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Ghana Secures US$70 Million for Northern Climate Resilience
News Ghana
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July 28, 2025
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved $120 million for climate adaptation projects in Ghana, Maldives, and Mauritania, with Ghana receiving $70 million to bolster resilience in its northern regions. Developed by the UN Environment Programme...
Cities Vs. Climate Change: Global Exhibition In Paris Inspires Action
Forbes
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Bold artworks by Shepard Fairey (OBEY) adorn the Hôtel de Ville façade in Paris.Brent Toderian A free, child-friendly exhibition staged in the City Hall, Paris, on how large cities around the world are fighting back against climate change has...
Papers signed between Qatar, Mauritania
Gulf Times
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July 24, 2025
The minutes of the exchange of ratification instruments for an agreement on co-operation in the field of environment and sustainable development, and an agreement on co-operation in the field of Islamic affairs and endowments, were signed on...
Beyond Arrakis: Dune Researchers Confront Real-Life Perils of Shifting Sand Formations
Newswise
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August 22, 2025
BYLINE: Daniel Strain Newswise — Last summer, Stephanie McNamara got her first glimpse of Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in southern Colorado. The park is a monument to sand, where dunes stretch across 30 square miles and tower nearly...
UNGA 2025 schedule: Eyes on Trump's return and Al Shara's debut at UN
The National News
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World leaders will converge on New York next month for the 80th session of the UN General Assembly, facing a crowded agenda of protracted wars, climate change and UN reforms, with the spotlight firmly on the return of US President Donald Trump....
The Moroccan Atlantic Initiative: A strategic vision for the development of African countries in the Sahel
Atalayar
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August 21, 2025
Landlocked countries face many economic challenges that place them in a critical position on the global trade map, as they are hampered by high shipping costs that exceed the global average by up to 74 per cent, in addition to long delays in the...
Nigeria’s logistics dominance fades amid regional competition
Punch
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August 21, 2025
Nigeria, once West Africa’s dominant logistics hub, is losing ground to regional rivals like Togo, as poor infrastructure, high costs, and policy failures erode its trade competitiveness. While others modernise, Nigeria risks falling further...
UNGA 2025 schedule: Eyes on returning Trump and welcoming Syria's Al Shara to UN
The National News
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World leaders will converge on New York next month for the 80th session of the UN General Assembly, facing a crowded agenda of protracted wars, climate change and UN reforms, with the spotlight firmly on the return of US President Donald Trump....
Japan and Kenya Deepen Strategic Partnership in Yokohama
Diplomacy & Beyond Plus
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August 21, 2025
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Kenyan President William Samoei Ruto held a summit meeting on Wednesday morning, August 20, 2025, reaffirming their commitment to strengthening bilateral relations and expanding cooperation across a broad...
LNG Demand Defies Gloomy Predictions
Oil Price
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August 20, 2025
The energy transition was supposed to kill demand for oil, natural gas, and coal. The more wind and solar capacity that was built, the less hydrocarbons were supposed to be in demand. Instead, demand for all three continues to grow—especially...
Ukrainian Army increases troop mobility with first French-made Bastion armored personnel carriers
Defense News Security News Army Recognition
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This transaction complements earlier agreements involving VABs transferred from the French Army, which Arquus committed to support and maintain through the establishment of a repair workshop in Ukraine. This also marks the latest phase of a...
Visa-Free policy will double Africa’s US$190 billion tourism revenue — Julius Debrah
MyJoyOnline
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August 20, 2025
The Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, has stressed the urgent need to dismantle barriers that prevent the free movement of people, goods, and services across the African continent. He insisted that the over US$190 billion generated annually from...
Gulf Critical Minerals Playbook Offers Lessons for Central Asia
The Astana Times
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August 21, 2025
At the third ministerial meeting in the Central Asia-GCC format on April 16, 2025, Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu invited the Gulf countries to jointly develop Kazakhstan’s strategic minerals’ reserves. He added that the Gulf states...
Visa-free policy would double Africa’s US$190bn tourism revenue – Julius Debrah
CNR Citi Newsroom
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August 20, 2025
The Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, has stressed the urgent need to dismantle barriers that prevent the free movement of people, goods, and services across the African continent. He insisted that the over US$190 billion generated annually from...
The Sahel’s strategic pivot: From Francafrique to DragonBear partnership
The Financial Daily International
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August 18, 2025
In the recent years, Sahel, an African region infamous for the insurgency, climate migration, poverty, and the political turmoil, has witnessed a tremendous shift in its geopolitical landscape. Historically, France has been a major external player...
Kenya refugee plan transforming livelihoods, host communities
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
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August 20, 2025
Kenya is empowering refugees and host communities in Dadaab and Kakuma through a transformative integration model, says Musalia Mudavadi, Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs. Speaking in Japan, Mudavadi said the...
Humanitarian airdrops: Can life-saving food fall from the sky?
World Food Programme
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As the use of airdrops to bring relief to hungry civilians in Gaza is heatedly debated in the media, we take a look at key questions about how airdrops work and why they are not a solution for every crisis. Airdrops are a lifeline for people in...
Il gasdotto Nigeria-Marocco è uno dei progetti più ambiziosi della storia africana
Strategic Culture
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August 20, 2025
Il suo obiettivo iniziale è collegare le risorse della Nigeria con il Marocco e trasformarlo in un hub regionale chiave, ma si tratta, in effetti, uno dei progetti energetici più costosi e ambiziosi nella storia dell’Africa. Segue nostro Telegram....
Visa-Free policy would double Africa’s US$190 billion tourism revenue — Julius Debrah
The Herald Ghana
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August 20, 2025
The Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, has stressed the urgent need to dismantle barriers that prevent the free movement of people, goods, and services across the African continent. He insisted that the over US$190 billion generated annually from...
Pro-Houthi hacker who attacked thousands of websites from UK home is jailed
The National News
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A pro-Houthi cybercriminal who hacked thousands of websites from his home in the UK has been jailed for 20 months. Al Tahery Al Mashriky, 26, was arrested by the National Crime Agency after it was tipped off by US law enforcement investigating...