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‘FIFA Arab Cup plays key role in showcasing our culture’
The FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025 will kick off in 100 days from Saturday. The Arab world’s biggest football competition will take place in Qatar from December 1–18, bringing together the best teams from across the region to compete for the coveted...
Meles Zenawi Legacy Why Ethnic Federalism Still Haunts Ethiopia
“#Tigray–#Tigrinya” history👇: In the early ’90s, the #Ethiopian Government fell into the hands of fascist anti-#Ethiopian #Adwa terrorists known as the #TPLF. The #TPLF led by Meles Zenawi claimed that #Ethiopia was an artificial state which...

South Sudan, Djibouti seal deal to build ports in eight towns
The initiative is anchored in the White Nile Corridor development plan, which involves two multimodal logistics routes serving South Sudan By Emmanuel Mandella South Sudan has struck a landmark deal with Djibouti to construct river and dry ports...
Djibouti shows what Sogavare’s deal with China really means
By Michael Shoebridge Why shouldn’t we believe Beijing’s claims that its security agreement with Honiara won’t result in a base or place to operate its navy from in Solomon Islands? Because we’ve seen this playbook before: in Djibouti on the Horn...

Japanese Self-Defense Forces’ Base in Djibouti Becoming Increasingly Important for Situations Occurring in Middle East, Africa
The Yomiuri Shimbun Defense Minister Gen Nakatani gestures during an inspection of maintenance work being conducted on a P-3C patrol plane at the Self-Defense Forces’ activity base in Djibouti on Monday. By Takanori Nakada / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff...

Reclaiming African identity: Grounding Pan-African Unity in cultural and ethnic authenticity
By Ben Brako Pan-Africanism, as a political and cultural ideal, has long sought to unify the continent’s diverse peoples under a shared vision of liberation, development, and solidarity. Yet despite decades of effort, the dream of continental...

South Sudan and Djibouti sign historic port deal
Author: Michael Daniel | Published: 7 hours ago Dr. Lam Akol, Minister of Transport (far left), with government officials in Djibouti during the signing of the historic ports agreement on August 18, 2025. Courtesy: Ministry of Transport Djibouti...
France Deploys Upgraded Dassault Mirage 2000Ds To Djibouti
The French Air Force has deployed the Dassault Mirage 2000D to East Africa, the first deployment since the service declared the midlife upgrade operational in April. Two of the Mirage 2000Ds have arrived at the French operating base at Djibouti’s...

From dreams to danger: The need for safer migration pathways for Ethiopian youth
The tragic death of aspiring Ethiopian migrants – especially those who have drowned in the Red Sea, while trying to reach Saudi Arabia through war-torn Yemen – have become increasingly common over the past decade. Known as the Eastern Route, this...

Countdown begins: 100 days to FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025 kick-off
Doha, Qatar: The FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025 will kick off in 100 days from today. The Arab world’s biggest football competition will take place in Qatar from December 1 – 18, bringing together the best teams from across the region to compete for the...

What will Uganda gain from accepting US deportees?
Uganda is the latest of several countries to strike a deportation deal with the United States as President Donald Trump ramps up controversial efforts to remove migrants from the country. In a statement on Thursday, Uganda’s Ministry of Foreign...

How to watch Man City vs Tottenham: live stream Premier League 2025/26 game, TV channels
The Man City vs Tottenham live stream is a heavyweight clash this early in the Premier League 2025/26 season, not least after the sides won their respective opening fixtures 4-0 and 3-0. City purred in winning by four goals at Wolves. An Erling...

Social Listening 15 August 2025
Bill Gates and Africa via birth control Bill Gates is set to launch the world’s first contraceptive that will prevent pregnancy for 8 years in Kenya and Nigeria. This makes me ponder the question: why is Africa always used as a testing ground for...

With 100 days to go, intensive preparations continue for FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025
DOHA: Intensive preparations continue for the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025 which will kick off in 100 days. The Arab world's biggest football competition will take place in Qatar fromDecember 1–18, bringing together the best teams from across the...

Hegseth fires Defense Intelligence Agency chief, other senior Pentagon officials
President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth discuss coverage of the U.S. strikes on Iran during a NATO summit press conference. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired the head of the U.S....
Biomanufacturing: Scale-up vs Scale-out Economics
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“String Of Pearls”: China's Oceanic Gambit
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) The so-called String of Pearls strategy, a metaphor coined in Western policy circles in the early 2000s, is far more than a shipping map. It's Beijing's blueprint for a chain of naval and port infrastructure stretching...

Capitalist China and socialist revolution
Capitalist China and socialist revolution by Simon Hannah [Published by Resistance Books in 2023] The economic and political growth of China and its transformation into a world power is one of the defining features of the modern age and will have...

Parroquia de Salem honra el 70º jubileo de la Hermana Pauline Fortin
M -- La Hermana de Santa Chretienne Pauline Fortin fue al hospital por primera vez en su vida este año.\r\nLa hermana de 89 años se perdió el Triduo Pascual en la Parroquia de Santa Ana en Salem, donde ha adorado y trabajado como voluntaria...
Get Ahead of Property Tax and Business License Compliance
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