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TARURA scoops prestigious ‘People-Centered Design Approach’ award
Daily News Tanzania
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June 10, 2025
DAR ES SALAAM: The Rural and Urban Roads Agency (TARURA) has scooped a prestigious award recognizing the institution for adopting a “People-Centered Design Approach” in the planning and execution of road projects. This participatory approach...
Sierra Leonean Content Creators Visit Historic ‘India Gate’ During Familiarization Tour
Sierraloaded
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May 21, 2025
As part of an ongoing cultural exchange and digital diplomacy initiative, a team of prominent Sierra Leonean and other African content creators on Wednesday visited the iconic India Gate in New Delhi. The visit is part of the India Familiarization...
India High Commission Invites Sierra Leonean Content Creators for India Familiarization Tour
Sierraloaded
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May 17, 2025
As part of a major cultural exchange and digital diplomacy initiative, the Indian High Commission in Sierra Leone has invited three of the country’s top content creators to participate in the India Familiarization Tour 2025. The fully funded tour...
Michael Jordan’s Store Vandalised While Bulls Legend Smokes Cigar With Father-in-Law 6,275 Miles Away
Essentially Sports
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June 10, 2025
Vacations are meant to give you a break from the daily hustle that you deal with in your daily life. But not when you own a million-dollar property. More so now, when you have your investments in Los Angeles. It’s been complete chaos for Nike for...
Film series pays tribute to Mário Pinto de Andrade
Ver Angola
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The institute's theme for all its events this year is "Marginalized Memories", the organization's cultural programming coordinator in Angola, Ngoi Salucombo, explained to Lusa. "We wanted to do a film cycle with African films and then we just had...
Angolan film cycle pays tribute to Mário Pinto de Andrade
Portugal Pulse
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May 19, 2025
This year’s thematic focus for all the events organized by the institute is ‘Marginalized Memories,’ as explained by Ngoi Salucombo, the cultural program coordinator of the organization in Angola. “We aimed to curate a film cycle featuring African...
João Lourenço present at the funeral ceremonies of Pope Francis, from where he left for Egypt
Ver Angola
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According to a post on the presidency's Facebook page, João Lourenço was at the headquarters of the Vatican diplomatic mission in Luanda (Nunciature) on Thursday to present condolences to the apostolic nuncio of Angola and São Tomé, Monsignor...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, April 2025 and Annual Revision
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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June 5, 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...
DRC: New Inga 3 development programme prioritises communities
ESI Africa
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June 6, 2025
The largest energy project to be undertaken in the the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – a third hydropower plant at the Inga Dam complex – has received a timely financial injection, with the first part aimed at investments in local people,...
List of 10 poorest countries in Africa based on income, GDP per capita
TUKO
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June 5, 2025
The AfDB revised Africa’s economic growth forecast downward in its May 2025 report, cutting the 2025 and 2026 projections to 3.9% and 4.0%, respectively Economist Daniel Kathali explained that while closely related, GDP per capita and GNI per...
Biometric privacy on trial: The constitutional stakes in United States v. Brown
Biometric Update
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June 5, 2025
In January 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a ruling that may ultimately reshape the boundaries of constitutional rights in the digital age. In United States v. Brown, the D.C. Circuit held that the FBI...
Ocean is our lifeline: Why climate change is drowning small island nations and threatening us all
Asianet Newsable
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June 5, 2025
For most people, the ocean is a place for vacations, Instagram-worthy sunsets, or seafood platters. But in reality, the ocean is a life-support system for both humans and marine life. It is deeply tied to the air we breathe, the climate we live...
IKE’s on-device age assurance for vapes gets FDA approval to proceed
Biometric Update
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June 5, 2025
IKE Tech LLC has received an Acceptance Review letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Premarket Tobacco Product Application (PMTA) relating to a blockchain and Bluetooth-based tokenized age assurance system built into...
The Frequency School Breaks GUINNESS WORLD RECORDSTM Title For The 195 Song Featuring The Most Nationalities
MENAFN
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June 2, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) The Frequency School co-founded by U.S. Grammy-nominated and multi-platinum music producer Maejor, Martina Fuchs, Kingsley M, Brandon Lee and Aaron Dawson produced this visionary, powerful and universal campaign and premiered...
Fourth cohort of Amujae Leaders announced by the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development
Sierra Leone Telegraph
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May 22, 2025
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 May 2025: The Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development (EJS Center) is proud to announce the fourth cohort of its Amujae Leaders—13 outstanding women public leaders from across Africa who are...
World Bank approves funding for Inga 3 development programme
Energy Global
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June 4, 2025
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved a US$250 million credit from the International Development Association (IDA) as the first phase of a US$1 billion Inga 3 development programme. This long-term programme is a multi-phase...
UNESCO World Day of Portuguese Language celebrated
The Nation
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May 8, 2025
ISLAMABAD - Ambassador of Portugal Frederico Silva and Ambassador of Brazil Olyntho Vieira on Wednesday celebrated the Portuguese Language Day. Every 5th May is celebrated as the UNESCO World Portuguese Language Day and the Culture of the...
HIV/AIDS Fast Facts
KMIZ ABC 17 - Missouri
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June 3, 2025
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the origins, treatments and global response to HIV and AIDS. Facts HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. AIDS stands for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. HIV/AIDS is spread through sexual...
UNESCO World Portuguese Language Day celebrated
Associated Press of Pakistan
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May 6, 2025
- Advertisement - ISLAMABAD, May 06 (APP):The UNESCO World Portuguese Language Day and Culture of the Lusophone Countries is celebrated here on Monday by highlighting the global presence, cultural richness, and unifying power of the Portuguese...
Top 10 African countries with the highest leap in GDP growth rate in 2025
Business Insider Africa
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June 2, 2025
Despite these hurdles, some African countries are expected to experience stronger real GDP growth in 2025 compared to the previous year, indicating resilience and potential benefits. Despite these hurdles, some African countries are expected to...