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Somalia: Somalia - Heavy Security Deployment in Dhusamareeb As President Hassan Arrives for Key Mission
[Radio Dalsan] Dhusamareeb - Reports from the Galmudug capital indicate that police and Darwish forces in the state have been placed on full alert, with large numbers of troops and senior commanders deployed across Dhusamareeb, where President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud spent the night.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:
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Nigeria: Insecurity - Katsina Acting Governor Seeks Federal Intervention
[Premium Times] The acting governor urges President Bola Tinubu to check the persistent threats facing innocent citizens in Katsina.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: Driving Women's Health and Economic Empowerment Through Nigeria's Care Economy
[Nigeria Health Watch] The true measure of a society's development lies in the strength of its foundational systems, at the heart of which is care work. This essential labour sustains both social well-being and economic productivity, yet it remains one of the most overused, undervalued, and least recognised sectors globally.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Namibia: Dam Levels Decline to 84. 2 Percent
[Namibian] The Namibia Water Corporation (NamWater) has revealed that national water storage stood at 1 310 million cubic metres on Monday, representing 84.2% of full capacity.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Trump slams 'anti-American' pushback after fresh delay to Arizona copper mine
Two of the world's largest mining firms, Rio Tinto and BHP have been trying to develop Resolution Copper for roughly two decades.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:South Africa: NSFAS' R2.5m-a-Month Luxury Offices Hit By Ceiling Collapse, Flooding
[Daily Maverick] The National Student Financial Aid Scheme is forking out more than R2.5m a month for its swanky Cape Town headquarters, but the building's ceiling has collapsed, floors have been flooded and staff say unsafe conditions persist. Unions are now demanding proof that the space is safe before returning.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: World Mosquito Day - Beyond Malaria, Other Deadly Diseases Mosquitoes Spread
[Premium Times] Research shows that the insect spreads other life-threatening infections such as yellow fever, dengue, Zika virus and chikungunya.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Homes destroyed and dozens injured in Russian drone barrage on Ukraine
Russia launched a major drone and missile attack on Ukraine overnight, with the Sumy region bearing the brunt as strikes left at least 14 people injured, officials said.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Bus crash fire kills dozens of Afghans deported from Iran
Around 80 people have been killed in a bus crash that caught fire in Afghanistanβs Herat province.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:US-led Coalition conducts air operation in northwestern Syria
Damascus, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) Local sources confirmed on Wednesday that the US-led International Coalition conducted an anti-terrorist air operation in the Atmeh area, Idlib province, in northwestern Syria. The post US-led Coalition conducts air operation in northwestern Syria first appeared on Prensa Latina.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:E1 settlement plan will doom Palestine. It must be stopped
E1 settlement plan will doom Palestine. It must be stopped Submitted by Angela Godfrey-Goldstein on Wed, 08/20/2025 - 14:49 By driving a wedge through the heart of the West Bank, Netanyahu's government wants to kill the dream of Palestinian self-determination Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich displays a map of the E1 corridor, outside Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank, on 14 August 2025 (Menahem Kahana/AFP)...
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Progress on the Road to a UN Tax Treaty
Click to expand Image The UN General Assembly Hall, New York, September 24, 2024. 2024 Michael Kappeler/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Photo Over the past two weeks, United Nations member countries started substantive negotiations for the first-ever UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation; a historic process that reflects major shifts in global economic policymaking and geopolitics. The treaty couldreplace...
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Large-scale fighting between Hamas and Israeli soldiers in Khan Younis
Large-scale fighting between Hamas and Israeli soldiers in Khan Younis Israeli media on Wedneday reported large-scale fighting between Hamas's armed wing, the al-Qassam Brigades, and Israeli soldiers in Gaza on Wednesday. According to Israeli media, an Israeli army camp in Khan Younis came under heavy attack from Hamas fighters in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. The Israeli military said at least 18 Hamas...
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Trumpβs trade victims are shrugging off his attacks
And China is gaining in the process
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Trump wants US-Mexico border wall to be painted black to stop climbers
Using black paint to make the entire US-Mexico border wall hotter and harder to climb was reportedly the president's idea.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Confrontation between Tunisiaβs General Union, President Saied escalates
While the confrontation was inevitable, the union's power has been weakened, analysts say.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Majority of Americans say all UN countries should recognise a Palestinian state, poll shows
Majority of Americans say all UN countries should recognise a Palestinian state, poll shows More than half of Americans believe that every country in the UN should recognise a Palestinian state, according to a new poll released by Reuters and Ipsos on Wednesday. According to the poll, 58 percent of Americans believe countries should recognise a Palestinian state. Just 33 percent of respondents did not agree that UN...
