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About Guinea Worm Eradication: A Global Health Milestone in Sight
Borgen Magazine
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July 30, 2025
SOMERSET, United Kingdom — Guinea worm disease is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) that has seen one of the most dramatic declines in global health history. It has declined from an estimated 3.5 million cases across 20 countries in 1986 to just...
As France's Africa policy collapses how do companies adjust?
Deutsche Welle
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July 27, 2025
The disruption is now in full swing, with more and more African countries, particularly in the Sahel region of northern and western Africa, rejecting the so-called Francafrique policy by their former colonial power, France. The term refers to a...
Climatic Catastrophe Is Becoming the New Oil Curse in Nigeria
Foundation for Investigative Journalism
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July 25, 2025
There is a brewing toll of climate change on Nigeria’s ecosystems and economy and this cannot be overstated. While addressing this at a recent gathering, Kashim Shettima, the Vice President of Nigeria, stated that over 90 percent of the country’s...
Five reasons why the UAE is fixated on Sudan
Black Agenda Report
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Sudanese refugees in Chad. Over 10 million people have been forcibly displaced in over a year of war in Sudan. Photo: Wikimedia commons. This article was first published at Al-Akhbar English. Last month, the Sudanese army accused Libya’s Khalifa...
IMF approves $625 million loan package for Chad to back development push
Profit by Pakistan Today
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July 26, 2025
The International Monetary Fund’s executive board approved Chad’s $625-million lending programme for four years, including an immediate disbursement of $38.5 million, the IMF said in a statement on Friday. The program, finalized in May between...
Climate Change Act: Assessing Buhari’s Unsung Legacy
This Day
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July 25, 2025
Sam Ifeanyi Onuigbo reflects on ex-President Muhammadu Buhari’s pivotal Climate Change Act, examining its lasting impact on Nigeria’s environmental policy and global standing. He had withheld assent to the Climate Change Bill in 2019. As one given...
Nigeria commits $538m on SAPZ – Shettima
Business Day
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July 30, 2025
Vice-President Kashim Shettima said Nigeria has already committed $538.05 million to the first phase of the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) programme. Shettima made this known on Tuesday at the United Nations Food Systems Summit...
Nigeria Launches Ambitious $538 Million Agro-Industrial Drive and Youth-Led 10-Year Agriculture Plan
The News Chronicle
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July 30, 2025
Committed to the first phase of its Special AgroIndustrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) program, Nigeria is boldly transforming its agricultural landscape by spending more than $538 million. Furthermore, the nation has revealed a youth-driven ten-year...
Nigeria Unveils 10-Year Action Plan to Transform Agriculture, Prioritise Youth Innovation
Arise News
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July 30, 2025
The federal government, on Tuesday, unveiled a 10-year Strategic Action Plan (2026–2035) to transform its agricultural sector, with Vice President Kashim Shettima declaring that the youth-led innovation will be central to the country’s food...
IMF's board approves $625-million loan deal for Chad
The Straits Times
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July 25, 2025
The International Monetary Fund's executive board approved Chad's $625-million lending programme for four years, including an immediate disbursement of $38.5 million, the IMF said in a statement on Friday. The program, finalized in May between...
Terrorism, climate change, cyber threats deepening Nigeria’s security woes — Chief of Defence Staff
Alexa.ng
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July 25, 2025
…Calls for unity, stronger institutions to combat global fragility. Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Christopher Musa has sounded the alarm over the worsening state of Nigeria’s national security, attributing the deepening crisis to terrorism,...
Nigeria commits $538 million to agro-industrial zones, unveils 10-year youth-led agricultural plan
Nairametrics
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July 30, 2025
Nigeria has committed $538.05 million to the first phase of its Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) programme and unveiled a youth-driven 10-year Strategic Action Plan (2026–2035) to transform its agricultural sector, according to Vice...
An Insider’s personal reflection on Buhari’s climate change legacy
Daily Trust
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By Sam Onuigbo He had withheld assent to the Climate Change Bill in 2019. As one given to meticulous observation, he noted some grey areas that required clarity for operators of the law. It is painful to speak of Nigeria’s former President, His...
African Leaders Are Pushing To Speed Up Continent-Wide Deal To Weather Growing Global Tariff Turmoil
Daily Independent
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July 21, 2025
0 African leaders are pushing to speed up implementation of a continent-wide deal to boost trade as growing concerns over U. S. tariffs, including rates as high as 50% for Lesotho, threaten to decimate industries and hit economic growth. The...
At UN Food Summit, Nigeria Unveils 10-year Youth-led Agricultural Renewal Plan
This Day
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July 30, 2025
•Shettima: We’ve doled out $538m for SAPZs, created 785,000 jobs Deji Elumoye in Abuja The federal government, yesterday, unveiled a 10-year Strategic Action Plan (2026–2035) to transform its agricultural sector, with Vice President Kashim...
Youth are leading a global movement for land rights and climate justice
Digital Journal
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July 23, 2025
The Central African Republic wants the total lifting of an embargo imposed on the export of its diamonds for more than a decade - Copyright AFP/File Pedro PARDO A new exercise in youth-led advocacy is taking place, seeking solutions to the climate...
Surprise results in search for South African lizard species that have been missing for decades
The Conversation
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July 23, 2025
What happens when a species has not been seen by anyone for decades? Environmentalists think of these as “lost species”. We do not know if they’ve gone extinct, or if it’s simply that nobody has looked for them. There are more than 4,300 animal...
Foundation underscores Africa’s relevance to climate crisis issues
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 22, 2025
Acting Director-General, Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Foundation, Amara Nwankpa, has said Africa finds itself in a climate crisis because the continent is among the most vulnerable populations, though it contributes relatively less to the global greenhouse...
U.S. officials visit Mali as junta eyes economic and security ties
Business Insider Africa
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July 23, 2025
Junta-led Mali is courting U.S. investment and backing in its fight against Islamist insurgents, as it works to strengthen a regional bloc of military-led governments in West Africa. On Monday, U.S. officials met with Malian Foreign Minister...
Chad hit by escalating crisis driven by mass displacement
The South African
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July 18, 2025
Chad is facing an intensifying humanitarian crisis in July 2025. Over 2.2 million people are now forcibly displaced across the nation. This figure represents nearly 10% of Chad’s total population. Eastern regions like Wadi Fira and Ennedi East are...