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Minister cautions farmers, others over activities on Alau dam shores, embankments
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 15, 2025
The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Professor Joseph Utsev, has warned against farming and sand mining activities on the project site and shores of Alau dam in Borno State. The 40-year-old dam collapsed last September following the...
ATTRITION: Islamic Terrorists Ravage Africa
Strategy Page
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August 15, 2025: Over 150,000 African deaths are attributed to Islamic terrorist groups in the past ten years. Escalating violence in the Sahel and Somalia have caused fatalities linked to militant Islamist violence in Africa to increase by 60...
IOM calls for rethink of migration narratives in West, Central Africa
Daily Trust
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The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has called for a shift in the way migration is understood and governed in West and Central Africa, urging policymakers to move beyond oversimplified narratives and embrace evidence-based...
The 65-Year-Old Wave of Independence that Swept Through Francophone Africa
OkayAfrica
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August 14, 2025
Thirteen African countries gained their independence from France 65 years ago. Every August since then, nine of those countries mark their anniversaries, including the Republic of Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, and several others. The rapid succession...
Top 10 African countries with the least improvement in government balance
Business Insider Africa
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August 14, 2025
When this equilibrium weakens year after year, the consequences are severe and far-reaching. A deteriorating general government balance, whether caused by dwindling income, excessive expenditure, or bad fiscal planning, undermines a country's...
After Burkina Faso and Mali, Niger Extends Salkadamna Coal Project Invitation to Togo
Togo First
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(Togo First) - Niger is expanding its Salkadamna coal project to include Togo, after securing partnerships with Burkina Faso and Mali. On August 13, 2025, Niger’s Energy Minister Amadou Haoua presented the project to Togo’s authorities, including...
Chad Celebrates 65 Years of Independence Amid Security and Political Shifts
South Africa Today
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August 13, 2025
Chad marked its 65th anniversary of independence from France on Monday with nationwide celebrations, reflecting on its political journey and ongoing security challenges. The milestone comes as the country navigates a post-French military presence...
ESPN's club-by-club guide to Africans in the Premier League
ESPN Africa
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August 14, 2025
ESPN has run the rule over the African players set to feature in the English Premier League this season. Here are the key men, the players to watch, and some of the subplots to follow in the coming months. Could be key: Ethan Nwaneri enjoyed a...
CAF FINE FAZ FOR ABSENCE OF COACH DURING MANDATORY PRESS CONFERENCE IN CHAD
Zambia Reports
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August 13, 2025
CAF has ordered the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) to pay a fine of K115,905 (USD 5,000) for head coach Avram Grant’s absence from the mandatory press conference ahead of the CHAN match against DR Congo. In a statement released on Wednesday,...
Over a Decade Later, Boko Haram Still Evades Security Forces in Lake Chad’s Marshlands
South Africa Today
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August 13, 2025
More than a decade after the reactivation of a multinational military task force to combat Boko Haram, the extremist group remains entrenched in the Lake Chad Basin, exploiting the region’s vast, marshy terrain to evade security forces and sustain...
The mystery of North Africa's 'great white spot': an optical phenomenon that NASA links to a meteorite impact
MARCA
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August 13, 2025
NASA has unveiled a new image that, at first glance, appears to show a mysterious "large white spot" in the heart of the Sahel in North Africa. Captured by the International Space Station, the photo reveals a 12-kilometer-diameter glow that...
Nigeria Hails Republic Of Chad On Independence Anniversary
Daily Independent
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August 11, 2025
1 Stella Omona Nigeria has extended warm congratulations to the Republic of Chad on it’s Independence anniversary, celebrating the country’s remarkable resilience, unity, and commitment to patriotic leadership, which it said have continued to...
Cuba congratulates the Republic of Chad on its National Holiday
Prensa Latina - Cuba
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August 11, 2025
‘Both countries are united by close ties of friendship and cooperation, expressed through the presence of the Cuban medical collaboration there and the training in Cuba of Chadian professionals’, said the Foreign Ministry in its profile on the...
The Chairperson Of The African Union Commission Message On The Occasion Of The Independence Day Of The Republic Of Chad
MENAFN
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August 11, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) Download logo The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, extends his warmest congratulations to the Government and the people of the Republic of Chad on the celebration of their...
African countries that have eliminated sleeping sickness
Star
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Kenya was on August 2025 officially declared free of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), also known as sleeping sickness, as a public health problem. The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced on Friday, effectively making Kenya the tenth...
Possibilities for developing cooperation between Turkmenistan and the Republic of Chad were discussed
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan
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August 11, 2025
11 August 2025 99 Possibilities for developing cooperation between Turkmenistan and the Republic of Chad were discussed On August 9, 2025, a meeting was held in the National Tourist Zone “Avaza” between the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of...
Kuwait, Chad seek stronger trade ties
Arab Times
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August 13, 2025
Deputy Assistant Foreign Minister for African Affairs Nayef Al-Mudhaf and Chadian Ambassador to Kuwait Dr. Taher Al-Nazif Khater at a cake-cutting ceremony. KUWAIT CITY, Aug 13: Deputy Assistant Foreign Minister for African Affairs Nayef Al-Mudhaf...
Could Putin be arrested in the US during Trump meeting as people call for president's detention over 'war crimes'
LAD Bible
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Picture this, Russia's Vladimir Putin departs from his presidential plane in America on Friday... only to be met with handcuffs the moment he steps foot on US soil. The 72-year-old is currently scheduled to travel to Alaska this Friday (15 August)...
This is how Africa is racing to halve its electricity access gap by 2030
Independent (Uganda)
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August 13, 2025
Nigeria is leading the way to make Mission 300 a reality. It’s one of Africa’s boldest electrification drives yet. The Mission aims to connect 300 million people in Africa by 2030 through national reforms, regional coordination, real-time delivery...
Strengthening Public Investment in Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa
The European Sting
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August 13, 2025
(Credit: Unsplash) This article is published in association with IMF. The IMF, with financial support from the Governments of Japan and Germany, and in collaboration with regional technical assistance centers (AFRITACs Central and West), organized...