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Africa’s demand for reparatory justice
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 27, 2025
The African demand for reparation over myriads of injustices meted out on the continent, for hundreds of years, will not go away, perhaps until the former colonial masters deem it appropriate to compensate Africans. In truth, Africa suffered...
African Union and international community complicit in the Somali catastrophe
Daily Maverick
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June 26, 2025
Alan Paton’s classic South African novel, Cry, the Beloved Country, exposed how tyranny produced injustices and social rot in that beautiful and blessed land: South Africa. We may not agree with Paton’s diagnosis of the malady, but most will...
I&M Group Taps ThetaRay for AI-Powered AML Compliance Across East Africa
TechTrendsKE
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June 27, 2025
I&M Group PLC has entered a strategic partnership with ThetaRay, a global leader in cognitive AI for financial crime compliance, to enhance its anti-money laundering (AML) capabilities across East Africa. The rollout, announced on Wednesday, will...
How old narratives still shape the future of African startups
Techpoint Africa
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June 27, 2025
Africa’s tech ecosystem has come a long way. From record-breaking startup funding to innovation addressing some of the world’s toughest challenges, the continent is proving its place on the global tech stage. Even with this recent progress,...
TETFund-sponsored researchers unveil market-ready prototypes
Abuja Inquirer
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June 27, 2025
A new wave of locally developed, market-ready innovations has been unveiled by Nigerian researchers under a groundbreaking initiative supported by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund. Speaking at the Demo Day and closing ceremony of the...
Wanted: Nigerian universities to establish faculties of sports science
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 27, 2025
In a nation where sport unites people, fuels passion, and produces global champions, it is ironic that our universities still treat sport as a marginal teaching subject. The traditional approach—teaching Physical and Health Education (PHE) under...
CCI Worldwide Logistics introduces ‘Trans Africa’ service with an estimated investment of 106 crore to enhance Intra-African Trade
The Economic Times
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June 27, 2025
Mumbai– CCI Worldwide Logistics, a leading international freight forwarding vertical of CCI Group, announced the official launch of ‘Trans Africa’, a technology-led freight service designed to streamline cross-border logistics across the African...
Partnership with China is Gradually Positioning Nigeria as Economic Gateway to Africa- Chinese Envoy
Arise News
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June 27, 2025
The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, has said that the partnership between China and Nigeria is positioning the West African nation as a critical economic gateway for Africa. Speaking at a seminar on “Joining Hands to Advance...
China-Nigeria partnership paves way for Africa’s economic growth
Zawya
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The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, has said that the partnership between China and Nigeria is positioning the West African nation as a critical economic gateway for Africa. Speaking at a seminar on Joining Hands to Advance Modernisation...
‘China helping Africa to come out of gloomy days’
Daily Trust
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June 27, 2025
Prof Sheriff Ghali Ibrahim, Director, Centre for Contemporary China-Africa Research, has said China is helping Africa to come out of gloomy days through a win-win partnership. He stated this while speaking in Abuja on Thursday at the forum, titled...
Institutional stability key to Africa’s growth –Cardoso
The Sun Nigeria
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June 27, 2025
From Adanna Nnamani, Abuja Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, has highlighted the importance of institutional resilience as a vital foundation for building strong and lasting African institutions. Speaking at the opening...
People With HIV in Africa Are Aging Too. Have Health Campaigns Noticed?
POZ
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June 26, 2025
Despite the growing rate of people ages 50 and older living with HIV in Africa, prevention and treatment campaigns are not adequately targeting this population, according to a study published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity. Thanks to effective...
From Climate Crisis to Climate Resilience: In Africa at Local and Regional Levels
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and World Agroforestry (ICRAF)
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Call to Action Engages Continents, Countries, Nations, Cities Around the World Vatican African Conference on Climate Resilience, Nairobi, 30 June – 1 July, 2025 NAIROBI, Kenya (26 June 2025) – The Pontifical Academy of Sciences (PAS) and the...
The Earth’s ‘Heartbeat’ Is Tearing Africa Apart And A New Ocean Is Rising Right Now!
News18
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June 27, 2025
Last Updated:June 27, 2025, 13:18 IST Scientists have discovered a pulsating magma plume beneath Africa’s Afar region, slowly splitting the continent. This Rift activity could form a new ocean over millions of years The Afar region, part of the...
Sheni hails Tinubu for releasing N120bn for technical education
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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June 27, 2025
A former vice chancellor of the Plateau State University, Bokkos, Prof. Daknan Decent Danjuma Sheni, Thursday, commended President Ahmed Bola Tinubu and his team for approving free education in all federal government technical secondary schools....
Stamping on Science: Dr. Anslem de Silva and team expose global philatelic fraud featuring Sri Lankan snake art
The Island
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June 26, 2025
In an unexpected twist that links science, conservation, and global fraud, Sri Lanka’s leading herpetologist Dr. Anslem de Silva has found himself confronting a unique kind of biological piracy—this time, not in the jungles, but on postage stamps....
MGI ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH NEGEDIA: ENHANCE GENOMIC SEQUENCING TECHNOLOGIES AT THE SERVICE OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND PRECISION MEDICINE IN ITALY
MENAFN
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June 26, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) In the study of rare diseases and precision medicine, understanding gene expression in the spatial context of tissues is essential. High-throughput sequencing and STOmics technology will enhance biological and molecular...
UN agency pushes AI ethics standards as US-China tech rivalry deepens
South China Morning Post
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June 27, 2025
A United Nations agency is rallying policymakers, non-government organisations and academics to support its ethics guidelines on artificial intelligence (AI) at a time when the technology is rapidly changing the world. Unesco, the 194-member UN...
Big Aurum drilling program aims to extend West African gold
The West Australian
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June 27, 2025
Aurum Resources has launched a 30,000-metre diamond drilling campaign at its 0.87-million-ounce Napié project, centred about 110 kilometres southeast of the company’s flagship Boundiali project in Côte d’Ivoire. The two-rig program aims to expand...
ECOWAS Parliament moves to combat substance abuse in W/Africa
Daily Trust
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June 26, 2025
The ECOWAS Parliament has launched a sensitisation mission in Sierra Leone and Guinea aimed at strengthening regional collaboration on substance abuse and mental health. From June 16 to 21, 2025, the Parliamentary delegation embarked on a...