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Ghana: Ghana Is No Longer in a Junk Status - Okudjeto Ablakwa
[Ghanaian Times] The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudjeto Ablakwa, has stated that Ghana is no longer classified as a "junk status" economy by international rating agencies.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Ethiopia: Salsay Weyane Tigray Withdraws From Interim Advisory Council Over Mandate Failures
[Addis Standard] Mekelle--Salsay Weyane Tigray (SaWeT), a regional opposition party, has withdrawn from the Interim Advisory Council of Tigray, accusing the body of failing to uphold its mandate and questioning its legitimacy.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Ethiopia: Ethiopian Embassy in Kenya Issues Apology Over Inaccurate Statement On Somali Region's Controversial Restructuring
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Ethiopian Embassy in Nairobi has issued an apology and clarification after publishing, and later deleting, a statement on its official page regarding the establishment of a new administrative structure in the Somali Regional State. The post sparked online controversy among netizens.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Russia wants β¦ Russia to have veto over Western security guarantees for Ukraine
The Kremlin's recalcitrant comments indicate the Trump administration's whirlwind diplomacy has yielded little in the way of results.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:US plans against Venezuela denounced in Bolivia
La Paz, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan ambassador to Bolivia, Cesar Trompiz, decried the US government's new plans for aggression against his country in an article published in the Bolivian newspaper El Mamore. The post US plans against Venezuela denounced in Bolivia first appeared on Prensa Latina.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Somalia: Assessment of Somalia's State, People, and Governance - Three Years and Three Months Into President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's Term
[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- This press release marks three years and three months since the election of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. It offers a comprehensive assessment of Somalia's current condition, the progress and stagnation in the state-building process, and the overall state of governance in the country.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Congo-Kinshasa: International NGOs Report Mass Killings and Sexual Violence in Eastern DRC
[RFI] Two new reports from Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch reveal harrowing testimony of mass killings, sexual violence and forced displacement in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), underscoring the human cost of the conflict despite ongoing peace talks.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Ethiopia: Ethiopian Journalist Abducted By Masked Men - 2 Others Detained
[CPJ] Nairobi -- The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply alarmed by the abduction of Ethiopian newspaper editor Yonas Amare, the arbitrary detention of journalist Khadar Mohamed Ismael, and the incommunicado detention of radio host Abdulsemed Mohammed.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:βEpicβ effort needed to hit 2050 nuclear power target, experts say
Nuclear energy is back in favour as a low-emissions alternative to fossil fuels, but high costs and long build times make a goal to triple capacity by 2050 seem a tall order The post βEpicβ effort needed to hit 2050 nuclear power target, experts say appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Somalia: Weak State and Clan Politics Leave Somalia's Urban Displaced in Limbo
[The New Humanitarian] Mogadishu -- "Nearly everyone here has been displaced from different parts of the country, but we all have one thing in common - no one can return home."
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Israel suspended from Science Olympiad for genocide in Gaza
New Delhi, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) The organizing committee of the International Olympiad in Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA), which opened this week in Mumbai, has suspended Israel from the event for its genocide against Palestinians, according to the Indian press. The post Israel suspended from Science Olympiad for genocide in Gaza first appeared on Prensa Latina.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Zimbabwe: The Climate Crisis is Breaking the Journalists Who Tell Its Story
[IPS] Bulawayo, Zimbabwe -- My family lost six herds of cattle during the devastating El NiΓ±o-driven drought that swept Zimbabwe in 2024. The loss was as emotional as it was financial. Guilt gnawed at me.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Historic tall ships arrive in Amsterdam for tenth edition of maritime festival SAIL
The first SAIL event was first held in 1975 and this year's edition coincides with Amsterdam's 750th birthday.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Can the government keep kids safe in childcare? - podcast
Calls for childcare reforms have become louder since revelations surfaced of multiple sexual abuse charges laid against a Victorian worker. Federal and state education ministers are set to meet on Friday in an attempt to restore faith and safety to a service few can live without β but is real change possible?Senior reporter Kate Lyons talks to Reged Ahmad about whether the governmentβs next moves will give parents and...
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:South Africa: Most Air Cleaning Devices Have Not Been Tested On People - and Little Is Known About Their Potential Harms, New Study Finds
[The Conversation Africa] Portable air cleaners aimed at curbing indoor spread of infections are rarely tested for how well they protect people - and very few studies evaluate their potentially harmful effects. That's the upshot of a detailed review of nearly 700 studies that we co-authored in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:TV mergers find friendlier audience in Trumpβs America
Updating outdated rules for a new landscape is important
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Canadian tourist arrivals to Cuba grow
Toronto, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) The arrival of Canadian tourists to Cuba in July of this year grew, with a month-end figure of 50,083 visitors, reported Cuban Tourism Institute. The post Canadian tourist arrivals to Cuba grow first appeared on Prensa Latina.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Scientists make 'superfood' that could save honeybees
We rely on honeybees to pollinate our crops and a new food could protect them from growing threats.
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