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Strong Infrastructure, Weak Adoption: Cameroon’s Mobile Broadband Trails African Average
Business in Cameroon
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June 13, 2025
(Business in Cameroon) - Cameroon is among the ten African countries with the lowest mobile broadband subscribers, according to an April 2025 report by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) titled “State of Digital Development and Trends...
How to Read a Military Parade
The New York Times
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June 12, 2025
Authoritarian regimes use them to intimidate. Democracies use them to commemorate. Military parades are both grand spectacle and potent message. In a few days, the streets of Washington will host one of their own. The occasion, at least...
What are the latest developments for international students in the United States?
ICEF Monitor
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June 12, 2025
An update like this needs a time stamp as the events reported are unfolding quickly. It was first published on 12 June at 23:44 Central European Time. Needless to say, there has been a flurry of headlines concerning current and prospective...
Head of UN mission in DR Congo arrives in M23-held Goma
Al Mayadeen
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June 12, 2025
Eastern DRC, rich in natural resources and bordering Rwanda, has faced persistent violence for over 30 years, with renewed conflict since M23 launched a fresh offensive in late 2021. The head of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic...
Trump's travel ban fuels despair and disgust with politics among Arab Americans in...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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The new proclamation, which Trump signed last week, applies to citizens of Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. While it may not elicit the same protests as...
Trump's Travel Ban Courts Both Controversy And Support In Africa
Zero Hedge
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Authored by Darren Taylor via The Epoch Times, Some critics of President Donald Trump’s latest proclamation of bans from entering the United States on the nationals of seven African countries, and restrictions on three others, say these are...
Trump's travel ban fuels despair, disgust with politics among Arab Americans in Michigan
The Detroit News - Michigan
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Dearborn — The ban on travel from certain countries that took effect Monday — reminiscent of President Donald Trump's first-term restrictions that became known to many as the “Muslim ban” — is once again souring relationships among Arab American...
FIFA World Ranking: Nigeria’s Super Falcons Retain Top Spot In Africa
Naija News
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June 12, 2025
The Super Falcons remain 36th globally with 1623.29 points, underlining their status as continental queens and a formidable force in global women’s football. Despite intense competition from rising African teams, Nigeria continues to dominate,...
"Beijing Summit: China-Africa Cooperation Outcomes"
Sada Elbalad
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June 11, 2025
Press ReleaseIn September 2024, the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) was successfully held, opening a new chapter of China and Africa building an all-weather community with a shared future for the new era. President...
Shipping line hikes charges on Asia–W’Africa route cargoes
Punch
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June 11, 2025
Effective June 15, CMA CGM Shipping Lines will commence the collection of a $1,200 Peak Season Surcharge per twenty-foot equivalent unit of containers on West African-bound cargoes, including Nigerian cargoes coming from Asia. The company, in a...
CT universities warn international students about travel amid Trump ban. One school has thousands
Hartford Courant - Connecticut
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June 11, 2025
Officials at Connecticut universities are urging international students to be cautious after President Donald Trump recently implemented a travel ban barring citizens from a dozen countries from entering the country. “We are advising caution if...
Trump's travel ban fuels despair and disgust with politics among Arab Americans in Michigan
KPRC - Texas
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June 12, 2025
DEARBORN, Mich. – The ban on travel from certain countries that took effect Monday — reminiscent of President Donald Trump's first-term restrictions that became known to many as the “ Muslim ban ” — is once again souring relationships among Arab...
Central African leaders meet in Malabo to boost regional integration
Ghana News Agency
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June 10, 2025
YAOUNDE, June 10, (Xinhua/GNA) — Central African leaders convened in Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea, on Saturday for a summit to strengthen maritime security and advance regional integration in the sub-region. In a statement, the...
OPEC+ to boost crude oil production in August
United Press International (UPI)
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A gas flame is seen in the desert at Khurais oil field, about 100 miles from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. File photo by Ali Haider/EPA July 5 (UPI) -- Eight OPEC+ nations on Saturday agreed to increase their crude oil production by 548,000 barrels per...
Jonathan Urges African Leaders to Ease Credit for Farmers, De-Risk Lending to Boost Food Security
Arise News
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June 12, 2025
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has called on African governments to implement policies that ensure farmers’ access to affordable credit, aiming to enhance food production and security across the continent. A statement by his media aide,...
Jonathan Urges African Leaders to Prioritise Policies that Promote Lending to Farmers
This Day
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June 12, 2025
ChuksOkocha in Abuja Former President Goodluck Jonathan has called on African governments to implement policies that ensure farmers’ access to affordable credit, aiming to enhance food production and security across the continent. A statement by...
World Cup 2026: Could co-host politics have an impact?
The Times of India
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A year out from the World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico, host city Los Angeles is engulfed in protests related to the deportation of Mexicans and other minorities. Meanwhile, an ever-shifting trade war threatens relations between the...
Angola proposes former minister Fátima Jardim as new Executive Secretary of the CPLP
Ver Angola
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Maria de Fátima Monteiro Jardim, a graduate in biology from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, who was vice-president of the Council of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), representing Africa, a position...
World Cup 2026: How much of an impact could host politics have?
Deutsche Welle
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June 11, 2025
A year out from the World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico, host city Los Angeles is engulfed in protests related to the deportation of Mexicans and other minorities, an ever-shifting trade war threatens relations between the three hosts and a...
World Cup 2026: Could cohost politics have an impact?
Deutsche Welle
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A year out from the World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico, host city Los Angeles is engulfed in protests related to the deportation of Mexicans and other minorities. Meanwhile, an ever-shifting trade war threatens relations between the...