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Historic pan-African road trip kicks off in Accra today to promote visa-free Africa by 2030
MyJoyOnline
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August 18, 2025
The Trans African Tourism & Unity Campaign has embarked on a historic 40,000-kilometre road journey across 39 African countries, starting from Accra on Monday, August 18, 2025. This groundbreaking initiative spans 163 days with the core objective...
The youth powering Greenpeace Africa: a tribute to the 1,360 warriors
Greenpeace International
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August 12, 2025
Dr. Oulie Keita Greenpeace Africa Executive Director If you want to know what climate leadership looks like, look to Africa’s youth. This International Youth Day, I am not just celebrating young people. I am amplifying them. From the forests of...
Dhaka’s air quality turns ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’
United News of Bangladesh
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Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked fifth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 113 at 9:05 am this morning. The capital's air was classified as ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’, according...
ARDA warns Africa could grind to a halt within 30 days without fuel imports
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 11, 2025
African Refiners and Distributors Association (ARDA) has raised concerns over continuous reliance on Europe and other continents for petroleum products, warning that a 30-day halt in fuel imports would cause severe disruption across Africa,...
‘I want to be like them’: Meet this missionary
Aleteia
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August 11, 2025
Recently married and expecting his first child, César Lagos deepened his faith through the witness of missionaries, and then became one himself. César Lagos is Honduran, a new husband, and a new father ready to welcome his first child. He’s also a...
Why is Washington's relationship with Kenya suddenly in tatters?
Responsible Statecraft - Washington D.C.
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August 11, 2025
For a fleeting moment last year, Nairobi was Washington’s darling. In a rarity for an African leader, President William Ruto was honored at the White House, and Kenya was designated a Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA), the first in sub-Saharan Africa. It...
Dhaka air continues to be moderate Friday morning
Dhaka Tribune
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August 29, 2025
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 16th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 90 at 9:50am on Friday. Dhaka’s air was classified as "moderate," referring to a light threat to health,...
Dhaka’s air quality continues to be ‘moderate’
New Age Bangladesh
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United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka 29 August, 2025, 11:49 Representational image | UNB photo Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 16th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 90 at 9:50 am this...
Repression, poverty, propaganda : the Iteka League issues an indictment against the Ndayishimiye regime
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 8, 2025 — When he came to power in June 2020, following the unexpected death of his predecessor Pierre Nkurunziza, Évariste Ndayishimiye raised hopes. Hopes of a new lease of life, a break with the dark years...
Third of ‘slum residents’ in global south are exposed to ‘disastrous’ flood risks
Eco-Business
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August 5, 2025
That is according to a new study published in Nature Cities, which measures the flood risk of global-south populations living in “slums” – as defined by UN-Habitat. Using a combination of machine learning, satellite images, household surveys and...
Dhaka’s air continues to be ’moderate’ Thursday morning
Dhaka Tribune
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August 28, 2025
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 17th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 86 at 10am on Thursday morning. On Thursday, Dhaka’s air was classified as "moderate", referring to a light...
Dhaka’s air continues to be ’moderate’ this morning
United News of Bangladesh
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Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 17th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 86 at 10:00 am this morning (August 28, 2025). Today Dhaka’s air was classified as ‘moderate,’ referring to a...
Global Health At Risk: Africa’s Research Capacity Is The Missing Link
Africa.com
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August 6, 2025
By Fara Ndiaye, Deputy Executive Director (Speak Up Africa), Dr George Githuka, Program Director (CHReaD), Prof Keitshepile Geoffrey Setswe, Managing Director: Implementation Research Division (Aurum Institute and SAHTAC), Caroline Mbindyo, Chief...
Locarno’s Open Doors: From Queer Romance to Afrofuturism and a Feel Good Heist Romp, Next Gen African Filmmakers Drive To Tell Stories Their Way
Variety
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August 6, 2025
Queer romance “Kachifo, Till The Morning Comes,” Johannesburg-set funeral farce “Death & Its Friends” and feel-good heist movie “The Color Yellow” (“Manjano”) look like potential standouts at Locarno’s 2025 Africa-focused Open Doors, unspooling...
Dhaka’s air turns ‘moderate’ with AQI score of 81
New Age Bangladesh
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United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka 27 August, 2025, 12:01 Representational image. | File photo Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 18th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 81 at 9:40am on...
Dhaka’s air again turns moderate on Wednesday morning
Dhaka Tribune
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August 27, 2025
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 18th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 81 at 9:40am on Wednesday morning. Dhaka’s air was classified as ‘moderate,’ referring to a light threat to...
Dhaka’s air again turns ’moderate’ this morning
United News of Bangladesh
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Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 18th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 81 at 9:40 am this morning (August 27, 2025). Today Dhaka’s air was classified as ‘moderate,’ referring to a...
Dhaka’s air again ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’ with AQI score of 129
New Age Bangladesh
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United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka 26 August, 2025, 12:45 Representational image. | File photo Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked fifth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 129 at about...
Dhaka’s air continues to be ’unhealthy for sensitive groups’
Dhaka Tribune
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August 26, 2025
Dhaka’s air was classified as ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups,’ referring to a threat to health on Tuesday, according to the AQI index Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked fifth on the list of cities with the worst air...
The origins of COVID-19 and the politics of the “lab-leak” myth: A discussion with science writer Philipp Markolin
World Socialist Web Site
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August 22, 2025
The lab-leak narrative, the concocted right-wing theory that China deliberately created the virus that causes COVID-19, has now been elevated to the level of conventional wisdom in many political and media circles, despite being scientifically...