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The Agreement To Deport Third Country Nationals: Uganda, South Sudan, And Rwanda’s Intentions
The Organization for World Peace
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August 27, 2025
On 21 August 2025, Uganda made an agreement with the United States on accepting nationals from third countries’ deported asylum seekers. According to Al Jazeera, “[Kampala’s Foreign] Ministry said that the agreement is based on conditions that...
What fuels the stove, fires the change: rethinking cooking for health, empowerment and climate
Food and Agriculture Organization
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Five hours. That's how long women in energy-poor households spend each day on cooking-related tasks—time not spent in school, earning income, or caring for themselves. Multiply that by 2.1 billion people still cooking with traditional fuels, this...
The unhealthy truth: Nigeria’s health, a prescription for prosperity
The Cable
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August 26, 2025
Previously, I have argued that Nigeria’s path to lasting change rests on four foundational pillars: education, healthcare, the rule of law, and electricity. While all are essential, a robust healthcare system is a non-negotiable prerequisite for...
Campaign period begins in Tanzania
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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August 29, 2025
Campaign period begins in Tanzania DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania -- The official campaign period has started for Tanzania's October general elections, with incumbent President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Thursday introducing her party's parliamentary...
Tanzania using mass drug administration to fight neglected tropical diseases
Business and Financial Times
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August 26, 2025
By Francis KOKUTSE Buoyed by the determination to fight Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), the Tanzanian government has turned to the use of Mass Drug Administration especially in schools, and Faraja Lyamuya, focal person of the country’s NTD...
Tanzania’s School-Based Drug Program Targets Neglected Tropical Diseases
News Ghana
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August 26, 2025
Tanzania has expanded mass drug administration in schools to combat neglected tropical diseases that affect hundreds of millions across Africa, showing measurable improvements in student health and attendance. The country’s integrated approach...
'World champion of changing plans' - Pauline Ferrand-Prévot reverses decision, will race World Championships in Rwanda
Cycling Weekly
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August 26, 2025
Tour de France Femmes winner Pauline Ferrand-Prévot has announced that she will take part in the upcoming UCI Road World Championships in Rwanda after all. The 33-year-old, who’s performance at women’s cycling’s biggest event was nothing short of...
Ratko Mladic’s son says his father's health is failing him in prison
TASS
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August 26, 2025
BELGRADE, August 26. /TASS/. Former Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic, 83, who is serving life in prison at The Hague, is in very poor health condition, his son, Darko Mladic, told TASS. "As for his health, nothing has changed: he is in a poor...
Africa urged to prioritize domestic financing for Noncommunicable Diseases
Citizen TV Kenya
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August 26, 2025
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) have emerged as one of the leading causes of death across Africa, posing a serious threat to already fragile health systems. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that NCDs account for 74% of global deaths...
African health leaders push for domestic financing to tackle NCD crisis
Star
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Dr Jackson Otieno, AFIDEP's Senior Research and Policy Analyst at the Cross-Country Learning Workshop on Financing Noncommunicable Diseases African health leaders, policymakers, and experts meeting in Nairobi have urged governments to prioritise...
Universal care or political rhetoric? UPDP’s health plan under scrutiny
The Citizen
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Dar es Salaam. Health has always been a defining pillar of Tanzania’s social and economic development. Yet for decades, the system has struggled to meet the growing needs of its citizens. Long queues at public hospitals, a chronic shortage of...
100 women wheelchair basketballers participate in NBA care clinic
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 26, 2025
Over 60 boys and girls from 21 African countries participated in skills development sessions on the court on Day Two of the Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Africa camp held in Kigali, Rwanda. The skills development sessions took place before the...
Kenya close to releasing GM potato resistant to late blight disease
Star
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Miriam Mbiyu, a research scientist at the Kenya Agriculture and Livestock Research Organisation and Charity Nzilani, an assistant trial manager at the GMO potato confined field trial site at Kalro-Muguga /AGATHA NGOTHO Farmer Harun Waweru has...
Backlash as White House chooses Robert F Kennedy Jr deputy to run CDC
The Guardian
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August 29, 2025
White House picks Kennedy deputy Jim O’Neill to run CDC amid senator backlashHello and welcome to the US politics live blog. My name is Tom Ambrose and I will be bringing you the latest news lines over the next few hours. We begin with news that...
Safari camp operator @WeAreWilderness to launch #wellness facility #TheSanctuary at properties in Rwanda and Botswana #spa
Leisure Opportunities
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August 26, 2025
Wilderness Bisate in Rwanda and Wilderness Mombo property in Botswana will open spas called The Sanctuary Both spas will each have four treatment rooms, one of which will be a double Architects Black Sable are working in collaboration with...
533 Rwandan refugees return home from DRC
Xinhua News Agency
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KIGALI, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- A total of 533 Rwandan refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) arrived in Rwanda on Monday through the Grande Barrier border post in Rubavu District of Western Province, the Ministry in charge of...
Liberia Among Africa’s 10 Most Peaceful Nations
Liberian Observer
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Liberia has made significant strides in national peacefulness, rising to 70th place globally in the 2025 Global Peace Index (GPI), up six positions from last year. On the African continent, Liberia now ranks 10th, surpassing countries such as...
A week of Trump stopping visas for Palestinian children, the national guard being deployed to DC, and Rwanda accepting people being trafficked from the US
Shado Magazine
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August 25, 2025
Hi, I’m Marcela: I’m a comedian, I live in Brooklyn, and I really like to tell people how to feel about the news. After wowing zoomers all over on TikTok by giving them news with a sense of humour and anarchy, I decided to start a weekly Sunday...
Africa Pharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs Market Analysis Report 2025-2033: Africa's Pharma Regulatory Market To Hit $288.53 Million By 2033
MENAFN
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August 25, 2025
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) Key market opportunities in the Africa pharmaceutical regulatory affairs sector include adapting to rising chronic disease demands, enhancing local manufacturing, and streamlining regulatory compliance. With a...
Backlash as White House chooses Robert F Kennedy Jr deputy to run CDC – US politics live
The Guardian
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August 29, 2025
Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature Trump faces key legal test in effort to exert control over Federal Reserve The chaos at the CDC is far from the president’s only battleground todat. Later on, Donald...