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Top 10 African universities with the most respected certificates
Zambian Observer
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July 11, 2025
A respected university certificate opens doors, to top-tier jobs, competitive postgraduate programmes, and professional accreditation. Across Africa, several universities stand out for their academic excellence, robust research output, global...
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...
Promise and pressure of cost-competitive green hydrogen
ESI Africa
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July 9, 2025
The economic feasibility of exporting green hydrogen from Africa to Europe by 2030 is in question. The study Mapping the cost competitiveness of African green hydrogen imports to Europe provides some answers. As at December 2023, Africa’s green...
From ayahuasca rituals to a birthday in the favelas: Arles photography festival takes us on a trip
Yahoo Sports - Canada
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July 10, 2025
Artists have always been fascinated with imagining the invisible – but few have taken it quite as far as Musuk Nolte. The 37-year-old Mexican photographer has spent a decade working with the Indigenous peoples of the Peruvian Amazon region – and...
"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...
New US tariff hikes cast shadow on Asia
China Daily
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Vendors pick from piles of bananas at a wholesale market in Manila, the Philippines, on Thursday. ELOISA LOPEZ/REUTERS The latest round of tariffs announced by the United States has again cast a shadow over the Asia-Pacific's economic outlook as...
NATO opens its first diplomatic delegation in an Arab country in Jordan
Atalayar
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July 11, 2025
Strengthening collaboration with nations beyond the southern flank Including the Southern Neighbourhood on the Alliance's agenda The Atlantic Alliance has a strong strategic partnership with Jordan, to the extent that ‘next September it will open...
Falcons eye WAFCON quarter-final spot against Botswana
Punch
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July 9, 2025
The Super Falcons will be looking to seal their place in the knockout rounds of the ongoing WAFCON tournament, when they face Botswana in their second group phase fixture in Casablanca, Morocco on Thursday (today), The PUNCH reports. The coach...
Saudi Arabia launches several initiatives aimed to shape AI era: minister
Zawya
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GENEVA — Minister of Communications and Information Technology Abdullah Alswaha affirmed that Saudi Arabia has launched a series of initiatives aimed at addressing the global challenges in computing, data, and algorithms for the benefit of...
Ricardo Martinelli: “This is an Achievement of this Government, which Cared about the Country’s Image, unlike the Previous One.”
Newsroom Panama
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July 10, 2025
Panama regains “international trust” after being removed from the European Union (EU) money laundering list. Former President Ricardo Martinelli, above right, attributed Panama’s removal from the European Union’s list of high-risk jurisdictions to...
Wanyonyi and Moraa headline at Monaco Diamond League tonight
Switch TV
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July 11, 2025
Wanyonyi, Moraa to Lead Kenya’s Challenge at Monaco Diamond League Emmanuel Wanyonyi and Mary Moraa are set to spearhead Kenya’s campaign at the Monaco Diamond League tonight, as the global athletics stage heats up in the tenth round of the 2025...
New Su-34 Strike Fighters Delivered to the Russian Air Force Following Major Expansion of Production
Military Watch
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July 10, 2025
<p >The Russian Aerospace Forces have received a new batch of Su-34M strike fighters, following a significant increase in production at the Chkalov Aviation Plant in Novosibirsk to approximately double the levels seen before 2022. Head of...
Trump’s African summit was a masterclass in modern colonial theatre
Al Jazeera
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July 11, 2025
On July 9, United States President Donald Trump opened a three-day mini summit at the White House with the leaders of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal – by subjecting his distinguished guests to a carefully staged public...
Conor McPherson’s Reliable Treasure
The New Yorker
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July 11, 2025
Conor McPherson’s small 1997 masterwork “The Weir” has been one of the most reliable treasures of the Irish Repertory Theatre. First directed by Ciarán O’Reilly in 2013, revived in 2015, and released as a digital performance in 2020, O’Reilly’s...
US threatens new tariffs, triggering more uncertainty
Global Times
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Shipping containers are loaded and unloaded onto ships at the Port of Los Angeles, California, on July 9, 2025. US President Donald Trump has sent letters to multiple countries dictating new US tariff rates on their countries' imports to the USA....
The three energy topics on everyone’s lips at the OPEC seminar
CNBC
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July 10, 2025
The blue logo of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is displayed on the facade of its headquarters building in Vienna, Austria, on June 9, 2025. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images OPEC says more than 1,000 ministers,...
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...
I’m a longevity doctor. These are my daily habits to stay young
The Country
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Dr Mohammed Enayat is a London-based GP and the founder of the HUM2N Longevity Clinic. Here, he walks us through how he structures his day to ensure he lives a longer, healthier life. Wake up I’m up at 6am every day and the first thing I do is...
Security Vacuum in Sahel and rise of Jihadist powers from the dead: US counter terrorism needs a wake-up call
Organiser Weekly
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The Sahel region has faced multiple crises for decades, but it is far from being a weakened state that is slipping into further turmoil. Terror groups are resurging and establishing the Sahel as their base. In recent years, jihadist groups have...
Trump sends tariff letters to seven more countries
Yahoo Finance
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July 9, 2025
A group of African countries have said they will cut their tariffs on US goods, Donald Trump has claimed. He told reporters: “We treat Africa great in many different ways, including with tariffs. “Parts of Africa charge us tremendous tariffs, as...