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LITHIUM IN THE SAHEL: HOW ARMED GROUPS ARE EXPLOITING THE GLOBAL SCRAMBLE FOR THE CRITICAL MINERAL

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Sat 22 August 2026: Every electric vehicle, smartphone and laptop battery begins with one essential ingredient: lithium. The critical mineral sits at the centre of the global transition to cleaner energy. Lithium powers rechargeable batteries. Securing its supply is, therefore, an economic and geopolitical priority. The International Energy Agency expects global lithium demand to increase as electric vehicle production […]

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HERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SOUTH AFRICA TODAY | SATURDAY – 22 AUGUST 2026

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Sat 22 August 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:👇🏼 ◼️ ANC lays criminal charges against DA leader Mark Burke over crypto company: “Burke served as the DA’s Federal Finance Chairperson while being associated with a company facing serious regulatory scrutiny,” the ANC said. “Publicly disclosed IEC records also indicate that he personally donated […]

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RUSSIAN PARAMILITARIES IN MALI KILL NINE, INCLUDING CHILDREN: HRW

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Fri 21 August 2026: Human Rights Watch alleges that the killings by Africa Corps troops took place in the presence of Malian soldiers. Russian-controlled paramilitaries in Mali have “summarily killed” nine civilians, including four children, a month after killing several others in an air strike, Human Rights Watch (HRW) says. In a statement published on Thursday, HRW […]

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BANGLADESH EYES ENTRY INTO SAUDI-PAKISTAN-TURKIYE DEFENCE PACT FOR ‘NATIONAL INTEREST’

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Fri 21 August 2026: Bangladesh is open to joining a Saudi Arabia-led economic or defence framework involving Pakistan and Turkiye, while weighing its own national interests and changes in global trade and the economy, Foreign Affairs Adviser Humayun Kabir said on Thursday (Aug 20). “Bangladesh maintains a positive approach towards the possibility of joining an […]

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52 DEAD IN NIGERIA BOAT ACCIDENT, CHILDREN AMONG MOST VICTIMS

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Fri 21 August 2026: The death toll from a boat accident in northwestern Nigeria has climbed to 52, officials confirmed. Sokoto State authorities announced on Friday morning that the number of fatalities from the capsizing of an overloaded vessel had increased to 52, with the majority of the victims reported to be children. “We are […]

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IMRAN KHAN BACK IN JAIL AFTER BRIEF HOSPITAL VISIT

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Fri 21 August 2026: Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been transferred back to prison after a brief stay at a hospital in the capital, Islamabad. Khan, 73, was moved from Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail to the state-run PIMS Hospital early on Friday, where doctors conducted a medical checkup amid long-running concerns over his health. The founder […]

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HUMANITARIAN WORKERS HIT WITH RECORD ATTACKS IN 2025, UN REPORTS

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Fri 21 August 2026:  The UN humanitarian office reported that aid workers experienced a record level of violent attacks last year, driven in part by the growing use of armed drones. Figures from the Aid Worker Security Database, which tracks major incidents involving humanitarian staff, show that 907 aid workers were killed, injured or kidnapped […]

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MODERNA, MERCK UNVEIL MRNA-BASED CANCER VACCINE: HOW WELL DOES IT CUT SPREAD? 

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Fri 21 August 2026: Moderna and Merck announced that their personalized mRNA cancer vaccine Intismeran cut the risk of melanoma recurrence and metastasis in a late-stage trial. The breakthrough in this emerging area of cancer therapy drove Moderna’s shares up by as much as 160 percent. Interim results of the study released on Wednesday found […]

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HERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SOUTH AFRICA TODAY | FRIDAY – 21 AUGUST 2026

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Fri 21 August 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️ SA police give up on deadlines for body camera rollout: In a recent written Parliamentary response to the Democratic Alliance (DA), Cachalia admitted that the procurement process was still underway and that the tender had not been concluded. Mpho Matlala, a professor […]

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DR CONGO TO GET 70,000 EBOLA VACCINES TO CONTAIN OUTBREAK

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Thu 20 August 2026: The Democratic Republic of Congo has been allocated 70,000 Ervebo vaccines from the global Ebola virus disease vaccine stockpile for use in the current fast spreading Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak, the World Health Organization said on Thursday. The government requested a release of Ervebo vaccines last week from the International Coordinating […]

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