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Meet the NGOs striving to save the last forests of the Comoros
Modern Ghana
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On the most mountainous and densely populated island in the Comoros, only the most remote forests have escaped decades of deforestation – ravages which several NGOs are now trying to repair. Strips of bare land scar the lush and green...
Kenyan basketball teams shift focus to Youth Olympics, Commonwealth Games
Star
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National junior basketball teams will seek to bridge the gap between them and the elites as they shift focus to the 2026 Dakar Youth Olympics and Commonwealth Games. The men's and women's teams finished third at the FIBA Africa Youth Nations...
The Hague on Trial: Julia Sebutinde is ‘a dangerous clown’ leading the ICJ’s investigation into Israel’s genocide in Gaza
Great Reporter
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August 18, 2025
When Julia Sebutinde, vice-president of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), stepped onto the pulpit of Kampala’s Watoto Church on 10 August 2025, she was not cloaked in the robes of judicial restraint but in the fervor of prophecy. “The Lord...
Russia to send 75 mice into space aboard 'miniature hotel'
The National News
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Russia is preparing to launch 75 mice and 1,000 fruit flies into space as part of a month-long mission that will show how cosmic radiation affects living organisms. The research by Roscosmos, Russia’s space agency, and the Institute of Biomedical...
Before telling scare stories about migrants, the UK far right should look in the mirror
The National News
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Rupert Lowe was elected last year to be a Member of Parliament for Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party representing Great Yarmouth. He has been suspended from Reform after a row but remains an independent MP. Mr Lowe recently posted on X a picture of a...
Herentals Queens FC bolster squad ahead of Women CAF Champions League Qualifiers
New Zimbabwe
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August 10, 2025
By Sports Reporter REIGNING Zimbabwe Women Super League champions Herentals Queens Football Club has bolstered its squad with new signings ahead of the Women’s Club CAF Champions League Qualifiers Southern Region. The tournament is scheduled to...
Fixtures for CAF Women’s Champions League Cosafa qualifier
The Namibian
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August 8, 2025
Johannesburg’s UJ AW Muller Stadium will host the region’s top women’s club sides from August 22–31 as the CAF Women’s Champions League | Cosafa Qualifier brings together 10 teams from Southern Africa with the aim of earning the right to be...
African Women in Business unveils Association to Boost Intra‑African Trade
The Herald Ghana
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August 8, 2025
The Continental Network for Women’s Business Associations in Africa (CONWOBAA) aimed at promoting intra-African trade, was officially unveiled at the inaugural Global SME Ministerial Meeting held in Johannesburg, South Africa last week. The...
Diaspora returns for Comoros’ lavish ‘Grand Mariage’, a rite of passage that unites generations and communities
Malay Mail
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August 7, 2025
MORONI (Comoros), Aug 7 — It is wedding season in the Comoros, when the diaspora return to the tiny Indian Ocean islands for days-long celebrations that mark an essential rite of passage, the “Grand Mariage”. The elaborate, tradition-infused...
EditorialWithout peace in Yemen more Red Sea migrants will die
The National News
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One can only imagine the fear felt by those aboard the migrant vessel that capsized off the coast of southern Yemen on Sunday. The craft, which was carrying 200 people, mostly Ethiopians, sank in the Gulf of Aden as a result of heavy seas and...
Barrack calls on Israel to honour ceasefire with Lebanon
The National News
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US envoy Tom Barrack has said Israel must honour its commitments under a ceasefire that ended its war with Hezbollah after the Lebanese government formally approved the disarmament of the group. Speaking after he met President Joseph Aoun in...
SADC fund yet to win full ratification
Windhoek Observer
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Allexer Namundjembo Only nine Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states have signed an agreement to establish and operationalise the SADC Development Fund, SADC executive secretary Elias Magosi has announced. This means about 44%...
Encouraging signs from a no-fishing zone in Comoros could inspire others
Mongabay
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August 6, 2025
Signs of improvement in fisheries arising from a small no-fishing zone in the Indian Ocean nation of Comoros could inspire the establishment of more such zones across the archipelago. A fishers’ group installed the first no-take zone inside a...
UK ready to return migrants to France as 'one-in, one-out' deal comes into force
The National News
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The detention of migrants arriving in the UK on small boats is set to begin after a deal with France was ratified. The agreement, which has now been approved by the European Commission, means the UK will be able to send migrants back to France in...
Lavish 'Grand Mariage' weddings celebrate Comoros tradition, society
Twin States News - Mississippi
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It is wedding season in the Comoros, when the diaspora return to the tiny Indian Ocean islands for days-long celebrations that mark an essential rite of passage, the "Grand Mariage". The elaborate, tradition-infused ceremonies -- which can be held...
Zimbabwe U-17s drawn in Group A with Mozambique, Comoros and Eswatini for AFCON qualifiers
Nehanda Radio
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August 5, 2025
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s U-17 national team has been drawn in Group A alongside Mozambique, Comoros and Eswatini for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) U-17 qualifiers, set to take place next month in Zimbabwe. The tournament, whose draw was...
Herentals Queens find out CAF Women’s Champions League qualifier group
Three Men on a Boat
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August 5, 2025
pexels photo 364308Zimbabwe’s Herentals Queens have been placed in Group C for the CAF Champions League | Cosafa Qualifiers set for Johannesburg, South Africa from 22 to 31 August. They came in as the seeded team in Group C and will take on CD...
Activist who worked on Oscar-winning film shot dead by Israeli settler
The National News
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A Palestinian activist featured in the Oscar-winning film No Other Land has been killed by an Israeli settler in the occupied West Bank, local authorities and journalists said. The Palestinian Authority's Education Ministry said Odeh Hadalin “was...
African Women in Business unveils Assoc
Business Ghana
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The network facilitated by the International Trade Centre (ITC) in partnership with the African Union Commission, brings together over 102 women business associations from six regions across Africa The Continental Network for Women's Business...
Continental women’s network aims to boost trade
New Era
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A game-changing initiative in African trade was officially unveiled at the inaugural Global SME Ministerial Meeting held in Johannesburg last week. The Continental Network for Women’s Business Associations in Africa, (CONWOBAA) aimed at promoting...