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Cultural crackdown: Trump slams US museums for focus on 'how bad slavery was'
RTL Today
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August 20, 2025
President Trump has escalated his culture war by accusing US museums of being 'too woke' for focusing on the horrors of slavery and not enough on America's 'achievements'. US President Donald Trump on Tuesday criticized top museums for their...
SECAM Official Lauds Catholic Bishops in Eastern Africa for Embracing Innovation
ACI Africa
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August 19, 2025
He expressed hope that the newly launched AMECEA communication policy 2025-2035 and mobile application would bear abundant fruits for the Church and society across Eastern Africa and beyond. According to AMECEA, the 10-year policy document “sets a...
Catholic Sisters at Recent G20 Interfaith Forum in South Africa Thankful for Opportunity to Contribute to Global Issues
ACI Africa
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August 19, 2025
She emphasized that when efforts to address poverty and hunger are entrusted to religious leaders, those interventions would be more likely to reach the people directly and have a meaningful impact, particularly at the household level. “When you...
Catholic Activists Petition Kenyan Government to Revoke Christian Religious Book Promoting Contraception
ACI Africa
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August 19, 2025
“CRE is supposed to guide students in morals and faith not to introduce them to contraception methods,” Ms. Kioko says, and warns, “If nothing is done, we’ll be teaching our teens population control as if it were gospel.” The presence of the...
Revolutionary Digital App to Link Over 60 Catholic Radios in Eastern Africa
ACI Africa
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August 19, 2025
AMECEA’s Secretary General, Fr. Anthony Makunde reiterated Fr. Kaufa’s sentiments, noting that the digital radio app, just like the 10-year communication policy also unveiled on August 18, is an attempt by AMECEA to “harmonize” evangelization...
Professor Okello Oculi: Celebrating a Pan-Africanist scholar, poet, intellectual
Realnews Magazine
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August 20, 2025
Politics THE family of the late Professor Okello Oculi, a distinguished Ugandan scholar, poet, novelist, and pan-Africanist, has announced the funeral arrangements to honor his remarkable life and legacy. Professor Oculi passed away on July 26, in...
South Africa minister under fire over racial slur
BBC
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Khanyisile NgcoboBBC News in Johannesburg ShareSave Brash, controversial and unafraid to speak his mind, South Africa's Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie has been swift to call out racism in others but he himself has now been...
Good governance is a ‘living system’ that can fix South Africa's woes
Engineering News
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That good governance is the bedrock of an effective society underpinned every idea discussed at FluidRock Governance Group’s third annual conference, held in Sandton on Friday, 18 August. Speakers as diverse as entrepreneur and public speaker Vusi...
Beyond NGOs: Why civil society will survive and thrive
Mail & Guardian
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August 18, 2025
Civil society movements survive. One is the Amadiba Crisis Committee, which has for years led a community-driven campaign against titanium mining in the Xolobeni area of the Wild Coast, Eastern Cape. Photo: File What happens when the NGO offices...
Empowerment without exclusion: nurturing all generations for a thriving South Africa
South Africa Today
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August 19, 2025
As we commemorate Women’s Month and reflect on the strides South Africa has made in empowering women and advancing gender equality, it’s important to consider the holistic outcomes of our efforts – ensuring no-one is left behind. Mala Suriah, the...
B20 SA’s Shameel Joosub on digital transformation, AI in Africa
The South African
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August 20, 2025
Shameel Joosub is an influential figure in the African telecommunications sector, renowned for his leadership as CEO of Vodacom Group – one of Africa’s leading mobile communications companies – since September 2012. A seasoned telecoms executive,...
Advancing digital inclusion in Africa
The Brookings Institution
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[music] SIGNÉ: Hello, I am Landry Signé, senior fellow in the Global Economy and Development Program and the Africa Growth Initiative at the Brookings Institution. Welcome to the Foresight Africa podcast, where I engage with distinguished leaders...
Events to Deepen Understanding of Africa Held in Yokohama in Conjunction with 9th Conference on African Development
The Japan News
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August 20, 2025
The Yomiuri Shimbun A mother and her children look at a photograph taken in Africa in Naka Ward, Yokohama, on Saturday. The Yomiuri Shimbun 14:33 JST, August 20, 2025 Various events are being held in Yokohama to deepen understanding of Africa in...
Press freedom in Africa an illusion, despite constitutional promises
Mail & Guardian
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August 19, 2025
Journalists throughout Southern and East Africa are harassed, detained mostly through the use of criminal law. Photo: File As outlined in international human rights treaties, and the constitutions of most African countries, freedom of expression...
Francis Ngannou Critiques PFL Leadership on Africa Event Issues
BVM Sports
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August 20, 2025
Francis Ngannou publicly criticized the PFL for its mismanagement of its Africa launch events. Despite his role in promoting PFL’s expansion into Africa, Ngannou was notably absent from both the inaugural event in Cape Town and the subsequent...
Il gasdotto Nigeria-Marocco è uno dei progetti più ambiziosi della storia africana
Strategic Culture
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August 20, 2025
Il suo obiettivo iniziale è collegare le risorse della Nigeria con il Marocco e trasformarlo in un hub regionale chiave, ma si tratta, in effetti, uno dei progetti energetici più costosi e ambiziosi nella storia dell’Africa. Segue nostro Telegram....
Saudi Pro Soccer League coming to ESPN Africa
South Africa Today
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August 19, 2025
Fans to Enjoy More World-Class Football With Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Mané and many other football stars ESPN Africa has announced that it has secured the broadcast rights to the ROSHN Saudi League, giving football fans across the continent access...
In a Nation Ready for Renewal: South Africa’s Youth Are Leading the Way Forward
South Africa Today
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August 19, 2025
By KAVITA PEMA, AECI Group Vice President of Sustainability, ESG and HSE. As South Africa celebrates 30 years of democracy, we stand at a powerful inflection point, a moment to honor our progress while embracing the tremendous potential that lies...
Anti-British sentiment is on the rise thanks to unchecked immigration and cowardly bureaucrats. I'm proud to have made this country my home - and it's time we embrace patriotism and ditch multi-culturalism, writes imam DR TAJ HARGEY
Daily Mail
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August 20, 2025
A new front has opened up in Britain's culture wars, fuelled by extremism from radicals and cowardice from officialdom. Over recent weeks, Labour-run councils across England – pandering to self-appointed community leaders and activists – have been...
Leadership in Africa: A call to courage, ingenuity and human-centred innovation
Mail & Guardian
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August 19, 2025
In today’s world, leadership is no longer about command and control. It’s about clarity in chaos, courage in contradiction, and compassion in complexity. As an African woman and engineer in financial services, I’ve seen firsthand how the demands...