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Good Night and Good Luck
Mother Jones
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July 7, 2025
Mother Jones illustration; Alex Brandon/AP; Wikimedia Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. “Lying.” “Disgusting.” “Scum.” “Slime.” “Corrupt.” “Enemy of the people.”...
CSCC Retired Nursing Instructor Helps Small Town In West Africa
The Chattanoogan - Tennessee
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July 7, 2025
“I will do all in my power to maintain and elevate the standard of my profession…” states the Florence Nightingale Pledge. These words are recited at the Nurse Pinning Ceremony every year at Cleveland State Community College as well as at nursing...
Africa mulls continental trade proposal with Trump
Zawya
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The African Union (AU) says it intends to present a united proposal for trade with the US under President Donald Trump, who prefers to engage bilaterally with countries. And experts have welcomed the move by Africa, seeing it as a first step to an...
Africa braces for US tariffs
Semafor
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African countries braced for the fallout from US President Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs as he warned of an additional 10% levy on countries allied to the BRICS bloc. The White House will today deliver the first set of letters outlining new,...
How an al-Qaeda offshoot became one of Africa's deadliest militant groups
BBC
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July 7, 2025
Priya Sippy & Jacob BoswallBBC News & BBC Monitoring ShareSave Al-Qaeda affiliate Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) is the main group behind a surge in militant jihadist attacks sweeping across several West African nations, especially...
Speech by Leader Al-Sayyid Abdul Malik Badruddin Al-Houthi on Latest Developments
Yemen News Agency SABA
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July 6, 2025
Speech by Leader Al-Sayyid Abdul Malik Badruddin Al-Houthi on Latest Developments [Sun, 06 Jul 2025 19:43:46 +0300] Sana'a - (Saba): I seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the outcast. In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful. Praise is...
Week Ahead in Washington: July 6
WAGM - Maine
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July 6, 2025
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - The Israeli Prime Minister visits Washington as well as leaders from African nations, and President Donald Trump’s 90-day tariff pause ends this week. With Trump’s signature now on his big, beautiful bill, and the U.S. House...
Burna Boy makes Executive Producing Debut with Pan‑African Thriller “3 Cold Dishes”
Joy FM
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July 3, 2025
Global music sensation, Burna Boy has officially entered the world of feature films, as executive producer of the upcoming thriller “3 Cold Dishes.” Shot over almost three years across Nigeria, Benin Republic, Côte d’Ivoire, and Mauritania, the...
50 Years Of Gowon’s Overthrow
Leadership
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July 5, 2025
Tuesday, July 29, 2025, will be the 50th anniversary of the overthrow of General Yakubu Gowon GCFR. He was overthrown in a bloodless military coup on the same Tuesday, July 29, 1975. Most of us remember where we were at 6.00 a.m. on Tuesday, July...
Privileged thrill-seeking teen travels the world broke to find adventure — and altruism
The Times of Israel
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July 5, 2025
After he graduated from a fancy private high school, Tal Dooreck Aloni was living it up on a yacht off the coast of southern France with friends, all expenses paid, when he realized he wanted to do something different with his life. “I looked...
Armando Barucco appointed Secretary General of the European University Institute
The Florentine
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July 2, 2025
Armando Barucco has worn many hats over the years: Italian Consul General in Mumbai, Director of Italy’s Policy Planning Unit, Italian Ambassador to Mauritania and Morocco, and, effective Monday, the European University Institute’s new Secretary...
5 African leaders are set to meet with Trump - report claims
Business Insider Africa
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July 2, 2025
According to media sources confirmed by Semafor and first reported by Africa Intelligence, the summit will bring together heads of state from various Western and Central African countries for high-level discussions on trade, regional security, and...
Trump to host five African leaders next week, reports say
The Gazette - Colorado
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(Reuters) -The first African leaders' summit of U.S. President Donald Trump's second term will be held next week in Washington, with heads of state from western and central African nations, media reports said on Wednesday. The news was first...
My eye-opening trip through El Salvador
The Times
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The sun was setting on the Pacific as I ate grilled lobster and watched families stroll along the sand, trees twinkling with fairy lights, past thatched bars and boutiques buzzing with international customers. El Salvador was among the world’s top...
Fifty Years of Gowon’s Overthrow, by Eric Teniola
Prompt News Online
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July 4, 2025
Tuesday, July 29,2025 will be the 50th anniversary of the overthrow of General Yakubu Gowon GCFR. He was overthrown in a bloodless military coup on the same Tuesday, July 29, 1975. Most of us remember where we were at 6.00 a.m. on Tuesday, July...
Africa must help steer the world away from deep-sea mining
Institute for Security Studies
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Africa must help steer the world away from deep-sea mining Unilateral deep-sea mining, such as that planned by the Trump administration, could have grave impacts on Africa. Under President Donald Trump, the United States’ (US) rush for critical...
Fifty years of Gowon’s overthrow
The Cable
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July 4, 2025
Tuesday, July 29,2025 will be the 50th anniversary of the overthrow of General Yakubu Gowon GCFR. He was overthrown in a bloodless military coup on the same Tuesday, July 29, 1975. Most of us remember where we were at 6.00 a.m. on Tuesday, July...
Sahel Group Accuses Ukraine of Destabilizing Africa in Controversial Statement
News Ghana
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June 30, 2025
The Sahel Solidarity Campaign Network (SaS-CaN) has issued a strongly worded condemnation of Ukraine’s activities in West Africa, alleging media manipulation and terrorism sponsorship. In a June 29 statement signed by President Alimamy Bakarr...
The world’s nine best (and five worst) countries for a road trip
WAtoday
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July 3, 2025
Save Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Got it Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size This article is part of Traveller’s Holiday Guide to the world’s greatest road trips.See all...
India urges swift rescue of 3 Indians abducted in Mali terror attack
Awaz The Voice
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July 3, 2025
New Delhi The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has expressed deep concern over the abduction of three Indian workers from a factory in Mali's Kayes region and urged authorities in the West African country to ensure their "safe and expeditious"...