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Africa Intelligence Brief Comprehensive News Roundup For August 27, 2025
MENAFN
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August 27, 2025
(MENAFN- The Rio Times) On August 27, 2025, Egypt signed a $220 million deal with Gulf and Chinese partners to build a major solar-panel production complex, boosting its renewable energy capacity. Meanwhile, Algeria battled dozens of wildfires...
Everywhere Insiders 12: Epstein Files, Africa Conflicts, and Nvidia
The Good Men Project - California
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August 28, 2025
Irina Tsukerman is a human rights and national security attorney based in New York and Connecticut. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in National and Intercultural Studies and Middle East Studies from Fordham University in 2006, followed by a Juris...
2026 World Cup Qualifiers: Yaw Preko confident Black Stars will beat Chad
Modern Ghana
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Former Nsoatreman FC head coach Yaw Preko has expressed confidence in the Black Stars’ ability to secure a victory over Chad in next month’s 2026 World Cup qualifiers. Ghana will resume their qualification campaign with Matchday 7 and 8 fixtures...
2026 World Cup qualifier: Chadian officials to handle Super Eagles vs Amavubi clash
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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August 27, 2025
World Football governing body, FIFA, has named Chadian Alhadji Allaou Mahamat has centre referee for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying fixture between Nigeria and Rwanda. The matchday seven encounter will hold at the Godswill Akpabio...
African Nations Prioritize Debt Over Citizens as Crisis Deepens
News Ghana
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August 27, 2025
African governments are channeling more resources into debt servicing than critical social programs, starving education and healthcare systems while millions face deteriorating public services across the continent. The stark reality emerged as...
African PV imports from China up 60% in one year, says Ember
pv-magazine
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August 27, 2025
Think tank finds evidence of “take-off” for solar in Africa, with import growth is spread across the continent. Ember analysis notes import surge has potential to markedly increase electricity generating capacity in some countries. August 27, 2025...
‘This is politics’ – Football fans question absence of Issahaku, Dede Ayew and others in Black Stars squad
GhanaWeb
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August 27, 2025
Some Ghanaian football fans have raised concerns about the absence of key players from the Black Stars squad for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in September 2025. Black Stars head coach, Otto Addo on Tuesday, August 27, 2025, named a 24-man squad...
Ronald Sanders | Why states should isolate Netanyahu – not anti-Semitism, world peace
The Gleaner
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August 30, 2025
I am a diplomat with over 40 years of experience. My first instinct is always dialogue: bringing adversaries to a table and building mechanisms that find compromises with which everyone can live. But there are moments when “dialogue” is...
2026 World Cup Qualifiers: Yaw Preko warns Black Stars ahead of crucial Mali
Modern Ghana
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Shooting Stars head coach Yaw Preko has issued a cautionary note to the Black Stars ahead of their upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifiers. Ghana will resume their campaign with Matchday 7 and 8 fixtures next month, starting with an away trip to Chad...
He is in the right frame of mind – GFA explains Thomas Partey’s inclusion in Ghana’s squad despite off-field legal issues
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
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August 28, 2025
By: Kwame Bediako The Ghana Football Association has expressed confidence in Thomas Partey’s mental and physical preparedness to play a crucial role in their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign, despite ongoing off-field legal issues. The...
Africa Intelligence Brief Comprehensive News Roundup For August 26, 2025
MENAFN
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August 26, 2025
(MENAFN- The Rio Times) On August 26, 2025, Egypt's petroleum ministry announced new gas drilling in its giant Zohr field to boost output. Meanwhile, Tunisian rights groups condemned the government's closure of a key information agency as a...
The arrest of terror kingpins
Daily Trust
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August 28, 2025
Penultimate week, the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, announced, with fanfare, the capture of two top leaders of the ANSARU terrorist group. The leaders, Mahmud Muhammad Usman, also known as Abu Bara’a, and Mahmud al-Nigeri, popularly...
Sudan Takes Central Role as Iran Attempts To Identify New Proxy Fighter Bases
The New York Sun
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August 30, 2025
While global attention remains fixed on the wars roiling the Middle East, Iran is quietly waging a shadow war in Sudan, where Tehran is emerging as a decisive backer of the increasingly Islamist military, the Sudanese Armed Forces. Since new...
Morocco expands influence in the Sahel as Algeria faces setbacks, report says
Hespress
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August 27, 2025
Morocco is increasing its influence across the Sahel, while Algeria’s traditional foothold in the region is weakening, according to a new report from the Middle East Institute for Policy and Economy. The study points to recent political and...
Africa’s solar imports surge 60 percent
Fresh Angle
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Solar panel imports into Africa rose by 60%in the 12 months to June 2025, according to a new analysis (https://apo-opa.co/47StRDY) of China’s solar panel exports data from energy think tank Ember (https://Ember-Energy.org/). The data shows how the...
Over 82,000 people reported missing across Africa
Xinhua News Agency
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NAIROBI, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said Wednesday that more than 82,000 people are currently missing across Africa due to armed conflict and violence. "This figure represents just a small fraction of...
"Operation Serengeti": INTERPOL Coordinated action against cybercrime across Africa
Modern Ghana
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Authorities in 18 African countries have been cracking down on cyber criminals for weeks, arresting 1209 people. Victims also come from Germany. In an operation coordinated by Interpol, law enforcement agencies from 18 African countries have...
Morocco’s Atlantic Strategy Charts New Course for Africa’s Economic Integration
Morocco World News
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August 27, 2025
Rabat – Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita said on Tuesday in Rabat that King Mohammed VI’s vision places the sea at the center of Morocco’s development, continental connection, and sovereignty. At the opening of a seminar on...
Sports34 minutes ago Chadian Referee To Officiate Nigeria Vs Rwanda World Cup Qualifier, Jerome Akor Adams Misses Out The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appointed Chadian referee Alhadji Allaou Mahamat to officiate Nigeria’s 2026 FIFA…
Naija News
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August 27, 2025
Mahamat will be assisted by fellow countrymen Bogollah Issa (Assistant Referee One), Moussa Hafiz (Assistant Referee Two), and Abdelkerim Ousmane (Fourth Official). Egyptian Abdelsalam Mahmoud will serve as referee assessor, while Bakary Jammeh...
Thomas Partey earns Black Stars call up amid legal troubles
Citi Sports Online
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August 27, 2025
Deputy captain of Ghana’s National Men’s Football Team-the Black Stars, Thomas Partey, has been called up to the latest iteration of the team ahead of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in September. The Black Stars take on Chad in N’Djamena on...