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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...
AC Milan call off Boniface transfer over failed medical
New Mail
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August 24, 2025
Super Eagles Victor Boniface’s reported move to AC Milan has been called off due to failed medical tests. The proposed deal, which had advanced significantly, included a verbal agreement for an initial €5 million loan with a mandatory €24 million...
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...
Report: AC Milan call off Boniface transfer over failed medical
The Cable
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August 24, 2025
Super Eagles Victor Boniface’s reported move to AC Milan has been called off due to failed medical tests. The proposed deal, which had advanced significantly, included a verbal agreement for an initial €5 million loan with a mandatory €24 million...
Kenneth Roth’s Righting Wrongs: A life on the frontlines of human rights advocacy
Middle East Eye
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August 29, 2025
Kenneth Roth has never been shy. As an undergraduate at Brown University and later at Yale Law School, he was known for his sharp intellect, courage, and relentless curiosity. His early legal career - four years in the US Attorney’s Office for the...
Decades after genocide, Rwanda emerges as aggressive regional power
Mint
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August 24, 2025
Outside of one hangar were piles of Congolese military helmets, jetsam of an army that lost its nerve and tried to slip away when Rwanda-backed M23 rebels attacked the airfield in January. Along the runway sat burned-out military trucks and...
Treaties like the ECHR protect everyone in the UK, not just migrants
The Conversation
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August 29, 2025
Reform UK has laid out plans for an “emergency programme” to address illegal immigration. The party argues its plans, which include expanding immigration detention capacity from the current roughly 2,200 places to 24,000, would enable the...
Rwanda raises key lending rate to 6.75% in latest MPC
CNBC Africa
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August 21, 2025
The National Bank of Rwanda, in its latest monetary policy committee meeting, has announced an increase in the key lending rate by 25 basis points, setting it at 6.75%. This decision, effective immediately, comes in response to ongoing...
CASH CLAWBACK: Trump Scraps $5B in Foreign Aid in Rare ‘Pocket Rescission’
Sean Hannity
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August 29, 2025
According to a New York Post report, President Donald Trump is moving to cancel nearly $5 billion in congressionally approved foreign aid and peacekeeping funds in a rare “pocket rescission” — a maneuver not attempted in nearly half a century....
Africa Green Opportunity Index: AGESI’s new lens for sustainable investment
Peoples Gazette
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August 29, 2025
For decades, the dominant narrative surrounding Africa in global investment circles has been one of risk management. However, a confluence of global megatrends and unique continental advantages is forcing a fundamental reassessment. The global...
Hugo Broos reveals why Mamelodi Sundowns stars are absent from Bafana Bafana lineup
IOL
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August 29, 2025
When Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos announced his squad for the upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifiers, it may have raised a few eyebrows to see a number of key Mamelodi Sundowns names missing. CAF Group C leaders Bafana will take on Lesotho on...
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels massacred civilians in DRC, says rights group
The Irish Times
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Rwanda-backed M23 rebels killed at least 140 people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in July, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report on Wednesday that highlighted how violence remains elevated despite the US- and Qatar-backed...
Rwanda-backed rebels on killing spree in DRC, Human Rights Watch says
BusinessLIVE
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Kinshasa — Rwanda-backed M23 rebels killed at least 140 people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in July, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report on Wednesday that highlighted how violence remains elevated despite the US- and Qatar-backed...
Gilead expert calls for wider HIV PrEP uptake in Korea amid stigma, slow adoption
Korea Biomedical Review
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August 29, 2025
HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has been hailed as one of the most effective tools in reducing new HIV infections worldwide. Yet in Korea, uptake has been slow, constrained by systemic barriers and lingering social stigma. While the Korea...
Rwanda-backed rebels massacred civilians in DRC: HRW
SABC News
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August 20, 2025
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels killed at least 140 people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in July, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report on Wednesday that highlighted how violence remains elevated despite the United States (US)- and...
Rwanda-backed rebels massacre civilians in Congo
PerthNow
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August 20, 2025
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels killed at least 140 people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in July, Human Rights Watch says. A report by the independent, non-governmental human rights organisation released on Wednesday highlights how violence...
Rwanda-backed rebels massacred civilians in Congo, Human Rights Watch says
The Gazette - Colorado
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(Reuters) -Rwanda-backed M23 rebels killed at least 140 people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in July, Human Rights Watch said in a report on Wednesday that highlighted how violence remains elevated despite the U.S.- and Qatar-backed...
Rwandan firms sign agreements in Doha
Gulf Times
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August 20, 2025
A signing ceremony at Abela Qatar International headquarters, on August 17, has brought together Rwanda Medical Supply (RMS), Labophar Ltd, and Philex Pharmaceuticals to formalise two agreements, a statement from the Embassy of Rwanda to Qatar...
Windhoek, Swakopmund attracting foreign millionaires
Windhoek Observer
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Chamwe Kaira Windhoek and Swakopmund are expected to see a rise in high-net-worth residents over the next decade, alongside Mombasa in Kenya, according to Henley & Partners’ Africa Wealth Report 2025. The report highlighted Namibia’s lack of...
Over 500 UN employees urge rights chief to designate Gaza as genocide
Press TV
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A large group of UN staff at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) have formally urged chief Volker Turk to explicitly describe the Israeli military actions in the Gaza Strip as ongoing genocide. In a letter, they said the...