 Colonising Africa: What happened at the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885?
It was the late 19th century and European nations were beginning to look at the African continent as a more permanent resource base for their newly growing industrial... (photo: AP / Photo/Michel Euler) Al Jazeera
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 Iran’s will centered on strengthening ties with African nations, says Foreign Ministry
The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has affirmed that the Islamic Republic’s will is directed toward strengthening its relations with African nations. In a message on... (photo: Creative Commons) Press TV
Africa Masoud Pezeshkian Photos Tehran, Iran Wikipedia: Foreign relations of Iran |
 Protecting pipelines and platforms with underwater robots
Monitoring critical offshore infrastructure is becoming easier thanks to subsea robotic repair and inspection, and could open large areas of the world’s oceans to... (photo: Creative Commons) Offshore Technology
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 Ivory Coast takes control of last remaining French base as French military departs
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast officially took control of the last remaining French military base in the country on Thursday as the majority of French forces... (photo: AP / Diomande Ble Blonde) Wtop
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 Germany's Election: 5 Key Issues Facing the Next Chancellor
LONDON -- Germans head to the polls later this month, with the federal election coming at a pivotal time for the country, both domestically and abroad. Gallup trends... (photo: AP / Michele Tantussi) Gallup
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 Chinese media in a good news, soft power push into Africa
Every year, China’s minister of foreign affairs embarks on what has now become a customary odyssey across Africa. The tradition began in the late 1980s and sees Beijing’s... (photo: Creative Commons / stephenrwalli) Asiatimes
 Africa Beijing, China Photos Soft power Wikipedia: Sino-African relations |
 India refuses to be America’s attack dog against China
The Galwan is one of the many Himalayan rivers. A narrow mountain stream, in some places almost a brook, in others a turbulent, seething mass of icy water foaming on the... (photo: PIB of India) Capital Ethiopia
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 Could Trump’s tariffs lead to trade rerouting?
US President Donald Trump's tariffs, both threatened and real, could lead to trade rerouting as exporters seek resilient supply chains. A weekend of threats and... (photo: AP / Arnulfo Franco) Offshore Technology
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 Some 20.75 mln people internally displaced in Horn of Africa: IOM
NAIROBI, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- The number of internally displaced persons (IDP) in the Horn of Africa rose to 20.75 million at the end of 2024, the International... (photo: AP / Amr Nabil) Xinhua
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 Guyana approves next step for gas-to-energy plant
The President of Guyana has confirmed that $51.2bn will be used to help with the new plant's development. Guyana’s Office of The President has confirmed the approval of a... (photo: AP / Matias Delacroix) Offshore Technology
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 Potential offshore oil and gas prospects found in South Korea
The country's drilling initiative is part of a broader strategy to reduce reliance on fossil fuel imports. US geoscience research company Act-Geo has discovered 14... (photo: WN / RTayco) Offshore Technology
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 For world's poorest, fears for long-term setbacks after Trump aid cut
Washington: In Uganda, millions of schoolchildren have... (photo: Public Domain / USAID in Africa) Gulf News
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 ‘No New Wars’: Trump Boasts He Bombed Somalia
Newly elected President Donald Trump, who made a campaign promise of not starting any "new wars," seemingly went back on his word when he announced on X on Saturday that... (photo: AMISOM / Tobin Jones) The Daily Beast
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 Backlash in Kenya over livestock vaccines and belching cows
Why there is growing scepticism in Kenya over a plan to vaccinate the national herd. ...... (photo: Creative Commons) BBC News
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 Pfizer Foundation provides $15m to improve breast cancer care in sub-Saharan Africa
The Pfizer Foundation has provided $15 million investment to a three-year initiative to improve the lives of women with breast cancer in Rwanda, Ghana, and Tanzania. The... (photo: AP / Richard Drew) Ghana Business News
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 More Kenyan police land in Haiti to bolster security mission
PORT-AU-PRINCE — An additional 217 Kenyan police officers landed in Haiti on Saturday to bolster a... (photo: AP / Odelyn Joseph) The Philadelphia Inquirer
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 We ignore Sudan at our peril. This campaign of mass murder and rape will have global consequences
Sudan’s war, which began in April 2023, is closing in on its second year. No one expects or becomes accustomed to war, but it is striking that the most common sentiment I... (photo: AP / Marwan Ali) The Observer
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 Is it a bomb? Is it a plane crash? No, it
An eerie whizzing sound followed by a big boom startled Kenyan villagers relaxing recently one afternoon with family and friends. "It sounded like... (photo: AP / Photo/Nehemiah Okwembah) BBC News
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 ‘Most of my work is a response to war’: Colombian artist Doris Salcedo on violence, Trump and her crack in Tate Modern’s floor
As the world turns toward another fractured year, Doris Salcedo, the Colombian artist, is at work trying to fathom how to create a house out of human hair. Salcedo, 65,... (photo: AP / Photo/Ivan Valencia) The Observer
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 Sudan’s military retakes a strategic city from RSF rebels, dealing them a major blow
CAIRO — Sudan’s military and its allies have taken back a strategic city from the rebel Rapid Support Forces, officials said Saturday, dealing a major blow to the... (photo: AP / Marwan Ali) Stars and Stripes
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