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Aid cuts leave refugee agency unable to shelter six in 10 fleeing war in Sudan
Media Monitors Network
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July 18, 2025
Globally, $1.4 billion of the agency’s programmes are being shuttered or put on hold, UNHCR said in a new report. “We can’t stop water, you can’t stop sanitation, but we’re having to take decisions when it comes, for example, to shelter,” said...
A look at false claims that defined Buhari’s presidency
FactCheckHub
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July 16, 2025
FORMER President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, has passed away at the age of 82. The announcement was made on the afternoon of Sunday, July 13, 2025, in a statement released by his family and signed by Garba Shehu, who...
Over 11 million refugees risk losing aid because of funding cuts, reveals UN
Gulf Today
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July 18, 2025
Massive cuts to humanitarian budgets risk leaving more than 11 million refugees without desperately needed aid, the United Nations warned on Friday. That corresponds to a full third of the number reached last year by the UN refugee agency, UNHCR....
Tinubu commits to upscaling horse racing in Nigeria
Premium Times
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July 13, 2025
President Bola Tinubu says the federal government is fully committed to upscaling horse racing in Nigeria The president also vowed that his administration would leave no stone unturned in making horse racing an all-year-round event. The News...
Senegal joins growing list of countries that have eliminated trachoma
Media Monitors Network
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July 14, 2025
The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Senegal as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem. Senegal becomes the ninth country in WHO’s African Region to have achieved this feat. “I commend Senegal for freeing its population...
World News | Libya Deports 700 Sudanese Migrants in Crackdown on Trafficking
Latestly
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July 19, 2025
Cairo, Jul 20 (AP) Eastern Libyan authorities have sent hundreds of Sudanese back to their war-torn home country, officials said Saturday, in a crackdown on migrants seeking to flee conflict and poverty for Europe by way of the the Mediterranean...
Full UK Foreign Office 'do not travel' list - 31 countries tourists should avoid
Belfast Live
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July 19, 2025
Ben Test Hurst-BM and Ben Hurst 16:33, 19 Jul 2025Updated 17:16, 19 Jul 2025 Travellers are frequently cautioned about the dangers of travelling to particular destinations worldwide, with guidance on maintaining personal safety. However, just 31...
Day Buhari Wept at Aso Villa
This Day
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July 14, 2025
FEMI ADESINA All that some people knew about former President, Muhammadu Buhari, was his stern nature, which they mistook for wickedness. But the man had his soft side, which you never got to know except when you got close to him. Let me tell the...
Is Obama Slowly Coming Out Of The Closet?
Canada Free Press
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If he doesn’t go public, it doesn’t mean our suspicions are wrong; it just means he’s weaker than we thought Obama is many things to a lot of people. Even Democrats, if they could be honest, would admit that it was his swagger that fooled enough...
"He's aging in reverse": CFB fans dumbfounded by elite 2028 class prospect Brysen Wright's electric reception at endzone
Sportskeeda
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July 19, 2025
2028 wide receiver prospect Brysen Wright is one of the sensations turning heads in the NFL Flag Championships. The Mandarin (Jacksonville, Florida) prospect made an incredible catch on Saturday that has now gone viral on social media, especially...
A Tricycle Rider’s Exemplary Conduct
Leadership
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July 17, 2025
A rare example of honesty and personal integrity was demonstrated recently in Abia State, when a commercial tricycle operator, popularly called keke, returned to its rightful owner, millions of naira forgotten in his vehicle by a female passenger....
Will the US brokered Rwanda-DRC deal pave the way for peace?
Institute for Security Studies
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Will the US brokered Rwanda-DRC deal pave the way for peace? Domestic power struggles between President Tshisekedi and former president Kabila will likely complicate difficult negotiations with M23. Published on 07 July 2025 in ISS Today By Bram...
Nigerian navy’s mission to safeguard national security and prosperity
The Cable
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July 11, 2025
BY MUSA ILALLAH In the early hours of Wednesday, June 18, 2025, a band of terrorists attacked the naval base Lake Chad in Baga, Borno state, targeting military equipment at the base, including swamp buggies recently made available by the governor...
UAE And Chad Discuss Ways To Strengthen Cooperation In Financial Sector
MENAFN
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July 12, 2025
(MENAFN- Mid-East Info) His Excellency Mohamed bin Hadi Al Hussaini, Minister of State for Financial Affairs, has received H.E Tahir Hamid Nguilin, Chad's Minister of Finance, Budget, Economy, Planning and International Cooperation, to discuss...
Dakhla, Nice Strengthen Cooperation Ties in Landmark Meeting
Morocco World News
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July 18, 2025
Marrakech – A French delegation from Nice met with Dakhla officials on Thursday to explore cooperation opportunities, marking a truly groundbreaking leap forward in the rapidly evolving Morocco-France territorial dynamics. The delegation, led by...
Is Greece in the middle of a new refugee crisis?
Deutsche Welle
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July 16, 2025
The rhetoric being used is martial: Thanos Plevris, Greece's recently appointed migration minister, has called the influx of refugees across the Mediterranean an "invasion." Several lawmakers from the ruling New Democracy party have used the terms...
Toward a New Grand Design? Reviving Sully’s Legacy in European Strategic Thought
War on the Rocks
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July 11, 2025
Editor’s Note: This is part of a running series of essays by Iskander Rehman, entitled “Applied History,” which seeks, through the study of the history of strategy and military operations, to better illuminate contemporary defense challenges. We...
Mahama Receives Credentials From 5 New Envoys, Reaffirms Commitment To Global Cooperation
MENAFN
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July 11, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday formally received the Letters of Credence from five new envoys accredited to Ghana. The presentation of credentials marks the official beginning of their diplomatic missions in the...
Two boys escape, join families in Borno 4 years after Boko Haram abduction
Business Day
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July 16, 2025
The Borno State Police Command said it has reunited two teenage boys with their families after they escaped from Boko Haram captivity, after a four-year-long ordeal that began with a violent abduction in their village. Nahum Daso, police...
Nigeria can generate $1bn from leather sector, says NESG’s report
Business Day
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July 16, 2025
Nigeria, one of the highest producers of leather and finished leather products in Africa, is said to have the potential to generate about $1 billion, this year (2025), a Nigerian Economic Summit Group`s report, has indicated. The leather value...