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Governor Amuneke in Kente: Africa’s misgovernance through a comic lens
Business and Financial Times
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August 30, 2025
By Edwin S. Kwame KOGE African politics has never lacked drama. From the recycled promises of politicians to the ritual of vote buying, governance often plays out like a stage show. Enter Kevinblak (Kevin Chinedu Arua), a Nigerian comedian and...
Sudan Nears Partition As RSF Forms Parallel Government
StratNews Global
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August 30, 2025
Home Africa Sudan Nears Partition As RSF Forms Parallel Government Although the RSF controls most of Darfur, it has been fighting the army and its allies fiercely for the city of al-Fashir, the region's historic capital. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo,...
President Ruto, AUC chairperson Mahmoud congratulate Morocco on CHAN victory
The Standard
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President William Ruto presents Morocco players with the CHAN trophy after their win against Madagascar at the Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani in Nairobi on August 30, 2025. [Boniface Okendo, Standard] President William has congratulated...
Al-Sudani: ‘Iraq First’ guides policy
Shafaq News
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2025-08-30T22:17:27+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad On Saturday, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani emphasized that “Iraq First” is the guiding principle of his government, shaping decisions at home and abroad....
How Presidents have led onslaught against the Constitution
The Standard
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From Left Presidents Kibaki,Yoweri Museveni (Uganda),Paul Kagame (Rwanda) and Sudan's Omar al-Bashir after the Promulgation of the new constitution at Uhuru Park yesterday 27/08/10.[FILE/Standard] On the very day Kenya was promulgating its new...
Iraqi PM, French president discuss cooperation over phone
Xinhua News Agency
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BAGHDAD, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani on Saturday held a phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss bilateral relations, ways to strengthen cooperation across various fields, as well as...
RSF's Hemedti sworn in to head parallel Sudanese government
Al Mayadeen
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August 30, 2025
Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemedti, was sworn in to lead a parallel government amid Sudan’s ongoing civil war, deepening fears of a de facto partition. Sudan moved a step closer to de facto partition as paramilitary Rapid Support Forces...
Sudan accuses UAE of supporting foreign mercenaries, but video claims debunked by Reuters
Daily News Hungary
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August 30, 2025
A video circulated by Sudanese officials to accuse the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of supporting armed groups has been debunked by international news agency Reuters. The footage, which Sudan claimed showed UAE-backed Colombian mercenaries attacking...
‘Sudan needs a voice’: Catholic aid agency pleads for global media attention
Catholic News Agency
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August 30, 2025
ACI Africa, Aug 30, 2025 / 07:00 am In one of the worst and most underreported humanitarian crises in the world, taking place in the northern Darfur region of Sudan, aid agencies have struggled to reach the desperate while lamenting the lack of...
SA decries loss of civilian life over escalating conflict in Sudan
SABC News
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August 30, 2025
The South African government has expressed concern over the escalation of fighting in Sudan. It says the ongoing armed conflict in Sudan, between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has resulted in the...
RSF’s Hemedti sworn in as head of parallel Sudanese government
740 The Fan - North Dakota
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August 30, 2025
CAIRO (Reuters) -Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, head of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, was sworn in as the head of a parallel Sudanese government, the government said in a statement, pushing the country a step closer towards de facto partition....
Fact Check: Video shows a joint military exercise in Estonia—not Colombian mercenaries fighting in Sudan
MyJoyOnline
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August 30, 2025
A video clip actually shows part of a joint live-ammunition military exercise conducted by the U.S. armed forces and troops from several European countries in Estonia—contrary to online posts claiming it depicts “Colombian mercenaries” fighting in...
2024 CHAN: The 'winning losers': Sudanese footballers have done what politicians have failed to achieve (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)
Panapress
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August 30, 2025
30 august 2025 - 14:54:40 MA/MO 250 Views Panafrican News Agency Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Friday, the 29th of August 2025, was still a good day for Sudanese football fans, even if pride, dignity, a sense of hope and belonging are mixed with...
Colleges face financial struggles as Trump policies send international enrollment plunging
WTVC - Tennessee
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Signs of a decline in international students have unsettled colleges around the U.S., but some schools are especially vulnerable. Colleges with large numbers of foreign students and small endowments have little financial cushion to protect them...
Need to verify the facts in Sudan
Atalayar
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August 30, 2025
August. A video shows part of a joint military training exercise between the US armed forces and troops from other allied countries such as the UK, Canada, and Estonia near Camp Tapa in Estonia, contrary to claims in online posts that the video...
Sudan Takes Central Role as Iran Attempts To Identify New Proxy Fighter Bases
The New York Sun
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August 30, 2025
While global attention remains fixed on the wars roiling the Middle East, Iran is quietly waging a shadow war in Sudan, where Tehran is emerging as a decisive backer of the increasingly Islamist military, the Sudanese Armed Forces. Since new...
South Africa Calls For Sudanese Owned And Sudanese Led Inclusive Dialogue
MENAFN
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August 30, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) South Africa has noted with serious concern the escalation of fighting in the Republic of the Sudan. The on-going armed conflict in Sudan, between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF),...
US colleges face financial struggle as Trump policies cause decline in international student enrolment
Telengana Today
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August 30, 2025
Trump’s immigration policies, including visa restrictions and heightened scrutiny, have caused a sharp decline in international student enrolment at US universities. Colleges, particularly those with small endowments, are facing severe financial...
Colleges face financial struggles as Trump policies send international enrollment...
Dayton Daily News - Ohio
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The decline represents a hit to the bottom line for Central Missouri, a small public university that operates close to its margins with an endowment of only $65 million. International students typically account for nearly a quarter of its tuition...
US Colleges Face Financial Struggles As Trump Policies Trigger Drop In International Student Numbers
Free Press Journal
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August 30, 2025
New York: One international student after another told the University of Central Missouri this summer that they couldn't get a visa, and many struggled to even land an interview for one.Even though demand was just as high as ever, half as many new...