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DRC : a military drone shoots down a humanitarian plane in Minembwe – AFC denounces a “war crime” against the Banyamulenge
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, July 1, 2025 — A civilian plane carrying medicines was shot down by a Congolese military drone as it approached the Kiziba airstrip (Minembwe), in Fizi territory, South Kivu province. The incident, which occurred on...
Katavi reaps big from 1.3tri/- boost under Samia
Daily News Tanzania
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July 5, 2025
DODOMA: KATAVI Region has recorded significant development milestones over the past five years, following major investments into key sectors under the leadership of President Samia Suluhu Hassan. Katavi Regional Commissioner, Ms Mwanamvua...
Dr Kelej drives change
Business Ghana
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Dr. Rasha Kelej drives an impactful change in public health landscape in Africa and beyond by providing 2282 scholarships to doctors from 52 countries The selection for each scholarship will be based on request by First Lady Office, Ministry of...
New book on Maggy Barankitse is a portrait of a humanitarian rising from the ashes
Religion News Service
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July 3, 2025
(RNS) — A few humanitarians have become household names: Mother Teresa, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Mahatma Gandhi. Maggy Barankitse is another — not nearly as well known, but driven by fighting injustice and a theological vision to make the world...
Congolese army destroys plane rebels claim was carrying aid
BBC
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July 1, 2025
The Congolese government says it targeted an aircraft which rebels claim was delivering food aid before it was blown up in the district of Minembwe, close to the country's borders with Rwanda and Burundi. It is the latest violent incident in the...
Keep your America, Mr Trump, and we’ll keep our Africa
Al Jazeera
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July 4, 2025
On June 16, The New York Times disclosed that United States President Donald Trump is considering broadening his travel ban list to include as many as 36 additional countries, most of them African – including my country, Zimbabwe. Twelve days...
Congo gold miner says M23 rebels force staff to work without pay
The Straits Times
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June 30, 2025
‹‹ 1 of 2 Burundian volunteers prepare food for Congolese families at Rugombo Stadium, after Congolese fled from renewed clashes between M23 rebels and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC), in Rugombo commune of...
Alert issued as vaccine for Brit travellers for lethal infection 'out of stock in UK'
The Mirror
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June 30, 2025
The vaccine is expected to be out of stock for a number of weeks, Foreign Office website Travel Health Pro today reported Holidaymakers have been alerted to a disruption in the supply of a crucial vaccine, which is expected to be 'unavailable' for...
Observances: July 1
Bulgarian News Agency
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The world: - National Day of Canada: Canada Day (1867). - National Day of Somalia: Foundation of the Somali Republic (1960). - National Day of Rwanda: Independence Day (1962). - National Day of Burundi: Independence Day (1962). On this date in...
Mahama (Rwanda) : high living cost and growing poverty in the refugee camp
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Mahama, June 27, 2025 – In Mahama camp, in eastern Rwanda, the life of refugees is becoming more unbearable every day. The drastic reduction in financial and food assistance is plunging thousands of people into extreme poverty....
Cibitoke : six young Congolese detainees denounce false accusations and mistreatment
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, June 26, 2025 — Six young Congolese detainees from Kamanyola, in South Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo, have been detained for a week in the cell of the Cibitoke provincial police station, in...
A Port, A Pipeline, and a Future Rewritten: How Ethiopia’s Hidden Rivers Can Transform the Horn of Africa
Zehabesha
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July 3, 2025
A Port, A Pipeline, and a Future Rewritten: How Ethiopia’s Hidden Rivers Can Transform the Horn of Africa In the rugged embrace of Ethiopia’s eastern highlands, rivers like the Genale-Dawa surge relentlessly to nowhere — vanishing into dry...
Women drug users in Bujumbura : between survival, stigma, and hope for reintegration
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, June 27, 2025 – In Bujumbura, women drug users struggle every day to survive in extremely precarious conditions. Rejected by their families and stigmatized by society, they nevertheless try to escape through...
On recent heatwave in Africa!
The Point
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Scientists from World Weather Attribution, the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, and Climate Central found that climate change had also doubled the number of heatwaves in the world. The research also identified 67 extreme heat events that...
New World Bank Group resident representative for Solomons, Vanuatu
Solomon Star
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July 4, 2025
HONIARA, (WORLD BANK) — Bernard Harborne becomes the World Bank Group resident representative for Solomon Islands and Vanuatu starting from 01 July. This position brings together the World Bank Group’s country-level leadership to better support...
KENYA’S 1Q25 BANKING SECTOR
TV47
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June 28, 2025
If economic growth is a measure of a nation’s vitality, what does a slowdown in key sectors reveal about Kenya’s current health and future trajectory? In 2024, the Kenyan economy experienced a deceleration, with GDP growth dipping to 4.7% from the...
Reuters Exclusive: USAID Cancelled Congo Rape Survivor Kits Amid Surging Violence
To Vima
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July 2, 2025
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) quietly cancelled a critical contract to supply emergency kits for rape survivors in eastern Congo earlier this year, just as violence escalated and the number of sexual assault cases soared,...
Feeding Minds First: Rethinking the Place of Communication in Combating Malnutrition in Africa
Daily Trust
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June 26, 2025
By Milliscent Nnwoka Africa faces a grave nutrition crisis, one that statistics alone cannot solve. In Nigeria, 40% of children under five are stunted, and over 17 million people are food insecure (UNICEF, 2023; FAO et al., 2023; DHI, 2023)....
Kakuma (Kenya): suspension of cash assistance, refugees left desperate
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Kakuma, June 24, 2025 — The UNHCR has suspended cash assistance in the Kakuma refugee camp and reduced food rations. The decline in international funding jeopardizes more than 200,000 refugees, including thousands of Burundians....
Measles outbreak at Makombe transit camp: Congolese refugee children particularly affected
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, June 24, 2025 – At the Makombe transit center, located in Rumonge province (southwest Burundi), a measles outbreak is causing serious concern among health authorities. Congolese refugee children, arriving in large...