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Lawyer of the Month: Helen O’Connor
Irish Legal News
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Pictured: Helen O'Connor, international director of knowledge and insight at DLA Piper. The quest for knowledge has advanced beyond imagination in the millennia since Plato and Aristotle first proposed their theories of epistemology. For legal...
Africa’s Moment: From Addis to the World, Food Systems Must Change Now
Inter Press Service
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August 18, 2025
Africa, Aid, Development & Aid, Food and Agriculture, Food Systems, Headlines Food and Agriculture Dr. Stefanos Fotiou is Director, UN Food Systems Coordination Hub UNFSS+4 delivered a clear message: solutions already exist. What’s missing is...
Africa50's Maputo gathering marks a turning point for African infrastructure
African Business
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August 18, 2025
This article was produced with the support of Africa50 The 2025 Africa50 General Shareholders Meeting (GSM), held in Maputo under the high patronage of Mozambican President Daniel Francisco Chapo, was more than a formal gathering of shareholders....
Culture Key to Strengthening Ghana-Korea Relations – Ambassador Park
Ghana News Agency
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August 18, 2025
By James Amoh Junior Accra, Aug. 18, GNA – Mr. Park Kyongsig, the Korean Ambassador to Ghana, has underscored the central role of culture in deepening relations between Ghana and Korea, stressing that cultural exchange is as vital as cooperation...
‘Culture Yard’ To posthumously honor memory of reggae singer Garnett Silk
Caribbean National Weekly
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August 18, 2025
More than three decades after the tragic death of reggae icon Garnett Silk, his younger brother Paul ‘Silk’ Casanova—aka Lij Amlak—is preparing to open a cultural yard in the family’s hometown in Mandeville to honor Garnett’s life, music, and...
Africa’s US$100 Billion Investment Gap Needs Legal Fix, Bank Chief Warns
News Ghana
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August 18, 2025
Africa faces a staggering $100 billion annual shortfall in foreign direct investment, African Development Bank President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina told a packed legal conference in Kenya. He blamed weak rule of law, crushing debt burdens, and predatory...
Legal battle as Uganda takes back the power
Independent (Uganda)
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August 18, 2025
The return of electricity distribution to state hands has sparked a dispute with the private company that was ousted ANALYSIS | LIAM TAYLOR | Umeme, an electricity distribution company, announced on 2 June that it will take its quarrel with the...
BSIFF and Majestic Cinemas lead the charge in West African film collaboration
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August 18, 2025
The Black Star International Film Festival (BSIFF) and Majestic Cinemas in Ivory Coast have joined forces to revolutionise film distribution across West Africa, breaking language barriers and fostering cross-cultural collaboration. This...
Africa fights back against a distorted 400-year-old world map
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
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August 18, 2025
By Nana Karikari, Senior Global Affairs Correspondent The African Union has taken a bold step, backing a campaign to replace the 16th-century Mercator map with a more accurate representation of the world. At first glance, this might seem like a...
Adesina urges African leadership to tame graft for sustainable growth
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
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August 18, 2025
African countries could unlock $100 billion annually in foreign direct investments with adoption of a fair and transparent governance system according to African Development Bank (AfDB) President Dr Akinwumi Adesina. Speaking at the Kenya Law...
Pan-African Movement Condemns Sowore’s Recent Detention, Calls For Protection Of Human Rights In Nigeria
Sahara Reporters
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The pan-Africanist movement, State55, has condemned the Nigeria Police Force's treatment of human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore. In a statement signed by Acting President Tse Anye Kevin and Vice...
Kanu’s lawyer faults FG’s legal tactics, says Abuja playing ‘theatre’ with justice
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 18, 2025
The battle over the fate of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu, has once again ignited sharp debate, as his lawyer accused the Federal Government of “clutching at propaganda and dead laws” while ignoring binding judicial...
Ras Mubarak leads 40,000km drive across 39 countries for visa-free Africa by 2030
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August 18, 2025
The Trans African Tourism & Unity Campaign, spearheaded by former Kumbungu MP Ras Mubarak, has begun a 163-day journey across 39 African countries to press for a borderless and visa-free continent by 2030. The campaign, which began at the Black...
Liza Antwi: The West African Leader Turning Boardroom Strategy into National Impact
News Ghana
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August 18, 2025
From corporate finance to educational transformation, the Liberian-based executive is redefining leadership in Africa. When Liza Antwi speaks about trade, governance, or education, it’s not theory—it’s lived experience and proven impact. Over the...
A Cancer Spreading in Africa
Dissident Voice
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August 18, 2025
by Thomas C. Mountain / August 18th, 2025 The UAE, the United Arab Emirates, is a cancer spreading in Africa. This cancer has infected much of east Africa and is spreading into northern, central, and western parts of the continent. The worst...
OPINION: It’s time to awaken the sleeping East African giant on trade
Capital FM Kenya
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August 18, 2025
By Tobias Alando One November afternoon in 1999, three presidents—Daniel arap Moi of Kenya, Ali Hassan Mwinyi of Tanzania, and Yoweri Museveni of Uganda—met in Arusha to sign the Treaty establishing the East African Community (EAC), reviving a...
Why do air disasters keep happening in African skies?
Deutsche Welle
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August 18, 2025
In recent months, Africa's skies have been under intense scrutiny as a series of fatal crashes have raised questions over pilot training, regulatory enforcement, maintenance standards, weather preparedness and other key issues pertaining to the...
Wake Up Recap: FSCC Welcome Week, MSSU studies African culture
KOAM TV 7 - Kansas
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COPYRIGHT 2025 BY KOAM NEWS NOW. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED. (KOAM) -- A local museum hosts a back-to-school event, FSCC hosts a Welcome Week for students, and MSSU students learn...
Corruption Africa’s biggest governance challenge –Ex-Ghana President, Akufo-Addo
Daily Post
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August 18, 2025
An erstwhile President of Ghana, Nana c, has described corruption as Africa’s single most persistent governance challenge, in spite of progress made in institutional reforms across the continent. Akufo-Addo said this on Monday in Abuja at the...
DRC-Africa Battery Metals Forum announces strong advisory board for key industry insights
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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August 18, 2025
“A passionate, experienced and industry-led team” The organisers of the DRC-Africa Battery Metals Forum have announced the members of this year’s advisory board for the event that is heading for Kolwezi from 29 to 30 September. By driving...