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WASSCE: Knocks for WAEC over late night exam
Daily Trust
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Parents, teachers and other stakeholders have criticised the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) over its handling of the delay in conducting English Language Paper 2 in the ongoing 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination...
African Union welcomes DRC-M23 Peace Deal Signed in Qatar
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, July, 19, 2025 (ENA)— The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf welcomed the signing of the Peace Agreement between DR Congo and the Alliance Fleuve Congo/March 23 Movement (AFC/M23) today in Doha,...
The Chairperson Of The African Union Commission Welcomes The Signing Of Declaration Of The Principles Between The Democratic Republic Of The Congo And The Alliance Fleuve Congo / March 23 Movement (AFC/M23)
MENAFN
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July 19, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, warmly welcomes the signing of the Peace Agreement between the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Alliance Fleuve Congo /...
First Bank records N1t in instant digital loan disbursements
Eagle Online
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July 19, 2025
FirstBank, a leading financial institution and provider of financial inclusion services in West Africa, announces the achievement of N1 trillion in cumulative instant digital loan disbursements. This accomplishment further consolidates its...
Roundup: DR Congo-M23 declaration in Doha welcomed as step toward peace
Xinhua News Agency
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KINSHASA, July 19 (Xinhua) -- The declaration of principles signed in Doha on Saturday between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group has been broadly welcomed as a step toward ending the...
5 immigrants said in solitary confinement at Eswatini jails
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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July 19, 2025
CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- Five immigrants deported by the United States to the small southern African nation of Eswatini under the Trump administration's third-country program are being held in solitary confinement in various prisons for an...
Mobile Money Savings Growth in Africa Marks a Turning Point in Sub-Saharan Finance — Here’s Why It Matters for the Future
TechTrendsKE
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July 19, 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa has become the epicenter of mobile money—and now, it’s starting to change something even more fundamental than how people pay: how they save. In 2024 alone, the region processed over $1.1 trillion in mobile money transactions....
Let’s sustain start-up businesses — Rev. Saakuur-Karbo
Graphic
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July 19, 2025
About 70 per cent of start-ups collapsed within the first three years of operations, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Empowerment Coaching and Consulting Services, Rev. Augustine Saakuur-Karbo, has revealed. He said the startling...
Morocco Tops North African Countries in Global Citizenship Report 2025
Morocco World News
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July 13, 2025
Rabat — Morocco ranked 100th out of 165 countries in the 2025 Global Citizenship Report released by CS Global Partners. The country scored 50.5 out of 100 points, placing it in the lower tier of the global ranking. In the North African region, the...
There's now appetite for rapprochement between ECOWAS and Sa...
Modern Ghana
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President John Dramani Mahama has announced a significant breakthrough in efforts to mend the fractured ties between ECOWAS and the Alliance of Sahel States, comprising Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, following months of regional tension following...
Opinion: I’m a genocide scholar. I know it when I see it.
The Salt Lake Tribune - Utah
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A month after the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, I believed there was evidence that the Israeli military had committed war crimes and potentially crimes against humanity in its counterattack on Gaza. But contrary to the cries of Israel’s...
LASU School Of Transport And Logistics Gets First Female Dean, Ugboma
Daily Independent
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July 19, 2025
4 LAGOS – The Vice Chancellor of Lagos State University (LASU), Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, mni, NPOM, has appointed Ogochukwu Ugboma (Ph.D), an Associate Professor of the first-rated varsity as the Acting Dean of the School of Transport and...
Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Insider Monkey
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July 19, 2025
Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript July 18, 2025 Schlumberger Limited beats earnings expectations. Reported EPS is $0.74, expectations were $0.722. Operator: Good morning. My name is Megan, and I will be your...
Beyond the Beat: Congo’s World Music Festival Charts New Course for Culture and Tourism
Graphic
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July 19, 2025
This week, the city of Kinshasa saw and witnessed a pulsating blend of rhythm, colour and celebration. The forecourt of the National Assembly, known affectionately as the People’s Palace, was transformed into a musical arena for three nights of...
FIRST E&P, TPDC sign deal to develop oil block in Tanzania
The Cable
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July 19, 2025
The FIRST Exploration & Petroleum Development Company (FIRST E&P) has announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) for the technical assessment and potential development of...
World Premiere in Seattle: Decommissioned Cold War-era MiG-21 fighter jet transformed into art
KING 5 - Washington State
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July 19, 2025
The MiG-21 Project turns an "icon of violence" into a symbol of resilience in an exhibit debuting at Seattle's Museum of Flight. Artist Ralph Ziman stops by KING 5. SEATTLE — Tens of millions of small colorful glass beads, needled together by...
Unearthing Ethiopia’s Potential: From Ancient Tools to Modern Development
The Reporter Ethiopia
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July 19, 2025
Tegenu Gossa Aredo (PhD) is a distinguished Ethiopian Pre-Historic Archaeologist, and is currently a guest researcher at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Institute of Archaeology. Tegenu, who prefers to be acknowledged as an African...
DR Congo and M23 rebels sign ceasefire deal
Bangkok Post
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July 19, 2025
Agreement includes roadmap for restoring state authority in mineral-rich east of vast African country PUBLISHED : 19 Jul 2025 at 19:45 DOHA - The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda-backed armed group M23 signed a ceasefire deal on Saturday to...
2 female boxers accused of forging medical reports, barred in Zambia
The Times Group Malawi
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July 19, 2025
DISPUTING RESULTS—Banda and M’beka (right)Malawi’s boxing reputation has suffered a huge dent following a failed medical test, that risked boxers’ lives and undermined the credibility of the local professional boxing board, Malawi News Sport can...
2024 WAFCON: Black Queens coach Kim Lars Bjorkegren promises...
Modern Ghana
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Black Queens head coach Kim Lars Björkegren is confident his team will deliver an improved display when they face Algeria in the quarterfinals of the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) today, Saturday, July 19. Ghana is aiming for a place...