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Feature: Kaleta Hydropower Station embodies vitality of China-Guinea energy cooperation
The Malaysian Star
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August 13, 2025
CONAKRY, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- On the Konkoure River flowing down from the Fouta Djallon highlands in central Guinea, the striking structure of the Kaleta Hydropower Station is reflected in the waters. The facility has supplied stable electricity to...
Strengthening Public Investment in Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa
The European Sting
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August 13, 2025
(Credit: Unsplash) This article is published in association with IMF. The IMF, with financial support from the Governments of Japan and Germany, and in collaboration with regional technical assistance centers (AFRITACs Central and West), organized...
Tourism leaders to converge in Mumbai for Skål India Congress 2025
TravelDailyNews Asia-Pacific
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August 12, 2025
Skål India National Congress 2025 in Mumbai will gather tourism leaders for high-level discussions, networking, and cultural experiences this September. MUMBAI, INDIA – Skål International India announced the Skål India National Congress 2025, to...
Cally Air: Shettima launches Cross River’s 3rd, 4th aircraft
The Sun Nigeria
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August 12, 2025
Gov Otu targets three new aircrafts, international routes with Cally Air From Aniekan Aniekan, Calabar Nigeria’s Vice President Kashim Shettima has launched the 3rd and 4th aircraft acquired by the Cross River State government for its Cally Air...
Top 10 African countries that offer employees the most paid days off annually
Business Insider Africa
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August 7, 2025
Paid leave is far more than simply a benefit; it is a major factor in deciding an employee's long-term satisfaction, productivity, and health. Vacation, parental leave, and other approved absences are all included in the broad category of paid...
RFK Jr. Cancels $500M Funding for COVID, Flu Vaccines, Ends Pfizer Deals
WebProNews
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August 6, 2025
In a move that has sent shockwaves through the pharmaceutical and public health sectors, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the newly appointed Secretary of Health and Human Services, announced on August 5, 2025, the cancellation of approximately $500 million...
Traffickers Exploit War Zones to Drive Illicit Drug Use
Africa Defense Forum
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August 5, 2025
Africa accounted for 57% of the total quantity of pharmaceutical opioids seized worldwide between 2019 and 2023, according to a new report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The estimated use of opioids on the continent was...
Mizrachi Leads Field into Day 2 of $10,400 GG Million$ at Onyx SHRS Cyprus
Poker News
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The inaugural 2025 Onyx Super High Roller Series Cyprus presented by Onyx Club is off to a blistering start, with the $10,400 GG Million$ drawing some of poker’s biggest names to the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa. After two full starting...
Mass demonstrations in Abidjan: Where are Ecowas and AU?
The Standard Gambia
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August 11, 2025
- Advertisement - By Madi Jobarteh Today, thousands of protestors marched in Yopougon, a suburb of Abidjan, opposing the electoral commission’s decision to bar key opposition figures including former President Laurent Gbagbo and ex-Credit Suisse...
Zoo kills 12 baboons because there wasn’t enough space
Metro
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July 31, 2025
Contraceptive methods to control the zoo’s Guinea baboon population had failed (Picture: AP) Twelve baboons were shot dead at a German zoo because there was not enough space in their enclosure. Tiergarten Nürnberg zoo has sparked outcry from...
Africa: The Club of Five and the Sociopath
International Viewpoint
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On 9 July 2025, President Trump received five African leaders from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania and Senegal for a working lunch. Countries, according to Trump, "all very vibrant places with very valuable land, great minerals, and...
Who’s who at the plastics treaty talks, from delegates to lobbyists
Grist Magazine
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August 8, 2025
As delegates from around the world have negotiated a global plastics treaty over five sessions since 2022, alliances have emerged among nations, across civil society, and throughout the private sector. Some countries have banded together in...
The Obvious Reason the U.S. Should Not Vaccinate Like Denmark
The Atlantic
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July 24, 2025
For decades, countries around the world have held up the United States’s rigorous approach to vaccine policy as a global ideal. But in Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Department of Health and Human Services, many of the officials responsible for vaccine...
More oxygen for Africa-China higher education collaboration
University World News
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AFRICA-CHINA China and Africa are deepening collaborations between their universities and they have resolved to increase the number of institutions of higher learning involved in partnerships between the two regions across various fields of study....
Rwanda Agrees to Take in 250 Migrants Expelled by the US,…
The Rwandan
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August 6, 2025
The government of Rwanda has quietly agreed to accept up to 250 migrants that the United States is seeking to remove from its territory, according to a Reuters report confirmed by Rwandan officials. The agreement, signed in Kigali in June, has...
Germany rolls out Schengen visa processing centres in Nigeria, 2 other countries
Business Insider Africa
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August 7, 2025
The move, part of a new seven-year partnership between Germany’s Federal Foreign Office and international visa outsourcing firm VFS Global, is expected to ease the visa application process for thousands of hopeful travelers from Africa and the...
French-speaking citizens of these countries have a direct study to permanent residence pathway
CIC News
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August 7, 2025
The Francophone Minority Communities Student Pilot (FMCSP) provides a study to permanent residence (PR) pathway for French-speaking students who are citizens of select countries. If you’re admitted to study in Canada under the FMCSP, you can apply...
Surge for greener pastures amid travel restrictions
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 4, 2025
Countries are raising the bar in their minimum requirements for travels, including visa fees and other processes, apparently to discourage large numbers. Some are tightening their immigration policies for safety and economic reasons. Even...
NPP Claims Credible Survey Predicts Massive Victory for Barrow in 2026
The Voice Gambia
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August 7, 2025
By: Kemo Kanyi Seedy S.K. Njie, the deputy spokesperson of the National People’s Party (NPP), says there’s a credible and verified imperical survey that predicts a massive victory for President Adama Barrow in 2026. During an interview on West...
Pharaohs deserve a global stage
The National News
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The 2010 African Cup of Nations ought to carry a disclaimer. "Any resemblance between the Angola tournament and the World Cup in June is entirely coincidental," it would read. Certainly, South Africa, watching from a distance, have been anxious to...