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Africa’s Costly Gender Gap
Ethiopia Insight
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June 2, 2025
Africa’s gender equality policies remain unfulfilled—costing the continent billions in lost growth In March 2025, I had the privilege of attending the sixty-ninth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) as part of the Bahá’í...
Breaking News: African Leadership Magazine Announces Winners For The 2025 African Business Leadership Awards (ABLA)
MENAFN
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May 31, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) LONDON, United Kingdom, May 31, 2025/APO Group/ -- The African Leadership Magazine (ALM) ( ) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 African Business Leadership Awards (ABLA), following the conclusion of...
'I visited island with one of world's prettiest beaches that's often overlooked'
The Mirror
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June 1, 2025
Edward Syers visits some ridiculously beautiful islands and finds sun, sea, song and some of the world’s best beaches - yet there aren't huge crowds This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from...
Daily briefing: The world’s first human bladder transplant
Nature
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You have full access to this article via your institution. Hello Nature readers, would you like to get this Briefing in your inbox free every day? Sign up here. Inside the trapped-ion quantum computer that carried out the chemistry...
No refund for couple sick on five-star holiday as Tui says they may have eaten too much
Wales Online
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June 2, 2025
Demi Koutouzi and Howard Lloyd Regional content editor 12:18, 02 Jun 2025 A couple claim their romantic 5-star holiday was ruined by horrific 'food poisoning' - only for TUI to refuse a refund as they could not prove they had not simply...
Cimpor to open a new R&D centre in Portugal
Investment Monitor
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May 2, 2025
Cimpor, a Portuguese concrete maker subsidiary of Taiwan Cement, has announced a $175.19m investment in modernising Kiln 7 and establishing a new research and development (R&D) centre. The new R&D centre will serve as a hub for innovation in...
President Boakai Joins West African Leaders in Signing ECOWAS 50th Anniversary Declaration in Lagos
GNN Liberia
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May 29, 2025
Lagos, Nigeria – President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., on May 28, 2025, joined fellow West African leaders in signing a landmark declaration commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), reaffirming...
Something a bit unusual is happening in the tropics with less than a month to go before hurricane season
FOX Weather
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May 1, 2025
FOX Weather Hurricane Specialist Bryan Norcross discusses the first outlook issued for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, which was released Thursday morning by forecasters at Colorado State University. The CSU team is calling for 17 named...
IndieLisboa 2025: highlights from the festival that sells a quarter of its tickets to kids
British Film Institute
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I’ve been an on-and-off attendee at IndieLisboa film festival for nigh on 20 years, and although personnel and programming structures have altered considerably during that time, other elements happily remain constant. There’s always reliably...
ECOWAS Advances Regional Competition Policy at Praia Summit
News Ghana
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April 2, 2025
West African nations convened in Praia, Cabo Verde, from March 26–29, 2025, for the 10th meeting of the ECOWAS Consultative Committee on Competition (CCC), marking a pivotal step in strengthening regional market fairness and consumer protection...
Beacon Hill Roll Call: May 12 to May 16, 2025
Greenfield Recorder - Massachusetts
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May 23, 2025
Beacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives’ votes on roll calls from recent House sessions debating the $61.47 billion fiscal year 2026 House version of the budget. There were no roll calls in the House or Senate last week. Consolidated...
Keyamo Appointed Chairman of West Africa’s Banjul Accord Group Council of Ministers
Arise News
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May 23, 2025
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development of Nigeria, Festus Keyamo, has been appointed Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Banjul Accord Group (BAG) States. His appointment was announced on Thursday during the 4th Meeting of BAG...
Dancing Turtles Rock: Why Turtle Survival Demands Urgent Action
Forbes
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Sea turtle swims under water on the background of coral reefs. Maldives Indian Ocean coral reef.getty May 23rd is World Turtle Day and the theme for 2025 is “Dancing Turtles Rock!”. This is a joyful call to action for one of Earth’s oldest and...
Geospatial Intelligence: A Strategic Tool for Combating Insecurity in West Africa
This Day
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May 13, 2025
As insecurity continues to pose profound threats to national and regional stability in West Africa, innovative solutions are urgently needed to strengthen governance, enhance security operations, and build resilience. One such strategic solution...
Seaweed provides obstacles in trolling for mahi mahi
The Royal Gazette
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May 31, 2025
Created: May 31, 2025 07:54 AM (Updated: May 31, 2025 08:10 AM) Some of the seaweed that has washed up on Bermuda’s beaches, which caused havoc for trolling fishermen before drifting farther ashore (Photograph by Blaire Simmons) With the spring...
Make Way for a Summer of Music, Art, and More
U.S.1 Princeton Info - New Jersey
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The show must go on, they say, and that holds true as the region heads into the summer season. Amid anxiety and uncertainty about once reliable nonprofit arts funding sources that have been reduced or eliminated — see related stories, page 6 and 7...
Weep not for Ngugi, our ancestor deserves petals not tears, By Owei Lakemfa
Premium Times
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May 31, 2025
The eternal bow of Ngugi from the world stage at 87, after 60 years of prodigious literary output, political activism and fight to make the world a better place, does not elicit tears. We await the celebration of a legend, and wherever in the...
Africa's example to end malaria
Bangkok Post
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May 25, 2025
Despite being preventable and curable, malaria has continued to claim African lives. In 2023, the continent accounted for about 95% of the 597,000 deaths from malaria worldwide, 76% of which were children under the age of five. But eliminating...
Solomon Islands joins WHO Executive Board
RNZ
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May 27, 2025
Dr Paul Bosawai, the Solomon Islands' designated official to the executive board of the World Health Assembly, standing with Regional Director of the Western Pacific Regional Office Dr Saia Ma'u Piukala, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom...
Global Burden of Kidney Cancer Attributable to High Body Mass Index in Adults Aged 60 and Older from 1990 to 2021 and Projections to 2040: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study
Dove Medical Press
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May 20, 2025
Introduction In recent years, due to the increasing population aging, the number of global cancer patients has surged further.1 Kidney cancer is a common malignancy worldwide; in 2022, the number of new kidney cancer cases reached 434,419...