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Nepal’s Transformation: Navigating Governance, Civil Society, and Entrepreneurial Spirit
Nepal Economic Forum
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July 1, 2025
The Nepal Economic Forum team engaged in a conversation with former Swiss Ambassador to Nepal Jorg Frieden, who is also the chairman of SIFEm. He discussed the role of governance, civil society, and entrepreneurial spirit in Nepal’s...
Mmusi Maimane criticizes SA govt over Zimbabwe crisis
Bulawayo 24 News
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July 6, 2025
South African opposition leader Mmusi Maimane has accused President Cyril Ramaphosa and the ruling African National Congress (ANC) of "folding its arms" amid Zimbabwe's ongoing political crisis. He argues that the ANC is failing to hold Zimbabwe's...
Trump could be blamed for 14 million deaths over funding cuts to international aid programs
The Mirror US
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July 1, 2025
The Trump administration's sudden dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) could be to blame for more than 14 million deaths over the next five years, according to new research published Monday. Of the 14...
Economic cooperation with China depends on governments, warns the Macau Forum
Portugal Pulse
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June 28, 2025
Ji Xianzheng attributes the criticisms of the Forum for Economic and Trade Cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries, established in October 2003, to a misinterpretation of the organization’s mission. “The Forum is a mechanism...
Does SADC’s post-conflict reconstruction plan marginalise transitional justice?
Institute for Security Studies
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Does SADC’s post-conflict reconstruction plan marginalise transitional justice? Without several amendments to its draft framework, SADC will struggle to help member states address their abusive pasts. Published on 30 June 2025 in ISS Today By...
Mozambican vendors invade Zimbabwe
Bulawayo 24 News
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July 6, 2025
On January 2, 2025, 18-year-old Castigo Quembo from Matazi village near Manica in Mozambique left home and crossed into Zimbabwe through an illegal entry point close to the Machipanda-Forbes Border Post. Alongside two close friends, Quembo made...
Mozambique probes claims of army atrocities near TotalEnergies site
eNCA
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Mozambique's human rights commission said on Friday it has opened an investigation into media reports of deadly abuses by government soldiers against villagers fleeing jihadist unrest near a major TotalEnergies gas plant. Politico reported in...
Mozambique's struggle with jihadist rebels
Le Monde Diplomatique
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July 1, 2025
A group of women were wading through the blue water of the Indian Ocean towards Pemba, capital of Mozambique’s northeastern province of Cabo Delgado. They balanced buckets of fish on their heads, to sell at market in the city’s oldest...
MOZAMBIQUE: Over 120 children abducted by jihadists in Cabo Delgado
Zambian Observer
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June 27, 2025
Asurge in abductions by jihadist fighters in Mozambique’s troubled Cabo Delgado region has led to the kidnapping of at least 120 children in recent days, according to Human Rights Watch. The organization issued a warning Tuesday, highlighting an...
Malawi among economies most affected by US tariffs
The Nation Malawi
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June 30, 2025
The German Institute of Development and Sustainability says Malawi will be among the worst hit economies in sub- Saharan Africa due to the US universal 10 percent tariff imposed on all its trading partners and reciprocal tariffs announced for 57...
Mozambique at 50: Catholic Archbishop Calls for Reconciliation, Justice, Youth Engagement in Nation-Building
ACI Africa
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June 25, 2025
“Without God, what seems right to some becomes a wrong path for many. Mozambique has suffered from the consequences of that exclusion in its own history,” he said. Archbishop Zuanna called upon youths to be front-line agents of peace and social...
Mozambique’s Golden Jubilee celebrated in Karachi
Business Recorder
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June 26, 2025
KARACHI: The Honorary Consulate of Mozambique in Karachi hosted a grand reception on Wednesday, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Mozambique’s independence. The event took place at the residence of Sheikh Khalid Tawab, who has served as...
Fela Kuti: Nigeria’s soft power and cultural diplomat on the world stage
The Cable
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June 30, 2025
As Nigeria celebrates her democratic journey and continues to position herself as a credible and guiding voice on the global stage, I cannot help but reminisce on the dominant and ever-present legacy of Fela Anikulapoti Kuti – a one-man movement...
Govt urged to steer Asean beyond economic output
The Sun Daily
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June 30, 2025
PETALING JAYA: Renowned humanitarian and Mercy Malaysia founder Tan Sri Dr Jemilah Mahmood has urged Malaysia to use its Asean chairmanship as a turning point not just for the region’s economic ambitions but to also redefine progress through the...
Liu Jianchao meets ministers from Mozambique and Botswana
Friends of Socialist China
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June 29, 2025
Liu Jianchao, Minister of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee (IDCPC), met on June 13 with Maria Manuela dos Santos Lucas, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Mozambique, and Phenyo...
Mozambique: Collective effort needed to fight corruption – president
Macau Business
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June 26, 2025
Mozambique’s President, Daniel Chapo, on Wednesday again acknowledged that corruption in public institutions undermines development efforts, promising concrete action and calling for collective efforts in the fight against corruption. “Many...
NDLEA arrests ex-international football player, 4 others over 22.6kg cocaine at Lagos airport
National Accord Newspaper
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June 29, 2025
By OLA MODUPE, Abuja- Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested an ex-international football player Segun George Hunkarin along with his businessman partner Ntoruka Emmanuel Chinedu over attempt to smuggle a...
NDLEA arrests ex-international footballer for ‘cocaine smuggling’ at Lagos airport
The Cable
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June 29, 2025
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested Segun George Hunkarin, a former international footballer, alongside his business partner Ntoruka Emmanuel Chinedu over an attempt to smuggle cocaine into Nigeria through...
China and Mozambique celebrate 50th anniversary
Friends of Socialist China
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June 29, 2025
Chinese President Xi Jinping exchanged messages with his Mozambican counterpart Daniel Francisco Chapo on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of their establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations. On June 25, 1975, Mozambique declared its...
Global Economic Downturn Looms From Iran-Israel Conflict
Botswana Gazette
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June 29, 2025
Botswana is in a long line of countries set to experience the economic consequences of the potential closure of the Strait of Hormuz that would result in a surge in oil prices and trigger global inflation if Iran made good on its threat to close...