Sat 12 July 2025: UNICEF reported a 46 per cent increase in the number of children treated for severe acute malnutrition across Sudan’s five Darfur states between January and May 2025, compared to the same period in 2024. In North Darfur, more than 40,000 children were treated in the first five months of the year, […]
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Sat 12 July 2025: Nigeria’s foreign minister said the United States was pressuring African countries to accept Venezuelan deportees, some straight out of prison, but Africa’s most populous country could not accommodate them due to its own problems. President Donald Trump’s administration this week asked five African presidents visiting the White House to take in […]
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Fri 11 July 2025: Pakistan police arrested 149 people – including Nigerian and Zimbabwean nationals – in a raid on a scam call centre, the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) said Thursday. Later, a court in Faisalabad handed over 69 of the suspects to the NCCIA on five-day physical remand, while 62 were sent […]
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Fri 11 July 2025: As army and armed groups clash, Indian nationals are taken ‘hostage’, raising concerns Mali’s crisis may resonate beyond the region. Sikasso, Mali – The Kayes region, which borders Senegal and is vital to Mali’s economy, had remained largely untouched by the violence from armed groups that has rocked the country for several […]
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Fri 11 July 2025: Advocacy group alleges formal manufacturers supply the illegal market to undermine new legislation, while industry reports point to massive tax losses. The escalating crisis of South Africa’s illicit cigarette trade has ignited a fierce debate, with a leading public health advocate accusing formal tobacco manufacturers of deliberately supplying the illegal market […]
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Fri 11 July 2025: South Africa faces renewed rabies threat as funding cuts halt mass pet immunisations. Rabies is quietly re-emerging across South Africa, and veterinary consultant Dr. Bryce Marock is sounding the alarm. With vaccination rates dropping and funding for awareness campaigns drying up, the virus is reclaiming ground. “Rabies is 100% fatal to […]
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Thu 10 July 2025: – Washington is likely seeking to diversify metal and mineral imports by engaging with resource-rich African countries, says analyst Beverly Ochieng – African nations are leveraging geopolitical rivalries to maintain balanced partnerships, says expert US President Donald Trump is hosting leaders from five West African nations at the White House on […]
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Thu 10 July 2025: Despite the nationwide perception that the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is underperforming compared to other defence forces and is unable to defend the country, the government has reaffirmed its support through a substantial financial commitment and a renewed strategy to improve conditions for the troops. Delivering her budget vote […]
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Wed 09 July 2025: At least 70 people were killed and many others injured as bandits ambushed local vigilantes on Monday in Kanam local government area of Plateau state, north-central Nigeria. According to local media, most of the victims were vigilantes invited from different communities to address incessant attacks by bandits in Kanam. Aliyu Baffa, […]
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Wed 09 July 2025: A Tunisian court sentenced Rached Ghannouchi, the leader of the opposition Ennahdha Party, to 14 years in prison Tuesday on charges related to “conspiracy against state security” and “belonging to a terrorist group,” the state-run Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP) reported. The verdict was issued by the criminal chamber for terrorism-related cases […]
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