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From the Congo to Kenya, timber trafficking is flourishing
Global Voices
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July 3, 2025
The timber yard in Kasindi. Photo by Ghislain Mbakulirahi. Used with permission. This article was first published on Icicongo on June 21, 2025. It was republished on Global Voices as part of a content partnership agreement. In East Africa, a lack...
ED probe finds Ranya Rao’s active role in global smuggling syndicate
The Hans India
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July 6, 2025
Bengaluru: The investigation by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) into the sensational gold smuggling case has revealed that Kannada actress Ranya Rao has played an active role in global smuggling syndicate. The probe further revealed that the...
Mamdani Said He Was ‘African American’ On Columbia University Application
Daily Wire
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July 3, 2025
New York City’s Democratic Mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani does not consider himself to be black — but that did not stop him from checking the “African-American” box in addition to the “Asian” box on his application to attend Columbia University....
From hype to help: Making crypto work for real people
Ynet
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July 5, 2025
Not long ago, I sat across from a young blockchain founder at a café in Warsaw during the Onchain Economy Conference. He was beaming. “We’ve just integrated zk-rollups with dynamic wallet composability across 20 chains,” he said, “to improve...
Alberta photographer uses photos to fight for change
Mountain View Albertan
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July 5, 2025
Award-winning Alberta photographer Jacquie Matechuk started her career documenting extreme sports, and a transition to wildlife photographer has her developing a new style and fighting for conservation efforts through her work. The Bwindi...
From miracle babies to miracle oil: Inside the life of controversial televangelist bishop Gilbert Deya
The Standard
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In his heyday, he presented himself as a chosen one. A televangelist who could order pregnancy into the wombs of women and cure HIV/Aids and cancer through a special anointing oil, according to his script. He was the man who claimed he could help...
A Suit, a Borrowed Car, and a Country to Save: The Story of Dr. Pierre-Célestin Rwigema
KT Press Rwanda
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July 1, 2025
31 Pierre Celestin Rwigema, a former Prime Minister, and also the first Minister for Primary and Secondary Education In the rubble of a country scarred by genocide, where windows in government offices were shattered, and stray dogs still fed on...
One-Day Prevalence of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase (ESBL) and Carbapenemase-Producing Bacteria in Fecal Samples from Surgical Patients: A Concerning Trend of Antibiotic Resistance
Dove Medical Press
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July 4, 2025
Introduction Antimicrobial resistance has become a global concern, posing significant challenges in the treatment of infectious diseases.1 Beta-lactam antibiotics, including penicillins, cephalosporins, carbapenems, and aztreonam, are commonly...
London Gatwick strengthens African connectivity with new Kenya Airways route to Nairobi
Sussex World
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July 3, 2025
London Gatwick has further expanded its African network with the launch of Kenya Airways’ new direct service to Nairobi. The route, which started on Thursday, July 3, marks the only non-stop connection between London Gatwick and the Kenyan...
What does Zohran Kwame Mamdani’s primary victory mean?, By Uddin Ifeanyi
Premium Times
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June 30, 2025
Zohran Kwame Mamdani Zohran Kwame Mamdani’s victory in the primary election to pick the Democratic Party’s candidate for New York’s mayor in elections to be held in November, has been extensively parsed for its significance. The unusual...
What Queer Americans Can Learn From Hungary
Autostraddle
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July 4, 2025
Feature image of the Budapest Pride Parade 2025 by Janos Kummer via Getty Images June was a hard month for democracy in the United States. Now that Pride is behind us, it’s time to take stock—not only of what we’ve lost, but also of the lessons we...
Senegal ditches Akon's 'unrealistic' city project
Africanews
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July 4, 2025
Touted as a high-tech utopia powered by renewable energy and bankrolled by its own cryptocurrency, Akon City was ambitious as it was daring. Designed with curvy skyscrapers and sleek modern infrastructure, early renderings of Akon City drew...
The Key to Understanding Adult Siblings: Your In-Laws
The Walrus
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July 4, 2025
J ust leave it Don’t call him Two consecutive texts from my aunt, following a series of messages in which she told me that my mother, who is in her mid-sixties, was dizzy, throwing up, and unable to open her eyes. That Mum might need to go to the...
ED provisionally attaches ₹34.12 crore worth properties of Ranya Rao
The Hindu
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July 5, 2025
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has provisionally attached immovable properties valued at ₹34.12 crore of Ranya Rao in the gold smuggling case. In a statement issued on Friday, the ED said the attachments have been made as “property equivalent...
America Used to Be a Refuge for Queer Immigrants. Now Its Own People Want Out.
Slate Magazine
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June 30, 2025
This is part of Slate’s Pride 2025 package on how America is celebrating queerness during one of the most challenging years on record. José never wanted to leave El Salvador, but he didn’t have a choice. His predicament began when his conservative...
NYC Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani Was Shaped by Mira Nair’s Films
Recently Heard
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July 2, 2025
As a younger man Zohran Mamdani hated seeing his filmmaker mom Mira Nair go away for months at a time to go make motion pictures. The one youngster was very shut along with his mom, and he coveted their time collectively. However he was OK along...
Beyond the deals: Are Kenya's trade agreements delivering real value?
The Standard
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Ongoing construction of Kenol- Sagana - Marwa highway. The road is 70 per cent complete from Kenol to Sagana while Sagana to Marua is 63 per cent at Makuyu in Muranga county, May 31, 2022. [Mose Sammy, Standard] Economic speak, the key highlight...
Kenya to face Zanzibar in CECAFA Beach Soccer Champs opener
Citizen TV Kenya
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July 4, 2025
Kenya’s beach soccer team is gearing up for a pulsating moment as the country prepares to host the inaugural CECAFA Beach Soccer Championship 2025 in Mombasa. After two postponements attributed to logistical issues, the Council of East and Central...
July 4, 2025: The United States and American Jews at a Crossroads
The Jewish Press
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July 2, 2025
July 4, 1976 Forty-nine years ago, on the eve of the U.S. centennial, Palestinian terrorists held 106 Jews and Israelis hostage in Entebbe and demanded the release of 53 terrorists. At that time, Israel and the West still had a policy of not...
It’s Not Too Late for States Parties to Fulfill the Promise of the International Criminal Court: Three Actions They Should Take Now
Just Security
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July 2, 2025
What to do about a world in which atrocity crimes appear to be occurring with increasing and alarming frequency? Wars are prosecuted using scorched earth tactics that involve the commission of war crimes and crimes against humanity, credible...