China’s leaders are vowing to reduce its reliance on foreign advanced technology and spur stronger domestic demand as it weathers “high winds” amid elevated trade tensions with the U.S. An outline of the ruling Communist Party’s blueprint for the next five years was laid out in a 5,000-word communique released Thursday after a four-day top level meeting in Beijing,...
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Tanzania’s First Female President Has Defied Early Hopes That She Would Ease Repression
Less than six months after Samia Suluhu Hassan was inaugurated as Tanzania’s first woman president in 2021, the country’s most famous cartoonist depicted her in a military general’s uniform under the title “Dictatoress.” In the cartoon by Tanzanian-born Gado, drawn from his base in Kenya where there is more press freedom, Hassan looks at her image in...
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Sport Story: Nottingham Forest Defender Ola Aina Hyping Team Mate After A 2-0 Win Against Porto
Ola Aina, who has been a key figure for Forest this season, has been sidelined with a hamstring injury sustained while on international duty and won’t resume until new year
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Croatia Reintroduces Military Conscription As Europe Worries About Russia-Ukraine War
Croatia’s parliament on Friday voted to reintroduce compulsory military service in the European Union and NATO member country. The move comes amid heightened tensions in Europe following the Russian aggression against Ukraine, as well as an apparent arms race and military buildup in the Balkans, which went through a bloody war in the 1990s. Lawmakers approved legal changes in...
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Bloomberg Billionaire Index Profiles Aliko Dangote As First African To Hit $30 Billion Net Worth
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has reached a new milestone, becoming the first African to attain a net worth of $30.2 billion. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, the Nigerian business mogul has further strengthened his position as the continent’s wealthiest individual, marking a historic moment in 2025. “Dangote owns a collection of industrial assets...
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Afghanistan And Pakistan Head To Turkey For Second Round Of Crisis Talks
Afghanistan and Pakistan are heading to Turkey for a second round of crisis talks, officials said Friday, after recent fighting between them killed dozens of people and injured hundreds more. The neighbors are embroiled in a bitter security row that has become increasingly violent, with each side saying they were responding to aggression from the other. Pakistan accuses Afghanistan of...
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Nollywood Actor And Content Creator Williams Uchemba Demands Accountability Of Apprehended Kidnappers, Calls For Public Execution Of Same.
Nollywood actor and content creator Williams Uchemba, has demanded for accountability of apprehended kidnappers, while calling for public execution of same, citing China’s model as deterrents. According to the actor: “The punishment for kidnapping is death. I don’t know why, when it’s time to execute that constitution, we’re not as vocal as we should be....
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BREAKING: FATF delists Nigeria from global money laundering watchlist
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has delisted Nigeria from its greylist of countries with deficiencies in anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing frameworks. The global finance watchdog announced the decision at the end of a plenary meeting on Friday. South Africa, Mozambique, and Burkina Faso were among the four African countries removed from the list....