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Russian naval ship 'disguised' itself while passing through English Channel
BBC
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Ned Davies, Joshua Cheetham & Matt MurphyBBC Verify ShareSave A Russian warship disguised itself using a fake ID signal while travelling through the English Channel with two sanctioned oil tankers, a BBC Verify investigation has found. The Boikiy...
Swarming the Future: Drone Warfare and Its Implications for ...
Modern Ghana
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GHANA ARMED FORCES BRIEFING PAPER Issued: June 2025 Prepared for: Commanders, Staff Officers, Cadets, and Policy Planners Executive Summary The global evolution of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, has disrupted conventional military...
Strategic Benefits Of Wa Airport Goldstar Air Will Unleash To Transform The Upper West Region Into An Agrarian City
News Ghana
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June 23, 2025
International airline Goldstar Air, a private Ghanaian and United States registered company with an issued Air Carrier Licence (ACL/N-SCH No. 0239) from the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority to operate passenger and cargo flights across West Africa...
E-waste chic: How second‑hand fashion fuels livelihoods
Business and Financial Times
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June 26, 2025
By Samuel Kwame Boadu On any given morning in Kantamanto Market, the heart of Accra’s second-hand fashion or clothing trade, the air is thick with the scent of damp fabric, dust, and urgency. Porters haul bales of clothing — called obroni wawu, or...
Civil society celebrates Prof Gyimah-Boadi’s legacy
Ghana News Agency
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June 27, 2025
By Christopher Arko Accra, June 27, GNA – Professor Takyiwaa Manuh, Senior Fellow, Centre for Democratic Development (CDD) Ghana, has described Professor Emmanuel Gyimah-Boadi, Founder of CDD, as an “institution builder who needs to be celebrated...
Treatment and Survival Outcomes in Rhino-Orbital Mucormycosis with and without Orbital Exenteration: A Retrospective Case Series and Literature Review
Dove Medical Press
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June 23, 2025
Introduction Mucormycosis refers to a rare and severe opportunistic fungal infection caused by species belonging to the order Mucorales.1,2 The incidence of fungal infections is currently increasing.1 The main Fungi genera responsible for...
FirstBank wins Gold for Best Corporate University in Social & Climate Change Impact
Nairametrics
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June 27, 2025
FirstBank, the West African premier bank and financial inclusion services provider, is thrilled to announce that its Corporate University, FirstAcademy, has been awarded the Gold Award for Best Corporate University in Social & Climate Change at...
As gold prices surge, Gold Fields launch drones to detect wildcat miners
Joy FM
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June 24, 2025
As the afternoon sun beats down on Gold Fields' sprawling Tarkwa gold mine in southwestern Ghana, three men launch a drone into the clear sky, its cameras scanning the lush 210-square-kilometre tract for intruders. The drone spotted something...
Democratic resilience in Africa (and Kenya) takes many forms
The Brookings Institution
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[music] SIGNÉ: Hello, I am Landry Signé, senior fellow in the Global Economy and Development Program and the Africa Growth Initiative at the Brookings Institution. Welcome to the Foresight Africa podcast where I engage with distinguished leaders...
Why the world's perception is costing Africa its future
African Business
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June 27, 2025
Africa is rich. Rich in people, resources, ideas, and potential. Yet many of its countries are trapped in a financial paradox: while global investors chase higher returns, African countries face some of the highest borrowing costs. Why does this...
Ghana struggles to manage illegal mining operations
Gulf Today
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June 23, 2025
Maxwell Akalaare Adombila, Reuters As the afternoon sun beats down on Gold Fields' sprawling Tarkwa gold mine in southwestern Ghana, three men launch a drone into the clear sky, its cameras scanning the lush 210-square-kilometre tract for...
Russia challenging US, China for strategic clout in Africa
Asia Times
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June 26, 2025
Russia has never had an African colony. It stayed out of the scramble for Africa, only engaging with African states in the 19th Century. In 1869, for instance, the Russians gave Ethiopia military support to threaten the position of the British in...
Feeding Minds First: Rethinking the Place of Communication in Combating Malnutrition in Africa
Daily Trust
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June 26, 2025
By Milliscent Nnwoka Africa faces a grave nutrition crisis, one that statistics alone cannot solve. In Nigeria, 40% of children under five are stunted, and over 17 million people are food insecure (UNICEF, 2023; FAO et al., 2023; DHI, 2023)....
Israel-Iran conflict: Then Nigerian connection, By Dakuku Peterside
Premium Times
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June 23, 2025
In the unfolding drama between Tehran and Tel Aviv, Nigeria may feel tremors in its markets and society, but it must direct its fate by using any temporary gains to build enduring foundations, rather than chasing transient gains born of conflict....
As gold prices surge, West Africa mine operators launch drones to detect wildcat miners
Yahoo Finance
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By Maxwell Akalaare Adombila TARKWA, Ghana (Reuters) -As the afternoon sun beats down on Gold Fields' sprawling Tarkwa gold mine in southwestern Ghana, three men launch a drone into the clear sky, its cameras scanning the lush 210-square-kilometer...
Turkey and the West return to the table
Geopolitical Intelligence Services
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June 24, 2025
Turkey is strengthening ties with Europe and the U.S., balancing its regional ambitions, NATO role and economic growth, as the West reengages in talks. Sep. 24, 2024: In a speech at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, Turkish...
Focus on ‘African-led, African-owned’ growth, digital transformation – Cardoso tells African leaders at Afreximbank AGM
Nairametrics
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June 25, 2025
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, has called for a bold new vision of economic development on the continent, one that is driven and owned by Africans themselves. He made the announcement at the 32nd Annual Meeting...
Celebrating 25 Years of...
Capital Ethiopia
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June 23, 2025
As the African Union and European Union mark the 25th anniversary of their unique partnership, the relationship between the two continents stands at a pivotal moment. In this exclusive interview with Capital, Javier Niño Pérez, EU Ambassador to...
LEC MD-Designate Assures Liberians of Viable, Affordable Power
Liberian Observer
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The Managing Director-designate of the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC), Mohammed M. Sherif has assured energy consumers that he is ready to be held accountable for results and to work hand in hand with the Senate (Legislature) to deliver the...
Mpox in Sierra Leone: what’s behind the recent surge and why...
Modern Ghana
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As of 17 June 2025, there have been over 4,000 confirmed cases of mpox and 25 deaths in Sierra Leone, raising the possibility that the virus will spread to neighbouring countries and spark a larger outbreak throughout the densely populated region...