2025
AfDB projects Africa’s real GDP growth to rise to 4.1% in 2025 and 4.4% in 2026, signaling gradual recovery despite vulnerability to global shocks East Africa is expected to outperform other regions with a projected growth rate of 5.3% in 2025,...
U.S. Military Chief urges African-led security response to expanding terror threat
Ghana News Agency
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June 1, 2025
By James Amoh Junior, GNA Accra, June 1, GNA – The Commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), General Michael E. Langley, has called for a united African-led security response to the growing threat of terrorism across the continent. He warned...
China’s Covert Pursuit of Global Dominance
American Thinker
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May 27, 2025
China’s global ambitions are rooted in the allure of an ancient concept for the Chinese people—the Middle Kingdom, envisioning China as a divinely appointed ruling nation that is central and superior to others. In the Art of War, Sun Tzu...
Joe Rogan, Elon Musk Schools Bono Over Ridiculous Claims About USAID Cuts
Townhall
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June 1, 2025
U2 frontman and longtime progressive nut Bono is making a wildly exaggerated claim about U.S. foreign aid. In a recent outburst, Bono claimed that cutting United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funding could lead to 300,000...
Geothermal energy: Blowing steam up Africa’s Rift Valley
ESI Africa
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May 28, 2025
If fully developed, the geothermal capacity in Africa would yield an energy capacity five times greater than the current world leader, the US. The bulk of this would come from the spectacularly unexploited East African Rift System (EARS), which...
China tops Ethiopia’s admiration...
Capital Ethiopia
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June 1, 2025
China has emerged as the most admired country in Ethiopia, surpassing even Ethiopia itself, according to the newly released 2025 Brand Africa 100 | Africa’s Best Brands report. The findings, announced at the historic Africa Hall in Addis Ababa,...
China's dominance in Africa: A catalyst for transformation or a call for caution?
Graphic
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May 27, 2025
The global order is undergoing a seismic shift, propelled by the ascent of emerging powers such as China, India, and Brazil. These nations, once relegated to the margins of a Western-dominated international system, are now reshaping the contours...
Elon Musk savages 'idiot' Bono over 'lies' about DOGE on Joe Rogan
Daily Mail
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May 31, 2025
Elon Musk unleashed a storm of fury against U2 frontman Bono, branding the rock legend a 'liar' and an 'idiot' after the singer claimed Musk's proposed DOGE cuts to USAID have led to hundreds of thousands of deaths. Appearing on The Joe Rogan...
Joe Rogan Calls Out Bono’s Bogus Claims About USAID Cuts
PJ Media - Virginia
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May 31, 2025
During the latest episode of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, U2 frontman Bono made some absurd claims about DOGE cuts to USAID, highlighting what he claimed were the devastating consequences of abruptly halting foreign aid programs. Bono sounded...
India’s Naval Diplomacy: Steering East Africa away from China’s debt trap
WION
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April 5, 2025
China’s state-owned firms operate or finance 78 ports across 32 African nations, including strategic East African hubs like Kenya’s Mombasa Port and the halted Bagamoyo project in Tanzania. Djibouti, home to China’s first permanent overseas...
2025 soft power index: Iraq ranks 98th globally
Shafaq News
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2025-02-21T13:55:51+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ Iraq ranked 98th globally and 12th among Arab countries in the 2025 Soft Power Index, while the United Arab Emirates secured a spot within the top 10. The Soft Power Index...
Bridging the Gap: Treating Myeloproliferative Neoplasms in U.S. Veterans
U.S. Medicine
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May 26, 2025
Persian Gulf War era veterans have a higher risk of development of any subtype of myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN), including polycythemia vera, compared with Korean War and Vietnam War era veterans. They also have an earlier age of MPN...
PTCL lands Africa-1 submarine cable in Karachi
Dunya News
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Technology Technology PTCL lands Africa-1 submarine cable in Karachi Close The system will link the country with key locations in the Middle East and beyond Updated On: Sun, 23 Feb 2025 06:56:07 PKT KARACHI (Web Desk) - Pakistan Telecommunication...
Exploring the DNS Flipside of SideWinder
Circle ID
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May 30, 2025
The SideWinder advanced persistent threat (APT) group, active since 2012 and known for targeting government, military, and business entities throughout Asia, primarily Pakistan, China, Nepal, and Afghanistan, has struck once again. This time...
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Pause Biden Judge’s Order to Ground Plane Transporting Dangerous Aliens to South Sudan
The Gateway Pundit
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May 28, 2025
The Trump DOJ on Tuesday asked the US Supreme Court to intervene in and pause a lower court’s order to ground a plane that transported several dangerous aliens to South Sudan. “The invasion of illegal aliens must end, and the conduct of our...
These Are The Key Strategic Areas Where China Is Building Overseas Ports
24/7 Wall St.
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May 26, 2025
Special Report PomInOz / iStock Editorial via Getty Images 24/7 Wall St. Insights Chinese overseas investment outranks the U.S. by a factor of 10. Since 2000, China has funded the construction or expansion of at least 78 ports in 46 countries....