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FULL LIST: Nigeria emerges as Africa's third most formidable military force
Punch
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June 23, 2025
Nigeria has secured the third position among African nations with the most formidable military forces in the 2025 Global Firepower Military Strength Index, according to Global Firepower’s annual report cited by PUNCH Online on Monday. The index...
General International Travel Advisory
JD Supra - California
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June 23, 2025
If you are not a U.S. citizen, travel outside the United States entails some chance that you will not be allowed to re-enter. This chance is quite small for permanent residents and, keeping in mind that about 100,000 foreign nationals enter the...
Full List: Nigeria Ranks 3rd In Global Firepower Ranking Of Africa’s Military Strength Index 2025
Naija News
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June 23, 2025
Nigeria ranks behind Egypt and Algeria according to the Global Peace Index, which is published annually. Naija News reports that the latest publication assesses more than 60 factors such as personnel, equipment capabilities, financial assets,...
Eritrea: Meeting Aimed At Strengthening Organizational Capacity
MENAFN
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June 13, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) A meeting aimed at strengthening the organizational capacity and unity of nationals residing in the Republic of South Sudan was conducted on 6 June in Juba. The meeting was attended by heads of the Eritrean community, the...
Eritrea: Tour To Developmental And Historical Sites
MENAFN
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June 13, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) Download logo Diaspora nationals who came to Eritrea to participate in the 34th Independence Day anniversary have visited developmental and historical sites in the Adi-Keih sub-zone. The tour was organized by...
International Leaders Condemn Trump’s Travel Ban as Divisive, Unfair
The Washington Informer
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June 11, 2025
President Donald Trump has left many members of the international community in dismay after issuing a travel ban, which completely restricts entry to the United States from 12 countries and imposes partial limitations on entry from seven...
Eritrea: Vocational Training For Students Of Hamelmalo College Of Agriculture
MENAFN
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June 13, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) Download logo A three-month vocational training program has been provided to 315 students, including 174 female students, of the Hamelmalo College of Agriculture. The training aimed to enhance the students'...
African refugees bear the brunt of shifting global politics
Institute for Security Studies
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African refugees bear the brunt of shifting global politics On World Refugee Day, displaced Africans face the worst conditions yet as conflict and disasters increase, aid plummets and borders tighten. The number of displaced Africans has doubled...
Violations in Eritrea Take Center Stage at UN Human Rights Council Session
The Reporter Ethiopia
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June 21, 2025
Concerns about human rights violations in Eritrea was a central point of discussion during the United Nations Human Rights Council’s 59th session, which kicked off this week in Geneva. During the session, Mohamed Abdelsalam Babiker, the Special...
Does Trump deserve the Nobel Peace Prize? Five experts weigh in
The Independent
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July 10, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Nigeria is reclaiming its cultural power
Business Ghana
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A powerful cultural renaissance is underway in Nigeria, where communities are reclaiming their heritage and reimagining their future with confidence and clarity. Long known for its vibrant artistic traditions and dynamic creative industries, the...
Who is Francesca Albanese – Italian human rights lawyer sanctioned by US?
The Independent
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July 11, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Africa's Arms Race: Military Spending Surges As Peace Efforts Falter
MENAFN
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June 20, 2025
(MENAFN- The Rio Times) The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute reports African military spending reached $52.1 billion in 2024, marking a 3% increase from 2023 and a 22% rise since 2015. This growth occurs amid record global defense...
ANALYSIS: African refugees bear the brunt of shifting global politics
Premium Times
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June 20, 2025
The number of displaced Africans has doubled since 2018. For the 14th consecutive year, conflict and climate change have driven record numbers of people from their homes. Changes in national priorities, economic uncertainty and donor fatigue have...
Three decades, one leader - how Eritreans had their hopes dashed
BBC
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June 19, 2025
Teklemariam BekitEditor, BBC Tigrinya ShareSave For many Eritreans, the hopes of the early days of the presidency of Isaias (left in 1994) have been dashed 30 years later Once hailed as part of a new generation of reformist African leaders,...
Africa News Live Updates: Rwandan PM Edouard Ngirente to address lawmakers on government achievements
Firstpost
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June 20, 2025
Africa News Live Updates: Welcome to our live blog covering the latest from across Africa. Follow real-time updates on political transitions, security and peacekeeping operations, regional integration efforts, economic innovation, climate impacts,...
Nigeria ready for US deals but travel ban a challenge -Minister
The Chronicle News Online
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June 20, 2025
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, says Nigeria is ready for business deals with the United States but travel restrictions remain a challenge. Tuggar stated this during the 54th ordinary session of the mediation and security council at...
Col. Nakalema Hails Eritrean Investors’ Contribution to Uganda’s Economic Development
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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June 19, 2025
The Head of the State House Investors Protection Unit (SHIPU), Col. Edith Nakalema yesterday met and held fruitful discussions with a delegation of Eritrean investors in Uganda. The investors are generally into hospitality, technology, energy and...
The Unspoken Debt: Sacrifice, Power, and Consent in Eritrea
Awate
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June 19, 2025
Author’s Note: This short essay is written as a reflection on Eritrea’s independence narrative and the moral contradictions embedded in many armed liberation movements. Having grown up in Eritrea and internalized these national stories, I later...
Tigrayans In Ethiopia Fear Return To War Amid Political Strife
The Organization for World Peace
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June 19, 2025
After a fragile peace treaty was signed in late 2022 from a civil war that, according to the B.B.C., claimed over half a million lives, there is a new fear of renewed conflict in Ethiopia’s war torn city of Mekelle. The agreement came between...