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Israel is not isolated: A global web of oil and complicity
Strategic Culture
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August 30, 2025
By Erman CETE Join us on Telegram, Twitter, and VK. Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su About 100 kilometers east of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, lies the Azeri–Chirag–Deepwater Gunashli (ACG) oilfield, the largest in the Caspian basin’s...
The Islamic Solidarity Games is finding its footing
Sportcal
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August 27, 2025
Paris 2024, the first edition of the Olympic Games following the Covid-19 pandemic, proved there was still a major appetite for the world’s biggest multi-sport event. Coverage of the games broke records, becoming the most-watched edition in...
Cameroon’s promise and perils: A journey for African unity through beauty and bureaucracy
Graphic
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August 30, 2025
Travelling by road to Cameroon as an African is a journey that weaves together the vibrant soul of the country with the exasperating challenges that underscore the urgent need for visa-free travel across the continent. Cameroon, often called...
Melania Trump to get Nobel Peace Prize nomination? All we know amid ongoing Ukraine conflict
Hindustan Times
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August 30, 2025
First Lady Melania Trump could get nomination for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, according to Florida House Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, who claims she will be a “key reason” for a peace solution in Ukraine. Melania Trump (right) wrote the...
Top 10 remittance apps Nigerians abroad use for sending and receiving money
Nairametrics
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August 30, 2025
Nigeria is the highest recipient of international remittances in Africa, with inflows worth $19.56 billion in 2023 and accounting for around 5.2% of its GDP. According to a World Bank report, Nigeria accounted for about 35% of the region’s total...
Erdogan uses Turkish NGOs to project power, advance political Islamist goal
Nordic Monitor
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August 19, 2025
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm A letter signed by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan sheds light on how Ankara systematically leverages nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) abroad to advance its foreign policy agenda and promote divisive Islamist...
International French-language LGBTQI conference focuses on positivity
Erasing 76 Crimes
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August 19, 2025
More than 800 LGBTQI activists converged on Montréal for a morale boost from Égides Panel discussion at the Égides conference (Laeticia Clouzot photo courtesy of Égides) By Steeves Winner Early this month, Montréal became the beating heart of the...
Gabon: The Country with the Same Independence Day as Indonesia
Tempo.co
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August 13, 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - In addition to Indonesia, the commemoration of Independence Day on August 17 is also celebrated by the citizens of Gabon. For the African nation, August 17 marks its liberation from colonial rule by France in 1960. Gabon's...
Republican Floats Melania Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
Newsweek
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August 30, 2025
Florida House Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna has suggested First Lady Melania Trump, along with her husband President Trump, could be nominated for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, arguing she will be a "key reason" for a Ukraine peace settlement....
Visa-free Africa: Between opportunities and national sovereignty threats
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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August 29, 2025
There is an ongoing campaign on the need for African countries to open their borders for Africans in order to enhance trade relations and economic development of the continent. KEHINDE OSASONA, in this piece, examines this ambitious move and its...
Weekend EssayThis is what the Muslim world needs to do to boost its birth rate
The National News
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We are often led to believe that women can have babies or careers – but not both. Every fresh dip in birth rates revives that refrain, and an emerging social media industry of “back to tradition” influencers holds it up as proof that women’s work...
Nairobi businessman arrested in fake gold scandal led lavish lifestyle, flaunted cash
TUKO
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August 14, 2025
Kelvin Otieno Onyango, aka Kevo Sonko, lived in the first lane, a lifestyle that many of his social media followers envied The 30-year-old filled his Instagram feed with videos of himself flaunting wads of dollars and cruising in high-end cars...
‘Big Brother’ and ‘Survivor’ Legends Teaming up for New Project
PopCulture
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August 29, 2025
Two legends from two of CBS’ biggest reality shows are coming together. Britney Haynes from Big Brother and Corinne Kaplan from Survivor are teaming up for a new podcast. The duo made the announcement on Instagram on Aug. 15. Their podcast,...
Mohammed Bouzoubaa’s TGCC Explores Gabon’s Infrastructure Opportunities
Morocco World News
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August 10, 2025
Rabat – Gabon’s President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema received on Friday Mohammed Bouzoubaa, the CEO of Moroccan infrastructure giant TGCC. The Gabonese presidency office announced on Friday that the discussions focused on “priority...
Our sloppy immigration stops could be good cover for Texas lawmakersFrank Cerabino
Marco Eagle - Florida
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If Democratic lawmakers in Texas want to disappear out of state in order to delay a gerrymandering vote, they should flee to Florida. When it comes to vanishing, Florida’s a virtual black hole these days. It has never been more simple. The easiest...
Barcelona and Brazil forward Neymar defends lifestyle: ‘Why shouldn’t I go out and party?’
The National News
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Brazil and Barcelona forward Neymar is a party boy and he’s not going to apologise for it. At a sometimes tense press conference on Tuesday at the facility where Brazil’s Olympic football team are training for the Rio Games, the Barcelona striker...
CONTROVERSIAL OVERSEAS ID CARD ISSUANCE SCHEME REACHES GABON
The Standard Gambia
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August 5, 2025
- Advertisement - By Tabora Bojang The controversial issuance of national ID cards to Gambians abroad by the Gambia Immigration Department is continuing, with the GID team now in Gabon. The scheme has been widely criticised by opposition and civic...
Merck Foundation CEO and First Ladies of Africa to Call for Action to Build Healthcare and Media Capacity, Break Infertility Stigma and Support Girl Education in 2026 and Beyond
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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August 1, 2025
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India & Monrovia, Liberia – Business Wire India Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, conducted the 7th Edition of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative - MFFLI Summit 2025 on 19th and 20th June....
African Energy Week (AEW) 2025: One Month To Go Until The Global Energy Industry Unites In Cape Town
MENAFN
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August 29, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) With just one month to go until African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies - Africa's largest energy event -, investors, policymakers and project developers are gearing up to discuss strategies for Positioning Africa...
Nigeria vs Ghana: Who really owns fufu?
Pulse
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August 28, 2025
Beyond football rivalries and jollof wars, fufu has also become a matter of cultural pride. Originally, fufu was made from yams, plantains, or cocoyams. But the introduction of cassava to West Africa in the 16th century by Portuguese traders...