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Keyamo appointed as Chairman, Banjul Accord Aviation Council
Eagle Online
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May 22, 2025
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development of Nigeria, Festus Keyamo, has been appointed as the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Banjul Accord Group, BAG, states. Special Adviser on Media and Communications to the Aviation...
Ranked: World Carbon Emissions by Country
Visual Capitalist
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May 22, 2025
Visualized: Share of World Carbon Emissions by Country This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Key Takeaways China...
NOAA’s 2025 hurricane forecast warns of a busy season
The American Press - Louisiana
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May 23, 2025
NOAA’s 2025 hurricane forecast warns of a busy season Published 12:20 pm Friday, May 23, 2025 U.S. forecasters are expecting an above-normal 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, with 13 to 19 named storms, and 6 to 10 of those becoming hurricanes....
Nigeria takes leadership of African sub regional aviation safety organisation
Tribune Online
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May 23, 2025
Nigeria has emerged the Chairman, Banjul Accord Group (BAG), a West African sub-regional organization with 7 member states poised toward enhanced air safety and regulations for safer skies. Speaking at the 4th Council of Ministers at the ongoing...
‘Extinct’ grasshopper rediscovered
The Peninsula
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May 25, 2025
Biologist and study co-author Rob Felix said he stumbled across a grasshopper during a night walk on the island. (Photo by Rob Felix for The Washington Post) A grasshopper thought to be extinct for four decades has been rediscovered, scientists...
Gulf Of Guinea: Immigration, Customs, Police Mobilise Against Terror Threats
Leadership
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May 21, 2025
To counter terrorism in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG), the Nigeria Immigration Service, the Nigeria Customs Service, the Nigeria Police Force, and other international security organisations are currently discussing strategic moves to counter terrorism...
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development enters West Africa with the start of operations in Benin, Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria
Atalayar
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May 25, 2025
West Africa returns to economic growth The economies of Benin, Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria The EBRD as an economic driver Benin, Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria will officially become recipient countries of the European Bank for Reconstruction and...
How The Nairobi City Thunder Is Monetising Community Engagement To Build A Basketball Brand
Forbes
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KIGALI, RWANDA - MAY 20: Tylor Okari Ongwae #23 of Nairobi City Thunder shoots the ball during the ... More game against Made by Basketball during the Nile Conference Group on May 20, 2025 at BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda. NOTE TO USER: User...
NOAA Forecasts a Busy Hurricane Season For 2025. What's Fueling It?
ScienceAlert
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May 23, 2025
US forecasters are expecting an above-normal 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, with 13 to 19 named storms, and 6 to 10 of those becoming hurricanes. Every year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and other forecasters release...
Immigration mobilises Customs, Police, others to tackle terror threats on Gulf of Guinea
Tribune Online
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May 21, 2025
In a bid to counter terrorism on the Gulf of Guinea (GoG), the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), and other international security organisations are currently in talks on strategic...
Collective Counterterrorism at Forefront of Flintlock 25
Africa Defense Forum
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May 20, 2025
A team of Humvees drove through a complex of buildings and screeched to a halt, leaving behind plumes of dust as Soldiers launched themselves out in unison. With precise coordination, they cleared buildings with flashbang grenades and assault...
‘Here comes everybody’: Pope Francis’s broad embrace reshaped the papacy
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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His care for everybody also made him an impassioned defender of immigrants and refugees from political, environmental, and economic disasters who flooded into Europe and across the globe: His advocacy earned him rebuke, yet he did not shy from...
NOAA’s 2025 hurricane forecast warns of a busy season – a storm scientist explains why and what meteorologists are watching
The Conversation
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May 22, 2025
U.S. forecasters are expecting an above-normal 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, with 13 to 19 named storms, and 6 to 10 of those becoming hurricanes. Every year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and other forecasters release...
NIIA-KAS International Conference on ECOWAS at 50: Beyond a Brighter Future with Challenges
This Day
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May 25, 2025
Bola A. Akinterinwa ‘The NIIA-KAS-GIZ Conference on ECOWAS at 50: Democracy, Governance and Political Stability as Challenges’ was the title of the Vie Internationale of last week Sunday. It was a preview analysis of the conference based on the...
Forecasters expect a busy 2025 hurricane season – a storm scientist explains why and what meteorologists are watching
The Conversation
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May 22, 2025
U.S. forecasters with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are expecting an above-normal 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, with 13 to 19 named storms, and 6 to 10 of those becoming hurricanes. But, how do they know what’s likely to...
Only 3.3 per cent of foreigners in Portugal can vote. Will the deportation policy have an impact?
Euronews
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May 18, 2025
Despite already representing around 15 per cent of the resident population, foreigners accounted for just 0.3 per cent of registered voters in Portugal at the end of 2024, according to data from the Voter Portal of the General Secretariat of the...
Why aviation, Zanzibar’s AviaDev should matter to Africa’s tourism
Graphic
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May 23, 2025
From June 11 to 13 this year, aviation and tourism leaders from across the continent and beyond will gather in Zanzibar for another edition of AviaDev Africa, the premier forum focused on air connectivity and route development in Africa. It’s a...
Beautiful island paradise six hours from UK has 28C heat and hardly any tourists
The Mirror
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March 12, 2025
A surfer at Santa Maria in Cape Verde ( Image: Peter Adams via Getty Images) As the chill of winter begins to thaw and springtime arrives, many Brits are already dreaming of their next sun-soaked getaway. But with popular holiday hotspots often...
AI can be a game-changing solution for farmers: FAO Innovation Chief
Food and Agriculture Organization
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Rome - The world faces unprecedented challenges: a growing population, increasing climate extremes, and dwindling natural resources. Feeding the planet sustainably requires a shift, a move away from "business as usual" to embrace innovative...
Members of the African Insurance Organization
Atlas Magazine
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Considered as one of Africa's leading institutions, the African Insurance Organization (AIO) is an inclusive framework, open to a multitude of entities working to develop the insurance sector on a continental level. African Insurance Organization...