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Warfare rewired: drones and civilian risk
Swissinfo
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July 4, 2025
A Ukrainian soldier launches FlyEye WB Electronics SA, a Polish reconnaissance drone, which is in service with the Ukrainian army, in Kyiv region, Ukraine, Aug. 2, 2022. Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved Listen to the...
TCL Targets West Africa With AI Product Expansion
News Ghana
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July 1, 2025
Chinese electronics manufacturer TCL has launched a major West African expansion, introducing AI-integrated consumer products across Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Togo, and Burkina Faso. The “Beyond With TCL” initiative, announced at an Accra event, marks...
Gold Digger: Feel down about your gold stocks? It could just be seasonal depression
Stockhead
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July 4, 2025
Have the winter blues? ASX gold stocks may get 'em too. Pic: Getty Images The All Ords Gold sub-index is down 12% in the past month But June is often a down time for Aussie gold miners, Canaccord says Price bets from analysts remain bullish Wet...
Anxious residents re-emerge after Mali jihadist attacks
Macau Business
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July 2, 2025
People in towns in western Mali where jihadists attacked army sites a day earlier were afraid but went about their business Wednesday following the major assault which killed a civilian. Jihadist fighters staged early-morning strikes on military...
“Making Ghana the True Black Star of the World” Book launched in Bibiani
Ghana News Agency
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July 2, 2025
By Daniel Akwasi Nuako Bibiani (WN/R) July 02, GNA – A book titled: “Making Ghana the True Black Star of the World” has been launched at Bibiani, outlining 16 key ministries and 58 policies to drive economic growth and stability, to attract...
Ghana new gold licensing regime takes full effect
CNBC Africa
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July 2, 2025
Ghana has announced the full enactment of a new gold licensing regime, a development that is set to fundamentally alter the landscape of gold trading in the country. This new regulation abrogates all gold trade licenses initially issued by the...
JNIM Attacks Across Mali; Biya Faces Challengers in Cameroon: Africa File, July 3, 2025
Critical Threats - Washington D.C.
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To receive the weekly Africa File or tri-weekly Congo War Security Review via email, please subscribe here. Follow CTP on X, LinkedIn, and BlueSky. Contributor: Miles Charles Key Takeaways: Cameroon. Cameroonian President Paul Biya is facing a...
Afrofest opens today and continues through the weekend at Woodbine Park
Beach Metro Community News
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July 4, 2025
Afrofest 2025 takes place at Woodbine Park from Friday, July 4, through to Sunday, July 6. Celebrating 37 years of championing African music in the city, not-for-profit community-based organization Music Africa brings Afrofest back to Woodbine...
The Sahel's juntas face a series of crises
Responsible Statecraft - Washington D.C.
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July 1, 2025
In Mali, General Assimi Goïta, who took power in a 2020 coup, now plans to remain in power through at least the end of this decade, as do his counterparts in neighboring Burkina Faso and Niger. As long-ruling juntas consolidate power in national...
Togo protests signal youth anger at dynastic rule – but is change possible?
Yahoo News
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Lome, Togo – The chants have faded in the streets, the barricades have been cleared, and an eerie calm hangs over Togo after days of mass protests in the West African nation’s capital. But beneath the surface, anger simmers, security forces remain...
NHRC’s head elected president of West Africa’s human rights institutions network
Premium Times
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July 3, 2025
The Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Tony Ojukwu, on Thursday promised to promote cooperation among West African States for the protection of human rights. He gave this assurance while accepting to serve as the...
Ghana’s gold exports surge
Zawya
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Ghana is capitalising on its gold exports to drive economic growth, with revenues increasing to $11.6bn in 2024 - a 52.6% increase from the $7.6bn recorded in 2023. Gold exports accounted for 57% of the country’s total export revenue, solidifying...
The elusive peace here and there
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 4, 2025
There are no fewer than seven theatres of war in the world today which have invited more than our passing attention. I am referring to the major ones which have been in focus for a while, much more so currently. These are Russian versus Ukraine;...
Trump Administration Negotiates Global Network for Deportations Beyond Illegal Migrants’ Home Countries
[your]NEWS
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June 29, 2025
U.S. diplomats have approached nearly 60 countries to accept illegal aliens expelled from the United States under an expanding Trump administration policy that bypasses country-of-origin deportations. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom The Trump...
How 'blood gold' is fuelling conflict in West Africa
BBC
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July 1, 2025
Jacob BoswallBBC Monitoring ShareSave It has been a good year for gold. A host of turbulent events in the global economy has driven up prices for the glittery commodity to record highs in 2025. In a world of tariffs and international conflict,...
What to expect from Iran’s approach to Africa after its war with Israel
Atlantic Council
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July 3, 2025
The twelve-day war between Iran and Israel, which the United States joined with airstrikes against the Iranian nuclear program, has shaken up the foreign-policy calculus for the Islamic Republic. What happens next will have implications for...
Onana gets Captain Traoré’s autograph after playing football together
GhanaWeb
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June 30, 2025
Manchester United goalkeeper André Onana has made headlines again, but this time not for his saves on the pitch. Instead, the Cameroonian shot-stopper created a heartwarming moment in Burkina Faso that has football fans across the world talking....
The goal of eliminating malaria by 2030 is in jeopardy
Africa.com
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June 30, 2025
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso, June 16, 2025 /African Media Agency (AMA)/ – Africa could see 554,000 additional malaria deaths due to climate change, unless urgent action is taken. The goal of eliminating malaria by 2030 is in jeopardy, as climate...
Superintendent Swengbe Leads Public Awareness Drive Amid Growing Concerns Over Burkinabe Cross-Border Farming
GNN Liberia
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July 3, 2025
By Christian Appleton Potupo Joproken, River Gee County – In response to increasing cross-border farming activity involving Burkinabe nationals, Superintendent Mike T. Swengbe has launched a vigorous public awareness campaign in Potupo Joproken,...
China’s Silent Arsenal: How Beijing’s Weapons Are Fuelling Wars Across World
Zee News
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New Delhi: Pakistan’s fighter jets. Russia’s drone strikes. Houthi missile attacks in the Red Sea. Militia gunfire echoing through the jungles of Congo and the deserts of Sudan. A closer look at each of these flashpoints reveals a common supplier...