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To fight financial crimes, we must give people bank accounts
Context
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Financial inclusion helps shield people from fraud, theft and other forms of criminal exploitation like human trafficking. Dr Alfred Hannig is Chief Executive Officer of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion, a network of 90 central banks and...
MPs Open Inquiry into Toxic Waste Dumping as Cancer Cases Surge in North Eastern
Capital FM Kenya
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June 24, 2025
NAIROBI, Kenya Jun 24 – A parliamentary inquiry is underway following alarming reports that over 2,400 people in North Eastern region have been diagnosed with cancer in just the last three years, with leaders and residents linking the surge in...
The 22 most dangerous countries for US tourists
AOL
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An explosion near Beirut, Lebanon.Ugur Yildirim/ dia images via Getty Images Tourists love visiting spots with unique architecture or natural beauty, but it's not always safe. Currently, there are 22 countries on the US government's...
Childhood vaccines were a global success story. Misinformation and other obstacles are slowing that progress, a study shows
KTVZ - Oregon
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June 24, 2025
(CNN) — Routine vaccines have prevented the deaths of about 154 million children around the world over the past 50 years, a new study shows, but efforts have been slowing recently, allowing for the growth of some vaccine-preventable diseases. This...
‘Used and Abused for Decades’: Texas Lawmaker Seeks Overhaul of Temporary Protected Status
The Daily Signal - Washington D.C.
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June 26, 2025
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A Texas congressman is aiming to reform the Temporary Protected Status program for migrants and to end the abuses of the program. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, on Thursday will introduce a bill that, if passed and signed into...
Developers are bluffing when they say lower prices would undermine viability of house building
The Irish Times
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With full employment and buoyant public finances, Ireland has never been wealthier. Affluence, rather than insufficient home building, is the true source of our housing challenges. Recognising this, and adopting more appropriate policies, is...
How US Travel Bans Will Undermine UN Diplomacy: An Explainer
Pass Blue
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June 25, 2025
US Customs and Border Protection officers processing travelers arriving on international flights at the Baltimore/Washington airport, Feb. 27, 2025. The Trump administration’s travel restrictions will not only affect ordinary individuals from the...
Laging handa
Business World
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June 25, 2025
Yup, like many of us, I was a Boy Scout in my youth. One lesson I took to heart from that episode in my life is that organization’s motto, “Laging handa” (Be prepared), whose corollary is that lack of preparation courts the risk of failure. It is...
Why Asia-Pacific Should Be Rooting For Iran
Scoop
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Setting aside any thoughts I may have about theocratic rulers (whether they be in Tel Aviv or Tehran), I am personally glad that Iran was able to hold out against the US-Israeli attacks this month. The ceasefire, however, will only be a pause in...
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Hunger Hotspots, Fishery Gains, and Cyber Threats
Food Tank - Maryland
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June 20, 2025
Each week, Food Tank is rounding up a few news stories that inspire excitement, infuriation, or curiosity. Hunger Worsens in 13 Hotspots A new joint report from the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP)...
Russia challenging US, China for strategic clout in Africa
Asia Times
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June 26, 2025
Russia has never had an African colony. It stayed out of the scramble for Africa, only engaging with African states in the 19th Century. In 1869, for instance, the Russians gave Ethiopia military support to threaten the position of the British in...
Earth Is Pulsing Beneath Africa Where The Crust Is Being Torn Apart
ScienceAlert
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June 25, 2025
A deep, rhythmic pulse has been found surging like a heartbeat deep under Africa. At the Afar triple junction under Ethiopia, where three tectonic plates meet, molten magma pounds the planet's crust from below, scientists have discovered. There,...
Nuggets from AfDB’s 2025 annual meetings, by Femi Adesina
Eagle Online
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June 23, 2025
For five days (May 26-30), over 5,000 delegates and participants from 81 countries gathered in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire for the 2025 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB). The venue was the Sofitel Hotel in that country’s commercial...
Direct and Indirect Maritime Security Threats in the Western Indian Ocean
Center for International Maritime Security - Washington D.C.
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June 17, 2025
African Maritime Forces Week By Captain Mark Blaine (Ret.), SIGLA Stellenbosch and SA Navy Executive Summary The Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region is a vital route for global commerce and a strategic zone for geopolitical interests. Despite its...
Addressing crime and insecurity: A prerequisite for accelerated GDP growth in Africa
Business Day
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June 23, 2025
As Africa strives to unlock its immense economic potential, one critical barrier continues to undermine growth across the continent: insecurity. While much focus is rightly placed on infrastructure, financial inclusion, and industrialisation, the...
How will the Iran crisis impact Africa?
Institute for Security Studies
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How will the Iran crisis impact Africa? The conflict in Iran may seem far away, but it’s creating volatility that African leaders must act on urgently. Israel, Iran and the United States’ (US) escalating hostilities have sent geopolitical tremors...
“Not Just Symbolic Act”: What Will Somaliland’s Recognition Mean for the Horn?
The Reporter Ethiopia
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June 21, 2025
Last week, a US Congressman introduced the ‘Somaliland Independence Act’ to congress, potentially bringing Washington one step closer to becoming the first to recognize Somaliland as a sovereign state and ending the breakaway territory’s...
IGAD urges member states to honour 10 per cent agriculture budget pledge
The Standard
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Dignitaries led by Dr. Mohi Tahomi, IGAD Director Cooperation and Regional Integration Division and IGAD's Food System Resilience Project Coordinator, Dr. Senait Regassa during RAIP validation event on Monday. [Courtesy] The Intergovernmental...
Ensuring a strong African voice in global security discussions
Institute for Security Studies
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Ensuring a strong African voice in global security discussions At a Munich Security Conference dominated by the fracturing of US-Europe relations, ISS kept African priorities on the global agenda. Published on 24 June 2025 in Impact ‘The Institute...
How the children suffer
Croakey Health Media
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June 25, 2025
Introduction by Croakey: As so much global attention focusses on the high-stakes power plays between Israel, Iran and the United States, children in Gaza are at risk of dying from violence, thirst and acute malnutrition. Meanwhile, a new report...