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Coups in west Africa have five things in common: knowing what they are is key to defending democracy
The Conversation
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July 6, 2025
August 2025 makes it five years since Malian soldiers ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta in a coup d’état. While the event reshaped Mali’s domestic politics, it also marked the beginning of a broader wave of military takeovers that swept...
African countries without a functional national airline as of June 2025
Business Insider Africa
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July 3, 2025
Emirates instantly brings the UAE to mind, and Qantas proudly flies as 'The Spirit of Australia. These national carriers are symbols of national pride, identity, and ambition. But while many countries have them, some African countries are still...
Sudan: One Of The Best Ten Worldwide,Second In Africa
MENAFN
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July 6, 2025
(MENAFN- Sudanow Magazine) By: Rogia al-Shafee Thanks to the huge efforts exerted by a talented and experienced Sudan news agency journalist, Sudan ranking has gone up to forefront within the media sports writing in the AIPS competition. It was a...
New Goodwill Ambassadors of the Russia–Africa Club at Lomono...
Modern Ghana
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On June 29, 2025, the First Congress of Ambassadors of the Russia–Africa Club at Lomonosov Moscow State University took place in Moscow. The event was organized by the Russia–Africa Club at Lomonosov Moscow State University with the support of the...
Sudan civil war overwhelms border town in Chad as refugees find little help
Korea JoungAng Daily
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June 29, 2025
Published: 29 Jun. 2025, 16:58 Refugees loads their belongings into trucks as they leave the Tine transit camp in Chad's Wadi Fara province for Iridimi refugee camp on May 3. [AP/YONHAP] Fatima Omas Abdullah wakes up every morning with aches and...
I visited all 54 countries in Africa my least favourite is so dusty you can't even breathe
Daily Express
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July 6, 2025
A travel vlogger who has had the pleasure of visiting all 197 countries, including all 54 of those in Africa, has ranked his favourite places on the continent – including his least favourite. Drew Binsky, a YouTube star, has documented every step...
Nigerians pay $180 taxes per international flight – Report
Punch
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July 5, 2025
Air passengers flying out of Nigeria are paying one of the highest amounts in taxes and charges across Africa, with an average cost of $180 per international departure, nearly three times the continental average of $68, according to a new report...
Eric Adams, Andrew Cuomo both in Hamptons over July Fourth weekend at same hotspot as mayor fundraises and Cuomo ‘mulls’ run
Page Six
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July 5, 2025
Eric Adams and Andrew Cuomo were both in the Hamptons over the weekend — at the same area hotspot. The mayor hit the ritzy East End of Long Island to appear at a Saturday fundraiser at the estate of Hamptons Polo couple Maria and Kenneth Fishel....
Sudan Nashra: Burhan turns down meeting with Kenyan president, holds indirect Egypt-mediated talks with Haftar | RSF rejects Fasher humanitarian truce | Hemedti named Tasees chair | Kamel Idris appoints 3 new ministers
Mada Masr
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July 5, 2025
Over the past week, Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC) Chair and Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) Commander-in-Chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan made two international visits — first to Seville, Spain, then to Alamein, Egypt. Burhan arrived in Seville...
Ex-Army chief Yahaya urges overhaul of recruitment, training to bolster military readiness
Daily Post
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July 5, 2025
Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya (rtd), has called for a comprehensive and uncompromising reform in recruitment, training, and performance evaluation to strengthen the Nigerian Army’s professionalism and combat effectiveness. He...
Why banditry persists in North-west, by military, locals
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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July 4, 2025
For over a decade, banditry and kidnapping have ravaged communities across Nigeria, particularly in the North-west, leaving a trail of devastation and agony. In this report, BENJAMIN SAMSON who recently visited communities and military formations...
Africa Unites to Save Donkeys as PADCO-2 Validates Historic Strategy
Capital FM Kenya
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July 1, 2025
ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, Jul 1 – The Second Pan-African Donkey Conference (PADCO-2) closed with a strong continental call to action, delivering three historic outcomes to preserve Africa’s rapidly declining donkey population. Held under the theme...
Military Kill 10 Terrorists In Gamboru Ngala, Recover Weapons
TVC News Nigeria
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July 1, 2025
Troops on sustained clearance operations between Rann and Gamboru-Ngala in Borno State made contact with terrorists at a location near Manawaji, close to the Cameroon border. What followed was a fierce firefight and the military says ten...
Chad’s detained opposition leader ends hunger strike
African Insider
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July 1, 2025
N’Djamena – Chad opposition leader and former prime minister Succès Masra, who has been in custody for more than a month, has ended his nearly week-long hunger strike, his lawyers said Monday. “President Masra, physically weakened but morally...
Wounded Sudanese refugees in Chad brace for impact of U.S. foreign-aid cuts
The Globe and Mail
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June 27, 2025
Arbab Sharif Ahmad, 33, survived a massacre during an ethnic cleansing campaign, but his five-year-old son was executed in front of him. As Mr. Ahmad fled from the Arab-led Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in El Geneina, the capital of West Darfur in...
Africa’s trade stunted by poor market intelligence – Afreximbank
Punch
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June 30, 2025
The African Export-Import Bank has warned that Africa’s failure to trade effectively within itself stems largely from poor market intelligence, weak connectivity, and the absence of structured trade platforms. The Executive Vice President,...
Keep your America, Mr Trump, and we’ll keep our Africa
Al Jazeera
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July 4, 2025
On June 16, The New York Times disclosed that United States President Donald Trump is considering broadening his travel ban list to include as many as 36 additional countries, most of them African – including my country, Zimbabwe. Twelve days...
Africa’s path to economic prosperity: From raw deals to real growth
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 30, 2025
Bold policy reforms, strategic infrastructure investment and domestic capital mobilisation can unlock Africa’s economic renaissance. To realise the desired prosperity, HELEN OJI writes on why the time to act is now. From abandoned textile mills in...
JNIM Attacks Across Mali; Biya Faces Challengers in Cameroon: Africa File, July 3, 2025
Critical Threats - Washington D.C.
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To receive the weekly Africa File or tri-weekly Congo War Security Review via email, please subscribe here. Follow CTP on X, LinkedIn, and BlueSky. Contributor: Miles Charles Key Takeaways: Cameroon. Cameroonian President Paul Biya is facing a...
Intrigues, Interstate Rivalry Undermine Actualisation of Single African Air Transport Market
This Day
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July 4, 2025
Chinedu Eze The plan to expand African air travel market is currently being hindered by intrigues and inter-state rivalry by countries that do not want the actualisation of the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM). These countries, it was...