Africa: Department Press Briefing – June 17, 2025

Africa: Department Press Briefing – June 17, 2025

Travel Ban; Africa Senior Enlisted Leaders Conference, UNICEF Tammy Bruce, Department Spokesperson Washington, D.C. June 17, 2025 MS BRUCE:  Thank you, ma’am. Thank you. Hi, everyone. Hi. Welcome back. Appreciate you being here. Thank you. Everyone set? We’re good? Great. Welcome aboard, everyone. Thank you again for being here. For generations the Middle East has…

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6/17: CBS Evening News – CBS News

6/17: CBS Evening News – CBS News

6/17: CBS Evening News – CBS News Watch CBS News Trump weighs joining Israel in strikes on Fordo, prominent Iranian nuclear target; 10 years after shooting at Mother Emanuel AME Church, victims speak of forgiveness Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

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Africa: Department Press Briefing – June 17, 2025

Africa: The Global Mental Health Crisis Surges Amid $200 Billion Funding Gap

United Nations — Although access to mental health and psychosocial support services is considered a fundamental human right by the United Nations (UN), hundreds of millions of people experience limited or inadequate access to mental health and psychosocial support services. On June 6, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO)…

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Africa: All of Africa Today – June 18, 2025

Africa: All of Africa Today – June 18, 2025

  Armed ‘Goons’ Attack Protesters Demanding Justice for Blogger’s Death in Kenya Hundreds of armed men, commonly known as “goons,” attacked protesters in Kenya. The demonstrations in Nairobi and Mombasa were sparked by the death of 31-year-old blogger and teacher Albert Ojwang in police custody. One person was killed during the protests, which demanded justice and…

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TCS+ | AfriGIS’s Helen Hulett on how tech can help resolve South Africa’s water crisis

TCS+ | AfriGIS’s Helen Hulett on how tech can help resolve South Africa’s water crisis

Many municipalities in South Africa are struggling to maintain a reliable supply of clean water to households and industries. Thankfully, technology is here to help. In this episode of TechCentral’s TCS+, Helen Hulett, newly appointed chief sustainability officer at geospatial information science specialist AfriGIS, tells Duncan McLeod about the Resolve Water project that she leads…

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Africa: Department Press Briefing – June 17, 2025

Africa: Carbon Markets May Unleash Billions of Tons in Emissions, Power Shift Africa Warns

Nairobi — Carbon markets could release 1.5 to 2.5 gigatonnes of new emissions annually, fueling more pollution in Africa, a recent report by Power Shift Africa has revealed. The report titled “Why Carbon Markets Are a Dangerous Distraction for Africa” shows that carbon markets lead to further carbon pollution, delay real climate solutions, enable corporate…

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በግሪንላንድ ምርጫ ያሸነፈው ፓርቲ የትረምፕን ዕቅድ ተቃወመ

በግሪንላንድ ምርጫ ያሸነፈው ፓርቲ የትረምፕን ዕቅድ ተቃወመ

በግሪንላንድ በተካሄደው የምክር ቤት ምርጫ፣ ሀገሪቱ በሂደት ከዴንማርክ ነጻ እንድትወጣ የሚደግፈው ዴሞክራቲት ፓርቲ ያልተጠበቀ ድል ተቀዳጅቷል፡፡ የትላንት ማክሰኞው ምርጫ የተካሄደው፣ የዩናይትድ ስቴትስ ፕሬዝደንት ዶናልድ ትረምፕ ደሴቲቱን ለመጠቅለል ያላቸውን እቅድ ይፋ ባደረጉበት ድባብ ውስጥ ነው፡፡ ዲሞክራቲት ፓርቲ “የግዛቲቱን የወደፊት ዕጣ ፈንታ የሚወስኑት የግሪላንድ ነዋሪዎች ናቸው” በማለት የትረምፕን ንግግር ሲቃወም ቆይቷል፡፡ “የምርጫው ውጤት ግሪንላንድ አትሸጥም የሚለውን ግልፅ…

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