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Published on: October 07, 2025 | Source:In todayβs fast-changing world, opportunities that allow young women to thrive are more important than ever. Recognising this need, the Betway Cares Foundation, in partnership with the Camblish Training Institute and Metrobus, recently launched their Women in Trades learnership programme designed to give young women the tools, confidence and knowledge they need to start their [β¦]
Published on: October 07, 2025 | Source:Police say they are investigating, a day after the family of Humphrey Polepole reported that he was abducted from his home.
Published on: October 07, 2025 | Source:[The Point] The city of Istanbul will play host to the 5th Turkey-Africa Economic Forum (TABEF), which is scheduled for October 16th -17th, 2025 at Istanbul Congress Centre (ICC) in Turkey.
Published on: October 07, 2025 | Source:[The Point] Appearing before the Special Select Committee on the sale and disposal of assets identified by the Janneh Commission, the Registrar of Companies, Mrs. Marie Therese Gomez, admitted that not a single one of the 28 companies ordered for liquidation by the Janneh Commission linked to former President Yahya Jammeh and his close associates has actually been dissolved. Instead, some of these companies continue to...
Published on: October 07, 2025 | Source:[The Point] The government of The Gambia has formally requested a one-month extension from Spanish authorities for 33 Gambian seasonal workers currently in Spain under a three-month agricultural labour scheme.
Published on: October 07, 2025 | Source:[ANGOP] Luanda -- A Dutch business delegation will visit some lands in Angola starting from Tuesday (07), with the aim of analyzing them for possible investment in the agriculture and transportation sectors.
Published on: October 07, 2025 | Source:[allAfrica] Each September, world leaders gather at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to set the tone for global priorities. This year's 80th UNGA saw Heads of State and Government highlight conflicts, climate, and economic instability. Encouragingly, a growing number also spoke about water and sanitation -- though still far fewer than the urgency demands.
Published on: October 07, 2025 | Source:[CPJ] Dakar -- The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Guinean authorities to ensure that Elhadj Adama Keita, father of exiled Guinean journalist Mamoudou Babila Keita, is safely returned home, following his abduction by unidentified men.
Published on: October 07, 2025 | Source:[African Union] Last week, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, received H.E. Ruslan Nasibov, Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Ethiopia & Permanent Representative to the AU.
Published on: October 07, 2025 | Source:[Agenzia Fides] Abuja -- China in Africa is not just about strategic infrastructure. The country's presence on the African continent aims to create a partnership that will last for years and is different from other approaches, as it is focused on concrete needs such as healthcare. In this context, the announcement by the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, on October 1st, to build the first insulin factory in...
Published on: October 07, 2025 | Source:[Agenzia Fides] Kinshasa -- "The death penalty is not compatible with the Gospel and does not promote national cohesion," the bishops of the Democratic Republic of Congo stated after the death sentence handed down by the High Military Court against former President Joseph Kabila.
Published on: October 07, 2025 | Source:[Foroyaa] Journalist Bakary Mankajang, the proprietor of social media platform Mankajang Daily on Monday testified as the tenth defence witness in the ongoing murder trial of Ousainou Bojang and Amie Bojang, giving a detailed account of his interviews with key individuals linked to the case, including Mama Jabbi and Alfusainey, as well as his reporting trip to Cassamance.
Published on: October 07, 2025 | Source:Botswana's Collen Kebinatshipi has set his sights on breaking the 400m world record after being crowned world champion in Tokyo last month.
Published on: October 07, 2025 | Source:[Malaria Consortium] Ethiopia launches its first malaria vaccine alongside a mass mosquito net campaign, aiming to protect children in 58 high-burden districts.
Published on: October 07, 2025 | Source:[RFI] Human rights activists on Tuesday hailed the decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague to convict a Sudanese militia chief for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during attacks in Darfur at the turn of the century.
