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African Union Stresses Rights-Based Approach to Justice for Africans
Sada Elbalad
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August 10, 2025
Sun 10 Aug 2025 | 08:16 AM Ambassador Amr Aljowaily, Director of the Citizens and Diaspora Organizations Directorate (CIDO) at the African Union Commission, stressed that a rights-based approach is a fundamental pillar for achieving international...
SAUCIC concerned about continued exclusion of women from executive leadership roles
Eye Witness News
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JOHANNESBURG - The South African Union Council of Independent Churches (SAUCIC) has raised concern over what it described as the continued exclusion of women from executive leadership roles. In its Women’s Day statement, the union highlighted the...
From sacred gardens to soulless factories: The spiritual cost of colonial and industrial food systems in Africa
The Standard
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Not from lack of ambition, resources, or innovation, but from the lingering shadow of colonialism and the suffocating grip of industrialisation on the continent’s food systems. Africa’s development aspirations—embodied in the African Union’s...
Thousands in the Côte d'Ivoire protest the exclusion of opposition leaders from election
Modern Ghana
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Thousands of Ivorians took to the streets in Abidjan, the main city of the West African nation, to protest against the exclusion of opposition leaders from the upcoming presidential election. Protesters gathered from Saturday morning in Yopougon,...
Ralph Nwosu Accuses APC Govs, Leaders of Sponsoring ADC’s Leadership Crisis, Says Ruling Party Arm-twisting INEC
This Day
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August 10, 2025
*Insists opposition followed due diligence in adopting ADC Chuks Okocha in Abuja Former National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Chief Ralph Nwosu, has blamed the perceived factional leadership crisis in the party on desperation...
AUS vs SA Live Streaming in India- 1st T20I, South Africa Tour of Australia 2025
CricketAddictor
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August 10, 2025
Australia will be up against South Africa in the first of the three-match T20I series. This article provides detailed information on AUS vs SA Live Streaming for the first T20I of the South Africa tour of Australia 2025. Australia would like to...
Nigeria among 13 African nations selected for $93m US food aid scheme
The Cable
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August 10, 2025
The United States (US) has announced a $93 million emergency food assistance programme for 13 nations, including 12 in Africa, to address worsening hunger and malnutrition. The US department of state said the programme will provide ready-to-use...
Buba Marwa Rallies Parents, Traditional, Religious Leaders against Drug Abuse, Cultism, Banditry
This Day
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August 10, 2025
Michael Olugbode in Abuja The Chairman and Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd.) has called for collective action involving families, religious and community leaders to stem the...
South African travel operators voice concerns over new Hajj directives
The Post
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August 8, 2025
Nadia Khan|Published 48 minutes ago 5min South African travel operators have expressed deep concerns following an official announcement regarding the facilitation of Hajj and Umrah packages for the upcoming year. Last month, the Ministry of Hajj...
Rosebank International University College mourns leaders in tragic helicopter crash
Joy FM
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August 10, 2025
The academic community of Rosebank International University College has joined the nation in mourning the tragic loss of eight individuals in a devastating helicopter crash on August 6, 2025. In a message of condolence issued by the institution,...
Politics11 minutes ago ‘If Things Do Not Work Out For Atiku, I See Him Defecting To SDP’ – ADC Chieftain Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has put on hold his planned formal collection of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) membership card, week…
Naija News
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August 10, 2025
Naija News reports that Atiku was scheduled to formalise his defection by receiving his membership card from ADC officials, but the process has now been delayed. A top ADC chieftain at the national level, who spoke to Sunday Punch on condition of...
African Women in Sports Body Extends Condolences Over Ghana Crash Tragedy
News Ghana
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August 9, 2025
The African Women in Sports Association (AWISA), headquartered in Namibia, has expressed profound sorrow to President John Mahama and all Ghanaians following last week’s military helicopter crash that claimed eight lives. In an official statement...
Nigeria and cost of bad leadership
The Sun Nigeria
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August 9, 2025
Nigeria is one of the most blessed countries on earth. I recall how my father of blessed memory enjoyed talking about the type of our sweet crude oil compared to other lead-infested crude oil of other nations. It’s no longer news that Africa map...
Prince Harry Strikes Back: New African children's charity to rival former boardroom foe
MARCA
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August 9, 2025
Prince Harry is wasting no time after his dramatic exit from Sentebale - the African charity he co-founded nearly two decades ago - by launching a bold new venture for children in Lesotho and Botswana, The Mail on Sunday has revealed. The Duke of...
Nigeria and Africa’s Diplomacy Must Grow Teeth, By Charles Adeyemi
Business Hallmark
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August 9, 2025
Some weeks ago, I came across a viral video of a young African boy, very dark-skinned, earnest, and full of heart. In his words, he said that if he ever found himself at an African Union (AU) meeting, he would ask the leaders just one thing: “What...
Putin calls Xi, Modi, other leaders ahead of planned meeting with Trump
Nikkei Asia
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MOSCOW (Reuters) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to the leaders of China, India and three ex-Soviet states on Friday in a flurry of calls to brief them on his contacts with the United States about the war in Ukraine. Putin met U.S....
Africa should stop exporting wealth and importing poverty – Ashipala-Musavyi
The Namibian
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August 9, 2025
The minister of international relations and trade, Selma Ashipala-Musavyi, says Africa continues to lag in development because it exports its wealth in the form of raw materials, while importing poverty. Speaking during a joint ministerial...
African Presidents and Their Appointees Must Nap With One Eye Opened Instead of Sleeping, and Dream Together? Ghana Mourns Fallen 8.
Modern Ghana
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No doubt if drops of tears had an instrument of measure, Ghanaians measured an Ocean on August 6, 2025. In this ocean, the true character of Ghanaians of old and the Ghanaian of today seem to have giving a glimpse of what Ghana's future in the...
PGA Tour playoffs: Ryan Fox creeps up leaderboard at St Jude Championship
The New Zealand Herald
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August 10, 2025
Importantly, it sets Fox up well to limit the damage to his FedEx Cup ranking as the field is trimmed to 50 players for next week’s BMW Championship. Fox is in no danger of missing that tournament, going into Memphis ranked at No 32 in the FedEx...
Statement Of The African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson On International Day Of The World's Indigenous Peoples
MENAFN
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August 9, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, August 9, 2025/APO Group/ -- The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf joins the global community in commemorating the International Day of the World's...