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“Not Just Symbolic Act”: What Will Somaliland’s Recognition Mean for the Horn?
The Reporter Ethiopia
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June 21, 2025
Last week, a US Congressman introduced the ‘Somaliland Independence Act’ to congress, potentially bringing Washington one step closer to becoming the first to recognize Somaliland as a sovereign state and ending the breakaway territory’s...
I tried the test to become British citizen and left with a bigger question
Birmingham Live
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June 21, 2025
The Life in the UK Test is an essential requirement for anyone taking the final step to becoming a British citizen. For 45 minutes, candidates will answer 24 questions, constructed to show if they have sufficient knowledge of British values and...
Solidus Techno Power Strengthens Long-Term O&M Capabilities Through Strategic Partnership with Sol-Bright
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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June 20, 2025
Punjab-based EPC leader integrates global robotic cleaning tech into current and future solar projects across India Patiala, Punjab, India (NewsVoir) Solidus Techno Power Pvt. Ltd., one of India’s fastest-growing solar EPC companies, has signed a...
Business News | Solidus Techno Power Strengthens Long-Term O&M Capabilities Through Strategic Partnership with Sol-Bright
Latestly
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June 20, 2025
NewsVoir Patiala (Punjab) [India], June 20: Solidus Techno Power Pvt. Ltd., one of India's fastest-growing solar EPC companies, has signed a strategic long-term partnership with global O&M technology leader Sol-Bright New Energy Technology Co.,...
Refugee numbers reach record high as global aid funding drop...
Modern Ghana
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Aid and human rights agencies gathered on Friday under the umbrella of World Refugee Day to call for solidarity with people forced to flee their homes due to war, persecution or famine at a time when global funding for aid is dropping. The decline...
Sovereign Wealth Fund Eyes Ports Abroad, Urges Foreign Ministry Backing
The Reporter Ethiopia
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June 21, 2025
Ethiopian Investment Holdings (EIH) is positioning itself to pursue port investments beyond Ethiopia’s borders, with the sovereign wealth fund emphasizing the need for stronger collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to navigate the...
Trump invites China to make itself at home in Africa
African Business
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June 20, 2025
Since taking office in January, US President Donald Trump’s Africa ‘strategy’ has been even more short-sighted and tin-earned than his most trenchant critics might have feared. Never one to show much of an interest in the continent, Trump appears...
Veterinary experts laud Tanzania’s role in advancing animal health
The Citizen
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Dar es Salaam. Tanzania has reaffirmed its position as a continental leader in animal health through the production of internationally certified livestock vaccines—strengthening Africa’s drive to eradicate deadly animal diseases, particularly...
Disgraceful abomination
Daily FT
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US President Donald Trump Elon Musk Global North has lost its right to sermonise on human rights and democracy, and all the institutions that it created including the UN have become irrelevant or just showpieces. The hypocrisy of Global North led...
Chaos as a Veil: Abiy Ahmed’s Consolidation of Power Amidst Global Preoccupation
Zehabesha
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Amsal Woreta June 19, 2025 Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is intensifying his grip on power, a move increasingly evident through new legislation and strategic international alliances. While the world’s attention focuses on global hotspots,...
Roundup: On World Refugee Day, Sudanese still taking perilous routes in search of safety
The Malaysian Star
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June 20, 2025
KHARTOUM, June 20 (Xinhua) -- As the world observes World Refugee Day on Friday, thousands of Sudanese continue to embark on dangerous and uncertain journeys to escape a war that has shattered their country and made safety an increasingly distant...
African refugees bear the brunt of shifting global politics
Institute for Security Studies
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African refugees bear the brunt of shifting global politics On World Refugee Day, displaced Africans face the worst conditions yet as conflict and disasters increase, aid plummets and borders tighten. The number of displaced Africans has doubled...
For Trump, the Choice Is between Ignorance and Incompetence
Modern Ghana
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It is not in the least bit surprising that America’s President Donald John Trump would so cavalierly and nonchalantly tell Ms. Giorgia Meloni, the Prime Minister of Italy, who was at the time visiting with him at the White House, that he could not...
Brendan Devane’s THE SOUND- Opening Theatrically and on VOD Nationwide June 27
The Good Men Project - California
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June 19, 2025
Synopsis: In terrifying horror thriller THE SOUND, a world-class group of climbers is granted access to the Forbidden Wall, a mysterious rock wall previously closed for decades. Among the climbers is Sean (Marc Hills), whose grandfather made an...
France mulls over intercepting UK-bound migrant boats at sea
The Straits Times
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June 19, 2025
France has long been a launchpad for migrants hoping to cross the Channel and start a better life in Britain.PHOTO: AFP LILLE, France - France is considering stopping Britain-bound migrant boats in its shallow coastal waters, but the move raises...
At least 60 feared dead in two shipwrecks off Libyan Coast
United News of Bangladesh
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At least 60 migrants and refugees are feared dead following two separate shipwrecks off the coast of Libya, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported. The victims were attempting the dangerous journey across the Mediterranean Sea...
France: Many Children in Overseas Territory Lack Education
Human Rights Watch
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June 19, 2025
(Paris) – A bill before France’s National Assembly for the reconstruction of the overseas department of Mayotte should include access to education and other core economic and social rights of children, Human Rights Watch said today. Mayotte, in...
Experts meet in Kenya to promote cybersecurity in East African bloc
Xinhua News Agency
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NAIROBI, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Experts convened in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, on Wednesday to promote cybersecurity across the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) region, an East African bloc, in response to mounting digital threats....
France won’t stop the small boats
The Spectator
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June 18, 2025
The BBC have visited the French coast to see for themselves that Nigel Farage (and Coffee House) aren’t making it up: there is indeed a migrant crisis on the beaches close to Calais and has been for years. Britain certainly won’t receive much in...
Crossing the line: Will Lithuania’s ICJ case against Belarus set a precedent for state accountability in human smuggling?
Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime
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June 18, 2025
On 19 May 2025, Lithuania filed a case against Belarus at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing Alexander Lukashenko’s regime of breaching the UN Protocol Against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air through what is...