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Today, the world pauses to mark the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, an annual reminder of the urgent need to protect and restore land degraded by human activity and climate change. The 2025 commemoration, held under the theme “Restore the Land, Unlock the Opportunities,” is being hosted in Bogotá, Colombia, where delegates from…
Monrovia — Internal Affairs Minister, Franklin Sakila Nyumalin, has issued a strong warning over the rising tensions between Guinea and Sierra Leone at the Yengar border, calling the situation a serious threat to regional peace. Speaking during the opening of the AU-ECOWAS Border Conference in Monrovia on June 16, 2025, Minister Nyumalin revealed that both…
The University of Cape Town (UCT) has once again claimed its spot among the world’s leading universities, ranking in the top 1.3% of institutions worldwide in the 2025 edition of the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR). With a global position of 275th, UCT retains its standing as Africa’s highest-ranked university. While the number of…
The Ministerial Meeting of Coordinators on the Implementation of the Follow-up Actions of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) has just concluded in Changsha, China. Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the Meeting, pointing out that openness and cooperation are the right path, and mutual benefit and win-win outcomes meet the aspiration…
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Oxfam is deeply concerned by the outcomes of the G7 Summit in Kananaskis. At a time when urgent global crises demand bold and united action, the summit fell short of delivering the leadership the world needs. Oxfam said that nowhere was this more apparent than in how this G7 totally missed its chance to exert…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called for collective action and regional cooperation among African countries in developing Africa’s sovereign wealth. The president gave the charge on Monday in Abuja when he declared open the 4th Annual Meeting of the Africa Sovereign Investors Forum (ASIF), hosted by the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA). Tinubu, who was…
Addis Ababa, — Africa Conference on Childcare under the theme “Building Partnerships for Accelerating Action towards Quality and Inclusive Childcare in Africa,” kicked off in Addis Ababa today. In her speech Mayor of Addis Ababa, Adanech Abiebie stressed the importance of robust child care system in Africa. Africa is home to the youngest population in…
The price of crude oil, yesterday, dropped marginally to $73 per barrel from $74 per barrel in the international market as the Israel-Iran conflict tension eases. The tension eased following Iran’s indication of interest to halt hostilities and resume negotiations over its nuclear program with Israel. Consequently, the price of Brent, usually used to benchmark…
The confirmation of a new agreement between the United States and China, emerging from high-stakes talks in London, has sent ripples through global markets–and rightly so. While the deal falls short of resolving the deep-rooted economic rivalry between the two superpowers, it signals a crucial shift: a move away from escalation toward a more stable…
