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Yango Group opens a new regional office in Abidjan to power African growth
GNN Liberia
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July 25, 2025
ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire – Yango Group, a UAE-based technology company operating in over 30 countries, has announced the opening of its new African regional office in Abidjan. This strategic hub will coordinate the company’s expanding operations...
Arthurson Gonlee Strategically Shapes Buu-Yao’s Future, Endorses Kwagrue in Nimba By-Election
GNN Liberia
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July 22, 2025
Nimba County, Liberia – July 22, 2025 – Hon. Arthurson Gonlee, a former representative aspirant for the Buu-Yao district, is actively engaging with communities across Nimba County through a series of strategic meetings. These deliberate...
NPA, LWSC Sign Water Supply MOU
Liberian Observer
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In a landmark effort to revitalize critical infrastructure at Liberia’s largest seaport, the National Port Authority (NPA) and the Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation (LWSC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to reconnect the Freeport...
Indigenous Kenyans forced off ancestral lands in name of conservation: NGOs
Modern Ghana
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Indigenous communities in northern Kenya are being pushed off their land to make way for wildlife reserves, human rights groups say. They accuse conservation groups of using tourism and carbon offset schemes to justify evictions and violence. The...
MultiChoice responds to Sam George, denies calling cedi appreciation a fluke
GhanaWeb
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August 3, 2025
Following the announcement by the Minister of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovation, Samuel Nartey George, that DStv’s broadcasting license will be suspended if the company fails to reduce its prices by August 7, 2025, MultiChoice has...
After Pakistan and Israel, Cambodia offers Nobel nomination to Trump: How does it work?
The Indian Express
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August 3, 2025
Claiming that US President Donald Trump had “ended conflicts”, including those between India and Pakistan, and Thailand and Cambodia, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has said it was “well past time” that he was awarded the Nobel Peace...
Time for Socioecological Justice!
Homef
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE 2ND NIGERIA SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL ALTERNATIVES CONVERGENCE HELD AT SHEHU MUSA YAR’ADUA CENTRE ABUJA NIGERIA ON MONDAY 14TH JULY 2025 Background Concerned with the escalating ecological threats in the country, Health...
Worcester African Festival embraces community, unity
The Gardner News - Massachusetts
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WORCESTER — Music, food, arts and crafts and a message of community unity. Those were some of the highlights of this year's Worcester African Festival. In its third year, the event Saturday, Aug. 2, on the Worcester Common was expected to attract...
Evergreen Boxship Suffers Stack Collapse off South America
The Maritime Executive
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The container ship Ever Feat has arrived at the port of Montevideo, Uruguay with a collapsed stack of containers, some of which appear poised to go over the side, according to local reports. About 30-40 containers are reported to have toppled over...
The Latest: Supreme Court will allow Trump’s plans to downsize the federal workforce to go ahead
Military News
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The Supreme Court cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s plans to cut down on the size of the federal workforce, despite warnings from experts that vital government services will be lost and hundreds of thousands of federal employees will be...
178th Independence Day Address
Liberian Observer
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Theme: “One People, One Destiny: Healing the Past, Building the Future” Delivered by Emmett L. Dunn – Presidential Special Envoy for Partnership & Philanthropy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Liberia Centennial Memorial Pavilion,...
Nurses/Midwives Strike: No Skeletal Service – Progress
New Telegraph
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July 30, 2025
As The Seven Strike Action embarked upon by Nurses and Midwives intensifies, the Chairman of Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Federal Medical Center (FMC), Yenagoa, Liberia Woyengibarafagha Progress has declared that there will...
TFL Graduates Ten Teacher-Leaders
Liberian Observer
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In a reaffirmation of its mission to reimagine and reform Liberia’s education system, Teach For Liberia (TFL) proudly graduated nine emerging educators from its two-year Teacher Fellowship Program. Held under the resonant theme, A Trained Teacher...
Kenya seeks to maintain grip at International Maritime Organisation
The Standard
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Shipping and Maritime Affairs PS Aden Abdi Millah says Kenya seeks to contribute to maritime policy development in advancing sustainable and innovative solutions. [File, Standard] Kenya has shifted its focus to maintaining leadership of a cluster...
VP Koung launches modern laboratory at EPA
The New Dawn Liberia
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July 24, 2025
Liberia’s Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung underscores the importance of an efficient laboratory in strengthening Liberia’s compliance with international climate commitments, as he launches a US$100,000 state-of-the-art laboratory at the...
Senate Concurs with House on US$20M Regional Trade Loan
Liberian Observer
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In a significant step towards enhancing regional connectivity and promoting trade, the Liberian Senate has approved a US$20 million loan agreement in alignment with the House of Representatives. This decision, made on Wednesday, aims to improve...
These are all the countries currently on the Foreign Office ‘do not travel’ list
The Independent
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July 25, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
CSA Enforces Mandatory Exam for All Gov’t Jobs
Liberian Observer
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Liberia’s civil service recruitment process has entered a new era of reform and accountability with the Civil Service Agency (CSA) announcing a full enforcement of merit-based hiring practices through a mandatory computerized examination system....
ActionAid responds to the temporary humanitarian pause and airdropped aid in Gaza.
GNN Liberia
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July 29, 2025
Source: ActionAid Liberia Dr Salha, Al-Awda Hospital, Gaza: “Since 2 March, Gaza has been under total siege. No food. No medicine. No aid. At Al-Awda Hospital, we used to care for 200 women and children a day, now it’s over 2,000. We simply can’t...
India’s big cat diplomacy grows with 24 nations on board
The Economic Times
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July 29, 2025
Twenty-four countries have agreed to join the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA), an India-led global initiative to protect seven species of big cats, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said on Tuesday. According to the IBCA website, 12...