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Government establishes Food and Agricultural Regulatory Authority
Independent (Uganda)
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July 6, 2025
Food vendors in Kampala. FILE URN PHOTO Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government is to establish a Food and agricultural Regulatory Authority as part of the efforts to address the food safety challenges in the country. David Tumwesige,...
Video from a bat cave in Africa offers clues on how viruses leap between species
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Bats carry an assortment of viruses, including infectious diseases that have jumped into humans in a process known as zoonotic spillover. In some cases, the aerial mammals have infected people directly. But in other cases, scientists believe, bats...
Tinubu Supports BRICS Push for Fair, Inclusive Global Development
Point Blank News
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July 7, 2025
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed Nigeria’s full support for BRICS’ efforts to foster a collective, fair, and inclusive global development framework, emphasizing the urgent need for reform in international governance, finance, and...
Liberia: Mpox Cases Declining Across Africa, But Cholera Surges, Says Africa CDC Official
Front Page Africa
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July 8, 2025
The Deputy Incident Manager of the Incident Management Support Team at the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Prof. Yap Boum, has reported a significant decline in Mpox cases in Sierra Leone, Uganda, and the Democratic...
Nigeria’s BRICS partner status and initial gains, by Tunde Rahman
Eagle Online
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July 13, 2025
President Donald Trump never ceases to amaze with his haughty and self-aggrandising governance style, endless huffing and puffing, brinkmanship, and tendency to weaponise America’s often-stated exceptionalism and unilateralism. Last weekend, as...
Police extract images of killer behind murder of couple who returned home from Switzerland
TUKO
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July 10, 2025
David Mutagaa and his wife Deborah Florence Mutagaa were found dead in their home after returning from Switzerland, where they had lived for 30 years Police investigating the murders made significant progress, having recovered CCTV footage from...
A Most Intelligent Species: Chimpanzee’s Remarkable Mind
AOL
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Chimpanzee© Windzepher/iStock via Getty ImagesResearchers at the University of College London recently undertook a massive study to better understand chimps. The team analyzed data from fecal samples of 828 wild chimpanzees across 30 populations,...
Tinubu Calls For Re-evaluation of Global Governance Structure at BRICS Summit
Prompt News Online
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July 7, 2025
President Bola Tinubu has called for a re-evaluation of the current global governance structure and the financial and healthcare systems, urging greater equity and inclusion for low-income and emerging economies, particularly in Africa. At the...
Zoo owner says quick thinking after lion attack saved woman's life
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 7, 2025
Darling Downs Zoo south of Toowoomba has reopened two days after a woman lost her arm in a lioness attack. The zoo's full program of visitor activities resumed this morning, as Workplace Health and Safety Queensland's investigation of the...
Africa Contributes The Least To Global Emissions, Suffers The Most –Tinubu Calls For Fair Climate Deal At BRICS Summit
Sahara Reporters
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President Bola Tinubu has called for a comprehensive reevaluation of the global governance framework, financial system, and healthcare architecture. Tinubu, who made the call while speaking at the 17th BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,...
Balaalo are arrogant, unpatriotic – Museveni
Observer
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July 7, 2025
President Yoweri Museveni has condemned the disorderly conduct and perceived arrogance of the Balaalo pastoralists in northern, north-western, and eastern Uganda, stating that such behaviour has fueled resentment and hostility from local...
BRICS Summit: Tinubu seeks change on governance structure, others
Eagle Online
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July 7, 2025
President Bola Tinubu has called for a reevaluation of the current global governance structure and the financial and healthcare systems, urging greater equity and inclusion for low-income and emerging economies, particularly in Africa. President...
At BRICS Summit, Tinubu calls for reevaluation of global governance structure
Premium Times
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July 7, 2025
President Bola Tinubu has called for a reevaluation of the current global governance structure and the financial and healthcare systems, urging greater equity and inclusion for low-income and emerging economies, particularly in Africa. At the 17th...
Tinubu calls for global governance overhaul at BRICS Summit
OG TV
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July 7, 2025
President Bola Tinubu has called for a reevaluation of the current global governance structure and the financial and healthcare systems, urging greater equity and inclusion for low-income and emerging economies, particularly in Africa. Tinubu made...
Zoo owner says quick thinking after lion attack saved woman's life
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 7, 2025
Darling Downs Zoo south of Toowoomba has reopened two days after a woman lost her arm in a lioness attack. The zoo's full program of visitor activities resumed this morning, as Workplace Health and Safety Queensland's investigation of the...
Sahara AI Africa’s voice tech redefining accuracy where big tech falls short
CNBC Africa
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July 7, 2025
In a rapidly evolving AI landscape, Nigerian startup Intron is spearheading a new movement for effective voice recognition technology across East Africa. Their cutting-edge Sahara Voice AI has rapidly become a fixture in courtrooms, hospitals, and...
At BRICS summit, Tinubu calls for re-evaluation of global governance, others
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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July 7, 2025
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called for a reevaluation of the current global governance structure and the financial and healthcare systems, urging greater equity and inclusion for low-income and emerging economies, particularly in Africa. At...
Tinubu Calls for Global Governance Reform at BRICS Summit
Nigerian Eye
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July 7, 2025
President Bola Tinubu has urged for a reevaluation of the current global governance structure, financial, and healthcare systems to promote greater equity and inclusion for low-income and emerging economies, particularly in Africa. Speaking at the...
Pastoralists panic as water level drops at Moroto’s Kobebe Dam
Independent (Uganda)
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July 8, 2025
DRY LAND: The dam water initially covered the entire space that is now turned bushy and green. It’s reported that the dam failed to hold enough water due to siltation. Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The alarming drop in water levels at Kobebe...
Tinubu Backs BRICS On Advancing Collective, Fair, Equitable Global Development Practices
Daily Independent
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July 7, 2025
1 INNOCENT OWEH ABUJA – President Bola Tinubu has said Nigeria is not averse to BRICS position to focus on collective, fair, and equitable global development, insisting that it was high time a global governance structure, financial and healthcare...