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The unavoidable sovereign wealth funds
Next is Africa
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A growing number of African states, well beyond the restricted circle of black gold exporters, are creating these investment structures. Efficiently managed, these public savings vehicles are helping to diversify the economy and encourage...
Serbia and China Boost Security Ties With Special Forces Exercise
The Diplomat
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August 6, 2025
Between July 19 and 28, in the Chinese province of Hebei, Serbian and Chinese special forces took part in a military exercise called Peacekeeper 2025. The Serbian Defense Ministry stated that the exercise involved “drone tactics in special forces...
This country still has no Instagram, no YouTube, no access to Internet, no ATM; not South Sudan, Liberia, Malawi, place is...
India.com
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August 8, 2025
Home Viral This country still has no Instagram, no YouTube, no access to Internet, no ATM; not South Sudan, Liberia, Malawi, place is… Eritrea is the sole country in the world with a lack of internet for the general population. Only about 1% of...
State Department plans $93 million in new food aid for Africa and Haiti to fight malnutrition
Fox News
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Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Executive Chair Johnnie Moore addresses the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, threats from Hamas and more on ‘Fox News Sunday.’ NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Trump administration will deliver $93 million...
Why migrants risk the perilous Yemen-Gulf route
The Hindu
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August 7, 2025
Security forces guard Abyan province, during a search for Ethiopian migrants after boat sinks off Yemen’s coast, on August 5, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP At least 68 migrants died, and 74 went missing after a boat carrying 154 Ethiopian nationals...
An Open Letter to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer
Washington Jewish Week
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August 7, 2025
Keir Starmer, prime minister of the United Kingdom, at 10 Downing Street upon his appointment, July 5, 2024. (Photo credit: Kirsty O’Connor/No. 10 Downing Street via Wikimedia Commons via JNS) Colin L. Leci Dear Mr. Prime Minister, I am appalled...
Rwanda agrees to take deportees from the US while UK deal failed
South Florida Times
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August 7, 2025
Rwanda agrees to accept 250 migrants as part of Trump deportation plan. PHOTO COURTESY OF INSTAGRAM VIA ALJAZEERAENGLISH Kigali, Rwanda (AP) — Rwanda on Tuesday became the third African nation to agree to accept deportees from the United States...
French-speaking citizens of these countries have a direct study to permanent residence pathway
CIC News
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August 7, 2025
The Francophone Minority Communities Student Pilot (FMCSP) provides a study to permanent residence (PR) pathway for French-speaking students who are citizens of select countries. If you’re admitted to study in Canada under the FMCSP, you can apply...
3 African nations agree to take deportees from the US. What we know about the secretive deals
Amsterdam News - New York
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August 7, 2025
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The US drive to find third countries to deport migrants is gaining momentum
El País
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August 7, 2025
The U.S. government is boosting its diplomatic efforts to find third countries to deport detained migrants whose own authorities won’t take them back. With Rwanda’s authorization, announced on Tuesday, three African countries have now agreed to...
3 African nations have agreed to take deportees from the US
Namibian Sun
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August 7, 2025
AP - CAPE TOWN, South AfricaRwanda has become the third African nation to enter into a deal with the Trump administration to accept migrants deported by the United States. The Rwandan government said Tuesday it has agreed to accept up to 250...
Statement of the Forty-second meeting of the Polio IHR Emergency Committee
The National Tribune
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July 28, 2025
The Forty-second meeting of the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) on the international spread of poliovirus was convened by the WHO Director-General on 18 June 2025 with committee members and advisers...
McDonald’s sales return to growth, pushed by promotions
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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FAST FOOD McDonald’s sales return to growth, pushed by promotions For some consumers, fast food has simply become too expensive. Executives at McDonald’s conceded Wednesday morning that a segment of their customer base, particularly lower-income...
Abiy Ahmed Ethnic Politics and Warmongering: How Controversy Divides Ethiopia
Zehabesha
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August 5, 2025
While promoting economic liberalization and engaging in significant political reforms, his administration has faced growing criticism for alleged human rights violations and repression of the press. Many question his true motives amidst Ethiopia’s...
Rwanda becomes third African nation to accept US deportees under secretive deal
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 6, 2025
Rwanda has become the third African nation to enter into a deal with the Trump administration to accept migrants deported by the United States. The Rwandan government said on Tuesday it had agreed to accept up to 250 deportees from the US for...
Controversy escalates as Trump officials accelerate deportations to Africa
AS
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August 6, 2025
Just 24 hours after reporting that Donald Trump’s administration was set to place visa bonds of up to $15,000 on a large number of non-white countries, it is now being reported that several African nations are agreeing — allegedly under pressure...
How Polylepis forests are reshaping the Andes
Geographical
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August 6, 2025
Constantino Aucca Chutas in Abra Malaga, a high mountain pass near Cusco, Peru. Image: Rolex/Sofia Lopez Mañan It’s 5am in Peru when Constantino Aucca Chutas answers his phone. He shrugs off apologies for calling him at such an early hour,...
The Trump administration promotes its anti-trans agenda at the United Nations
Salon
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August 6, 2025
ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. It was meant to be a routine discussion on pollution. One by one, delegates at the United Nations...
Rwanda agrees to take deportees from the U.S.: After previous migrant deal with the UK collapsed
The Marietta Times - Ohio
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FILE -President Donald Trump listens as Rwanda's Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe speaks during a event with Congo's Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner, June 27, 2025, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, as Vice...
Third African nation agrees to take deportees from US
The Gleaner
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August 6, 2025
KIGALI, Rwanda (AP): Rwanda on Tuesday became the third African nation to agree to accept deportees from the United States under the Trump administration’s plans to send migrants to countries they have no ties with to get them off American soil....