Published on: October 07, 2025 | Source:[ISS] Eight years on, northern Mozambique's terrorist threat remains acute despite the deployment of thousands of local and foreign troops.
Published on: October 07, 2025 | Source:Protesters have rejected the appointment and have demanded the president steps down within 48 hours.
Published on: October 07, 2025 | Source:[The Conversation Africa] South Africa's long history of wrongdoing spans from Willem Adriaan van der Stel's days of running a corrupt trading monopoly to present-day South Africa. Van der Stel was the second Governor of the Cape Dutch Colony, from 1699 to his removal in 1707.
Published on: October 07, 2025 | Source:[Liberian Investigator] Former Justice Minister Frank Musa Dean on Monday asked the Supreme Court's full bench to intervene in the long-running battle over a disputed 53.34-carat diamond, filing a Bill of Information just days after a scheduled lower-court conference in the case was abruptly canceled.
Published on: October 07, 2025 | Source:[Daily News] Dodoma -- AS Tanzania approaches its upcoming General Election later this month, the ruling party, CCM has placed a strong emphasis on peace, highlighting it as the foundational pillar for national development and stability.
Published on: October 07, 2025 | Source:[Independent (Kampala)] Gaza, Palestine -- Residents of the Gaza Strip are watching closely as Palestinian and Israeli delegations arrived in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm El Sheikh in a renewed effort to secure a comprehensive ceasefire after nearly two years of war.
Published on: October 07, 2025 | Source:[Nile Post] The Ministry of Works and Transport has urged motorists to exercise caution while driving through parts of the Kigezi sub-region after landslides disrupted sections of key roads following heavy rainfall.
Published on: October 07, 2025 | Source:[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has slammed the Council of Governors (CoG), accusing it of "callous insensitivity and disdain" following its dismissal of reports alleging the deaths of 131 infants in Kiambu County.
Published on: October 07, 2025 | Source:[Namibian] The expiry of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) is expected to weaken Namibia's export diversification and reduce investment incentives in value-added industries, Simonis Storm warns.
Published on: October 07, 2025 | Source:[Health-e] 23-year-old Othandiweyo Mkula from Tsolo in the Eastern Cape is on a mission to help prevent more young people in his community from acquiring HIV.
Published on: October 07, 2025 | Source:[Radio Dalsan] The Federal Government of Somalia has reportedly activated its long-prepared contingency strategy -- dubbed "Plan B" -- following the collapse of reconciliation talks between President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Jubaland leader Ahmed Mohamed Islam, widely known as Ahmed Madobe.
Published on: October 07, 2025 | Source:[RFI] Nairobi - On the top floor of an unremarkable office block along Nairobi's Lenana Road, a long mahogany table dominates a hushed boardroom. This is where the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC) convenes when doctors are accused of crossing professional lines. The atmosphere is clinical: no flashing cameras, no political speeches, only files stacked neatly in manila folders. Here, the fate of...
Published on: October 07, 2025 | Source:[Vanguard] ...We're doing our best, says Work Ministry
Published on: October 07, 2025 | Source:[GroundUp] 20 years after they were displaced by the Mohale Dam, court tells families to share their compensation payout
Published on: October 07, 2025 | Source:In an interview with BBC Sport, Ashleigh Plumptre says she regrets losing the trust of some LGBT fans in women's football by moving to Saudi Arabia.
Published on: October 07, 2025 | Source:[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya's continued silence over the abduction of its nationals in foreign countries is drawing criticism, as families and rights groups accuse the government of abandoning citizens targeted for their activism abroad.
Published on: October 07, 2025 | Source:[DW] The South African anti-immigration movement Operation Dudula has opened a new front in its crackdown on foreigners. Experts believe that socio-economic disparities and ensuing problems fuel the group's popularity.
Published on: October 07, 2025 | Source:[DW] For the first time, the ICC has found a militia leader guilty of war crimes committed in Sudan's Darfur region more than 20 years ago.
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