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Complexities of introductions
The Cable
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July 8, 2025
BY OSENI OLUWATOBI I recently found myself among a group of young change-makers from Africa in a fellowship, and on average, we introduce ourselves to two new facilitators daily during our exchange program. At first, it was a chore, but it soon...
Inside Ruto's Meeting with President Emmanuel Macron
Kenyans.co.ke
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July 1, 2025
President William Ruto met with French President Emmanuel Macron in New York with the two leaders engaging in high-level diplomatic engagements between their two countries. In an official statement, President Macron reaffirmed France's shared...
Kenya Joins Coalition Targeting Ksh28 Trillion in Taxes
Kenyans.co.ke
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July 1, 2025
Kenya has joined an international coalition of eight countries lobbying for a global taxation on luxury air travel. In a statement dated June 30, the French Presidency announced the launch of the coalition, which seeks to increase the number of...
Rising tensions in the Horn of Africa
Geopolitical Intelligence Services
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July 7, 2025
Geopolitical ambitions, ethnic divisions and contested access to the sea and fresh water are intensifying anxieties in Ethiopia, Eritrea and the Tigray region. The port of Massawa is one of the largest natural deepwater ports on the Red Sea and is...
Spanish-African relations and the role of young people, topics of debate at the first session of the Africa-Spain Summit in Madrid
Atalayar
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July 7, 2025
The first session of the day on 7 July, following the official presentation and opening speeches of the third edition of the Africa-Spain Summit, addressed the need to strengthen strategic and political relations between Spain and the African...
An ancient village ran out of water. So it moved and started over again
The Independent (U.S.)
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July 1, 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...
France, Spain among countries to agree to tax premium flyers, private jets
Regional Media News - Iowa
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June 30, 2025
By David Latona and Simon Jessop SEVILLE, Spain (Reuters) -A group of countries including France, Kenya, Spain and Barbados pledged on Monday to tax premium-class flying and private jets in a bid to raise funds for climate action and sustainable...
German Media Creates Uproar in Somali Social Media
Indybay - California
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July 6, 2025
# German Media Exposes Somali 'War Influencers': The Story Behind Kabtan Ayub and Yacquub Siyaad A recent joint investigation by Deutsche Welle (DW) and German public broadcaster ARD has sent shockwaves through the Somali diaspora community,...
France, Spain, others agree to tax premium flyers, private jets
WKZO - Michigan
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By David Latona and Simon Jessop SEVILLE, Spain (Reuters) -A group of countries including France, Kenya, Spain and Barbados pledged on Monday to tax premium-class flying and private jets in a bid to raise funds for climate action and sustainable...
Egypt raises the stakes against Ethiopia over Nile dam row
The New Arab
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July 1, 2025
Since the beginning of its construction in 2011, the GERD has fallen at the centre of tensions between Egypt and Ethiopia. [Getty] Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty has raised speculation about what his country might be up to in its...
Nigeria Unveils First Compressed Natural Gas‑Powered Vehicles
The Defense Post
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July 7, 2025
Nigeria has rolled out its first fleet of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles for the armed forces, according to local media. The fleet, comprising 20 buses, 50 pickup vans, and 14 executive transport units, was commissioned at the Mogadishu...
France and Spain lead efforts to tax private jets
The Local - Spain
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July 1, 2025
France and Spain are leading an international ‘coalition’ in efforts to impose and increase taxes on private jets and premium class air travel. The two European nations – along with Kenya, Benin, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Barbados plus Antigua and...
North Korea’s Growing Role In Ukraine War Shows How Weak Russia Is
Forbes
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TOPSHOT - This pool image distributed by Sputnik agency shows Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) ... More and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (L) shaking hands during their meeting at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Amur region on September 13,...
How Humanitarian Groups Must Plan for Crises and Not Just React
Pass Blue
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July 7, 2025
Heavy rains hitting parts of Bangladesh, where the World Food Program supported 6,500 people in Teknaf, in Cox’s Bazar district, to access food and other essentials before the worst flooding arrived, June 1, 2025. The essayist says that plans to...
Apparently, Germany Is Facing a Plague of Teutonic Butt Grabbers
Hot Air
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July 7, 2025
In some societies, a disconnect appears between actions that upset and harm members of that society and the messaging used by that society to address and, hopefully, educate the public about the harms associated with, and eliminate the source of,...
New taxes on premium flyers and private jets: Greenpeace comment
Greenpeace International
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June 30, 2025
Sevilla, Spain – Barbados, France, Kenya, Spain, Benin, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Antigua & Barbuda supported by the European Commission, have announced they will form a ‘solidarity coalition on premium flyers’ to raise funds for climate action and...
Analysts commend Tanzania for rise in global peace index ranking
Daily News Tanzania
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July 7, 2025
DAR ES SALAAM: TANZANIA has been praised by analysts for emerging as the most peaceful country in the East African Community (EAC), according to the newly released Global Peace Index (GPI) 2025 report. However, they also believe the country...
Heidelberg Engineering launches ZinserLab innovation hub, expands Orbis collaboration
Ophthalmology Times Europe
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July 7, 2025
Heidelberg Engineering has announced the launch of ZinserLab, an innovation hub that will focus on accelerating the development of imaging technologies in eye care.1 The hub is named in honour of the company’s late cofounder Gerhard Zinser, PhD,...
Eight-country coalition aims to tax luxury air travel
Brenham Banner-Press - Texas
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Countries including France, Kenya, Barbados and Spain on Monday launched a coalition to push for taxes on wealthy air passengers to help poorer nations respond to climate change, the French presidency said. The coalition, which also brings...
Kuwait and UK bolster ties
Kuwait Times
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July 6, 2025
KUWAIT: HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah received at Seif Palace on Sunday UK Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs David Lammy during his official visit to Kuwait. The meeting was attended by Kuwaiti...