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African and Caribbean International Festival of Life denied South Loop location
Hyde Park Herald - Illinois
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Organizers of the annual African and Caribbean International Festival of Life say they were forced to relocate their three-day event at the last minute after the city denied their permit. Dr. Ephraim Martin, the festival’s founder, said at a...
Africa loses $88.6 billion each year to illegal money transfers – Report
Business Insider Africa
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July 2, 2025
These losses are significantly undermining foreign direct investment (FDI), development assistance, and national efforts to drive economic transformation across the continent. The illicit outflows, driven by capital flight, tax evasion, money...
African stakeholders chart united stand on climate resilience ahead of COP30 in Brazil
Citizen TV Kenya
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July 2, 2025
Over 300 African scientists, youth activists, government officials, faith leaders, and climate experts gathered in Nairobi for the Vatican African Conference on Climate Resilience, held from June 30 to July 1. The summit aimed to unify Africa’s...
African Roots of a Caribbean Odyssey of Occultism in the Age of Internet | Part 3
The Voice
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July 2, 2025
Chronicles of a Chronic Caribbean Chronicler By Earl Bousquet It was always just a matter of time before Saint Lucia’s political opposition, ahead of an election it can’t see any way of winning by the ballot, would choose to take advantage of...
Africa Makes MMA History as PFL Cape Town Delivers Explosive Debut Event July 19
Zim Eye
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July 2, 2025
Africa Makes MMA History as PFL Cape Town Delivers Explosive Debut Event July 19 Sports Correspondent, CAPE TOWN – The world of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is set for a seismic shift as the Professional Fighters League (PFL) brings its elite global...
Lecture 22: Right Bank Ukraine and Galicia
Ukrainian Jewish Encounter
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July 2, 2025
Posted In: History, Ukraine: A History Course The Ukrainian Jewish Encounter is pleased to present a lecture series by Paul Robert Magocsi titled Ukraine: A History Course. Magocsi recorded 45 lectures in 2023 at the University of Toronto, where...
Falana Reveals How Nigeria’s Former Military Ruler Gen. Abdulsalami Was Ambushed With Human Rights Lawsuit In US
Sahara Reporters
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Renowned Nigerian human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has disclosed the dramatic circumstances under which former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, was served court papers in the United States over alleged human rights violations....
Judge Orders Foreign Aid Agency Resurrected After African Company Sues
Daily Wire
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July 2, 2025
A Washington, D.C., judge on Tuesday said President Donald Trump did not have the authority to name the leader of a small, USAID-like agency after an African company sued, citing the hardship of having to lay off its workers. Judge Richard J. Leon...
Zimbabwe: Arbitrary detention of journalist an assault on freedom of expression
Amnesty International
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July 2, 2025
Responding to the arrest and detention of Faith Zaba, editor of the weekly Zimbabwe Independent, on allegations of undermining the authority of or insulting the country’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Khanyo Farisè, Amnesty International’s Senior...
New France had child slaves, and they were Indigenous, studies reveal
Phys.org
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July 2, 2025
Between 1632 and 1760, records show that 734 Indigenous children were enslaved in France's North American colony, historian Dominique Deslandres reveals in two recent studies. Torn from their families at a young age, transported over long...
The impact of the DRC conflict on Indigenous lands & people
Climate Diplomacy
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Many Indigenous groups have been forced to flee from armed groups that have invaded their territories and are carrying out extractive activities in eastern DR Congo. Human rights organizations, including Minority Rights Group (MRG), have...
Morocco Signs AI MOU, Leads AI Revolution in Africa
Morocco World News
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July 2, 2025
Rabat — Morocco announced a groundbreaking partnership with Current AI during the country’s first National AI Summit, marking a major step toward establishing ethical Artificial Intelligence (AI) across Africa. Digital Transition Amal El Fallah...
Catholic lawyers say judges ‘indoctrination’ discredits Chitepo’s legacy
New Zimbabwe
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July 2, 2025
By Alois Vinga CATHOLIC Lawyers Guild in Zimbabwe (CLGZ) has slammed the impending order for judges to sit for training exercises by Zanu PF through its Herbert Chitepo School of Ideology, arguing that such plans violate the late national hero’s...
A reminder in Africa that the religious freedoms we take for granted are fragile
The Korea Times
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July 3, 2025
As Christianity declines in the West, the faith is flourishing in sub-Saharan Africa, which is seeing the fastest growth in Christianity the world over. By 2060, more than 4 in 10 Christians worldwide are expected to live in sub-Saharan Africa,...
Sony Music Group acquires record label Lusafrica and publisher Africa Nostra
Music Business Worldwide
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July 2, 2025
Sony Music France and Sony Music Publishing France have acquired Lusafrica and Africa Nostra, a long-established label and publishing house dedicated to promoting Lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) and African artists worldwide. Founded by José Da...
Abbas seeks special African parliamentary forum to tackle resource conflicts
The Sun Nigeria
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July 2, 2025
From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has called for a special African parliamentary forum to address resource conflicts on the African continent. Abbas explained that the parliamentary special...
Saudi Arabia pledges $25 billion investments and opening more embassies in Africa
Saudi Gazette
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July 2, 2025
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Saudi Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Walid Al-Khereiji revealed that his country intends to increase the number of its embassies in African countries to more than 40 over the coming years. He also expressed Saudi...
New KnowBe4 Report Finds Key African Industries May Be Dangerously Overestimating Cyber Defences
I Africa
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July 2, 2025
KnowBe4, the world-renowned cybersecurity platform that comprehensively addresses human risk management, today released its new report “Africa Human Risk Management Report 2025”. The report reveals a mismatch between employer perceptions and...
3 Indians abducted in Mali; India asks West African nation to secure their safe release
The Print
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July 2, 2025
New Delhi, Jul 2 (PTI) India on Wednesday expressed deep concern over abduction of three Indian nationals in Mali amid a series of terrorist attacks in various parts of the West African country. A day after the Indians were abducted, New Delhi on...
Feds: Northeast Ohio resident smuggled 58 guns to West Africa
Cleveland.com - Ohio
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July 2, 2025
CLEVELAND, Ohio — A Warrensville Heights man is accused of smuggling more than 50 guns to the Ivory Coast. Koffi Taregue hid the weapons in shipments of regular household items and sent them to a second person charged, Bile Assemian, and others in...