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African militaries eye lighter and cheaper drones
Oman Observer
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August 26, 2025
Aerial warfare in Africa is trending lighter and nimbler - and increasingly single-use. Hulking, fixed-wing military drones were prominently on display at a continent-wide military conference underway in Nigeria this week. But at a half-dozen expo...
HRW accuses Mauritania of years of African migrant abuse
African Insider
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August 27, 2025
Dakar – Mauritanian security forces have committed “serious human rights violations” against migrants and asylum seekers ranging from torture to rape over the past five years, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday in a report. The country has become a...
Shearwater Geoservices bags survey brace in Africa
Splash 247
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August 27, 2025
AfricaEuropeOffshore Shearwater GeoServices Norwegian offshore seismic vessel player Shearwater Geoservices has been awarded contracts for OBN surveys by Tullow Oil and ExxonMobil in Africa. Tullow hired Shearwater for deepwater OBN work in...
East African group calls for closer coordination to stave off deadly extremism
Panapress
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August 27, 2025
27 august 2025 - 06:37:02 MA/MO 142 Views Panafrican News Agency Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The threat of violent extremism has been a major obstacle in the Horn and East Africa thus undermining peace and security, a regional agency that...
African scammers con British women as 'payback for colonialism by reclaiming what was taken by white people'
GB News
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August 26, 2025
Online scammers in Africa are conning British women out of thousands of pounds as "payback for colonialism", a study has revealed. The Ghanaian group, known as Sakawa Boys, has been asking women for money and tricking them into thinking they are...
TICAD9: Marrying African ingenuity with Japan’s technological strength
The Economic Times
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August 26, 2025
Ninth edition of Tokyo International Conference on African Development or TICAD was held in Yokohama, Japan from August 20 to 22. The theme for TICAD9 was “Co-Create Innovative Solutions with Africa” underlining the intent to leverage both African...
Africa Intelligence Brief Comprehensive News Roundup For August 26, 2025
MENAFN
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August 26, 2025
(MENAFN- The Rio Times) On August 26, 2025, Egypt's petroleum ministry announced new gas drilling in its giant Zohr field to boost output. Meanwhile, Tunisian rights groups condemned the government's closure of a key information agency as a...
Africa’s millionaire population to grow 65%
New Business Ethiopia
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August 26, 2025
Africa’s millionaire population is projected to grow by 65% over the next decade, according to the newly published Africa Wealth Report 2025. The continent is currently home to 25 billionaires, 348 centi-millionaires, and 122,500 millionaires — a...
Who is Kaura Taylor? Missing Texas woman found living with lost African tribe in Scotland
Hindustan Times
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August 26, 2025
Kaura Taylor, who was earlier reported missing by her family in Texas, has been traced living among a lost African tribe in the Scottish Highlands. Her family members fear for her well-being, claiming that she might have been manipulated by the...
Africa: The cartographic (and demographic) truth
Winnipeg Free Press
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August 26, 2025
Opinion Two Africa-based advocacy groups, Africa No Filter and Speak Up Africa, launched a “Change the Map” campaign in April. “When whole generations, in Africa and elsewhere, learn from a distorted map, they develop a biased view of Africa’s...
African militaries eye lighter, cheaper drones
The Standard
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Ethiopian soldiers attend a drone piloting training program at an aviation school in Beijing. [Xing Guangli, AFP] Aerial warfare in Africa is trending lighter and nimbler -- and increasingly single-use. Hulking, fixed-wing military drones were...
Legalising rhino horn trade requires team effort, breeder says
Namibian Sun
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August 27, 2025
Namibia’s CITES application under the spotlight After the world's largest rhino farmer was arrested in South Africa last week, questions have been raised about whether this will negatively impact Namibia's application to CITES to legalise the...
GIABA calls for stronger regional cooperation to tackle financial crimes in West Africa
Peoples Gazette
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August 26, 2025
The Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering (GIABA) has reiterated the need for stronger political commitment and regional cooperation to combat money laundering and terrorism financing. This call was made on Tuesday in Dakar,...
Africa’s AI Strongmen
New Lines Magazine
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August 26, 2025
Burkina Faso’s interim president, Capt. Ibrahim Traoré, stands at a podium listing Africa’s riches. He names them as cobalt, platinum and uranium, and then asks why the continent, the world’s richest in minerals, remains poor. It’s a passionate...
Africa: The Cartographic Truth (and the Demographic Truth)
The Portugal News
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That may be changing, because earlier this month the 55-member African Union endorsed the campaign, making it a diplomatic issue as well. The claim is that the traditional Mercator map of the world shows the African continent as hardly any bigger...
Ivory Coast President Files for Re-election as Opposition Faces Exclusions
News Ghana
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August 26, 2025
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara formally submitted his candidacy for October’s presidential election, seeking another term amid significant opposition challenges. The 83-year-old leader arrived at the Independent Electoral Commission...
The puzzle between South Africa and Ukraine, with hopes for tourism and local development
MyJoyOnline
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August 26, 2025
The View Mazeppa Bay Hotel, in Mazeppa Bay, Mnquma Local Municipality, a new information sign dedicated to Mazeppa Bay will be unveiled. The event brings together the history of South Africa and Ukraine with hopes for more tourism and local...
African scammers are 'targeting British women to get revenge for colonialism'
Daily Mail
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August 26, 2025
African romance fraudsters justify targeting British women as revenge for colonialism, a new study has found. Accra, the capital of Ghana, is known as a hub for organised groups including the notorious 'Sakawa Boys', who specialise in online...
WE OUTSIDE THIS SUMMER WITH THE SAVANNA 500ML CAN
South Africa Today
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August 26, 2025
South Ahh, it’s time. Summer is back and so is that deep local love for being outside. From golden hour rooftops to bush getaways, Mzansi knows how to make the most of every moment under the sun and now, we’re doing it with even more crispness in...
How far have francophone African nations come since 1960?
Deutsche Welle
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"Sixty-five is a ripe age" – that is how Ivory Coast president Alassane Ouattara congratulated his country on 65 years of independence. "It's a moment to reflect together how far we have come, a chance to cement what we have learned, and look to...