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Morocco, Chinese Firm Launch MAD 220 Million Smart Farming Project
Morocco World News
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June 28, 2025
Rabat – Morocco has launched a major agricultural partnership with Hong Kong-based Jungnong Group, a subsidiary of China’s Agricultural Development Group, marking a significant step in the country’s drive toward sustainable and tech-enabled...
ExclusiveZidane Iqbal on leaving Man United, identity, Iraq and a new start in Utrecht
The National News
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Zidane Iqbal is the Manchester-born-and-bred footballer who started out at Manchester United before moving to play first-team football for FC Utrecht in the Netherlands in 2023. Before that, he became the first British-born South Asian to play for...
Rights groups sound alarm over alleged exploitation of Sahrawi children in Polisario’s 'holidays for peace' program
Hespress
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July 8, 2025
The controversial “Holidays for Peace” program, overseen by the Polisario Front and supported by sympathetic European organizations, is under fire from Moroccan and Sahrawi rights activists who accuse the initiative of using Sahrawi children for...
BREAKING: Bitcoin price hits record high as ETF demand overwhelms bearish market setup
crypto.news
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July 9, 2025
Bitcoin has officially entered price discovery mode, breaking its May high as bearish indicators failed to contain ETF-led flows, growing corporate balance sheet adoption, and macro tailwinds. Traders who bet against the breakout are now fueling...
How sparse infrastructure, apathy hobble sports in North
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 10, 2025
Over the years, the North has failed to capitalise on its massive youth population for exploits. Some factors responsible for this include state governments’ apathy to grassroots sports development, poor infrastructure, and failure to understand...
"Guatemala's and the Philippines' lower-priced bananas put pressure on our margins"
Fresh Plaza
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June 27, 2025
"Ecuador exported 169.96 million boxes of bananas between January and May 2025, which is 5.53% more than in the same period of last year. The Chinese, Russian, and EU markets have driven growth. In contrast, exports to Algeria and the United...
Can Nuclear Energy Power Africa?
Forbes
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Dr. Lassina Zerbo discusses the innovations that may allow Africa to adopt nuclear energy amidst a ... More surge in energy demand across the continent.NEISA 2025 As countries around the world seek stable, abundant, and reliable baseload power,...
Future-proofing Southeast Asia key priority for Asean, says Tok Mat
The Malaysian Star
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July 9, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: Asean must chart a bold, forward-looking path amid rising global instability, says Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan, warning that the region must act with strategic autonomy and unity to safeguard its future. Delivering his speech at the...
Trump Looks To 'Forge New Economic Opportunities’ With African Nations in White House Meeting
Breitbart
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July 9, 2025
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said that his administration is “working tirelessly” to establish new economic opportunities with many African countries during a lunch with African leaders at the White House on Wednesday. Trump, who is...
At the Rio Summit, signs of BRICS in retreat – just when we need serious anti-imperial muscle
CADTM
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July 5, 2025
Vladimir Putin had hosted 2024’s summit in Kazan, Russia in late-October. In most other years, the dates have been in the busy September-November period, allowing many pre-meetings to set the stage for a more meaningful heads-of-state meeting....
GCR Upgrades Shelter Afrique Development Bank Ratings
News Ghana
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July 9, 2025
Global Credit Ratings (GCR) has elevated Shelter Afrique Development Bank’s (ShafDB) national scale issuer ratings while affirming its international standing. The Johannesburg-based agency maintained ShafDB’s international long-term and short-term...
UN Rights Council Backs Saudi-drafted Resolution to Protect Children Online
Asharq Al-Awsat
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The United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday unanimously adopted a Saudi-drafted resolution aimed at enhancing child protection in the digital realm, a move rooted in a global initiative launched by Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister...
NNN wants stronger energy partnerships
New Era
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LUANDA – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah described energy as a powerful driver of economic growth and development. She said Namibia is prepared to take the lead in the global shift toward clean and sustainable energy. She was speaking at the...
General : 58th AMM Opens With Push For A Forward-Looking ASEAN
Bernama
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July 9, 2025
By Ahmad Aidil Syukri Hamzah KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 (Bernama) -- The 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) and related meetings commenced successfully on Wednesday in Kuala Lumpur, marking the beginning of a series of high-level discussions...
Uganda names 29 Man squad for CHAN 2024
Switch TV
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July 9, 2025
KAMPALA — Uganda has unveiled a 29-man provisional squad for the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN), as the host nation steps up preparations for the continental tournament set to run from August 2 to 30. Cranes co-head coaches Morley...
Equatorial Coca-Cola to acquire Voltic Ghana, expand West Africa presence
Independent (Uganda)
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July 9, 2025
Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company production plant Accra, Ghana | THE INDEPENDENT | Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company has reached an agreement to acquire Voltic (GH) Limited and West African Refreshments Limited from Coca-Cola Beverages...
Plan for doctoral schools gets nod. Will they be realised?
University World News
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MAURITANIA Mauritania will establish four new doctoral schools in several universities and higher education institutions to strengthen scientific capacity for sustainable development, Yacoub Ould Amine, the country’s minister of higher education...
Body found in canal near Wales Street, police investigating
WDSU 6 - Louisiana
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July 8, 2025
New Orleans Police Department investigating body found in canal THAT’S NOT TRUE. 1218 LET’S GET A CHECK OF THAT FORECAST BACK HERE AT HOME. WE’RE STARTING TO SEE THE LINE OF SHOWERS KIND OF MOVING UP, POPPING UP AND DOWN ACROSS SOUTHEAST...
Coca-Cola Africa Restructures Bottling with ECCBC Deal
Liberian Observer
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Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company (ECCBC) and Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) have reached an agreement for ECCBC to acquire Voltic (GH) Limited (Voltic) and West African Refreshments Limited (WARL). Voltic is a subsidiary of CCBA and WARL...
Antoine Massey pleads not guilty to domestic abuse charges
WDSU 6 - Louisiana
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July 8, 2025
Orleans Parish Jail escaped inmate pleads not guilty to domestic abuse THAT’S NOT TRUE. 1218 LET’S GET A CHECK OF THAT FORECAST BACK HERE AT HOME. WE’RE STARTING TO SEE THE LINE OF SHOWERS KIND OF MOVING UP, POPPING UP AND DOWN ACROSS SOUTHEAST...