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Village holds ceremony honoring fallen heroes
Morrow County Sentinel - Ohio
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June 4, 2025
A Mount Gilead police cruiser leads the Memorial Day parade through downtown. On Monday, May 26, the Village of Mount Gilead gathered in solemn remembrance to honor the men and women who gave their lives in service to the United States of America....
Investing in Africa this Year: The 5 Best Businesses to Start
The European Business Review
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June 2, 2025
Africa’s economic landscape presents unprecedented opportunities for savvy investors and entrepreneurs seeking high-growth markets with substantial returns. The continent’s robust economic projections, with growth expected to reach 3.9% in 2025...
The Silicon Shackles: How Africa’s Digital Dependency Reinfo...
Modern Ghana
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In the 21st century, Africa faces a new form of colonization not through chains or gunboats, but through cables, clouds, and code. While the digital revolution promises connectivity, innovation, and economic growth, Africa’s overwhelming...
Vacant house destroyed by fire in Gert Town
WDSU 6 - Louisiana
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June 4, 2025
New Orleans Fire investigating two-alarm fire in Gert Town Copy Link Copy {copyShortcut} to copy Updated: 9:27 PM CDT Jun 3, 2025 The National Hurricane Center has put at least an X on where they find there's *** circulation of the ground where we...
Highest-paying jobs for people with 2-year degrees in Yuba City
Tracy Press - California
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Highest-paying jobs for people with 2-year degrees in Yuba City For many, a two-year associate degree can be the ticket to higher earning power at an affordable price. Though some types of associate degrees can be a stepping stone to a bachelor's,...
Dilli Dark: Film resonates with Africans seeking acceptance in Delhi
Hindustan Times
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June 4, 2025
“What New York is for Indians, Delhi is for Nigerians.” Nigerian actor Samuel Abiola Robinson’s qualification of the Capital finds an echo in his portrayal of the protagonist of Dilli Dark, a newly released dark comedy that questions the city’s...
Elegy for Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o – Weep not Africa, the devil is on the cross
Daily Maverick
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June 3, 2025
the passing of the sage needs an elegy weaving his works into memory woven not from sorrow but from the titles he left us each a thread in the long cloth of liberation Weep Not, Child though Njoroge’s dreams were drowned in betrayal still he hoped...
Goldbod to open 'Ghana Gold Village' as Africa's premier gold jewellery hub - Sammy Gyamfi
GhanaWeb
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June 3, 2025
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, has announced government plans to open the ‘Ghana Gold Village.’ This development, which will be modeled after the Dubai Gold Souk in the United Arab Emirates, is...
NUSW Secretary-General takes part in conference on situation of women in Africa
Sahara Press Service
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Shaheed El-Hafed, June 3, 2025 (SPS) – The Secretary-General of the National Union of Sahrawi Women (NUSW), Ms. Shaba Seini, participated in a conference on the situation of women in Africa. In her address during the virtual conference, she shed...
Study finds elevated macrolide resistance in African children following mass azithromycin program
CIDRAP
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June 3, 2025
New research conducted by British and African scientists suggests that mass azithromycin distribution is linked to persistent, elevated macrolide resistance in one of the communities where it's been tested. In a study published yesterday in The...
A Village’s Living Artwork Goes On Display at The Met
Hyperallergic
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June 3, 2025
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African Lion Sharpens Skills in Complex, Multidomain Operations
Africa Defense Forum
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June 3, 2025
High above Morocco’s Kenitra Air Base, Moroccan and United States military medical teams tended to a wounded Soldier on a Moroccan C-130H Hercules transport aircraft. The teams had evacuated the Soldier and worked to stabilize him before...
'Steady hand:' Richard Towne signing off after three decades leading KUNM
The University of New Mexico
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June 3, 2025
The year was 1994, and Richard Towne — retiring June 30 after serving 30 years as general manager of KUNM-FM, UNM’s public radio station — had a big decision to make. The last few years, he had spent time taking short-term and short-notice...
Kansas City area marks Juneteenth with parades, festivals and historic tributes
KMBC 9 - Missouri
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June 3, 2025
MISSING. WE ARE COUNTING DOWN TO JUNETEENTH, A DAY TO REMEMBER THE END OF SLAVERY IN THE U.S. JUNE 19TH, 1865 IS WHEN THE LAST SLAVES LEARNED THEY WERE FREE PEOPLE ACROSS THE METRO ARE REFLECTING ON THAT PART OF HISTORY. EARLY KMBC NINE’S TERESA...
Peril and persistence define the path of Africa’s conservationists
Mongabay
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June 3, 2025
Local conservationists across Africa face threats, isolation and underfunding, as illustrated by Nigerian conservationist Itakwu Innocent, who survived an assassination attempt and has endured years of violence and ostracism for protecting...
AFRICA/KENYA - Father Bett buried in Eldoret: Senators call for a commission to investigate the murders of priests
Fides
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June 3, 2025
Tuesday, 3 June 2025 Upendo fm 89.4/Diocese of Eldoret Eldoret (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic community mourns the loss of Father Allois Cheruiyot Bett, the 33-year-old Catholic priest who was shot dead on May 22 (see Fides, 23/5/2025) in the Tot...
AFRICA/UGANDA - Failed attack near the Basilica of the Uganda Martyrs on their commemoration day; two suicide bombers killed
Fides
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June 3, 2025
Kampala – On the morning of June 3, an explosion occurred approximately 500 meters from the Uganda Martyrs Shrine in Munyonyo. According to the Ugandan Army , the explosion occurred during an operation to thwart an attack. "This morning, a UPDF...
Renaissance Africa Energy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) To Speak At African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 Amid $15B Investment Drive In Nigeria
MENAFN
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June 3, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) Tony Attah, CEO of Renaissance Africa Energy – a consortium of independent oil and gas companies -, has been confirmed to speak at this year's African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies 2025 conference, taking place...
City of Toledo invites community to take part in The Juneteenth Experience
WTVG - Ohio
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June 3, 2025
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - The City of Toledo is inviting the community to take part in The Juneteenth Experience, a weeklong celebration to honor and celebrate Black excellence and freedom. The celebration will kickoff on June 13 with a Pan-African...
Canadian wildfire smoke & dust plume from Africa could collide over South this week
KADN News 15 - Louisiana
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June 3, 2025
(CNN) — Air quality is taking a hit in parts of the central and eastern United States as smoke from out-of-control wildfires in Canada pours south – but that isn’t the only thing millions of people will notice in the sky this week. A plume of dust...