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A Look At Late fPMB Buhari’s Tributes And His Legacy Of Integrity
The News Chronicle
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July 18, 2025
The ancient town of Daura in Katsina State was last Tuesday host to both the high and low in their hundreds of thousands of males and females from within and outside Nigeria. Their mission was to witness the islamic and military burial of...
Trump’s Africa summit: outsourcing America’s immigration problem?
Institute for Security Studies
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Trump’s Africa summit: outsourcing America’s immigration problem? The US president reportedly asked the five African nations at his summit to accept third-country asylum seekers. United States (US) President Donald Trump hosted a mini-summit with...
Here are some of the newest UNESCO World Heritage sites
WVAS FM 90.7 - Alabama
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July 18, 2025
Twenty-six sites have been added to UNESCO's World Heritage List, designating their cultural and natural importance. Locations this year include a sacred mountain in Malawi; petroglyphs in South Korea; remains of a port and forts from 17th century...
UNESCO announces 26 new World Heritage Sites
The Manual - Oregon
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July 18, 2025
UNESCO has officially added 26 new sites to its World Heritage List for 2025, recognizing places of exceptional cultural and natural importance around the globe. The latest additions were announced during the organization’s 47th annual session...
Lessons From Buhari's Demise
Modern Ghana
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Across the African continent, it has become almost routine. An African president or top politician quietly boards a plane, often in the dead of night, heading to Europe, the Middle East, or Asia for “medical checks.” These trips, costing millions...
White House Hosts African Leaders Amid USAID Cuts, New Economic Agenda
The Washington Informer
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July 16, 2025
After dismantling the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Trump administration is seeking to shift to more trade-based economic relationships with African nations. To lay the groundwork for these future partnerships,...
President of the National Teachers' Union: Education in Angola “is at the bottom of the list of priorities”
Ver Angola
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"We've heard it said that Angola is an extremely rich country (...), but we still have children studying under trees, children writing with notebooks on their laps," lamented Hermínia do Nascimento. The union leader warned that the "lack of...
Transformation of People’s Liberation Army (China) into a modern combat force
The Nation
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July 15, 2025
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is the military wing of the Chinese Communist Party leading the People’s Republic of China (PRC). It consists of four services— Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, and Rocket Force. Apart from services, PLA also...
The lamp of compassion ignites West Africa: Dr Pir Syed Lakhte Hassanain Charts a Sufi-inspired path of sacred service
The Standard Gambia
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July 14, 2025
- Advertisement - By Professor Dr Atif Amin Al Hussaini “He gave his wealth in charity to purify himself. Not as payment for favours received, but longed for the pleasure of His Lord, the Highest…”(Al-Layl: 18-21) Under the celestial guidance of...
How President Tinubu, opposition coalition leaders snub each other at Buhari’s burial ceremony
Premium Times
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July 16, 2025
President Bola Tinubu and leaders of the new coalition of the opposition attended Tuesday’s burial ceremony of former President Muhammadu Buhari but departed without exchanging greetings. The dignitaries were in Daura to witness the burial and to...
Through an African Lens: The Israel-Iran Conflict and a Call for Peace
Black Agenda Report
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Western cameras frame this as Israel vs. Iran, but African analysts see through the script: another case of ‘rules for thee, not for me’ in a system built to punish the Global South. Originally published in Raïs Neza Boneza. The escalating...
How Tinubu, others received Buhari’s body at Katsina airport – Presidency
Premium Times
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July 15, 2025
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday received the remains of former President Muhammadu Buhari at the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua International Airport in Katsina. President Tinubu arrived at the airport from Abuja at 1:42 p.m. and inspected a guard of honour...
Vaccines: Why they’re even more important than you think
Salon
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July 12, 2025
Vaccines work, actually. But that’s not all. Depending on the specific vaccine we’re talking about, that jab might also prevent cancer, heal herpes lesions, help you keep most of your marbles, prevent your kids from dying in early childhood,...
Tinubu, African leaders, Shettima, Atiku, Osinbajo, others bid Buhari farewell in Daura
Premium Times
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July 15, 2025
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, today led a gathering of African leaders, high-ranking government officials, traditional rulers, political leaders, and citizens to pay final respect to former President Muhammadu Buhari, who was laid to rest in his...
Prof. Nikolay Nenov to BTA: Success of Bulgaria’s Chairmanship of UNESCO World Heritage Committee Session Is Success for All
Bulgarian News Agency
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Prof. Nikolay Nenov, who chaired the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, told BTA: “Cultural heritage is something we configure ourselves. We create it in order to preserve it - for us and for future generations. For us, it is...
Prof. Nikolay Nenov to BTA: The Success of Bulgaria’s Chairmanship of UNESCO World Heritage Committee Session Is a Success for Every
Bulgarian News Agency
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“Cultural heritage is something we configure ourselves. We create it in order to preserve it—for us and for future generations. For us, it is important. For those before us, it wasn’t considered ‘heritage.’ From that perspective, Bulgaria’s...
Beyond The English: The Media Missed Liberia’s Moment
Liberian Observer
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When President Donald J. Trump recently praised President Joseph N. Boakai’s “beautiful English” at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, social media lit up. The video clip went viral. Amid the noise, journalists in both the U.S. and Liberia failed to...
US making diphtheria great again? Why SA’s public health experts are worried about America’s RFK Jr
Mail & Guardian
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July 14, 2025
Misinformation fuelled by US health secretary Robert Kennedy Jr is creating a dangerous lack of trust in vaccines and South Africa’s public health experts are scared. Photo: Gage Skidmore/Flickr They used to call it the strangling angel. The grey...
U.S. sends ‘barbaric’ convicts to Eswatini as Nigeria rejects Trump policy
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 16, 2025
The United States has deported five migrants convicted of violent crimes to Eswatini, an African kingdom, just days after publicly denying that it had asked Nigeria to accept deported criminals. According to the U.S. Department of Homeland...
UNESCO names 26 new World Heritage Sites including Maratha Military Landscapes from India
The Times of India
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From ancient forts to breathtaking canyons, UNESCO has added 26 new properties to the World Heritage List during its session in Paris. These include 21 cultural sites, four natural landscapes, and one mixed site. Notably, India’s own Maratha...