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‘Death is our business’
Atlantic Council
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July 8, 2025
Podcast July 8, 2025 • 11:23 am ET Print this page ‘Death is our business’ By Alia Brahimi In Season 2, Episode 12 of the Guns for Hire podcast, host Alia Brahimi is joined by the journalist John Lechner to discuss his new book, ‘Death is Our...
Russia, Mali sign nuclear energy agreement
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia and Mali have signed a new agreement to strengthen collaboration in the peaceful use of nuclear energy, according to a statement by Rosatom, Russia’s state atomic energy corporation, on Tuesday. The deal includes joint efforts in...
Russia, Mali enhance trade, joint research
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN) Russian President Vladimir Putin and Mali’s transitional leader, Colonel Assimi Goita, met in Moscow on Monday to sign a series of agreements aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation. The two countries finalized three major treaties,...
Hydrogen economy decoded: From colour codes to key players
ESI Africa
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July 8, 2025
This selective ‘dictionary’ aims to decode the terminology, technologies, and key players shaping the hydrogen economy. With this knowledge, you will be better equipped to engage with, invest in, or build on the future of hydrogen. With its...
Slaves still stalk the Muslim world
Unherd
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July 10, 2025
At first glance, Hamey is deceptively normal. Squat and dark, with deep brown eyes and a salt-and-pepper beard, he looks like thousands of other middle-aged men in Bamako, Mali’s dusty, sweat-soaked capital. In fact, Hamey was once a slave, a...
Ukraine Faces Terror Accusations From Sahel Alliance, Ghana on Alert
News Ghana
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July 11, 2025
Foreign ministers of the Sahel States Alliance (AES) – Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso – have formally branded Ukraine a “terrorist state,” alleging coordinated foreign interference in West Africa’s security. At a joint briefing, ministers accused...
Interior CS Murkomen ”This was no protest ”
Switch TV
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July 11, 2025
Garsen —Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has described the deadly unrest that broke out during the Saba Saba protests as a politically financed operation aimed at toppling President William Ruto’s government not a peaceful...
Mali abduction: Family of Telangana man seeks govt intervention
The Federal
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July 6, 2025
Hyderabad, Jul 5 (PTI) The family of a 45-year-old man from Telangana, who was abducted in the West African nation of Mali, is in distress and appealing for government intervention to secure his release. Amaralingeswara Rao's wife Venkataramana on...
How Russia resorted to cleverly messaged communications targeting Africa after Wagner
The Standard
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and several African leaders attend the Navy Day parade in Saint Petersburg on July 30, 2023. [AFP] On September 11, 2024, a social networking app was launched at the University of Nairobi, which now appears to be...
Not wanted here: Why Africa is turning away from US military might
Oklahoma City Sun
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For Africa, the retreat of a long-standing security partner opens a strategic vacuum to be filled by other global actors A shift appears to be underway in US-Africa relations, judging by the remarks of Vice President J.D. Vance and AFRICOM...
Liberia: As Five African Heads of State Prepare for High-stakes White House talks, President Trump Pushes Trade over Aid in Renewed African policy framework
Front Page Africa
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July 7, 2025
Washington, D.C. – President Donald Trump is set to host the heads of state from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal at the White House next week for a luncheon aimed at strengthening commercial and security ties between the...
Is Superman the new Warren Buffett? James Gunn’s movie is surprisingly full of money lessons
Mint
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July 11, 2025
After watching the weight-of-the-world-on-my-shoulder depiction of Superman by Henry Cavill, fans had taken refuge in the old and still excellent animation shows and corny movies like The Peacemaker (sorry, John Cena!). When James Gunn announced...
AfDB, gov’t sign landmark deal to develop Volta Economic Corridor
Business and Financial Times
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July 7, 2025
By Sandra Agyeiwaa OTOO The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed a landmark Letter of Intent (Lol) with the government of Ghana to support development of the Volta Economic Corridor, a transformative initiative under the country’s flagship...
Africa Focuses on Local Production for Pharma Growth
News Central TV
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July 11, 2025
Africa is building a new vaccine future through strategic investments, skilled workforce development, and local manufacturing. From Kenya to Rwanda, deals for new facilities and skills development promise to reduce reliance on foreign pharma...
Acer launches the Iconia Tab iM11 in India with a 7400mAh battery
Notebook Check
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July 11, 2025
Acer Iconia Tab iM11 (Image Source: Acer) The Acer Iconia Tab iM11 is powered by the MediaTek Helio G99 processor and comes with a keyboard, Active Stylus Pen, and Smart Flip Cover in the box Acer has launched the Acer Iconia Tab iM11 in the...
Mali: High number of EXPO 2027 participants an honour to Serbia
Tanjug
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July 4, 2025
BELGRADE - Serbia's First Deputy PM and Finance Minister Sinisa Mali said on Friday many countries had identified the significance of participating in EXPO 2027 Belgrade and that the high number of confirmed attendances was a great honour to...
Mali’s promise of democracy fades as junta extends Assimi Goita’s rule
Modern Ghana
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Five years after taking power by force, Mali's junta leader, General Assimi Goita, has abandoned his promise of a democratic transition, extending his military rule for at least five more years without an election. Goita, 41, burst onto the public...
Why did al-Qaida linked terrorist group abduct Indians in Mali? Relative shares chilling account
The Economic Times
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July 6, 2025
The family of P Venkataraman, a resident of Odisha’s Ganjam district and one of the three Indians kidnapped by an al-Qaeda-linked terrorist group in Mali, has said that the abductors are demanding ransom. Speaking to ANI on Saturday,...
Osama Bin Laden's al-Qaida kidnaps 3 Indians in Mali? MEA calls it 'deplorable act of violence', says...
DNA India
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July 6, 2025
A relative of one of the three Indian nationals kidnapped by an al-Qaida-linked group in Mali has said that the kidnappers are demanding ransom for their release, Times of India reported. A relative of one of the three Indian nationals kidnapped...
Ghana, AfDB sign deal to develop Volta Economic Corridor project
GhanaWeb
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July 5, 2025
The African Development Bank has signed a Letter of Intent with the government to support the development of the Volta Economic Corridor, a transformative initiative under the 24-Hour Economy and Accelerated Export Development Programme (24H+)....