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A testament to continued divine support: Huzoor highlights a year of global progress in second-day address at Jalsa Salana UK 2025
Hadeeqat-ul-Mahdi, Alton, 26 July 2025: Shortly after 4 pm, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih Vaa, arrived in the main jalsa gah for the second session of the second day of Jalsa Salana UK 2025. The session commenced with the recitation...

Lusophone Compact Presents Opportunities
The Lusophone Compact Secretariat last week engaged with leaders of the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CPLP) at their 15th Summit and economic forum in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. The July 15-18 meetings provided a strategic platform to...

President Mahama graces Liberia’s 178th independence celebration
By Iddi Yire Accra, July 27, GNA – President John Dramani Mahama on Saturday joined his Liberian counterpart President Joseph Nyuma Boakai to mark the country’s 178th Independence Day celebration in Monrovia. A statement issued by Ghana’s...

Mahama Attends Liberia's 178Th Independence Anniversary
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) ACCRA, Ghana, July 27, 2025/APO Group/ -- President John Dramani Mahama, on Saturday, joined President Joseph Nyuma Boakai and the people of Liberia to celebrate their 178th Independence Day celebration in...

Address By His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., President of the Republic of Liberia on the Occasion of the 178th Anniversary of Liberia’s Independence
Honorable Vice President, Jeremiah Koung; First Lady Kartumu Y. Boakai; Excellencies: President Julius Maada Bio of the Republic of Sierra Leone & Chairperson of the ECOWAS Authority; President John Dramani Mahama of the Republic of Ghana;...

ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY JOSEPH NYUMA BOAKAI, SR. PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA
ON THE OCCASION OF THE 178TH ANNIVERSARY OF LIBERIA’S INDEPENDENCE CENTENNIAL MEMORIAL PAVILION ASHMUM STREET, MONROVIA. JULY26,2025 Honorable Vice President, Jeremiah Koung; First Lady Kartumu Y. Boakai; Excellencies: President Julius Maada Bio...

UPSC Weekly Current Affairs Quiz | July 20 to July 26, 2025
UPSC Weekly Quiz is a current affairs-based quiz on relevant topics from the past week, curated for the aspirants of competitive examinations. Attempt the weekly quiz every Saturday and find answers to the MCQs with explanations.🚨 Click Here to...

Assessing infrastructure readiness for scaling digital cash transfers toward ending poverty
Toggle section navigation Sections Print Follow the authors Homi Kharas John W. McArthur Jacob Taylor See More Summary Noting the significant major recent disruptions in global development policies and practice, unconditional digital cash...
Why Ignoring Procurement Costs More Than You Think
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Better Results, Less Stress: How to Get the Insights You Need Without a Costly ERP
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Nigerian Passport Rates 88th In Global Rankings
July 25, (THEWILL) — The Nigerian passport has been ranked 88th out of 99 countries on the latest Henley Passport Index, released on July 18. Nigeria shares the 88th position with Ethiopia and Myanmar, the same countries Nigeria was grouped with...

The Obvious Reason the U.S. Should Not Vaccinate Like Denmark
For decades, countries around the world have held up the United States’s rigorous approach to vaccine policy as a global ideal. But in Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Department of Health and Human Services, many of the officials responsible for vaccine...

The forgotten bond between Liberia and America
When my brother asks me about what Netflix series I’m currently watching, I answer vaguely about being busy watching world news. My world news since November had been focusing on one person: President Trump. Being part of a very conventional...
Trump White House Further Exposes Its Racism and Ignorance During Visit by Five West African Leaders
Liberian President Joseph Boakai was asked about his English-speaking capability while his country was established by the United States in 1847 Geostrategic Review Five heads-of-state from West African countries were invited to the White House to...

Angolan Maria de Fátima Jardim elected executive secretary of the CPLP
Maria de Fátima Jardim succeeds Timorese Zacarias da Costa, who served two terms in the position (since 2021). The new Executive Secretary holds a degree in biology from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon and served as...

A diabolical plot unmasked and the ECOWAS coup that failed: ...
In the dark corridors of political strategy, there are power plays so blatant and desperate that they expose more than they conceal. The recent attempt by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to remove the Minority Leader, Hon Alexander...

UNESCO’s 2025 heritage picks: 26 sites added, Africa leads, histories honoured (full list inside)
UNESCO’s 47th World Heritage Committee session wrapped up in Paris this month with 26 new inscriptions to its iconic World Heritage List. From prehistoric petroglyphs in Korea to cultural landscapes in Australia, the new additions reflect a...

These are the 26 new Unesco World Heritage sites for 2025
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Where the Biggest Telecom Investments Are Happening Around the World
From social media to online shopping, modern life runs on connectivity. Behind that seamless experience sits a massive, often invisible network of infrastructure, fiber optic cables, data centers, cellular towers, built and maintained by the...

Qatar Fund for Development signs 16 agreements worth QR 1.92 billion to support humanitarian & development initiatives
The Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) signed 16 strategic agreements worth QR1.92 billion to support a wide range of humanitarian and development initiatives for more than 17 million beneficiaries around the world. QFFD has signed 16 strategic...